BEACHVIEW  ESTATES

Wonderful 3 bedroom and 2 bath ground level home situated in Beachview Country Club Estates. Just a short walk or bike to the beautiful beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. Home offers a great floorplan with sunken living room, spacious bedrooms, tile/carpet flooring, family room, eat-in kitchen and expansive views of the golf course. Most rooms open to the screen enclosed pool and spa with large outdoor entertainment area. Community offers golf, tennis, pro shop and a fantastic restaurant. Great 2nd home on one of the BEST shelling islands in the world. Own your piece of paradise on Sanibel Island.

Asking $650,000

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Southwest Florida has a hidden gem called Captiva Island. Where fishing is bountiful, the white sugar sand beaches captivate and your busy hectic life is just a glimmer in your memory. Captiva offers a prestigous stretch of parcels where the land is kissed by the Gulf of Mexico sunsets and backs up to Pine Island Sound where you have your own private membership to some of the best fishing in the world right at your backdoor.  

Spectacular Gulf to Bay Estate on Captiva Island with gorgeous water views from every room.  The main house features 4 BR/4.5 BA, Travertine marble floors, hardwood oak floors, custom gourmet kitchen with top of the line appliances and granite counters, formal dining with coffered ceiling, great room with surround sound, study/library with gas fireplace, private elevator, hurricane windows, security system, heated pool with spa, deep water dock, and boat lift. The charming, income producing, “Cape Cod” guest house has been completely remodeled and offers 3 BR/3 BA with surrounding decks and dazzling Gulf of Mexico sunsets. Offered price: $7,995,000

Florida's Gulf coast treasure. Live in an "Island Paradise" with the convenience of not having to leave the United States. It's a buyers market and a great time to add a luxury property to your portfolio. This direct Gulf-Front, corner unit was luxuriously decorated by Collins & Dupont, offers a gourmet kitchen with granite and stone features, top of the line appliances, Marble floors throughout, surround sound entertainment system and everything you need for your tropical get-a-way. Enjoy warm Gulf breezes and spectacular sunsets. Sold 4/21/2010 for $1,680,000.

Starting today we will be doing a series of blogs on different areas in Florida.

The sun is shining down on buyers in the Sunshine State. It doesn’t matter who you ask or in what part of the state they’re in, every realtor says the same thing—the time is now.

The time is now for buyers interested in Florida’s luxury real estate market. Like the rest of the country, Florida’s market recovery is underway, but Florida has a few tricks up its sleeve to speed up the process. For starters, Florida will continue to be, as it has for the past 70 years, one of the fastest-growing states in the country. Florida’s beautiful beaches, amazing weather, outdoor and recreational amenities, as well as economic opportunities and friendly business environment, with no state income tax, are enough to lure anyone south.

So with a continuous flow of people still migrating to Florida, all signs indicate toward a shorter market-recovery time and long-term economic development. The home sales’ volumes are steadily rising as will the prices soon after; thus, while the inventory is aplenty, pick a destination and take action—because in Florida you’re not just buying real estate, you’re buying a lifestyle.

Traveling a great distance in search of the laidback atmosphere found on a tropical island is no longer necessary. The Islands of Sanibel and Captiva offer the same low-key environment but are only a Causeway away from Fort Myers. “Sanibel is about 65 percent conservation land,” says Jim Hall, Managing Partner of VIP Realty Group, Inc. “With the weather and boating, there is as sense of being on a tropical island yet being close to the mainland.”

The Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is home to 238 species of birds, more than 50 types of reptiles, and 32 different kinds of mammals. Designated scenic drives, bike and walking paths, canoe trails and bird watching locations can be found all throughout the Refuge. Additionally there are beautiful beaches, great restaurants, and friendly shops as well as a theater and a $10-million recreational facility—but not a stop light in sight.

This down-to-earth haven only has 3,500 fulltime residents and 7,000 seasonal residents. Hall, who has been a Realtor® on the islands for 20 years, says with the improving market, many of the buyers and sellers already own in Sanibel and Captiva and are merely upgrading while the time is right. “The market bottomed out and interest rates are at a historical low,” Hall says. “There is lots of inventory, and it’s a great time to buy.”

A home on the largest lot on the bay is currently one of properties on the market. “The point-lot property on Bird Lane is likely the finest on the bay in Sanibel Island,” Hall says.