Linda Flack & Associates

Optimism Is What I Do. I’ve been accused of always being positive and sometimes over the top.  I try to stay optimistic and believe the best in people and circumstances. That attitude will win the day.  It makes me feel good.  I think that kind of attitude creates a synergy of positive direction. My crystal ball seems to ...

 Short sales and mercury have very similar qualities.  The agents and the public are being inundated with short sale information.  This crazy market is like liquid mercury.  Ever break one of those glass thermometers?  I did as a kid. I held it in the steam of the old vaporizer and POW it broke; just like our real estate ...

Here we go with the local politics again.  This could be dangerous ground I’m going to but I will anyway.  Ken Wilkinson has been our Tax Assessor for many years.  He is partly responsible for the save our homes bill.  He is partly responsible for the portability.  My question is when is he going to be responsible ...

The Rich Get Richer It was just a matter of time for some of the high end homes to hit the foreclosure market in Cape Coral and Fort Myers. The recent homes to hit the skids are million to multi-million dollar homes.  They make fantastic buys for those that were financially secure during the recent real estate boom.  Many of these ...

These are the numbers for Fort Myers  and the beach from our MLSFort Myers Single family homes112 sold in June107 in July171 pending79 active contingent short sale1900 still on the market Condo’s92 sold in June78 sold in July85 pending43 active contingent short sale2233 still on the market (ouch)  Ft Myers ...

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Miami Board International Convention.  I was delighted with the enthusiasm and attitude of the Board members and Realtors that I met. They were the ultimate professionals with an eye to the future. I connected with international agents for Russia, England, France Brazil, Costa Rica. They are ...