Hello Pine Island followers, I can't believe it has been 3 weeks since I had a c hance to blog. . .I've had many real estate clients, both my sister and brother have visited, I have been working on my annual Pine Island calendar. I had a chance to go out to the outer islands of Upper Captiva and Useppa, which are both beautiful, but I still love and prefer Pine Island. Still I sell on All southwest Florida Islands (hence my company name, All Island Realty, Inc.) and thought my readers might ... Read Full Story

I haven't posted to my blog for a while because I've been so busy with real estate. So with this post, I'll update the year to date statistics for real estate sales on Pine Island from January 1, 2009 thru September 30, 2009:54 Waterfront Homes sold, median price $310,000.49 Non-waterfront Homes sold, median price $143,000.5 Waterfront condos sold, median price $180,500.1 Non-waterfront condo for $85,000.4 Duplexes sold, median price sold $127,500.40 Manufactured homes sold, median price $11... Read Full Story

A rare Saturday without work scheduled, we took some time to give the horses a good bath this morning. They really seemed to like it and then went out for a good roll in the hay. Finally the temperatures are below 90 degrees and I hope to go horse back riding tomorrow morning early. October and November are great months on Pine Island. To find out more about Pine Island real estate, including agricultural land and/or horses properties, contact me, Erika Foye, Real Estate Broker for All Islan... Read Full Story

If you've ever wanted to live like Robinson Crusoe and Swiss Family Robinson, consider living on Cayo Costa Island. Cayo Costa is a mostly uninhabited island off the coast of Lee County, Florida. Nearly all the land is state park and there are miles and miles of beautiful white sand beaches. I own a lot on this island which I am offering for sale for $44,900. You would need to put in your own infrastructure (power, well and septic) The location is what makes this lot special. For more inform... Read Full Story

Temperatures are falling a little bit on Pine Island, now that it is nearly fall. I've been enjoying riding my bike on the 17 miles of island bike paths. Yesterday I rode up to the tip of Bokeelia and found this cool, apparently home-made, yellow boat docked in the Back Bay section of Bokeelia. Real estate prices are now extremely reasonable. With winter approaching up north, it could be the time to find your perfect southern get away on beautiful, affordable, natural Pine Island. For more i... Read Full Story

August and September is our slowest season on Pine Island. Fourteen residential properties sold in August, median price $151,827. Five parcels of vacant land (some as large as 19 acres) sold in August, median price $155,000. One commercial property sold for $215,000.I'm looking ahead to a steady increase in real estate sales this fall and winter on Pine Island. To receive my paper newsletter, Pine Island Times, email me, Erika Foye, at erikafoye@embarqmail.com Read Full Story

We've had lots of long rainstorms on Pine Island this week. A lightning strike took out power in Bokeelia for about six hours the other night. Luckily we have a generator so we could keep the lights and fans going. The humid weather has caused gardenias to keep blooming through August. Here's some photo's of my week on Pine Island. Read Full Story

My daughter Greta bought her first home, a 2 bedroom, 1 bath condominium on Pine Island Island, thanks in part to the new first time home buyer tax credit. This is a federal tax credit, up to 10% of the purchase price of a first home (up to $8,000), that eligible home buyers may qualify for. The property must be closed on by November 30, 2009. Also, Greta was able to take advantage of a home buyer down payment assistance program administered by the Florida Housing Finance Agency. For informa... Read Full Story

July is usually pretty quiet on Pine Island but this past month there were 24 real estate sales. Here is the breakdown:6 Waterfront Homes, median sale price $340,625.7 Off Water Homes, median sale price $149,000.4 Manufactured Homes, median sale price $97,500.2 Waterfront Lots sold, one for $117,900 and one for $398,000.3 Off Water Lots sold, median price $17,000.1 Multi-family Home sold for $140,000. Read Full Story

Considering summer is our "off season" here on Pine Island, it is good to see we are still averaging at least one closed sale per weekday. Sales that closed this week are a good cross section of the overall real estate market here on Pine Island and gives you an idea of the various types of property that are selling here:1 Manufactured Home on the water sold for $95,000.1 Four bedroom, two bath home near the public park and pool sold for $149,000.1 Large Country Home on 1.5 acres sold for $2... Read Full Story