Canadian Snowbirds Delaying Fla. Visits Until COVID-19 Eases

Lambiance – Pelican Bay – Naples, FL – I saw this article in my trade e-mail this morning and wanted to share it with you.

Travel decisions for our Canadian snow birds likely are contingent on how much longer the U.S.-Canadian border remains shut or if Florida’s COVID-19 cases rise or fall in the next few months.

Source: Canadian Snowbirds Delaying Fla. Visits Until COVID-19 Eases

As I read this article, I thought about L’Ambiance’s Canadian owners and our Canadian renters who return to us. Until Canada reopens the boarder to the U.S., they won’t be visiting. I haven’t seen any stats about the lack of European visitors this summer as of yet.

The Naples Board of Realtors July Stats showed a decrease of -3.2% in Naples Beach Area condo median closed sale price.  You can view the full report just click here —- report. Just scroll down to the Naples Beach stats on page 17.  All and all I’d say the market is doing pretty good considering we are in a pandemic.

L’Ambiance’s palm trees were trimmed this and the coconuts were removed. This made for some pretty interesting sounds. I’m always happy to see the coconuts down before a hurricane. I can just picture a storm slamming them into a window.  Our Hong Kong Orchid trees were also trimmed too.

Trimmed Palm Trees

Trimmed Hong Kong Orchid

Trimmed Palms in L’Ambiance

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So, how have you been managing through the pandemic? Don and I have pretty much stayed close to home. We usually do quit a bit of entertaining but that has stopped. We find ourselves virtually entertaining on Skype or Zoom now. We hope you and your families are all safe and healthy.

Downing Frye’s office has moved! Our new office is in the Galleria on Vanderbilt at:

8950 Fontana Del Sol Way Suite 100 – Naples, FL 34109

If you own in L’Ambiance, have you joined our L’Ambiance in Pelican Bay Facebook page yet? It’s a great source to ask questions and to get information. Just click here —> LAmbiance in Pelican Bay. Because I am keeping this a private page, you’ll be asked to answer a couple of questions so I can approve you on the page.

If you are thinking of selling your L’Ambiance unit, please call me before you do any major remodeling. I’d be happy to discuss current market conditions and give you selling tips. I have a list of buyers who are looking for specific units in L’Ambiance. I’d be happy to discuss not only the pricing in L’Ambiance but the pricing for low-rises in Pelican Bay and condos in Naples to see how your unit fits into the equation.

Would you like to subscribe to L’Ambiance updates? E-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com and I will add you to the subscription list. Please know that I keep our e-mail address private.

Please note that I receive not compensation for mention of any businesses or events.

About the author:

Lynn Wilber is a Real Estate Professional who lives in L’Ambiance in Pelican Bay. Her 43 years of real estate experience and her area expertise have been valuable resources to LAmbiance Sellers and Buyers. For more information, please contact Lynn Wilber via e-mail at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com or call 239-594-2780.

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Tax reform may be boosting demand for Fla. real estate

LAmbiance – Pelican Bay – Naples, FL – I ran across this article this morning and thought it was worth sharing with you.

Source: Tax reform may be boosting demand for Fla. real estate

After reading this article, I can see these tax changes will benefit the upper end market. The over a million dollar market in Naples has been very active. The number of closed sales for condos in Naples in the 12-month period ending March 2018 showed a 3% increase in the $500,000. – 1 million dollar price range while the market between 1 -2 million had a 55% increase in number of sales.  Here is the 1st quarter of 2018 report . You’ll need to page down to the condo report.

The LAmbiance beach get together was delightful. A big THANK YOU goes out to our Social Committee for organizing this event. It was great to relax and chat with everyone. I posted photos of this event on our LAmbiance Facebook page for our neighbors who couldn’t be there.

If you are one of our Residents headed back to your Northern residence, please have a safe trip. We shall look forward to seeing you again next season!

Here is a sunset memory to take home with you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you own in L’Ambiance, have you joined our L’ Ambiance in Pelican Bay Facebook page yet? It’s a great source to ask questions and to get information. Just click here —> LAmbiance in Pelican Bay. Because I am keeping this a private page, you’ll be asked to answer a couple of questions before you are approved for the page.

If you are thinking of selling your L’Ambiance unit, please call me before you do any major remodeling.  I’d be happy to discuss current market conditions and give you selling tips. I have a list of buyers who are looking for specific units in L’Ambiance.  I’d be happy to discuss not only the pricing in L’Ambiance but the pricing for low-rises in Pelican Bay and condos in Naples to see how your unit fits into the equation.

Would you like to subscribe to L’Ambiance updates? E-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com and I will add you to the subscription list.  Please know that I keep our e-mail address private.

Please note that I receive not compensation for mention of any businesses or events. 

About the author: 

Lynn Wilber is a Real Estate Professional who lives in L’Ambiance in Pelican Bay.  Her 40 years of real estate experience and her area expertise have been valuable resources to LAmbiance Sellers and Buyers. For more information, please contact Lynn Wiber via e-mail at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com or call 239-594-2780.

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Thanksgiving in LAmbiance

 

Happy Thanksgiving?  Where will you be this Thanksgiving? Will you be here in L’Ambiance or celebrating up North?  Where ever you are I hope you are celebrating with family and friends.

Normally my brother James and his wife Millie travel to Naples for Thanksgiving. James really loves my Mother’s turkey and stuffing which I make for him on Thanksgiving.  This year they won’t be coming to Naples.  They gave me this turkey centerpiece last year.  The picture you see above is my feeble attempt at flower arranging for Thanksgiving. Even though James and Millie won’t be here, they will be here in spirit.

Our families suffered two loss this year.  Millie’s Mom passed away early this May and my 94 year old Father passed away the end of October.  This Thanksgiving will be a hard one for both our families.

LAmbiance has been undergoing a face lift recently in preparation for our Northern neighbors return. We’ve recently had new mulch laid in front of our units.

Instead of replacing the mulch that was around our units’ lanais, stones were laid.

Trees in LAmbiance are also changing into fall colors.

People always ask me what’s happening in the real estate market.  The Naples Board of Realtor’s recently released the October 2011 Real Estate Report. If you look at the condo numbers, you’ll see that 76% of all the closed sales are under $300,000.00.  12% of all the closed sales are between $300,000.00 – $500,000.00 and only 8% of all the closed sales between $500,000.00 – $1,000,000.00. 

It is important to look at the number of sales made in each price range and the amount of inventory that is available.  Between 300K –500K there is 18 months of inventory.  Between 500K – 1 million there is 24 months of inventory.  The market under 300K has 9 months of inventory.

What’s been happening in LAmbiance?  Here is a list of all the A=Active, PC=Pending w/contingencies & CS=Closed Sales:

Have you activated your ListingBook account yet?  If not, go to www.LynnWilber.ListingBook.com You’ll need to sign in with the user code and password I e-mailed you. I hope all our neighbors will enjoy using this new service.  Not only will you be able to see the real estate activity in LAmbiance, but you’ll also be able to see all the real estate activity in Collier County!

Should you have an problems with setting up your account, or have forgotten your password, just give me a call at 239-594-2780. 

Should you be thinking of selling your home in L’Ambiance and want a candid assessment of what it would take to sell your home in today’s market, I would be happy to provide you with a free market evaluation. Feel free to call me at 239-594-2780 or e-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com

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About the author:

Lynn Wilber is a Real Estate Professional who lives in L’Ambiance in Pelican Bay. Her 33 years of real estate experience and her area expertise have been valuable resources for Pelican Bay Sellers and Buyers. For more information, please contact Lynn Wilber or call 239-594-2780 .

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