Kathleen "Kat"'s Blog

It seems very timely that Judge Roger W. Titus United States District Judge would publish a opinion in the case of Harold H Huggins Realty, Inc., et al. vs FNC, Inc. in advance of the deadline for Appraisers to agree to FNC's Appraisal Ports new user agreement which will become effective 9/13/200...

By Kat Bryce St.Cert. Res. REA RD4424 http://www.leecountyappraisals.com   The following chart shows the average sales trends at $/Sq.Ft. for Off-Water Single Family homes in Cape Coral, Florida.   This chart was created by including only off-water single family homes that are 1-5 years of age at...

This chart is based on data from the Rapattoni MLS system for The Greater Fort Myers and Beaches.  It compares the Average Sales Prices to the Average Sales Price by $/Sq.Ft. Note how the gap is increasing between the two trend lines.  This indicates that the marketplace is getting more home for...

This chart is based on sales as reported in the Rapattoni MLS system for Greater Fort Myers and the Beaches.  It tracts the real estate market trends for Cape Coral, Florida.  Note how the sales volume spikes in the 2nd quarter each year.  This sales volume follows our typical tourist season.  A...

Here is some additional data for Fort Myers, FL.  This is the average trend of sales prices sold through Rapattoni MLS for single family homes.  It is charted by $/Sq.Ft. 

This chart shows sales trends of sales of single family homes for addresses in Fort Myers, Florida. Data is from the Greater Fort Myers and Beaches MLS Rapattoni system. The sales volume which decreased from 2006 through the end of 2007 has increased greatly in volume for 2008, while the Average...

No shock here, but there is an increasing volume of Florclosure sales in Lehigh Acres, but short sales are out pacing all. One year ago there were very few foreclosure sales, 21 short-sales and 19 non-distressed sales. The number of sales has declined throughout the year and currently in the mont...

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to the community.  I am a Florida State Certified RE Appraiser RD-4424.  My practice is in the SW Florida marketplace, specializing in high-end and water-front properties. Real Estate Market analysis is another of my specialties so watch f...