Sorry for the delay, just as I had this ready to go out at 2 p.m., Xfinity went out on the island. Got it back at 5 p.m.

We are wrapping another week of wonderful weather on sunny Sanibel. Temperatures dropped a tad yesterday after a little shower at sunset Wed night. It doesn’t get any better than the low to mid-70-degrees F in February. Appreciated by not just locals, but also the many island workers and visitors, more of the same is expected for the next week – and “yes”, we sometimes feel guilty when we hear from friends and family up north amid snow and freezing temps.

There are plenty of vacancies for those wanting to also enjoy this weather, with more and more opening all the time.

Events & News

13^th Annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament – is coming up on May 9.

SCCF Christmas Bird Count – posted this week by the Conservation Foundation: “Christmas Bird Count results are in. 12,401 birds from 100 different species were recorded on Sanibel and Captiva as part of our local contribution to the National Audubon Society’s 125^th Christmas Bird Count! In addition to being our highest count  total since 2020, this year had some highly unexpected sightings, including a burrowing owl on Captiva and a snow goose on Sanibel! Our three most frequently observed species were snowy egret, white ibis, and fish crow. Thanks to our 100+ volunteers and partners at the Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society and J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge who contributed to this important community science effort. Our data will be combined with other Christmas Bird Counts throughout the western hemisphere, furthering scientists’ understanding of the long-term health and status of bird populations.”

Taste of The Islands – CROW’s annual fundraiser is just days away – on March 1 on the grounds of Sanibel City Hall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More info at TasteOfTheIslands.org. Tickets available on Eventbrite. Visit any of the participating restaurants beginning today (Feb 21 through Feb 28) to try their “featured item” and get a chance to vote early for your favorite restaurant. They include:

·        Boops by the Bubble Room Restaurant

·        Brgr Kitchen & Bar (at Sanibel Island Beach Resort)

·        Cielo

·        The Green Flash

·        Keyline Bistro

·        Lazy Flamingo

·        Lighthouse Café of Sanibel

·        Mud Bugs Cajun Kitchen

·        Rosalita’s Cantina Sanibel

·        Sanibel Deli

·        The Shack of Sanibel

·        Shima Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar (at Sundial Beach Resort & Spa)

·        Sunshine Seafood Café & Wine Bar

·        Timbers Restaurant Home of the Sanibel Grill

Sanibel & Captiva Islands Real Estate

Yesterday, at the islands Association of Realtors monthly Membership Meeting, guest speakers were Sanibel Fire Chief Kevin Barbot and Sanibel Police Chief Bill Dalton. Following the meeting, a Caravan of newly listed properties were open for viewing – 14 Sanibel homes and one Sanibel condo.

For years these caravan meetings were Thursday mornings at 8:30 a.m., changing from bi-weekly to weekly, usually in November, when the number of new listings increased. A maximum of 15 properties were allowed on Caravan and the locations alternated between East End and West End because of the additional travel time needed “in season”. That all changed following the hurricanes with meeting times changed to 11 a.m. due to heavy contractor traffic.

Our MLS Committee recently reviewed a member survey. As a result, Caravan meetings will be changing again to weekly and alternating between east and west (the dividing line is Rabbit Rd), but with the maximum number of properties being reduced from 15 to 10. Those changes are not only because of the many new listings, but to compensate for the traffic and encourage more attendance.

An East End Caravan is scheduled for next Thursday at 11 a.m. with Open House Caravan of new listings beginning at noon.

Below, with data from the MLS are summary tables of the island residential sales statistics, followed by the MLS action reported this week.

SANIBEL RESIDENTIAL	CONDOS			HOMES			LOTS
	#	Avg Price	DOM	#	Avg Price	DOM	#	Avg Price	DOM
For sale:	163	994,868	118	279	1,795,455	93	38	986,231	260
Under contract	15	873,700	68	26	1,740,405	71	2	1,647,000	62
Sold to 2/21/25	9	885,740	183	20	1,468,930	63	0	N/A	N/A
Sold 2024	75	818,493	117	165	1,472,757	114	15	1,403,533	192
Sold 2023	98	955,261	65	263	1,267,390	73	24	920,645	76
Sold 2022	123	1,136,199	44	185	1,602,745	52	26	779,528	223
Sold 2021	287	875,127	113	355	1,341,881	89	69	698,862	442

CAPTIVA RESIDENTIAL	CONDOS			HOMES			LOTS
	#	Avg Price	DOM	#	Avg Price	DOM	#	Avg Price	DOM
For sale:	45	1,140,499	175	31	6,221,841	130	3	9,916,666	196
Under contract	0	N/A	N/A	1	6,250,000	40	0	N/A	N/A
Sold to 2/21/25	0	N/A	N/A	1	910,000	86	0	N/A	N/A
Sold 2024	13	1,728,846	185	8	4,887,187	182	0	N/A	N/A
Sold 2023	17	834,176	98	17	2,716,647	70	0	N/A	N/A
Sold 2022	28	1,458,983	52	22	5,636,386	133	0	N/A	N/A
Sold 2021	64	1,150,373	145	44	2,988,520	261	2	2,950,000	731

With there being so few sales, some ask: what is selling? Below is a list of the closed island sales year-to-date including the 9 Sanibel condos and 20 homes, and the single home sale on Captiva. No lots have sold, nor any Captiva condos.

SANIBEL CONDOS CLOSED Jan 1 to Feb 21, 2025

Complex	#	Floor	View	Total Sq. Ft.	More Info	Price $
Captains Walk	A2	ground	yard	638	move-in ready, residential	250,000 unfurnished
Captains Walk	F2	ground	yard	980	all new including appliances, HVAC, residential	280,000 unfurnished
Blind Pass	C101	ground	yard	1,278	white box, on-site rentals	350,000 unfurnished
Sandalfoot	4D3	3	gulf	970	white box, on-site rentals	600,000 unfurnished
Pointe Santo	B25	2	gulf	1,450	renovated, rental history	849,000 furnished
Gulfside Place	209	2	gulf	1,962	updated, parking & storeroom below, residential	1,125,000 furnished
Tanglewood	5A	2	gulf-front	1,868	parking & storeroom below, weekly rentals	1,150,000 unfurnished
Seascape	302	2	gulf	3,206	3206 sq. ft. w/parking & storeroom below, residential	1,400,000 unfurnished
Sandpiper West	4	2	gulf-front	2,620	2620 sq. ft. w/parking below, residential	1,967,665 unfurnished

SANIBEL HOMES CLOSED Jan 1 to Feb 21, 2025

Community	Address	Location	Type	Total Sq. Ft.	More Info	Price $
Metes & bounds	812 Rabbit Rd	near beach, lake view	elevated	3,002	impact windows	625,000 unfurnished
Sanibel Highlands	490 & 460 Old Trail Rd	near beach	ground-level, concrete	4,198	caged pool, detached garage, impact windows	670,000 unfurnished
Sanibel Plnes	1950 Periwinkle Way	inland	½ duplex elevated	3,437	room for pool, impact windows, Hardi-board	679,600 furnished
Rocks West	3898 West Gulf Dr	across from gulf	ground-level CBS	2,698	down to studs, buyer mortgage	700,000 unfurnished
Del Sega	2604 Coconut Dr	across from Sunset Bay	A-frame w/garage	2,053	pool, Hardi-board siding, Trek deck, charming	725,000 unfurnished
Island Woods	1866 Farm Tr	inland	built 1998	2.834	community pool & tennis	748,000 furnished
Caloosa Shores	5297 Punta Caloosa Ct	deep-water access canal	ground-level CBS	1,740	caged pool, impact windows, solar, boat lift, some wall damage	804,000 furnished
Sanibel Estates	660 & 640 Periwinkle Way	near marina & beach	duplex	4,422	updated interiors, new HVAC, metal roof, buyer mortgage	830,000 unfurnished
Metes & bounds	706 Nerita St	near beach	elevated, pilings	4,217	caged heated pool, impact windows & doors, updated interior, new metal roof & HVAC	1,149,000 furnished
Sanibel Shores	761 Nerita St	near beach	elevated Key West style	3,610	caged pool, impact windows & doors, metal roof, buyer mortgage	1,215,000 furnished
Metes & Bounds	345 East Gulf Dr	near beach	elevated, pilings	5,966	caged heated pool, Hardi-board, buyer mortgage	1,270,000 unfurnished
Little Lake Murex	557 Lake Murex Cir	lakefront near beach	elevated, concrete	6,000	pool, 3-car garage, generator	1,350,000 furnished
Seagull Estates	229 Daniel Dr	near beach	elevated, pilings	5,223	community pool & tennis	1,375,000 furnished
Sanibel Shores	746 Nerita St	near beach	elevated	4,533	impact windows & doors, metal roof, Hardi-board, pool designed	1,550,000 furnished
Shell Harbor	803 Lindgren Blvd	canal across from beach	ground-level CBS	3,322	caged pool, all new, inside & out, boat dock	1,655,000 furnished
Whisperwood Cove	1052 Whisperwood Way	lakefront inland	ground-level CBS	6,994	1.23 acres, caged pool, 3-car garage EV charging, solar	1,950,000 furnished
Wilcox	2688 Coconut Dr	bayou	elevated	4,667	250’ waterfront. dock, elevated pool, solar power, impact windows & doors, EV charging	2,348,000 unfurnished
Shell Harbor	837 Sand Dollar Dr	canal near beach	elevated	7,419	caged pool, impact windows & doors, elevator, dock & boat lift	2,900,000 unfurnished
Gulf Ridge	5045 Joewood Dr	gulf-front	elevated pilings	5,130	elevator, impact windows, Hardi-board community amenities	3,450,000 furnished
Metes & bounds	6211 Starling Way	bayou	elevated	11,426	elevator, 3-car garage, deepwater access, boat house, dock, & lift,	3,475,000 unfurnished

CAPTIVA HOME CLOSED Jan 1 to Feb 21, 2025

Community	Address	Location	Type	Total Sq. Ft.	More Info	Price $
Captiva Beach	11527 Wightman Ln	near beach	ground level	1,706	damaged, but remediated	910,000 unfurnished

Sanibel & Captiva Islands Multiple Listing Service Activity Feb 14-21

Sanibel

CONDOS

7 new listings: Captains Walk #F7 2/1.5 $339K, Sanibel Arms #H2 1/1 $374,995;  Sunset South #7D 2/2 $599K (SanibelSusan listing), Lighthouse Point #211 2/2 $624K, Ibis at The Sanctuary #B302 2/2 $739K, Loggerhead Cay #452 2/2 $895K, Sundial #O206 2/2 $1.495M.

1 back-on-market: Lighthouse Point #223 3/2 $1.025M.

5 price changes: Blind Pass #F104 2/2 now $649K, Ibis at The Sanctuary #A302 2/2 now $795K, Oceans Reach #1A4 2/2 now $980K, Oceans Reach #3A3 2/2 now $999K, Compass Point #191 3/3 now $1.599M.

2 new sales: Loggerhead #264 2/2 listed at $925K, Sundial #O406 2/2 listed at $1.675M.

2 closed sales: Captains Walk #A2 1/1 $250K, Blind Pass #C101 2/2 $350K.

HOMES

10 new listings: 249 Christofer Ct 3/2 $1.095M, Moonshadows #1A 3/3 $1.199M, 800 Beach Rd 3/2 $1.45M, 1286 Par View Dr 3/3 $1.495M, 5855 San-Cap Rd 3/2 $1.5M, 5095 Joewood Dr 3/3.5 $2.15M, 5729 Baltusrol Ct 3/4.5 $2.495M, 4724 Rue Belle Mer 3/3 $2.548M, 970 Victoria Cove 3/3.5 $2.65M, 628 Lighthouse Way 4/5.5 $5.1M.

26 price changes: 586 Boulder Dr 3/2 now $550K, 4560 Brainard Bayou Rd 3/2 now $749K, 1526 Wilton Ln 4/2 now $799K, 1410 Sand Castle Rd 2/2 now $819K, 1674 Bunting Ln 3/2 now $849K, 3362 Barra Cir 2/2 now $949K, 1155 Seagrape Ln 4/2 (multi-family) now $979K, 1018 S Yachtsman Dr 3/3 now $999K, 555 Piedmont Rd 3/2 now $1.05M, 1048 Fish Crow Dr 3/3 now $1.099M, 971 Main St 3/2 now $1,124,900; 1965 Roseate Ln 3/2 now $1.125M, 220 Palm Lake Dr 3/3 now $1,159,999; 604 Sea Oats Dr 4/3 now $1.189M, 5300 Umbrella Pool Rd 3/3 now $1.225M, 9439 Cotten Ct 3/4.5 now $1.349M, 748 Windlass Way 3/3 now $1.395M, 4353 Gulf Pines Dr 3/2.5 now $1.65M, 829 Pyrula Ave 3/3 now $1.665M, 2364 Wulfert Rd 4/4 now $1,694,500; 2402 Wulfert Rd 4/3.5 now $1.695M, 6407 Pine Ave 3/2 now $1.899M, 659 Anchor Dr 3/4.5 now $2.895M, 766 Sand Dollar Dr 4/4.5.5 now $3,099,999; 3611 West Gulf Dr 4/4.5 now $6.75M, 3577 West Gulf Dr 4/4.5.5 now $9.7M.

5 new sales: 1258 Sand Castle Rd 2/2 listed at $645K, 1677 Sabal Sands Rd 3/2 listed at $799,555;  920 Snowberry Ln 3/3.5 listed at $1.295M, 1044 Whisperwood Way 4/4.5 listed at $1.9M, 1083 Bird Ln 4/2.5 listed at $4.595M.

5 closed sales: 1950 Periwinkle Way (1/2 duplex) 3/2 $679,600; 3898 West Gulf Dr 3/2 $700K, 1052 Whisperwood Way 3/3 $1.95M, 837 Sand Dollar Dr 4/3.5 $2.9M, 5045 Joewood Dr 3/3 $3.45M.

LOTS

No new listings.

1 price change: 711/713 Cardium St now $549.9K.

1 new sale: 466 East Gulf Dr listed at $795K.

No closed sales.

CAPTIVA

CONDOS

1 new listing: Bayside Villas #5124 1/2 $399K.

1 price change: Lands End Village #1655 2/2 now $1,189,456.

No new or closed sales.

HOMES

1 new listing: 16813 Captiva Dr 3/3 $3.5M.

2 price changes: 15899 Captiva Dr 4/3 now $5.95M, 16500 Captiva Dr 6/6.5 now $7.895M.

1 new sale: 16632 Captiva Dr 5/4 listed at $6.25M.

No 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.