Year to date Sales Report

2007 Report for The Shores at Berkshire Lake

January 1 sold - Sale price $335,000
February 2 sold -Sale price $340,000 & $340,000
March 2 sold - Sale Price $409,500 $357,500
April 2 sold - Sale price $250,000 $259,000
May 0 sold
June 1 sold - Sale price $292,300
July 1 sold - Sale price $350,000

August 1 sold - Sales price $295,000
September 0 sold
October 0 Sold

November 1 sold - Sale price $215,000

This is a total of Eleven sold for 2007

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2007 Sales Report for The Preserve

January none sold
February 1 sold - Sale price $245,000
March 0 sold
April 0 sold
May 1 sold - Sale price $250,000
June 1 sold - Sale price $220,000
July 1 sold - Sale price $225,000August 2 Sold Sale Price $222,000, $225,000
September 1 - Sold $200,000
October no Sales

November no Sales
This is a total of 8 Sold with 1 under contract 2007 year to date

For any Questions please call
Bernie East 239-248-1966
Amerivest Realty

www.Berniesellsnaples.com

http://Theshoresatberkshirelakes.blogspot.com

2007 Single Family Homes & Condo's sold by Month

January 1 sold - Sale price $335,000

February 2 sold -Sale price $340,000 & $340,000

March 2 sold - Sale Price $409,500 $357,500

April 2 sold - Sale price $250,000 $259,000

May n0ne sold

June 1 sold - Sale price $292,300

July 1 sold - Sale price $350,000
August 1 sold - Sales price $295,000

September 0 sold

October 0 Sold

This is a total of Ten sold with 1 under contract 2007 year to date

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2007 Sales Report for The Preserve
January none sold

February 1 sold - Sale price $245,000

March none sold

April none sold

May 1 sold - Sale price $250,000

June 1 sold - Sale price $220,000

July 1 sold - Sale price $225,000
August 2 Sold Sale Price $222,000, $225,000

September 1 - Sold $200,000

October no Sales

This is a total of 8 Sold with 1 under contract 2007 year to date

For any Questions please call

Bernie East 239-248-1966

Amerivest Realtywww.Berniesellsnaples.com

Proposed Tax Relief

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Oct. 30, 2007 – It’s voters’ turn: The Florida Legislature passed property tax reform and a proposed amendment will appear on the January ballot. The amendment offers moderate relief for homeowners and slight relief for commercial property, but it does not go as far as an earlier House proposal. To become law, the proposal must still receive 60 percent of the votes in the Jan. 29, 2008, election.The vote went down to the wire. Had the House and Senate not agreed by today, it would have been too late to get it on the January ballot, postponing any kind of tax relief.“We are pleased the Legislature understood that missing the deadline for a January vote of the people was not an option,” says the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) President Nancy Riley. “Tax reform is necessary to stimulate our economy. To put tax relief off to November 2008 would have been devastating to our state.”The discussion included a number of considerations and not all made it into the final version. A complete breakdown of the individual considerations and how they fared in the final tax proposal is available in chart format at www.floridarelators.org under “What’s New.” Highlights of the passed legislation include:• Double the homestead exemption, but only for homes valued at more than $75,000 and not for school taxes• Allow owners of homestead property to transfer up to $500,000 in Save Our Homes benefits, including school taxes, to a new home• Impose a 10 percent assessment cap on non-homestead property for the next 10 years. The cap does not apply to school taxes. After 10 years, voters will have the option to restore the 10 percent cap• Allow businesses to exempt $25,000 in taxes paid on computers, office equipment and other personal propertyWith the deadline at hand, lawmakers had to quickly agree, and the final package represents a product that everyone could accept. The House, however, emphasized repeatedly that it would continue to work on property tax reform during the Legislature’s regular session next year, an opinion echoed by FAR.While in favor of portability, FAR worries about including a portability provision without also adding some kind of relief for first-time homebuyers, a move promoted heavily but one that did not make it into the final version. Without any kind of first-time homebuyer protection, the U.S. constitution’s “right to travel” provision could be the basis of a court challenge.© 2007
FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

Current Listing Report

There are currently 21 homes for sale here in The Shores with 1 under contract priced from $295,000 to $500,000. At this current rate we have a 3 year supply of Homes.

There are 14 Condominiums for sale and 1 under contract in The Preserve priced from $214,000 to $399,000. At this current sales rate we have a 2 year supply of Condominiums.

Average sales price of a Condominium in The Preserve has dropped from a high in 2006 of $311,000 to a low of $225,000 in 2007.

Average sale price of a home in The Shores has dropped from a high in 2006 of $438,000 to a
low of $322,000 in 2007.

BERNIE EAST

AMERIVEST REALTY

239-248-1966

YEAR ROUND RESIDENT IN THE SHORES

Open House Sunday 9th September

7552 Berkshire Pines Drive Attached Villa open Sunday 1.00pm to 4.00pm

PRICE REDUCED VERY MOTIVATED OWNER WANT'S IT SOLD WILL ENTERTAIN ALL OFFERS

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.The Gate on Santa Barbara will be open this Sunday Sept 9th 2007

Call Bernie East Amerivest Realty 239.248.1966

www.Berniesellsnaples.com

Year to date Sales Numbers

Single Family Homes sold by Month in The Shores

January 1 sold - Sale price $335,000
February 2 sold -Sale price $340,000 & $340,000
March 2 sold - Sale Price $409,500 $357,500
April 2 sold - Sale price $250,000 $259,000
May n0ne sold
June 1 sold - Sale price $292,300
July 1 sold - Sale price $350,000

August 1 sold - Sales price $295,000

This is a total of Ten sold 2007 year to date
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2007 Sales Report for The Preserve

January none sold
February 1 sold - Sale price 245,000
March none sold
April none sold
May 1 sold - Sale price $250,000
June 1 sold - Sale price $220,000
July 1 sold - Sale price $225,000

August 2 Sold Sale Price $222,000 $225,000

This is a total of 6 Sold with 1 under contract 2007 year to date

For any Questions please call
Bernie East 239-248-1966
Amerivest Realty
www.Berniesellsnaples.com

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1.00PM TO 4.00PM

7552 BERKSHIRE PINES DRIVE NAPLES FL 34104

Lovely 2+Den 2 Bath attached villa with extended lanai, 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
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YEAR TO DATE SALE REPORT 2007

2007 Sales of homes and Condo's in The Shores

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Single Family Homes sold by Month in The Shores

January 1 sold - Sale price $335,000

February 2 sold -Sale price $340,000 & $340,000

March 2 sold - Sale Price $409,500 $357,500

April 2 sold - Sale price $250,000 $259,000

May n0ne sold

June 1 sold - Sale price $292,300

July 1 sold - Sale price $350,000

This is a total of nine sold and one under contract 2007 year to date

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2007 Sales Report for The Preserve

January none sold

February 1 sold - Sale price 245,000

March none sold

April none sold

May 1 sold - Sale price $250,000

June 1 sold - Sale price $220,000

July 1 sold - Sale price $225,000

This is a total of 4 Sold with 3 under contract 2007 year to date

For any Questions please call

Bernie East 239-248-1966

Amerivest Realty

www.Berniesellsnaples.com

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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239.248.1966 cell

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To search for all open houses please visit.

www.openhousesouthwestflorida.com

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This is the new website developed by the Naples Area Board of Realtors.

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.

http://www.openhousesouthwestflorida.com

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

May 2007 Update

Real Estate sales in The Shores came up short, with no sales or any pending sales in May. at the moment we have 26 Single Family Homes & Attached Villa's for sale ranging in price from $309,900 to $619,000.

Real Estate sales in The Preserves on the other hand we have one active with contract and one pending sale, so we now have 22 condominiums for sale ranging in price from $239,900 to $335,000.

Bernie East

Amerivest Realty of Naples

239.248.1966 Cell

239.455.0692 Home Office

www.Berniesellsnaples.com

2007 First Quarter Sales

NAPLES AREA BOARD OF REALTORS®REPORTS FIRST QUARTER TRANSACTIONS
NAPLES -

The Naples Area Board of Realtors® has released first quarter 2007 statistics for home listings and sales in Naples, utilizing the Board’s local reporting format.
In this report, only sales of homes within the Naples geographic area are being shown - specifically all areas in Collier County excluding Marco Island and other outlying areas - to reflect an accurate and relevant portrait of the local real estate market.
A summary of the statistics is presented in graph format, along with the following analysis.
New listings as of March 31, 2007, were 5,885 as compared to the record 6,851 reported in the first quarter of 2006, marking a drop of 14 percent.
Pending sales during the first quarter of 2007 were reported at 1,491, a slight decrease of 4.5 percent from the first quarter of 2006.
There were 939 closed sales reported at the end of the first quarter of 2007, a drop of 25 percent from the first quarter of 2006 which reported 1,250 closed sales.
The median sales price of homes sold during the first quarter of 2007 was $399,512. The median refers to the middle value in a set of statistical values that are arranged in ascending or descending order, in this case prices at which homes were actually sold.
It should be noted that in any given period the median can vary greatly if there is an anomaly, a single sale that is significantly higher or lower than other properties in the area.
With Naples Area Board of Realtors® members reporting continuing increases in showings to qualified buyers and pending sales indicating improved activity, the expectation is that the market will maintain an upward push.
Median pricing is again showing a rise, with an overall upward trend line over the long term. Median prices have not yet reached the level experienced during the record sales in early 2005 and first quarter 2006, but the value of the Naples location remains a strong draw for luxury second-home buyers and investors on the national and international level.
Inventory: As of April 1, 2007, there were 12, 123 active listings on the market. With 4,183 homes sold in the previous 12 months, it is calculated that the current inventory represents a 35 month supply.
The calculation of months’ supply is derived by dividing the total number of listings at the beginning of the month (Supply) by the number of sales which closed over the past 12 months (Demand). This way we normalize the data by utilizing the prior rolling 12 months closing statistics (Demand). This methodology illustrates a more realistic trend which takes into account market seasonality. After we calculate the years supply, we then multiply the years supply times 12 to get the months supply. This is the current method used by Hanley Wood Market Intelligence.

Sales report through May 2007

Well the good news to report is sales for 2007 are equal to all sales in 2006 in The Shores.

With 2 sales closing last month we are at a total of 7 sold for the year.

Today I attended an appraisal class and we were informed houses in most of the Naples area are selling at the same level as like homes sold for in the first quarter on 2005, the main problem we have is an over supply of homes on the market and until homes for sale equals homes sold in the previous year it will keep our home prices down.

At the moment there are 26 homes listed on the Naples MLS in The Shores that does not include homes for sale by owner, this results in a 3 to 4 year supply.

New Credit Score Base

New Credit Score Based on Rent, Utility PaymentsFair Isaac has launched the FICO Expansion Score to help prospective borrowers with minimal credit histories obtain loans and credit scores. The Expansion score gauges a borrower's creditworthiness using timely utilities and rent payments and clean checking accounts, among other factors. While car dealers and credit-card companies have already embraced the new scoring model, mortgage lenders are unlikely to do so unless Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchase the resulting loans.

Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Joan Goldwasser (03/07)

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS

April 18, 2007Mortgage Volume Slows,

Although Refinances Up Mortgage application volume decreased 2.5 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis, probably because of the Easter holiday, says Vincent Varma, director of industry surveys at the Mortgage Bankers Association.Compared with the same week last year – on an unadjusted basis – applications rose 9.9 percent. A clear improvement since Easter didn’t fall in the same week last year.The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 43.6 percent, compared to 42.8 percent the previous week. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 6.22 percent from 6.16 percent. The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.92 from 5.91 percent. The average contract interest rate for one-year ARMs increased to 5.89 from 5.88 percent.

REALTOR® Magazine Online

Country Western Night

Hi everybody,

I would like to thank Alan & Pat Fisher as well as Brian & Wendy Keen for a great night of Entertainment, the young clogger's from Lee County were amazing, if you did not make it you surely missed a treat.

Open House 7552 Berkshire Pines Dr Naples FL 34104

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY APRIL 8TH 1.00pm - 4.00pm

PRICE REDUCED VERY MOTIVATED OWNER WILL ENTERTAIN ALL OFFERS

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.

Call Bernie East For More Info 239.248.1966

www.Berniesellsnaples.com

WELCOME TO THE LANDRY'S

I would like to welcome new home owners Gilbert & Brenda Landry to the Shores thank you

for buying my listing.

Sales update as of April 1st.

5 Sold in 2007

7 Sold in all of 2006

24 Sold in 2005 with 8 being sold in the first 3 months

This is a much healthier start to 2007 let us hope we can keep the sales trend going up and also keep our property values from sliding like they have in the past 12 months i'm sure you have noticed how the value of your homes has declined.

Mortgage Demand up 17% Year over Year

Mortgage Demand Up Almost 17 Percent Year Over Year

Demand for mortgages fell slightly last week compared to the previous one with the Market Composite Index decreasing 0.2 percent from 672.1. But on an unadjusted basis compared with the same week one year ago, applications were up 16.6 percent.The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 45.1 percent of total applications from 45.3 percent the previous week.The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 6.04 percent from 6.06 percent.The average interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 5.77 from 5.79 percent.The average contract interest rate for one-year ARMs decreased to 5.84 from 5.88 percent.

—REALTOR® Magazine Online

OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND 1.00PM-4.00PM

7552 BERKSHIRE PINES DRIVE NAPLES 34104

PRICE REDUCED VERY MOTIVATED OWNER WILL ENTERTAIN ALL OFFERS

This Lovely 2+Den 2 Bath Attached Villa with extended Lania, nicely decorated throughout with nice decorator touches both inside and also on the EXTENDED Lanai.

CALL BERNIE EAST 239.248.1966 FOR MORE INFORMATION

AMERIVESTREALTY OF NAPLES

BBQ DINNER AT THE SHORES CLUB HOUSE

COUNTRY & WESTERN BBQ DINNER WEDNESDAY APRIL 11TH 5.00PM

Music and Entertainment cost is $23.00 per person.

Hosted by Alan and Pat Fisher - Brian & Wendy Keen

Call 352.0731 or 455.4944 for reservations.

The Shores Website

Daily Real Estate News

New-Home Sales Down for 2nd Month Sales of new homes fell for the second consecutive month, prompting economists to wonder if a housing-market rebound is likely this year.The Commerce Department reported yesterday that sales of single-family homes fell 3.9 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 848,000 homes. That’s the slowest rate in nearly seven years. This decline followed a 15.8 percent decline in January, the largest single-month decline in 13 years.Prices also fell in February to a median new-home price of $250,000, down 0.3 percent from a year ago. The inventory of unsold homes reached 546,000 units. At that rate it will take 8.1 months to sell off the backlog. This is the longest sell-off period in 16 years.Patrick Newport, senior economist at Global Insight, called the housing market weak and said his research firm doesn’t believe the market will recover this year.Last week the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® reported a 3.9 percent month-over-month increase in sales of previously owned homes. Economists say the difference between new-home sales and existing-home sales could be due to a couple of factors. New home sales are calculated from contracts actually signed in February when the weather was cold, while existing home sales reflect purchase agreements signed in December and early January, when the weather was warm in most parts of the country.The reports also may reflect shifting home-buying habits. Faced with tighter credit and slowing price appreciation, more buyers may be choosing the less expensive previously owned homes rather than pricier new homes."In a down market, people aren't looking to get into the most expensive home," says Richard DeKaser, chief economist at National City Corp. in Cleveland.Source: The Associated Press, Martin Crutsinger (03/26/2007); and The Wall Street Journal, Michael Corkery (03/27/2007)-Home Sales Down for 2nd Month Sales of new homes fell for the second consecutive month, prompting economists to wonder if a housing-market rebound is likely this year.The Commerce Department reported yesterday that sales of single-family homes fell 3.9 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 848,000 homes. That’s the slowest rate in nearly seven years. This decline followed a 15.8 percent decline in January, the largest single-month decline in 13 years.Prices also fell in February to a median new-home price of $250,000, down 0.3 percent from a year ago. The inventory of unsold homes reached 546,000 units. At that rate it will take 8.1 months to sell off the backlog. This is the longest sell-off period in 16 years.Patrick Newport, senior economist at Global Insight, called the housing market weak and said his research firm doesn’t believe the market will recover this year.Last week the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® reported a 3.9 percent month-over-month increase in sales of previously owned homes. Economists say the difference between new-home sales and existing-home sales could be due to a couple of factors. New home sales are calculated from contracts actually signed in February when the weather was cold, while existing home sales reflect purchase agreements signed in December and early January, when the weather was warm in most parts of the country.The reports also may reflect shifting home-buying habits. Faced with tighter credit and slowing price appreciation, more buyers may be choosing the less expensive previously owned homes rather than pricier new homes."In a down market, people aren't looking to get into the most expensive home," says Richard DeKaser, chief economist at National City Corp. in Cleveland.


Source: The Associated Press, Martin Crutsinger (03/26/2007); and The Wall Street Journal, Michael Corkery (03/27/2007)

Subprime Fallout

Home Owners vs. Banks Financially-strapped and bankrupt home owners are pointing the finger at banks and mortgage brokers for selling them on the idea of subprime mortgages. Doug Duncan, chief economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association in Washington, D.C., acknowledges that in some cases aggressive lenders obscured facts and made loans that borrowers couldn't afford. But he, like other lenders, says it was the responsibility of borrowers to read and understand what they signed.About 50 percent of the subprime mortgages were "stated income loans," with no verification of borrowers' incomes, says Paul Leonard, director of the California office of the Center for Responsible Lending.Last year, the Mortgage Asset Research Institute sampled 100 such loan applications and reported that 90 percent listed significantly higher incomes for borrowers than they had reported on their tax returns."Borrowers need to protect themselves and need to read what they're signing,” says Nick Larson, an assistant vice president at the Mortgage Asset Research Institute. “At the end of the day, bottom line, you can't stress this enough: The person who is signing the papers is committing themselves financially.


”Source: Associated Press, Alex Veiga (03/25/07)

The Shores Year to date Home Report

Here are The Sale Numbers Through March 26th 2007

Homes sold and closed are 4 with 2 others under contract, this is a positive start to 2007. it is double what happened in 2006 when just 2 homes sold in the first 3 months. At The moment we have 29 homes for sale ranging in price from $299,000 to $669,000 and we are coming to the end of our season

All of last year we sold seven properties in 2006 and we are seeing according to the Sunshine MLS statistics in the last 12 months a loss in value of 9% average on

our properties

Property listings for THE SHORES

Click on link below to see all properties in The Shores for sale on the MLS.

Shores Properties for sale


Call Bernie East 239.248.1966

E-mail Bernie at BEast@amerivestrealty.com

Bernie's Web Site

Motivated Seller

$334,900
Open House This Weekend 24th and 25th March 1.00pm-4.00pm.
Owner will look at all offers on this attached villa in THE SHORES lovelly 2b+Den
2bath the den has wonderfull piece of built in office furniture complete will file cabinets and computer desk you have to see this. Very quiet location this home has extended lania, home is freshly painted throughout.

Call Bernie East 239.248.1966

www.Berniesellsnaples.com
BEast@Amerivestrealty.com

Amerivest Realty

RENTAL NEEDED IN THE SHORES

I have a client re-locating from Brazil to Naples they have 2 chidren would like to rent a furnished or unfurnished 2 or 3 bedroom house from August 2007 to August 2008.

Please e-mail me or call me.

239.248.1966

BEast@Amerivestrealty.com

www.Berniesellsnaples.com

New Listing in the Shores

7504 Berkshire Pines Drive priced at $369,000

Completely redone home with your own private solar heated swimming pool, new wood flooring and new tiles. Kitchen has new appliances and new washer dryer,very open great room floor plan. This attached villa is located in the wonderfull "Shores" gated community with large clubhouse with exercise room,card room,2 pool tables, Tennis courts and childrens play area plus Olympic size swimming pool. The Shores activities in and around the clubhouse are fantastic something for everyone in your family.

Just doing my Job

When I first started this Blog one of the rules was don't use this as a complaint vehicle unfortunately I have to be the first one to break it and here is the reason why.

After complementing The Shores Board for great forsight in opening the gates on 2 Sunday's for open houses.

I recieved The "Shores" Newsletter on Thursday and I was shocked to find out that open houses are only allowed on those two days because of a security issue the board think we have.


Well my answer to that is we sure have a security issue it is not that people are stealing from us from the outside the board are causing us to loose money in property values by not allowing realtor's to hold open houses, for those residents who need to sell their houses either to move out of state or to move on to bigger and better.

Just look around and see how long some houses have been on the market as of today one is standing at 534 days another at 456 days.

Some stat's for you to know and this is from the MLS listings not counting those for sale by owner.

Single Family for sale 30, 7 sold in 2006, that means we have a 4 year supply.

Condominiums for sale 24, 8 sold in 2006, that means a 3 year supply.

Now it doesn,t take a math major to see what is going to happen to the value of our property does it.

Please contact the board and see if we can reverse their decision.

Shore Real Estate Update

Well February was a much better month for sales here in The Shores at last we are getting some traffic.

One of the attached villa's that have been on the market for a long time has now gone under contract, and one house on Leicester Dr was under contact in 2 days from going on the market

I would like to thank the Board for their positive action in opening the gates two times a month on the 2nd and 4th Sunday's from 1.00pm to 4.00pm.

Welcome all Owners in the Shores

If you would like to subscribe to the blog just e-mail me at

BEast@amerivestrealty.com

I will then give you permission by sending you a link.

Bernie East Realtor

Amerivest Realty of Naples

239.248.1966

Welcome to the Murray's

I would like to welcome Ed & Louise Murray our new residents in The Shores, Ed & Louise are from Braintree, MA.

Many thanks for using my services to purchase your home in the Shores and to list your unit in Countryside

THE SHORES

The definition of affordable, upscale Naples living, The Shores is centrally located at the intersection of Santa Barbara Blvd. and Radio Road. This makes it convenient to shopping, restaurants, downtown Naples, beaches, medical facilities and Interstate 75.The Shores is a deed restricted, professionally managed community of single family homes, villas and condominiums. As you enter the community of The Shores, you are immediately struck by the feeling of a tight-knit community, and a true sense of what a neighborhood should be.Whether it is the immaculate grounds, the beautiful club house with fitness center , ballroom, pool room and card room, well-kept homes, tennis courts, community pool, or just the strong sense of community you are looking for, The Shores has it all.

WELCOME TO THE SHORES BLOG

Hi everyone just wanted to create a blog for the Home owners in The Shores I do not want it to become a complaint vehicle.

Just post a good restaurant or a good movie you have seen or you may have something you want to sell.

I will from time to time keep you informed on how the Real Estate market is going in and around the Shores.

Bernie East®

239.248.1966

Amerivest Realty of Naples