Best wishes for a safe happy July 4th holiday weekend wherever you are. Here on Sanibel, locals and visitors are looking forward to several special events on Monday.
As usual, SanibelSusan will be in the office which is a great vantage point for parade watching. See schedule below:
Sanibel July 4th Fun
- 7 to 9:15 a.m. – Pancake breakfast at Sanibel Community Church, SanibelChurch.com
- 9 a.m. to noon – Periwinkle Way closed from Donax St to Tarpon Bay Rd.
- 9:30 a.m. – 30th Annual Independence Day Parade down Periwinkle Way (Tarpon Bay Rd to Casa Ybel Rd).
- 11 a.m. to noon – Ice cream at St Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
- 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – July 4th Celebration at Jerry’s Foods parking lot.
- Noon – 42nd Annual Road Rally begins at The Timbers parking lot.
- 3 to 6 p.m. – Marty Stokes Band performing at American Legion Post #123
- 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. – Dunes Golf & Tennis Club July 4th Celebration (reservations needed, 239-472-3355)
- Dusk – Fireworks launched from end of Bailey Rd over bay. Bailey Rd will be closed all day.
Sanibel & Captiva Real Estate News
In the world of island real estate, it was another quiet week. Just four sales – total for both islands since last Friday. The SanibelSusan Team is thankful that one of those sales was our buyer.
There was no Realtor® Caravan this week, but the activity posted in the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Multiple Listing Service follows a couple of news items below. Sanibel inventory is inching up slowly.
Our ad from today’s “Island Sun” is below.
Homebuyer Demographics Are Changing
The July 2022 issue of “Florida Realtor®” magazine arrived this week. Under “finances”, it mentions that “Gen Z and Millennials will play a big role in the housing market this year. Some 26% are likely to purchase a new home this year, compared to 12% of Gen X and 8% of Baby Boomers, and 23% would purchase a home without seeing it in person first (compared to 16% of Gen X and 5% of Baby Boomers.”
If you need a reminder of the ages of those generations, today Baby Boomers are 56 to 77; Gen X-ers are 40 to 55; Millennials are 24 to 39; while Gen Z-ers are 10 to 23. Does this mean that more than a quarter of those 39 and younger are expected to buy this year, many without ever visiting the property? Wow!
CROW Clinic Summer Schedule
The CROW (Clinic for Rehabilitation of Wildlife) Connection (www.CROWClinic.org) just posted their new summer schedule. They will have two daily presentations at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. (except Saturdays) and one Wildlife Walk Guided Hospital Tour each day after the 11 a.m. presentation.
CROW Visitor Education Center will be closed Monday, July 4 as staff will be participating in the Sanibel’s “Red, Wild, & Blue” Parade.
Sanibel & Captiva Islands Multiple Listing Service Activity June 24‑July 1, 2022
Sanibel
CONDOS
3 new listings: Seashells #9 2/2 $650K, Sandalfoot #2A2 2/2 $850K, Sandollar #A302 3/2 $1.9M.
No price changes.
2 new sales: Captains Walk #A5 2/1 listed at $549K (our sale), Sundial H406 2/2 listed at $1.329M.
3 closed sales: Sanibel Arms #G8 2/2 $1.295M, Tarpon Beach #105 2/2 $1.3M, White Pelican #124 2/2 $1.699M.
HOMES
6 new listings: 1283 Par View Dr 2/2 $1.249M, 749 Cardium St 3/2 $1.279M, 4677 Rue Bayou 3/3 $1.495M, 1224 Kittiwake Cir 3/2 $1.625M, 1260 Par View Dr 3/3 $1.799M, 896 Angel Wing Dr 3/2.5 $1.995M.
3 price changes: 760 Cardium 3/2 now $1.172M, 4052 Coquina Dr 3/2 now $1.199M, 1318 Seaspray Ln 5/3.5 now $4.295M.
2 new sales: 1012/14 E Gulf Dr 4/2 listed at $995K, 947 Lindgren Blvd 3/2 listed at $1.456M.
2 closed sales: 600 Boulder Dr 3/2 $970K, 4612 Rue Belle Mer 3/2 $1.495M.
LOTS
1 closed sale: 451 Sawgrass Pl $949K.
Captiva
CONDOS
No new listings, price changes, or new sales.
2 closed sales: Bayside Villas #5110 1/2 $673.5K, Gulf Beach Villas #2001 2/2 $1.15M.
HOMES
No new listings.
1 price change: 1106 Tallow Tree Ct 3/3 now $3.75M.
No new or closed sales.
LOTS
Nothing to report.
This representation is based in part on data supplied by the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors® Multiple Listing Service. Neither the association nor its MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the association or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. The information provided represents the general real estate activity in the community and does not imply that SanibelSusan Realty Associates is participating or participated in these transactions.
Enjoy your holiday!
Happy birthday, America!
Susan Andrews,aka SanibelSusan
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