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Original owner still covered by policy

Hello Mr. Feichthaler, I eagerly look forward to reading your The Breeze articles each week. My wife and I purchased our primary home in Cape Coral in 2017 with no lien and did purchase title insurance. Recently, my wife signed a Quit Claim Deed to the same home. She recently purchased ...

Cape condo sales plunge from a year ago, prices up

Taking an isolated look at the increased number of closed condo sales in Cape Coral from the first quarter to the second quarter of this year, one might think all was well in our condo market. But the year-over-year number of closed condo sales for the month of June, and in the recently ...

Protecting yourself from title thieves

Dear Mr. Feichthaler: In the county of Lee and/or the state of Florida is home ownership protected from title thieves? Does my original title insurance protect me against title thieves? There has been a lot of TV advertising about this subject which puts a question in my mind. — Byron ...

Cape home listings spike higher, buyer activity slows

The big story in our local real estate market going forward will likely involve the Federal Reserve’s commitment to fighting inflation by trying to create demand destruction through interest rate increases on the Federal Funds Rate. Buyer activity has slowed since the Federal Open Market ...

Gardening in small spaces

Many of us retired to Southwest Florida to enjoy our subtropical environment without the demands of a big yard or vast gardens that we may have had in our former homes. If you now live in a condo with only a small side yard, patio or balcony, you can still surround yourself with the lush ...

Huge first half for luxury home sales, challenges ahead

It is time once again for our tip of the hat to Robin Leach, the late, great host of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” as we offer up another toast of "champagne wishes and caviar dreams" by taking a look back at the booming Cape Coral luxury home market in the first half of 2022. We ...