Engage Estero Safety Council is made of volunteers serving as a voice for the citizens of greater Estero on safety and transportation priorities and issues. We advocate for related solutions to Village, County, and State Government organizations.
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Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comprtroller Kevin Karnes is now offering an alert notification system for Lee County property owners to reduce fraud. When you sign-up, if a deed, mortgage, or other non-Court official record is recorded in your name, you will be...
Engage Estero Environment Council is a volunteer group focusing on improving water and air quality and mitigating and eliminating the effects of climate warming in greater Estero.
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Engage Estero Community Health Council comprises health* and safety-minded volunteers who think about community health comprehensively with a common desire to improve the overall health of the citizens of greater Estero.
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The facts Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more than 300,000 lives annually. Approximately 95 percent of SCA victims die before they reach a hospital or receive medical attention. How Can We Help Reduce This...
Engage Estero mobilizes volunteers in our schools, sponsors scholarships, and promotes the involvement of the community through announcements and public forums.
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Engage Estero believes the best way to get a community involved is to make sure they are aware of the issues impacting their future, and know how to impact those decisions before they are made. We conduct and publish original research and articles aimed at getting residents Engaged.
For May, 2017, the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) reported sixty-five (65) single family home sales in Estero, up 38% from May, 2016. After bouncing back from lower sales in April, May year-to-date sales increased 5% from 2016.
Sales figures for 2017 and for each month for the previous two years are shown below:
At the end of May, there were 446 listings of currently active unsold homes (i.e., “inventory”). This equates to about a 9-month supply, near the highs in quarter 1 of 2016 and 2017. Often, this figure peaks in the first half of the year.
Pending sales at May 31 totaled 114 homes – continuing to run ahead of last year’s figures. This suggests solid sales in the coming month.
The percent of distressed sales in May, as well as distressed sales in inventory at the end of May, remained near 1% to 2%, approximating the lowest levels since 2012.
Continued thanks to Joe Pavich, Sr. of Realty World in Estero for supplying us monthly sales and inventory figures.
Notes: 1) “Distressed sales” include short-sales and sales of bank owned property in which the bank receives less than their loan amount.
2) Figures include homes in Estero (excluding homes in the Estero portion of Pelican Landing, which are not separately shown in the MLS). Also not included are figures for multi-family homes.
