Home Security and how to safeguard your prized possessions. The love of art has blossomed in many ways along the Naples Florida Gulfshore in recent years. Unfortunately, the local cultural awakening has attracted some who love art for other reasons than for art’s sake, namely thieves. In the past burglars stole two French Impressionist paintings… Read More

Today, 29 December 29, 2011 a chilly Naples Florida day, I decided to take the kids to the beach and brave the cold weather while they are still on their Florida vacation. We parked the car at the Vanderbilt Beach parking lot and headed south on the beach passing the Ritz Carlton beach hotel. I… Read More

Google+ Celebrity List for December 2011. Google+ Political Celebrities President Barack Obama Michelle Obama Ron Paul Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney Donald Trump (Unverified)   Google+ Actors and Singer Celebrities Hannah Ashlea Alec Baldwin Taylor Swift William Shatner Dolly Parton Felicia Day Meryl Streep Charlize Theron Britney Spears Jessi June Cameron Diaz Salma Hayek Mark Wahlberg Djimon… Read More

Diverse Solutions, which was recently purchased by Zillow, my ever present nemesis with Trulia when searching for properties, has now got a new plugin for their WordPress pluggin called IDXPress Plus. http://www.idxpressplus.com/ But this IDXPress is not a Diverse Solutions product, just that it works with Diverse Solutions IDXExpress. The new IDXPress Plus costs $599.00… Read More

The Naples Pier is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Naples Florida. Located in Olde Naples, just off the Third Street South shopping district, the Naples Pier is enjoyed by local Naples residents and foreigners alike. Whether you are going to the Naples Pier for fishing, enjoying the sunset, people watching, sun tanning… Read More

Naples Florida Condos   Naples Condos for Sale $100,000 to $200,000 $200,000 to $300,000 $300,000 to $400,000 $400,000 to $500,000 $500,000 to $600,000 $600,000 to $700,000 $700,000 to $800,000 $800,000 to $900,000 $900,000 to $1,000,000 $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 $2,000,000 and up Marco Island Condos for Sale $100,000 to $200,000 $200,000 to $300,000 $300,000 to $400,000… Read More

Mel Gibson, the Hollywood movie star, has partnered with Warner Bros to produce a movie about the famed Jewish heroes the Maccabees. Joe Eszterhas will write the script and there is no doubt in my mind that it will be a crowd pleaser, but will it be politically correct or historically accurate? Let the truth… Read More

This week I received a call from a Google representative offering me the Google Adwords $100.00 coupon. I have received this offer in the mail and in the past received similar calls from Google or whomever they employ to make them, but this time was different. Instead of assuming that I was about to unleash… Read More

Forbes Travel Guide 2011 just dropped the Naples beachfront Ritz-Carlton from a 5 star to a 4 star. The beachfront Naples Ritz-Carlton has been a 5 star hotel for 23 of the 26 years in Naples, so they are disappointed and so is Naples. The other Ritz hotel in Naples, The Naples Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort,… Read More

Many people think of cacti as drab survivors. In reality, Naples Florida Cactus represent some of nature’s most beautiful and creative handiwork. Cacti and succulents boast the most varied shapes and colors in the plant world. Cacti and succulents have been favorite houseplants for years because they can survive neglect and still bear flowers. Many… Read More

Naples Waterside Shops offers Naples Florida visitors and shoppers the ultimate in luxury service. Naples Waterside Shops offers valet parking, personal shopping, a huge selection of awesome amenities and complimentary consultations. The professional Naples Waterside Shops staff is always ready to assist the buyer with purchases and gift cards, free wheel-chairs and strollers for kids… Read More

Naples Florida Time Share. It can be tricky selling Naples Florida time share and often professional help is needed. These are some pointers for selling time share in Naples Florida. Just with any other purchase, compare time share with comparables you selling which will help you get a quick closing. But make sure you are… Read More

Why rummage through the classified advertisements for Real Estate Wanted when you can browse through literally tens of thousand of quality condos, Naples villas and homes for sale on this website? Most sellers mark up their selling prices in expectation that the buyer will knock it down a few percent. Many buyers are timid when… Read More

House Exchanges. I often get asked the question if we trade homes. Like the buyer from up north that has a farm and he is about to retire to a Naples condo on the beach. In short, he is looking to do a House Exchange, and with banks holding back on loans, it is not… Read More

Naples Florida Open Houses. If you visit Naples Florida, be sure to call us and do the Naples Florida Open House tour where you can take advantage of luxury homes that stand open to the public, just waiting for you to buy them. The typical Naples Florida Open House tour will likely include villas for… Read More

Residential Listings 12-Month Activity Report From November 8, 2010 to November 8, 2011   GEO CURRENT AV LIST # OF % SP/LP AV DAYS AREA  INVENTORY  PRICE  SALES   ON MARKET AL01 – Alva 1 $1,799,000 0 0 0 AL02 – Alva 2 $345,500 1 69% 326 BG01 – Boca Grande 0 0 0 0… Read More

Residential Listings Average Sold Prices per Geo Area Results as of November 8, 2011. AL01 – Alva 0-12 Months 24-12 Months 36-24 Months 48-36 Months     (%) (%) (%) (Baseline)   AL02 – Alva 0-12 Months 24-12 Months 36-24 Months 48-36 Months $100,000   (%) (%) (%) (Baseline) BG01 – Boca Grande 0-12 Months… Read More

Naples Public Golf Courses Hibiscus Golf Club at Lely. 175 Doral Circle Naples, Florida Zip 34112 Office (239) 774-0088 http://www.lely-resort.net/ Lely Resort. 8004 Lely Resort Boulevard Naples, Florida Zip 34113 Office (239) 793-2600 http://www.lely-resort.com Miromar Lakes. 24870 Burnt Pine Drive Bonita Springs, Florida Zip 34134 Office (239) 482-7644 http://www.miromarlakes.com Naples Golf Club South. 18100 Royal… Read More

Zillow has just purchased my IDX provider Diverse Solutions for $7.8 million in cash and stock. Diverse Solutions came out with a WordPress pluggin that offers an indexable solution for finding listings online. I installed this pluggin just after it came out and it has not changed much since its introduction nearly two years ago…. Read More

You have to wonder about all the lawyer jokes out there. Is there any truth to them or is it just disgruntled ex-clientele poking fun at them? Why don’t we just subpoena the innocent? Yesterday I was surprised to have a subpoena hand delivered to my house. It turns out that Debra Sutton, attorney of… Read More

For generations Florida has been a land of business opportunities.  Florida is a place where entrepreneurs, creators and risk-takers have come to chase dreams, test theories and build fortunes. It was here that the country’s best and brightest engineers launched the rocket that carried the first man to the moon. Countless business magnates, railroad, citrus, real… Read More

Collier County The Collier County School District has consistently been rated in the past as one of the best public school districts in Florida. Students have in the past scored above Florida and the nation on both the verbal and math sections of the SAT. Composite scores on the ACT were also above the state… Read More

I rely heavily on my Webrank Toolbar and was bummed to see that its Google PageRank stopped working on 6 October 2011. With a bit of Googling I found another fix, for the SEOQuake at http://www.bighitmedia.co.uk/google-page-rank-fix/ offering the following code as a fix: Code fix for the SEOQuake addon. [NAME]=Google pagerank [TITLE]=PR [URL_R]=http://toolbarqueries.google.com/tbr?client=navclient-auto&ch={gchecksum}&features=Rank&q=info:{url|encode} [REGEXP]=Rank_.*?:.*?:(\d+) I… Read More