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Sanibel Island, Captiva Island and Ft Myers Homes For Sale!
Wouldn't you rather live here?
Please use this website as your fast track to learning everything you wish to know about life and real estate on Sanibel and Captiva Islands, North Captiva Island, Fort Myers Beach and in Fort Myers. Here you find access to local demographics, 1031 Exchange information, 2010 Tax Credits, area profiles, weather, schools, golf courses, short sales, best buys and more. Please let me help you to make an educated decision to relocate here or to purchase a second home here. You also find many Aerial views of Sanibel and Captiva Islands to further entice you.
Welcome to my website. I am a bilingual German / English broker on Sanibel Island. I specialize in the above areas. I am also very familiar with Cape Coral and sell homes in Cape Coral.
Sanibel Lighthouse
Sanibel and Captiva are highly sought after resort barrier islands off the lower Gulf Coast of Florida, 125 miles south of Tampa. These world-renowned islands stretch for a total of 20 miles of white sandy beach along the green waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Wherever you choose to live here, you will be surrounded by beauty and an unparalleled quality of life. You can live in a condo, a villa, a high rise tower, a townhouse, an estate or a regular single family home. You can live on the river, on the beach, on a golf course, on a boat, neighborhood street or in a gated community.
Please find community descriptions to your left.
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. Relax on your lanai or next to the swimming pool with a great book.
Or do ABSOLUTELY nothing.
To your right I am showing you a few selected listings. A click there will give you a short listing presentation.
Buyer's Market....
We have sold an incredible number of homes in Cape Coral and in Fort Myers during these past few years. Most were foreclosures and short sales at extremely low prices. Sanibel and Captiva prices came down by as much as 20-30% but the biggest impact here is that we sold fewer homes than usual and our inventory is large. For more information please click here.
You could be sitting here!
The first quarter of 2010 showed a marked increase in the number of closings and the number of pendings/contingents (under contract) when compared to the first quarter in 2009. Closings 192 vs. 91. Under contract 294/226. The average sales price during this quarter was $571,000 vs. $751,000 in 2009, a further reduction of 24%! Owners are ready to negotiate! This may well be your best year to take advantage of price adjustments on our islands. When you look at our yearly sales data below you will see how hopeful we are that the market is really recovering.
Sanibel and Captiva Average Prices and number Sold per year
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2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Single Family |
$1,034,941
[305] |
$1,152,708
[297] |
$1,213,784
[166] |
$1,287,461
[162] |
$1,155,583
[161] |
$936,804
[160] |
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| Condominiums |
$681,970
[248] |
$775,587
[277] |
$930,420
[164] |
$797,601
[99] |
$761,137
[116] |
$697,601
[109] |
For more statistics and other information about our buyer's market - please click here.
Take a look at Beach Front condos sold in 2001 compared to condos sold in the same communities from 2008 to Jul 2010.
 
Investments.....
The time when investors purchased pre-construction homes and sold them for a big profit before construction was completed has passed and may not come again for a while. This does not mean that we do not have a great inventory for investors who are again looking at long term Investments.
 
Gulf Front Spectacluar
Let my experience and knowledge work for you! As a specialist in our area I would like to assist you with your next real estate transaction.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you!
Sabina Carsten 239-851-4512
Information displayed on all pages of this website is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and subject to change.
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