BONITA SPRINGS — The Ronto Group announced sales continue to surge at the 26-floor, 120-unit Seaglass high-rise tower being built by Ronto within Bonita Bay. Sales contracts worth more than $125 million have been processed. The building is now more than 60 percent sold.
Concrete for the 20th floor has been poured and a new floor is being poured every two weeks. Construction is on schedule for completion in 12 months.
Seaglass is just 600 feet from Estero Bay, making it one of the closest to the water’s edge of the high-rises currently under construction on Southwest Florida’s Gulf coast. All new open-concept floor plans with tall ceilings take full advantage of mangrove, water, and sunset views. Ronto also is providing decorator ready residences that require additional time and investment prior to completion.
Seaglass offers new, fully-completed and ready-for-occupancy residences with designer-selected premium finishes, including flooring, paint, and trim ...

Naples Reserve, iStar’s 688-acre community of Southern Coastal-inspired attached villa, single-family and custom estate homes, was one of the fastest-selling Naples master-planned communities in the first quarter of 2017, based on John Burns Real Estate Consulting’s field research and analysis of Q1 2017 reported sales.
"Naples Reserve’s casual, lakefront lifestyle, offered with extremely affordable HOA fees, presents an appealing offer for today’s homebuyers,” said Don Mears, vice president of land and development with iStar. “It’s a major differentiator for Naples Reserve, providing homebuyers access to comprehensive, island-style amenities and a distinct sense of place that makes every day feel like a vacation.”

With a variety of neighborhoods and amenities nestled among 22 freshwater lakes, Naples Reserve offers a lifestyle along the water’s edge. A mile-long stretch of lakefront along the community’s northern edge bor; ...

NABOR: April Real Estate Sales Down
Total sales in April were down five percent over the month before, according to new data released by the Naples Area Board of Realtors.
Sales dropped despite a decline in inventory in April, which had been expanding rapidly over much of the last two years. Homes are also taking longer to sell, with the average property now spending nearly 100 days on the market, 97 days in April up from 72 days a year ago.
For those still living with lingering scars of the real estate bust a decade ago, that may dredge up bad memories, but the reason for the slowdown is on the part of sellers, not buyers, says Dominic Pallini, the president of NABOR.
“An influx of new homes onto the market creates additional competition that many sellers don’t take into consideration when pricing their homes to sell,” Pallini said.
According to Collier County’s Growth Management Division, the county issued 257 permits for new construction in single and mu; ...

The Top 5 Beaches in Naples, Florida are globally recognized as some of the most beautiful in the world, which is not surprising considering how much there is to enjoy along the unspoiled coastlines of Southwest Florida. It’s not just the soft white sand that brings thousands of new people to our area each year, but also fantastic fishing and an abundance of wildlife in the surrounding preserves. This list of top 5 beaches in Naples, Florida also puts you just blocks from luxury accommodations and phenomenal restaurants in Collier County.

Clam Pass – A gorgeous stretch of shoreline located in North Naples at Seagate Drive and Crayton Road offering 35-acres of coastal County Park and wildlife preserve. Beach access is provided via a three-quarter mile boardwalk with tram that runs through red, white and black mangroves and also features a tidal bay where you’ll find avid marine life along with wading shorebirds, eagles, hawks and osprey.
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The NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) new construction forecast points towards an increase in new home sales. Economists evaluated the growth of families, a strong economy, and employment gains as fuel to support the demand for new home construction.

Although the demand will support the growth of new construction, the supply of the three “L’s”: Lots, Labor, and Lending can dampen certain markets.
Lots: Over 60% of the nation’s builders report the lack of supply of available & buildable land. In Collier County, we have been witnessing the resurgence of independent builders as well as national firms. Golden Gate Estates has single family home construction on vacant lots of various sizes. The price of residential acreage has increased annually creating more demand to buy sooner than later.

Many larger builders are scooping up acreage to build communities with a handful of homes, many without any amenities common to the larger developments.
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