Local News Archives - Larry Roorda Realtor

Larger Homes Out Of Style?

Nationally, there is evidence that the overly large, pretentious homes with five or six bedrooms are going out of style. 6 percent of Americans that participated in a survey from Trulia said that they wanted a super-sized home, which is down from 9 percent in 2010. Despite Trulia’s survey, mansions are still going up in…

Holiday Boat Parade

Festival of Trees @ Venetian Village

Festival of Trees The Boy’s & Girl’s Club of Collier County is proud to kick off the 1st Annual Festival of Trees at The Village on Venetian Bay. Come and enjoy our winter wonderland to view the beautifully decorates trees, wreaths. There will also be fun and festive events throughout these 16 days of fun!…

Luxury Real Estate Conference

The Naples Daily News referenced Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in the 2011 Sotheby’s International Realty Global Networking Event. There were roughly 1,150 attendees from 30 countries. This three-day event provided an opportunity for all sales associates, managers and owners who are members of the Sotheby’s International Realty network to connect, exchange ideas and forge relationships…

Treviso Bay Purchase

Lennar Corporation, a local developer has bought the development Treviso Bay at auction. Lennar Corporation is developing other communities in Southwest Florida, including Heritage Bay Golf & Country Club. Although there has been no talk about the changes that will be made in developing Treviso Bay, some expect homes to be much smaller and less…

Little Choice – Inventory is Down

There were more than 2.19 million homes listed for sale at the end of September, down 20% from a year earlier, according to a new report from the real-estate website Realtor.com. That is the lowest level since the company began its count in 2007. The report is the latest sign of how the U.S. housing…

Market Update

According to a report released Friday by the Naples Area Board of Realtors, The Naples real estate market is strong as the overall inventory continues to decrease and the overall median closed prices stabilize. The available inventory in August is 6,930 properties, a 21 percent decrease compared to 8,745 properties in August 2010. The decrease…

Be Aware…

Three women planning to retire in Naples, FL were hoping to be neighbors in the Bristol Pines Community off of Collier Boulevard, but instead all of them have lost most of their deposits on homes that were supposed to be built 5 years ago. Bristol Pines developer never built the homes that they were contracted…

Residences at Coconut Point (ESTERO)

According to the Naples Daily News, Roy and Debra Locascio are among more than 70 buyers who have purchased condominiums at The Residences at Coconut Point within the past 18 months, and they love living there. “We downsized from a big house in Naples after our son went off to school,” said Roy Locascio. “We…

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty – Over $1 Billion in Sales

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty sold more than $1 billion of real estate in Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota and Manatee counties in the first half of 2011, according to Terradatum. Terradatum is a third party research firm that analyzes data in the local multiple listing service. Judy Green, president & CEO of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty,…