Naples Homes by Rich

Greetings and welcome to this month's Market Report!  I hope all is well with you and thanks again for your referrals.  It's the highest compliment I can receive!Before we get to the recent market activity, I wanted to share recent Florida County warnings of potential impacts as a property tax measure heads to ballot.  The Florida Association of Counties went on the offensive against a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate most property taxes, even before the Legislature vo... read more
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Greetings and welcome to this month's Market Report!  I hope all is well with you and thanks again for your referrals.  It's the highest compliment I can receive! Before we get to the recent market activity, I wanted pass along this recent story about the pressure on renters in the Naples area, particularly our workforce and lower income residents.  You might ask, "what does that have to do with me?"  The fact is it affects ALL of us. It's been reported that SW Florida rental prices have ... read more
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Greetings and welcome to this month's Market Report!  I hope all is well with you and thanks again for your referrals.  It's the highest compliment I can receive!Before we get to the recent market activity, I wanted to remind you of a valuable local source for non partisan civic news, Sandy Parker and her website, Sparker's Soapbox.  I highly encourage you to sign up for her free newsletter to keep abreast important matters occurring in Southwest Florida.  Below she recently authored a... read more
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Rich's Market Report: Activity Is Picking Up!

Posted by Rich Townsend on April 03, 2026 in  uncategorized
Greetings and welcome to this month's Market Report!  I hope all is well with you and thanks again for your referrals.  It's the highest compliment I can receive!           I'm going to hop right into this month's market report reviewing February's activity. Buyers from the north and east descended on Naples in February resulting in a 55.9 percent increase in pending sales (homes under contract) compared to February 2025; and a 23.4 percent increase in pending sal... read more
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**Rich's Market Report: Chill Out "Debbie Downer"!

Posted by Rich Townsend on February 27, 2026 in  uncategorized
Greetings and welcome to this month's Market Report!  I hope all is well with you and thanks again for your referrals.  It's the highest compliment I can receive! Before we get into this month's report, I just want to address a recent Naples Daily News (NDN) article which portrayed our real estate market as, "the worst EVER".  Statistics and numbers can be deceiving and NDL did not disappoint in demonstrating that matter.  Have prices softened from the record highs during the Cov... read more
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