OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY JULY 29th 1.00-4.00pm

PRICE REDUCED VERY MOTIVATED OWNER WILL ENTERTAIN ALL OFFERS

7552 Berkshire Pines Drive

This Lovely 2+Den 2 Bath Attached Villa with extended Lania, nicely decorated throughout with nice decorator touches both inside and also on the Lania. This home has lots of upgrades Refrigerator, Range, Kitchen and Bathroom cabinets, nine Ceiling fans, Screened front entry door, Humidistat and upgraded R-30 insulation for lower utility costs, the home is complete with storm shutters. This home is situated in a very peacefull and quite part of The Shores.

Bernie East Realtor®

239-248-1966

Amerivest Realty

WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXCHANGE YOU HOUSE

I have a client who is interested in moving into The Shores, and is looking for somone to switch homes and cash for his home in St Cloud, Florida.

Call Bernie East, 239-248-1966

Amerivest Realty

www.Berniesellsnaples.com

June Sales Report

June 2007 Sales Report

The Market is still the same here in The Shores and The Preserve

Homes Sold in June is 1 for a total of 8 for the year

Condo's Sold in The Preserve, are 1, with 2 under contract, for a total of 3 sold for the year.

To look at all Homes and Condo's for sale in the Shores please visit my website-

www.Berniesellsnaples.com

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Open House Sunday 1.00-4.00pm 7552 Berkshire Pines Dr

OPEN 1.00PM TO 4.00PM SUNDAY JULY 8th

Lovely 2+Den 2 Bath attached villa with extended lania, very quiet location, lots of upgrades including 9 ceiling fans, upgraded refridgerator ,range, and bathroom cabinets, complete with storm shutters, humidistat, upgraded R-30 insulation for lower utility costs, screened front entry door.

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Bernie East Realtor®

Amerivest Realty

239-248-1966 cell

www.berniesellsnaples.com-

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WEBSITE for SEARCHING OPEN HOUSES in NAPLES/BONITA AREA.

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2006 - 2007 SALES and PENDING

Naples Season Sales Off 7.7%, Prices Down 10.6%

This morning I pulled year to date Naples, Florida statistics from Sunshine MLS (the local MLS system) to determine how the 2007 season compared to 2006. I compared numbers from January 1 to May 31 for each year and found the following:
Number of Pending Sales
2006: 2651
2007: 2448 DOWN 7.7%

Median Price Average:2006: $443,300
2007: $396,440 DOWN 10.6%

So what does it mean? These numbers are no where near the poor pending numbers when comparing 2006 to 2005, a time where pending sales dropped 53.1%.
Even better news is pricing, 2006 to 2005 had seen a gain in median prices by 27%, however we have only given 10.6% back.
This market rewards sellers who price their property correctly and severely penalizes those who don't.
With residential inventory over 11,000 units, buyers can find great value if they do their homework.
Of course I recommend hiring a Realtor, our value is really apparent in a normal market like today

.Joe BallarinoPresident & FounderAmerivest Realty

MAY SALES REPORT

Well the weather maybe hot in The Shores but Real Estate Sales are cold no Sales or any property under contract, The Preserve did much better with 1 closing on the 1st of June and 3 others under contract due to close in June, the prices in The Preserve are really falling now is a great time for that first time buyer, we have mortgages available for first time buyers with assistance, please call me 239.248.1966 or E-mail me BEast@Amerivestrealty.com for details. to look at all properties for sale in The Shores or The Preserve visit www.Berniesellsnaples.com.

YEAR TO DATE SALES Homes in The Shores are Jan 1 Feb 2 Mar 2 Apr 2 Total of Seven.

YEAR TO DATE SALES Condo's in The Prerserve are Jan 0 Feb 1 Mar 0 Apr 0 May 0 Total of 2

COMPETITIVE PRICING KEY TO SALES

Getting a listing is good but only if it sells. Many Realtors face a daunting task today: How do you tell a seller that he should have a lower asking price – something less than the amount his neighbor got when his similar-sized home sold in 2006? Richard Coren, a Pembroke Pines seller, listed his home for $420,000 in November and it just sat there. Finally, he knocked $40,000 off the price based on advice from his Realtor, Cyndy Wald with the Keyes Co.’s Weston office. Wald says she told Coren that his $420,000 asking price was “yesterday’s news,” advice she gives all her clients. “We’re still in this correction phase,” Wald says. “They have to price it very competitively.” David Dabby, a Realtor in Coral Gables, notes that the relatively strong economy and still-affordable interest rates keep prices from falling even further – at least for now. Should either of those conditions change, however, a seller unwilling to accept a drop in asking price today could be forced to swallow an even greater loss tomorrow.

SourceFlorida Association of REALTORS