Real estate agents see marked improvement
Across Southwest Florida, real estate agents are reporting sales, showing activity and buyer interest that suggests the region could be emerging from its real estate doldrums.
In January, Michael Saunders & Co.’s call center received 3,375 serious inquiries, “which matches almost exactly the call activity at the height of the boom,” said spokesman Tom Heatherman.
In January 2006, the center received only 2,310 calls.
Saunders closed on 134 units in October, but last month, it closed on 178.