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Commercial Property: Love A Child buys space

Wayne Russell of the Wayne Russell Group represented the buyer and Woodyard & Associates Commercial Real Estate represented the seller. • Sheila Fletcher, trustee for Terence D. Fletcher Trust, purchased 1500 square feet of commercial warehouse space
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24Jul2011 | The News-Press | Continued
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Real Estate Briefs: Collier Habitat to get $16000 donation

LandQwest Commercial and agent Rich Sommerville will donate a combined $16000 to Habitat for Humanity of Collier County. A presentation ceremony will take place at 10:30 am Monday at the main office of Habitat for Humanity, 11145 Tamiami Trail E.,
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24Jul2011 | The News-Press | Continued
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Business digest: Real estate site soars in its IPO

NEW YORK – Investors rushed to grab shares of real estate website Zillow on Wednesday, valuing the company at as much as $1.6 billion. Zillow Inc., which has never made a profit, is yet another beneficiary of strong investor demand for the latest crop
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21Jul2011 | The News-Press | Continued
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Lee County housing on upswing

Another big jump in home prices could mean Lee County’s real estate market is no longer just skipping along the bottom. The median price of an existing house in Lee County jumped to $117100 in June, up 21 percent from $96600 for the same month a year
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21Jul2011 | The News-Press | Continued
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Real Estate Briefs: Sales pace satisfactory at Tortuga community

Ray and Vicki Hoxey have have sold AAIM Realty Group Inc. 1421 Colonial Blvd. in Fort Myers, to longtime company real estate agents Rodger and Jan Bevington. The Hoxeys decided to retire after beginning the company in 1980. The Bevingtons have been
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17Jul2011 | The News-Press | Continued
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Be mindful of cyclical nature of real estate

As we all know, the last several years have produced both lackluster real estate activity and lower real estate values. For the relatively inexperienced real estate purchasers, the concept of real estate values becoming lower seems impossible,
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14Jul2011 | The News-Press | Continued
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Real estate briefs & newsmakers

Realtor Bonney Leckie has been recognized by Crescendo Business Services as a 2011 Five Star Best In Client Satisfaction Real Estate Agent, an award based on how clients and industry peers evaluate their experience working with an agent.
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10Jul2011 | The News-Press | Continued
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Lower costs boost projects

Although there’s still a wealth of vacant retail, office and industrial space available in the area, some businesses that can’t find and refit existing prime real estate to fit their needs are opting for new construction as land prices and construction
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10Jul2011 | The News-Press | Continued
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Real Estate Briefs: Collier BIA accepts Sand Dollar entries

It maintains six call centers that schedule more than 15 million showings each year for more than 135000 of its real estate agent members across the nation. As part of the partnership, the agency also will have its listings showcased on showings.com.
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3Jul2011 | The News-Press | Continued
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Panel gives blessing to church

Dara Goren, a commercial specialist for Select Real Estate, told the panel the group would sign a three-year lease at and would hold its services when other businesses in the center were closed. Goren said services would be from 10-11 am Sundays to
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21Jun2011 | The News-Press | Continued