The calls and emails regarding Pelican Bay homes and Pelican Bay condos continue at a steady rate most of which are still beginning with "I want a deal".  I've had the following conversations with countless people lately and it continues to be a hard conversation with buyer's not quite believing what I have to say based on all of their news they've gathered from various news sources across the county.  This post was written for not one buyer in mind but four to help me get some valid points conveyed. 

If you too are looking for a Pelican Bay deal.  DO NOT DELAY!

Here are some more examples of Pelican Bay's best deals now pending contract or recently sold:

Avalon at Pelican Bay:
What I considered to be the best deal in Pelican Bay just went under contract with a list price of $350,000.  It was reduced from $375,000 On February 1, 2008.  Pended contract on February 6, 2008.
Next one available is $399,000 - Nearly $50,000 for a smaller unit which backs up to a busy road. The pending unit backed up to a park and was a second floor (bigger) unit.

Barrington Club at Pelican Bay:
A unit sold on December 21, 2007 for $400,000.  Next one available is listed for $492,000.  That is a $92,000 difference. 

Brighton at Bay Colony:
A unit on the 19th floor listed for $2,695,000 went pending on January 22, 2008.  It was only on the market 4 days.  YES...It was a screaming deal!  Another unit on the 10th floor sold on January 15, 2008 for $2,600,000 it too was a screaming deal.  The next one available is on the market for $3,295,000 it is on the 7th floor.  That folks is a 695,000 dollar difference.

Need more proof? 

Cap Ferrat at Pelican Bay:
A 4th floor unit listed at $1,395,000 went under contract on January 1, 2008 (yes...while some people were nursing a hang-over somebody else was hunting deals).  The next Cap Ferrat unit available is on the market for $1,795,000...yes this one is a bigger unit...yes it is on a lower (less desirable) floor and yes...if that New Year's buyer bought it for full price, that is a $400,000 difference!

Carlysle at Bay Colony:
A 3rd floor unit listed at $2,295,000 went under contract on January 2, 2008 (maybe because they were nursing a hang over the day before).  They still won because the only other unit available in Carlysle at this time is listed for $4,200,000.  Yes it is on the 20th floor and is a bigger unit and yes it is listed at nearly 2,000,000 more than the one under contract right now!

Marbella at Pelican Bay:
Unit 502 closed last December for $795,000.  Unit 802 closed for $820,000 last October. Next one available...#204 for $1,245,000 a $425,000 for a less desirable floor...bigger yes...not as great of a view.

Serendipity at Pelican Bay:
One sold January 2nd for $320,000...there's another one (a little smaller) currently available for $450,000...$130,000 more!

Still not convinced?

Oak Lake Sanctuary:
Sorry...nothing available.  Last unit available sold January 8th...(must've been some party)

Renaissance at Pelican Bay:
Sorry...nothing available.  Last unit available went under contract on January 23rd...

Hopefully there's enough examples here for you to get my point. 

Let's just assume from now on going forward:

• Unless you're reading or watching something specifically about Pelican Bay or Bay Colony that perhaps those other real estate related stories don't really count. 
• The most reputable resource regarding Pelican Bay or Bay Colony isn't CNN or MSNBC or FOX or even the Naples newspaper.
• The most reputable resource might be the real estate agents who are working that market everyday and who are talking to the Pelican Bay and Bay Colony seller's, buyers and the prospective clients who call and email requesting more information and talk about and in fact are writing offers and closing contracts for those properties.
• I don't lie about what I see, hear or report.  Neither is the agent who has had 8 showings on her 2 day old Bay Colony listing or the MLS statistics. 
• I'm too busy to entertain you with inaccurate information.
• I'm too busy to forward you outdated information.

By the way...some of my most intelligent buyers are getting it. 

I expect to write two more great offers tomorrow.