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Make sure wording in contract protects your interests

Dear Mr. Feichthaler, We contracted to purchase a home that was not yet complete. The contract provided we close 10 days after the house was ready, shown by the certificate of occupancy. Due to the uncertainty on time, we told our lender to be ready to close once the CO was issued. The ...

January’s median home sales prices are the big story

The big takeaway in the Cape Coral single-family home market for the month of January was that median home sales prices were up big compared to January 2021. Despite this year-over-year January price surge, the increases in median sales prices did flatten out a bit when compared to the month ...

Plants can be invasive

If you lived in a northern climate prior to moving to Southwest Florida as I did, you no doubt have an appreciation for how quickly plants grow in our sub-tropical conditions! While it is quite rewarding to see your gardening efforts prosper so easily, the ease with which some plants grow can be indicative of their invasive nature. Almost one-third of the more than 4,000 plant species that grow on their own without cultivation in Florida are non-native. These plants were either introduced as ornamental plants in residential gardens or as agricultural crops, often without any hint of ...

Thinking of selling your home? Do your homework

Mr. Feichthaler: My husband and I have lived in the same house for 25 years, and we love it here. Our main asset is our home, which we bought for $160,000 in 1997. We have not considered selling our house, but we received a phone call that we couldn’t ignore. He said he was a Realtor, and ...

The economy, interest rates and Cape Coral real estate

Before we get into a discussion about the economy and interest rates, and how it may impact our red hot real estate market this year, here is a snapshot of our current market conditions. We are continuing to see strong demand from out-of-town buyers battling over the extremely tight supply ...

For your consideration: Florida’s native coontie

If you are in the market for a lovely, low-maintenance, leafy plant, you need look no further than Florida’s native coontie. Its origins date back thousands of years and so the plant is truly an ancient one. Coonties were used by our native tribes as a source of food and, beginning in the ...