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Southwest Florida real estate market enjoys good times ... for now

Region continues to post gains, but ominous signs point to a correction on the horizon

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • | 6:00 a.m. November 9, 2018
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COURTESY DATA — Total building permits in Southwest Florida's three counties are expected to top 16,500 this year — the best performance since 2006.
COURTESY DATA — Total building permits in Southwest Florida's three counties are expected to top 16,500 this year — the best performance since 2006.
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Land Solutions Inc. CEO Randy Thibaut kicked off the Fort Myers-based commercial real estate brokerage firm’s Market Trends presentation last week by showing an image of a wild animal towering over a conference table on a giant screen behind him.

“I know you all want to just hear good news,” Thibaut told a crowd of roughly 500 who gathered in Estero for the annual state of the Southwest Florida real estate market confab.

 

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