FORT MYERS, Fla. Drop the checkered flag because yesterday marked the end of “season.” You may already notice fewer cars on the road, and this also means there will be fewer home shoppers visiting open houses and model homes. So how did our real estate season end up?WINK’s real estate expert Denny Grimes, from Denny Grimes & Company at Keller Williams Realty, joined us in the studio to break that down.
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