Naples Real Estate

Naples is a great place to live, but had a reputation of being expensive. Not any longer according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency. According to their figures, which track 292 metropolitan areas in the U.S., Naples ranks second in the country in the bargain home market. This is great news for people who want to take advantage of the sun and beach, and start living the Naples lifestyle, on either a permanent or part-time basis. This news should also attract investors knowing the underlying value of Naples real estate.

Traffic alert. In order to make the Cocohatchee River bridge on Vanderbilt Drive in Naples more user-friendly for pedestrians and bicyclists, the bridge is being torn down and replaced. This will mean that the traffic will be detoured around this area and will no longer be able to get directly from areas such as Naples Park and Vanderbilt Beach, to Wiggins Pass Road, Bonita Beach Road, and Barefoot Beach. Construction of the new 53-foot-wide bridge, which will feature wide sidewalks on boths sides, should be completed by the end of the year.

Southwest Florida and Naples have always been known for golf and their golf courses, and in 2009 recognition has come again. Travel and Leisure Golf Magazine has named six golf communities in the area to their Top 100 Golf Communities in the country. Receiving this honor this year are Grey Oaks ( 3 courses ), Mediterra ( 2 courses ), Tuscany Reserve ( 1 course ), Twin Eagles ( 2 courses ), Bay Colony ( 1 course ), and Bonita Bay Club ( 5 courses ).