Lehigh nit
Many property listings are not customer friendlyThe market in Lehigh never ceases to amaze me. Currently property is escalating in price on an almost daily basis and investors are snapping up every...
View ArticleLehigh property up 95%
Values up 27 percent across Lee County Property values in Lehigh Acres were up 95 percent in 2004 based on figures released by Lee County. “It’s the strangest, strongest year I’ve ever seen,” said Ken...
View ArticleLehigh prices double
Vacant land driving rapid escalation According to figures released by the Lee County Appraisers Office, residential real estate prices in Lehigh were up 99 percent over the last year. It should be...
View ArticleLehigh sprouting
Lehigh single-family building permits up sharply A sign that the Lee County real estate market remains healthy is the increase to 1025 single-family building permits in June, up 13 percent over May...
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Stay far away
Lehigh homeowner sued by county to clean yard If you are investing in Lehigh, stay away from the 600 block of Michael Ave. This block of highly desirable half-acre parcels, located just east of Joel...
View ArticleLehigh tees up
Investor group snaps up local golf courses Lehigh as a golf destination vacation location………if Greentree Investments has their way, it just might happen. This investor group has acquired the Admiral...
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Lehigh auction sizzles
Over 100 lots sold over market prices 128 Lehigh Acres lots were auctioned off on Friday at Germain Arena in Estero. The auction company reports the lots sold 10 to 15 percent above market price, on...
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Lehigh Acres strap numbers
What exactly is a strap number? Every parcel of property in Lee County has been assigned a unique identifier called a “STRAP” number. A strap number is a 17 digit identifier in the form of Section –...
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Lehigh land auctions
Lots of lots on the block John Bickel has an alternative approach for buyers and sellers of Lehigh land. Every other month he holds a real estate auction featuring Lehigh Acres vacant land. The...
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Trump consigliere opines
Apprentice sidekick comments on Cape Coral & Lehigh George Ross, who recently wrote a great book, Trump Strategies for Real Estate: Billionaire Lessons for the Small Investor, hosted an on-line...
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Martha time
Decorating diva hits SW Florida America’s favorite bad girl, Martha Stewart, is partnering with KB Homes and will decorating model homes in SW Florida for Halloween. The KB featured models are located...
View ArticleLehigh Ghost
Haunted warehouse on SW 10th St?? Juicee News Daily reports on haunted locations across Florida including an abandoned warehouse in Lehigh Lehigh acres – An old ware house – it now you hear doors slam...
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Lehigh growing fast
600 new homes permitted each month in Lehigh New homes have been rising at a breakneck pace in Lehigh Acres for months, but commercial growth along Lee Boulevard, the area’s main corridor, has been...
View ArticleLehigh lot owners pay-up
Value increases lead to increased delinquent tax collections Lehigh Acres is one of a kind, 90,000 vacant residential lots and nowhere to build new schools. With 50,000 current residents and capacity...
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West Lehigh – hot neighborhood
Proximity to Ft. Myers & I-75 The western-most neighborhood in Lehigh, bounded by Lee Boulevard, Alvin Avenue and Buckingham Road is a hot sector of the SW Florida real estate market. Location is...
View ArticleShadow Lakes
Lehigh Acres gated community Lehigh Acres is now attracting developers interested in building gated communities. MW Johnson Construction of Lakeville, Minnesota is developing Shadow Lakes, a gated and...
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Duplex lots in Lehigh Acres
Double up on rental income Pop quiz: What do taxes, traffic, 200+ days of sunshine and duplex rental income have in common? Answer: Sure things in SW Florida. A duplex is a two unit home that can be...
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Lehigh duplex codes
Westminster area neighbors push for stricter codes The large number of investor owned duplex units in the Westminster area has brought a set new of problems to the area. Many of these duplex units have...
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Pondering Lehigh Acres
Major development pushing eastward The News-Press coverage of the rapidly increasing level of development activity in Alva caused me to pause and think about the future of Lehigh Acres. Each additional...
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Fort Myers market update
Mayday…..mayday….. Here is a quick May Day look at a key real estate metric, pending to active(p:a) ratio, for the greater Fort Myers real estate market. I like this metric as it provides a macro view...
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Demographic shift
Lee County is getting youngerThe Fort Myers area is undergoing a significant demographic shift with the average age of our residents rapidly dropping. Much of this growth has occurred in Cape Coral and...
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Fort Myers REO Auction
An auction of of 51 REO-owned properties is being held at 7 p.m. August 5, 2008, at the Ambassador Riverfront Hotel located at 2500 Edwards Drive in Fort Myers, Florida. The auctioneer for this event...
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NY Times on Lehigh Acres
The New York Times covers the economic challenges facing Southwest Florida, and in particular Lehigh Acres in an article titled In Florida, Despair and Foreclosures. The article details the boom years...
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President Obama Visiting Fort Myers
In recognition of President Obama’s visit to Southwest Florida tomorrow, here is a brief poem titled Hey Mr. President: Hey Mr. PresidentYou’re coming to Lehigh AcresTo tour the despairWith our movers...
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Lehigh Acres Featured in Bubble Book
Our Lot: How Real Estate Came To Own Us, a new book by Alyssa Katz, prominently features the Lee County real estate bubble. The Lee County chapter focuses on the flipping that occurred in Lehigh Acres...
View ArticleLehigh Acres – How It Began
The St. Petersburg Times covers the early history of Lehigh Acres in an article titled, Lehigh Acres: Florida’s Lesson in Unregulated Growth. This article is a must read for anyone considering an...
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Hovnanian Checks Out
Bye Bye First Homes An ugly era in the annuls of Southwest Florida real estate history came to an end yesterday when Hovnanian sold the last 1,409 lots it owns in Southwest Florida. Hovnanian sold...
View ArticleLee County Considers Bulk Lehigh Lot Acquisition
The News-Press reports that the Lee County Commissioners discussed the possibility of acquiring highly-discounted Lehigh Acres residential lots and bundling them together for industrial and commercial...
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Exile in Eden: Life Among the Ruins of Florida’s Great Recession
A new book, Exiles in Eden: Life Aong the Ruins of Florida’s Great Recession, offering an insiders view to the Florida housing crisis is hitting the shelves this week. The Fort Myers area is...
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$1B Casino Targeted for the Forum
The News-Press reports that a developer is targeting a 57-acre parcel at the Forum in Fort Myers for a $1B gaming resort. The project would include 1,500 hotel rooms, 300,000 SF of convention space...
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