HOMES FOR SALE in SW Florida. This is your fast track to finding everything you want to know about real estate on Sanibel Island, Captiva Island and in Fort Myers. The menu on the left shows not only access to Multiple Listings (MLS) searches and information for investors, but also local demographics, CMA's, Commercial listings, 1031 Exhange information, area profile, weather, schools, golf courses and more. On the right side find selected listings. A click on an individual picture results in a detailed listing presentation.

Let me tell you about our life style on Sanibel and Captiva, Fort Myers Beach, South Fort Myers and Fort Myers. This is where I practice real estate as a Broker Associate at 1020 Periwinkle Way. I am bi-lingual German/English. You may use the translator on this page but please know that the German translation is far from perfect and I bet the other translations are not much better.

Visit us and join us in our year-round outdoor activities; like golfing on over 160 golf courses in Lee County, fishing and shelling and swimming and boating and taking in glorious sunshine on our pristine beaches. Or relax on your lanai or next to the swimming pool with a great book.

                                                            Or do absolutely nothing

Buyer's Market.

This is the time for a good deal to be made. Buyers buy best in a buyer's markets, sellers sell best in a seller's markets. Not everyone agrees that these are the lowest prices. But all indication is that we have either hit rock bottom or are very close to it. Real estate news is based on statistics which are not gathered in real-time and therefore real estate news is never current news. It seems current when we hear about it but it is actually "old news", a report on past activities. Our sales in Fort Myers have been climbing steadily since April. We are selling more properties in 2008 than we did in 2007 and in 2006.  On Sanibel the sales seem to be about the same for the past three years, but we are back to occasionally selling homes on Sanibel that listed for only one day. Not foreclosures, not short sales, but quality homes - priced right by savvy sellers.

Get familiar with our very local Buyer's Market  on Sanibel, Captiva, in Cape Coral and in Fort Myers. Each location has its very own buyer's market characteristics. Study us and don't miss out on excellent deals - right now.

Investments.....

The time when investors purchased pre-construction homes and sold them for a big profit even before they were built, has passed and may not come again for quite a while. This does not mean that we do not have a great inventory for investors who are again looking at long term conservative Investments. The new investor is one who visits here after reading up on our local buyer markets, knows pretty much what he is interested in and more often than not returns home with an executed contract in his pocket.

Proposed Property Tax Changes....

Under a plan approved by the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission, voters will have a chance in November to approve an across-the-board property tax cut averaging 25 percent. The measure also includes a provision giving businesses, second homes and other properties that do not qualify for a homestead exemption a 5% cap on annual tax increases. This is a proposal which may impact our sales tax rate.  

Comparative Market Analysis (CMA)....

If you plan to move here or invest here, take a look at our many CMA's (Comparative Market Analysis)on the menu to your left. These will give you a yearly overview of active, sold and just under contract homes and condos in selected areas. If you do not find a CMA for the area you are interested in, please use the form below to request a personal CMA. The more specific your request, the more informative the CMA will be. 

Please use the form below.... if you have any real estate questions, or call my cell phone at 239-851-4512. I always answer my phone, unless I am with a client. And if you leave a message I will get back to before you know it. I look forward to hearing from you.