NABOR Market Report | April 2020
Naples Area Real Estate Activity April 2020 compared with April 2019.
- Overall Inventory down 29%
- Overall Pending Sales down 54%
- Median Closed Price up .3%
- Overall Closed Sales down 29%
- Days on Market down 11%
When are Southwest Florida Beaches Re-opening?
Some Florida beaches are still closed but some are reopening with social distancing restrictions in place amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Collier County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to reopen the county’s beaches, including parking lots and restrooms starting at sunrise Thursday.
In Lee County, commissioners voted Tuesday to reopen county beaches and extend activities at public parks. Beaches will open from dawn to dusk beginning today. Parks will be open, but with some limits on activities during normal hours that can vary from park to park. No community park buildings will be open.
The Fort Myers Beach Town Council voted unanimously Friday to reopen beaches to the public starting Saturday and to adopt Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “Phase 1” reopening plan.
The beaches will reopen with “strict enforcement” of social distancing guidelines, and the council also voted to open up beach access parking lots.
The vote comes after the town council decided during a special Monday meeting to reopen beaches to just island residents for three hours per day with limitations. The prior vote went into effect Tuesday.
The beaches were a hot topic among public comments made during the Friday meeting, which were read aloud after they were sent via email.
Some of the comments urged the council to fully open the beaches to the public, arguing that the beaches only being open to residents during certain hours is “unconstitutional.” One, however, argued that reopening beaches would lead to excess crowding on the island.
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Bright and Beautiful Fruit Salad
Fruit salad is colorful, flexible, easy to prepare, tasty, and healthful. Gather your favorite fruits and begin. The fresh fruits available will depend on the season and where you live so adjust accordingly. The salad pictured is a combination of berries and cantaloupe melon.
- 1 cup fresh raspberries, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup fresh blackberries, rinsed and drained
- 1 cup fresh cantaloupe, cut into bite size chunks
Dressing on the side
- 1/2 tablespoon orange honey
- 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
Mix together and drizzle over fruit.
Other fruits to use: bananas and apples are generally available all year round wherever you live. Try some dried fruit, finely diced candied ginger, or canned pineapple to round out the available fresh fruit.
Quick and Easy Oven Roasted Herb Crusted Fish and Potatoes
Butterflied whole Branzino or trout are delicious prepared this way. Or use filets of your favorite white fish.
Preheat oven to 375.
Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes cut into 1″ chunks (or use fingerling, or new red or gold potatoes)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons herbes de Provence
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Toss these ingredients together and put on prepared sheet pan. Roast about 20 minutes, potatoes should be almost tender and lightly golden.
While the potatoes are in the oven…
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons herbes de Provence
Mix olive oil, mustard and herbs together and spread on fish.
After 20 minutes, remove pan of potatoes from the oven and turn the potatoes over moving them to the edges of the pan to make room for the fish. Place fish in the middle of the pan and return to the oven for 10 minutes or until fish is flaky and potatoes are tender.
Toss a salad, prepare your favorite side dish of green beans or broccoli and enjoy.
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