Real Estate

Residents living next door to short term rental properties may find some relief to their troubles – eventually. The rental housing advisory committee completed a draft ordinance that will require short-term rental homes to be registered with the city of Marco Island. Full story »

The final meeting of the rental housing advisory committee Wednesday evening, wasn’t exactly final. The committee, which is attempting to draft an ordinance to require short-term rental houses to be registered and impose fines to owners as well as renters for nuisance violations, will meet again next week. Full story »

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Marco’s Short-term Rental Housing Advisory Committee meets Wednesday and is anticipated to be the final session before committee members send their recommended draft ordinance pertaining to the operational requirements for short term rental homes. The ordinance may further limit the number of people staying in a home and require registration of rental properties. Full story »

Marco Island's Short-term Rental Committee almost seemed to be at square one Thursday evening. The group did not altogether scrap plans to require registration for vacation rental properties, but the committee danced around that possibility. Five meetings into their mission -- and two after voting to compel rental owners to register with the city -- the group questioned whether it would be better off simply creating a nuisance ordinance that allows city Code Compliance officers to pursue and punish repeat offenders. Full story »

While the real estate market shows signs of growth for the first quarter of 2008, in comparison to 2007, there are several topics that have become commonplace of late. Full story »

Marco Island’s Short Term Rental Committee meets Thursday night, in its anticipated second-to-last session. Full story »

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There were no movie stars or limousines on hand, but the Marco Community Bank did have a Hollywood flare to it during the Keller Williams 2007 Awards Celebration Friday. The Marco branch of the real estate company picked an Academy Awards theme for their awards luncheon. Full story »

Seasonal residents heading back home has been a topic of discussion around Marco Island and Naples lately. We find that some of our seasonal residents are prolonging their departure home due to the long and cold winter in the Midwest. One news report stated that the Midwest experienced the coldest winter in seven years. Full story »

Two luxury Marco Island homes with widely differing appeal are looking for buyers. One is the turreted mansion seen to the left when riding over the Jolley Bridge into town, and the other a lavish beauty on Tigertail Court which the builders designed to radiate the feel and look of beachfront houses typically found in the Hamptons and New England. Full story »

There is no minimum stay in paradise. But there is a limit on the number of people allowed to share a house in paradise. At least, there will be if Marco Island City Council eventually adopts a set of rules being drafted by the city's Short-term Rental Housing Committee. Full story »

High season may be behind us, but Marco Island’s Short-term Rental Advisory Committee is looking toward the future. On Wednesday, committee members will consider the draft of an ordinance that would require short-term rental owners to register their properties. It could be the first step in city efforts to rein in problem rental properties through local requirements. Full story »

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Condominium liens and foreclosures in the area are on the increase, and the immediate outlook with all its ramifications remains gloomy. That’s the message from attorney Bob Murrell, who along with colleague Rob Samouce, addressed the monthly meeting of the Marco Association of Condominiums on this issue as well as house rules and damage issues under high deductibles. Full story »