Stock Development posts strong 2008 sales

COURTESY PHOTO Stock Development's townhomes at Olé in Lely Resort and Paseo in South Fort Myers have posted strong sales numbers in 2008. Stock Development has released a very strong sales report for its three communities during the first two months of 2008.

According to Claudine Legér-Wetzel, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, the company signed 137 new home contracts.

"In the first two months of the year we have already matched sales goals set for the entire first quarter," said Legér-Wetzel. "An unbelievable 108 contracts were signed at Lely Resort, with particularly strong sales numbers in our Olé neighborhood. Twenty-five new homes were sold at Paseo and there were four sales at Vivanté in Punta Gorda. The Parade of Homes held at Lely Resort and Paseo brought thousands of people through our furnished models and community amenities and gave us a chance to showcase a lot of exciting new home designs and amenities."

Stock Construction, the building division of Stock Development, also showed 70 closings in January and February.

"The Stock Family of Companies has continued to market aggressively," said Legér- Wetzel. "We were convinced that there are a lot of serious homebuyers in the area who recognize that this is the time to buy and have been proven correct."

Legér-Wetzel said that Stock is uniquely positioned to take advantage of a slower market.

"We have the excitement from an unprecedented 50-plus beautifully furnished model homes on display, as well as the impending Grand Openings of the spectacular Village Center amenities at Paseo and Olé. The previews we have conducted the past two weeks at Paseo's Village Center has had a lot of jaws dropping as people see that the lifestyle offered is like nothing else available in Fort Myers."