Marco Island Real Estate News

You want bang for your buck in a luxury high-rise condo? Check out Aversana. Located only a couple of miles up Collier from Marco Island, Hammock Bay encompasses three luxury high-rise buildings (Aversana, Lesina and Serano) and a couple fantastic low-rise enclave (Borghese and Rialto). This particular unit has two bedrooms, two and a half baths, and over 2500 sq.ft. overlooking the Marco River and Marco Island in the distance. Aversana is comparable to luxury condos on the island that cost double. This pristine, well-decorated condo sold for $485,000 (public record) and had views of the resort-style pool, too.

To view all current Aversana listings, click here.

Hammock Bay is an exellent example of southwest Florida golf living but you don't have to

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A big WooHoo goes out to our special clients who just purchased their dream condo in Caxambas Tower on Marco Island. This 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath unit offers 1869 square feet under air and a total of 2359 including one of the most spacious and useable lanais on the island.

Caxambas Tower was built in 1979 but you wouldn't know it by looking at it. Like most condos on Marco Island, expert property management has maintained the building to perfection. Everything is absolutely top-notch. From the pool to the parking lot, this is prime real estate on Marco Island. In fact, when we suggested Caxambas Tower to our client, he told us he wasn't familiar with it. When he saw it, it was love at first sight.

The Tower - it sounds big, doesn't it. Well, it;s only

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We just sold a fantastic unit in Tower 3 of South Seas. If you're not familiar with South Seas, it is one of the only gated communities on Marco Island. Behind the gates are evrything you could ever want in a beach condo. Obviously, there's the beach, but it's where on the beach it is that makes it special. You're located at the north end, facing southwest. You not only get a view of the full lenth of Marco Beach, but you can relax on your lanai and soak in the sunset every evening. There's a lot to love about South Seas.

Besides the beach, there's boating, too.  That's, right.  South Seas is the only development to offer the beach and boat docks on one property. You can lease a dock year-round or just for your visit. When you're not on the beach or…

Congratulations to BuyMarco.com clients and their agent Sue Boyle for the purchase of an incredible penthouse in Tropicana. This 2004 built condo on the south end of Marco Island has 3035 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths and fantastic amenities. Listed at $779,000, it sold immediately for $772,000. 

Contact us if you're looking to buy or sell in Tropicana. Click here to see everything currently for sale.

951 S Collier Blvd., Marco Island, Florida

Tropicana is considered an "inland" condo on Marco Island. It's not directly on the water, it's across the street in a row of luxury condos. All of the homes in Tropicana enjoy southern exposure. Most have views of the Gulf and this particular penthouse has fantastic views of not only the Gulf of

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Buyer Beware!

If you're shopping for property on Marco Island, you want the best real estate information you can get, right? When you choose a website, you must be confident that you're seeing accurate listing data. It would be a catastrophe to buy a property, only to find out a better one was available but not shown.

This nightmare happens and I'll explain how. Like over 90% of buyers on Marco Island, you have started your search on the internet. You've probably combed through Zillow and Trulia. These sites have thier uses, but for serious shoppers they are nearly useless.  You realize this when you contact an agent for more information on a listing or two only to find out the home has been sold, or isn't available yet in the case of many

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Every home hunter has a good idea what kind of property they want – known simply as their dream home. The challenge is to find the closest match. Lovers of beach life and bright blue skies tend to find what they are looking for fairly easily among Marco Island property.

The reason is quite simply because Marco Island condos and single family homes are located either on the beachfront or within a few minutes’ stroll from it. Of course, the popularity of the island means that demand for these properties is high. But if you have the budget to suit, some of the most desirable luxury Marco Island homes and condos, with spectacular views of the Gulf of Mexico, are within reach too. Here is a taste of what you can expect.

Beachfront Properties

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The Real Estate Rainbow

Home is not exactly the same thing for everyone. Everyone has their preferences, expectations and dream. The trick is to find a home that matches these aspects as closely as possible. The good news is that, when it comes to Marco Island real estate, the array of choice is so wide that your perfect home is certain to be somewhere on this tropical island paradise.

From cozy 1-bedroom Marco Island condos either in towering complexes offering superb views of the Gulf of Mexico, to multi-million dollar penthouse condos that provide every luxury that you could expect. The selection of Marco Island luxury homes is just as vast, and many offer private access to the beach.

Real estate here can be categorized as beachfront,

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One of the great real estate myths on Marco Island is that you can only sell property during our tourist season which is January through March.  Sure, the population of our little island triples in those months and sales are strong but the data tells a different story.  Selling off-season is a great strategy.

The numbers may surprise you.  First, let's compare the number of homes sold in the first half of 2012 with the number in the second half.  Bear in mind that the first half includes not only our busiest months of January, February and March but also April, May and June which are the months in which closings of sales made during those busy months often fall.  On the contrary, the second half of the year includes the holiday months of November

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Trulia and Zillow are awesome if you are interested in getting some general real estate information. If you want to see what prices have been doing over the last five or ten years on Marco Island, these big websites can give you a pretty good idea of what transpired. If you want to reach some random agent that probably knows nothing about the market, these sites will deliver that too.  But, if you want the good stuff - the real timely information you need in order to make a good decision, you might want to bypass these Goliaths.

Big real estate websites are ubiquitous these days. If you search for anything real estate related on Google or Yahoo or Bing, you're going to find that Zillow and Trulia are ranked high in the results. The sites are easy to

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Our real estate market on Marco Island is unique in many ways.  The value of our property is well above average.  The age of our typical customer is a little higher than average.  Heck, our market really doesn't relate much at all to the average American real estate market but I'm going to share this with you anyway.  Sometimes it's valuable to see the big picture so you can find a perspective on the Marco Island real estate market.

The graphic above was intended for real estate agents but there are some interesting stats within it that you might find interesting.  The most interesting for me is the percentage of people that use a real estate agent.  It's 89%, up from 69% in 2001.  So, in the age of the internet, Realtors are becoming more necessary,

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