http://naplesnews.com/news/real_estate/naplesnews.com Stories: Real Estate newsen-usreal_estatehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/crime-overcrowding-concern-neighbors-short-term-re/Whispers of hidden agendas working behind the scenes in the creation of a short-term rental home ordinance were brought to the microphone Wednesday evening. A short-term rental is defined as a property rented for as short as one day to as long as six months. The ordinance was being drafted to address what Rental Housing Committee members said were a low volume of problems but extreme violations at these types of properties in single family areas. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:41:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/crime-overcrowding-concern-neighbors-short-term-re/real_estatehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/national-sales-existing-homes-continues-slump/Sales of existing homes, both locally and nationally, fell more sharply than expected in June as the housing industry continued to be bruised by the worst slump in more than two decades. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:30:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/national-sales-existing-homes-continues-slump/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-23-2008/Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/24/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-23-2008/real_estate/transactionshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-22-2008/Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/23/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-22-2008/real_estate/transactionshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/property-tax-rate-will-not-increase-collier-next-y/Collier County property taxes won’t go up next year. From this point on, they can only decrease. With virtually no discussion, Collier County commissioners on Tuesday afternoon approved a primary property tax rate of $3.1469 per $1,000 worth of property value, and a secondary property tax rate of 69 cents per $1,000. Those are the same rates currently in effect. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:41:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/property-tax-rate-will-not-increase-collier-next-y/citizen/newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/life-bonita-consider-lowering-price-sell/Sometimes when homes don’t sell as fast as expected, the homeowner becomes frustrated. The current state of the market has brought sales to some home sellers but many homes remain unsold. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:19:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/life-bonita-consider-lowering-price-sell/bonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/wci-sweetens-exchange-offer/Without a buyout deal, WCI Communities Inc. could be headed for bankruptcy. The financially troubled luxury homebuilder, headquartered in Bonita Springs, appears to be running out of options as creditors come knocking at the door. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:36:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/wci-sweetens-exchange-offer/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-21-2008/Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/22/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-21-2008/real_estate/transactionshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/21/wci-stock-surges-amid-news-fax-hoax/Following heavy trading in the wake of a phony buyout announcement that set media outlets atwitter this weekend, WCI Communities shares were up 1.5 percent on Monday. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:02:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/21/wci-stock-surges-amid-news-fax-hoax/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/richard-white-owner-responsible-notification-addre/Q. My question is this. I may have forgotten to give my management company my forwarding address when I moved in 2005. Their invoice was apparently forwarded in 2006 as the dues were paid. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/20/richard-white-owner-responsible-notification-addre/real_estatehttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/more-investments-gone-sour-plague-indicted-real-es/While Fort Myers real estate agent Samir Cabrera was allegedly mismanaging two property investments along Fiddlesticks Boulevard in a way that would later lead to federal fraud charges, he also was attracting investors to launch a larger deal on the land next door. That deal was called Daniels View. It was a more ambitious project, but land records and documents prepared for potential investors show that the structure of the two deals had much in common. Allegations of fraud, unusual land transfers and undisclosed conflicts of interests are at the heart of the federal indictment that Cabrera faces on the Fiddlesticks properties. And while no one involved with Daniels View faces criminal charges, similar allegations of fraud involving the project are detailed in two investor lawsuits. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:26:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/more-investments-gone-sour-plague-indicted-real-es/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-18-2008/Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/19/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-18-2008/real_estate/transactionshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/developer-ginn-faces-default-quail-west-three-othe/In a brutal market slump, Ginn Cos. is struggling to pay off the debt it owes on four high-end resort communities, including Quail West in North Naples. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:41:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/developer-ginn-faces-default-quail-west-three-othe/businesshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-17-2008/Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:44:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/18/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-17-2008/real_estate/transactionshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/condo-owners-win-first-round-legal-feud-coconut-po/A federal judge has issued the first ruling in a slew of lawsuits filed against The Residences at Coconut Point in favor of buyers seeking to get out of contracts. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:27:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/condo-owners-win-first-round-legal-feud-coconut-po/bonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/nabor-june-sales-are/More buyers are getting back into the game. As home prices continue to drop in the Naples area, sales are rising and inventories are falling. In June, total sales rose by 9 percent to 471, from 431 a year ago. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:09:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/nabor-june-sales-are/localhttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-16-2008/Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/17/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-16-2008/real_estate/transactionshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-15-2008/Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/16/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-15-2008/real_estate/transactionshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/15/life-bonita-more-area-eating-and-shopping/It doesn’t take much looking around to see that things aren’t quite the same as they used to be. At the risk of sounding like a codger with a “back in the day” story, I will tell you this: I’ve lived in Southwest Florida for decades and I’ve never seen this area go through the growing pains and changes that have happened in the last couple of years. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:02:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/15/life-bonita-more-area-eating-and-shopping/bonita_newshttp://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/15/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-14-2008/Recent deed transactions from the Collier County Clerk of Courts office. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/news/2008/jul/15/collier-real-estate-transactions-july-14-2008/real_estate/transactions