Based on the preliminary sales results for single-family homes in Cape Coral during the month of April, we seem to finally be settling into our new market equilibrium after adjusting to last year's sharp interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve and the devastating impact from Hurricane ...

Mr. Feichthaler: I listed my home for sale asking $400,000, and I received a full-price offer. The buyer wants to allocate $200,000 to the home purchase, and $200,000 to “personal property.” Although I take care of my personal items, the value of my 10-year-old furniture is, well, worth ...

Last November, I wrote about the devastating loss of trees in my home garden due to Hurricane Ian. The loss of my productive Carrie mango tree was particularly saddening. However, given the many overwhelming losses in our community, trees and other landscape damage was initially the least of ...

Love big Southern magnolias but don’t have the space? A lot of us in Cape Coral have only quarter-acre lots so the dwarf magnolia “Little Gem” is everything we are looking for but smaller! This “Little Gem” tree offers big looks and gorgeous style with beautiful pure white perfumed ...

The Cape Coral condominium market continued to make impressive progress in the month of March and during the first quarter of this year compared to the last three months of 2022 in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ian. However, the number of first quarter closed sales are down sharply ...

Mr. Feichthaler: I hold two properties in Cape Coral in a limited liability company. I have received emails from something called “Reminder Department” that says I should file the annual report through them to avoid fines and penalties. Is this something I need to do? —Kelly B. Dear ...

One year ago in this column we were providing the numbers for what was a record-setting first quarter in sales for the then red-hot Cape Coral single-family home market, while noting that we were seeing early indications that our market was softening. Last April we started to see the attitude ...

Mr. Feichthaler, I, like millions of others, filed my income tax return this week prior to the deadline. With the damage caused by the hurricane, the income tax bill was a tough pill to swallow. One of your clients is my neighbor, and he said you told him that there is a way to claim a ...

Mr. Feichthaler, I recently bought a home with my future daughter-in-law jointly. I am on title because I provided the majority of the money to buy the house. I want to make sure that, if I die, that my half goes to my son, whether they get married in the future or not. My daughter-in-law ...

This week we are taking our first deeper look at the Cape Coral luxury home market since we were hit by Hurricane Ian, with a somber tip of the hat to Robin Leach in our local version of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.” We will be featuring a look back at the Cape’s high-end ...