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CITY OF CAPE CORAL 2006 ANNUAL REPORT
(Available March 2007) FAST FACTS:
Population 163,127 (a 9% increase over 2005 Annual
Rpt.)
Median Age 44 (no change from 2005 AR)
Median Income $51,344 (4% increase over 2005 AR)
South West Florida...
"Very Affordable and Stunningly
Beautiful"
...Come see what everyone
is
talking about and stay in one of
our Beautiful Vacation Rentals
By Bankrate.com (8/25/06)
6
reasons your home {might not be} selling
FULL STORY...
GROW SMART
Florida will continue to grow, but without adequate planning, what will the
state look like? Be part of the solution and discuss new urbanism in Florida with hands-on examples currently
under development.
Go to: http://www.floridarealtors.org/LegislativeCenter/SmartGrowth
and download the full PDF brochure. Still have questions? Call FAR's Office of
Public Policy in Tallahassee at (850) 224-1400.
HOW’S FLORIDA DOING?
Gov. Charlie Crist promised to make Florida government more accessible to the
public, and a new Web site seems to do just that. Florida
Performs compiles data from a variety of sources and provides a
synopsis of Florida’s current state of affairs. And it appears to be
balanced, citing the bad news as well as the good. Under health it notes that
the state ranks 47th out of 50 for access to services; and under housing, it
calls the current situation “worsening” in a sector that is “a key
indicator of the state's economy as a whole.” The site explains the
importance of each issue and what, if anything, state government can do about
it. Have an opinion? Visitors also can e-mail the governor and tell him what
they think. To see Florida Performs,
go to: http://www.floridaperforms.com
SPECIAL NOTICE(S)
BARGAIN
HUNTING?
Buyers and sellers are
waiting for the other to blink: The housing slowdown isn't giving
buyers the big bargains that they might have hoped; and where
there are discounts, buyers aren't leaping to grab them, says Karl
E. Case, an economics professor at Wellesley College, who
specializes in real estate. Case says the most recent survey he
and a colleague conducted among homebuyers revealed growing
pessimism about buying in a down market. "They're scared
they're going to buy something very expensive that's going to fall
in value," he says. Sellers, meanwhile, are being
"stubborn. They seem to be holding out so far."
The result: "People are staring each other down." Case
described home prices as having "downward stickiness,"
meaning they don't fall nearly as much as they rise during the
strong periods. In previous down periods, Case points out, the
economy has been in a general slump. This time, in most
parts of the country, the economy is growing and adding jobs. Case
concludes the housing market is in "that flat period, of four
to six quarters, where prices don't plummet. They hold
on." Source: The Boston Globe, Andrew Caffrey
(11/26/06) © Copyright 2006 INFORMATION, INC. Bethesda, MD
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