She reports that local prices, as measured by the Burns Home Value Index™, are rising 0.5% per month, inventory is down from a 6.4 months’ supply a year ago from 6.4 months a year ago and deplanements in the Southwest Florida International Airport are u 3 percent over last year, the largest increase since 2007.

“We see a strong correlation between airport traffic and home prices in Naples, as many visitors to Naples eventually buy a house for retirement or a second home,” she says.