CHARLOTTE COUNTY: The Southwest Florida real estate market is littered with its fair share of problems.
There is now one more thing that’s making a sale more difficult: Chinese dry wall.
“We don't need anymore obstacles in this market,” said Lisa Levendofsky, realtor at Coldwell Banker in Punta Gorda.
Used widely in the area during the 2004-2005 construction boom, Chinese dry wall can emit sulfide gases which corrodes copper and smells like rotten eggs.
In some cases, when it comes down to signing a contract to sell a new home, real estate agents say Chinese drywall can make or break a deal.
“We show them there could be Chinese dry wall. Buyer beware,” Levendofsky said. “Now we have a disclosure we sign with every contract,” she said.
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