Distressed Market Update SW Florida

Friday, November 6th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

This week we'll focus on freshly updated numbers for the distressed segment of the Lee County real estate market.  It's important to study this segment of the market as it ... Read more..

Next Wave of Foreclosures

Sunday, October 18th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

A few weeks ago we stated here that we believe there will be more mid to upper priced foreclosures coming to the market in the next year, as more Alt-A ... Read more..

What is Your Home Worth?

Monday, October 12th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

This is another question we get asked a lot and the quick answer is value is in the eyes of the beholder.  It also depends on who you ask.  If you ... Read more..

Are SW Florida Real Estate Prices on the Rise?

Monday, October 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The most asked question I get, both in daily business and on Facebook is, "Are prices about to spike up?"  People are reading that inventory is shrinking, and buyers are ... Read more..

Pent-Up market

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

You've probably heard the term pent-up demand bantered about over the years.  Pent-up demand is a term used in business to describe consumers who have held off purchases, bolstering savings ... Read more..

SW Florida Real Estate Inside the Numbers

Friday, September 18th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

We've been researching and studying the SW Florida real estate market ahead of official releases due out next week, and our preliminary research tells us we expect sales numbers to ... Read more..

Is First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Helping the Market?

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I recently attended the Star Power convention in Denver where the presidents or founders of RE/MAX, Prudential, Coldwell Banker, and Keller Williams spoke about where the market is today and ... Read more..

Current Market Index Predicts the Future of SW Florida Real Estate

Saturday, August 15th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

About 8 years ago the Ellis Team created a market index that accurately predicts the SW Florida real estate market. It helped us in 2005 warn the public that the ... Read more..

SW Florida Social Media Update

Sunday, July 12th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Last week we tested a social media experiment.  Our goal was to create a few Facebook Fan Pages for various parts of the SW Florida real estate market and see ... Read more..

Ellis Team SW Florida Real Estate Current Market Index for June 2009 Released

Sunday, July 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

The Ellis Team SW Florida Real Estate Current Market Index for June 2009 shows another slight improvement, down from 3.99 to 3.92  Remember, the lower the Index number, the better ... Read more..