What is the REAL value of land in SW Florida today?
Regardless of what the property appraiser tells you, your land today is only worth what Buyers will pay for it. Right now, the most valuable land in our area is land with development infrastructure in place, followed by land that is fully permitted. Investors are buying and holding with the viewpoint that the real estate market will rebound within the next two to five years. What is selling at what price? 8/22/08 – South Fort Myers, FL – Finished / Improved lots Summerlin corridor / entryway to beaches • Residential Development, Inc. sold 92 fully developed 50′ single-family lots to Champagne of Naples, LLC for $2.7 million or $29,348 per lot. Two or three years ago, only undeveloped lots could be purchased at that price. 8/1/08 – Lehigh Acres, FL – Finished / Improved lots • DR Horton Homes sold 130 fully developed single-family and 84 fully developed twin-villa lots for $3,850,500 to Brookwood Groves, LLC. This is an average of under $16,000 per developed lot. Just 24 months ago, ful