What a treat it was for me to pick up the News-Press this morning and read not one, but two upbeat and constructive articles about Southwest Florida. The News-Press story highlighting the benefits of owning a second home in Southwest Florida will certainly strike a chord with anyone up north suffering through the worst winter [...]
[more] →Florida Weekly has a light and entertaining article about our gateway to the world, Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). There is something uplifting about landing at RSW on a flight from up north. Shedding the jacket and long pants, opting for a pair of flip flops and digging through the luggage for the sunglasses. With [...]
[more] →Waterfront living in Southwest Florida goes together like rum and coke, Laurel and Hardy, Donny and Marie…… South Fort Myers is home to several waterfront communities offering direct gulf access boating. Many of these communities like Catalpa Cove, Intracoastal Harbour, McGregor Isles and Palm Acres offer residents the opportunity to live in a canal-front home [...]
[more] →Over the past couple of weeks, calls from the Canadian area codes of 289; 416; 418; 450; 514; 519; 613; 647; 705; 807; 819 and 905 have increased dramatically on our phone lines. In fact, more than 1/2 of the international inquires that we receive are from Canadians. With lows of -5°F predicted for this [...]
[more] →Market stats recently released by the Greater Fort Myers and the Beach MLS substantiate what we are seeing in the trenches. Sales in December 2008 were up a whopping 181 percent over December 2007. In December, 1,034 homes sold, up from 367 a year ago. Buyers are back in a big way and the market [...]
[more] →If you are from out of town and dream of retiring on the water, now just might be the time to take another look. The News-Press ran a story today about how much more affordable waterfront property has become in Fort Myers and Cape Coral. Prices have dropped across the entire Southwest Florida market, especially [...]
[more] →The New York Times published an informative column on the Lee County barrier island of Boca Grande. Boca Grande sits just north of Cayo Costa Island and offers unprecedented peace and tranquility. Boca Grande residents have the opportunity to rub elbows with the rich and famous as recent visitors have included George H. W. Bush [...]
[more] →The most expensive home to sell in Lee County Florida during December was a single-family waterfront estate located in the Harbour Preserve neighborhood of Cape Harbour. This home, located at 5502 Harbour Preserve Cir, Cape Coral is 7,662 SF and features 5BR and 10BA. The selling price was $2.2M / $287 SF. Congratulations to selling [...]
[more] →Humorous column about vacationing on Sanibel in the Sunday Times UK by Irish columnist Terry Prone. The second home market in Southwest Florida is busier right now than it has been the last two seasons. Throughout the real estate market downturn, the Sanibel real estate market has remained relatively stable. Sanibel will never be overbuilt [...]
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