It’s That Magical Time of the Year on Sanibel & Captiva

Before Thanksgiving turkeys were out of the oven, Christmas decorations popped up all over the islands. The next few weeks are always a magical time on Sanibel and Captiva Islands.

Bright sunny weather continued without a drop of rain until it clouded over late yesterday in advance of a cool front that brought temperatures down into the low 50’s (degrees F) last night. Today it may only get up to 70 but beginning tomorrow (Saturday) and into next week, warmer days (low 80’s) again are expected.

Holiday Happenings

‘Tween Waters Tree Lighting & Celebration – Tonight from 5 to 9 p.m. is the annual ‘Tween Waters Inn and Marina Tree Lighting and Celebration. Parking there can be challenging, so be sure and check their website before heading out, unless you have a reservation. https://tween-waters.com/tree-lighting-celebration/ The celebration in addition to the tree lighting and over 200,000 synchronized holiday lights will feature fireworks over the gulf, snow falling from palm trees, live music, and laser lights.

Small Business Saturday – Tomorrow, Saturday, November 29, is being promoted as Sanibel’s Small Business Saturday with 30+island businesses encouraging visitors to make a day of it – to shop and dine before the Sanibel Tree Lighting. Many shops will offer raffle, gifts, and giveaways.

Sanibel Tree Lighting & Celebration – Sanibel’s tree lighting is at The Community Park, across the street from Sanibel Square, at 5:30 p.m. After the lighting, next door at The Community House, until 8:30 p.m. a holiday celebration is planned with free fun for all ages including entertainment with live music, food and treats, arts and crafts, photo booth, visits from Santa and friends, and more.

Holiday Luminary Stroll – It also is not too early to plan for the festivities next weekend with the islands annual Holiday Luminary Stroll. On Sanibel, it is Friday night, December 5, followed by Captiva on Saturday night, December 6. Both are from 5 to 9 p.m. On Sanibel, this year, the event is the grand finale of the City’s 50^th anniversary. In addition to twinkling lit paths and holiday décor, there will be lots of festive goodies, live music, and activities at businesses. There also will be a live Nativity and visiting Santa. If you haven’t experienced Luminary, you won’t want to miss it.

Sanibel & Captiva Islands Real Estate News

The islands Association of Realtors was closed for the holiday, but attendance at our Thursday morning Caravan meetings picked up last week. It’s a sign of more real estate activity. Next week there will be new West-End properties open for viewing after the meeting.

Looking at residential activity posted in the SanCap MLS, since last Friday, six new sales have been reported, all on Sanibel: two condos and four homes.

During the same time, there were 10 new listings and 20 price changes.

On the commercial side, condo #D1 at Tree Tops Center, 1101 Periwinkle Way, came on the market at $415K.

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

SANIBEL RESIDENTIAL	CONDOS			HOMES				LOTS
	#	Avg Price	DOM	#	Avg Price	DOM		#	Avg Price	DOM
For sale:	144	1,019,734	171	203	1,771,403	120		47	1,364,819	273
Under contract	13	666,692	172	18	1,321,611	141		2	737,450	275
Sold to 11/28/25	93	770,556	154	143	1,313,914	141		6	911,666	199
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:	47	1,270,700	241	25	6,627,320	254	3	10,166,666	380
Under contract	2	1,100,000	130	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Sold to 11/28/25	15	936,600	228	9	1,551,611	121	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

Sanibel & Captiva Islands Multiple Listing Service Activity Nov 21-28

Sanibel

CONDOS

3 new listings: Lighthouse Point #214 3/2 $720K, Sanddollar #A103 3/2 $1.299M, Seascape #205 3/3 $2.695M.

4 price changes: Spanish Cay #A5 2/2 now $449K, Sundial #J304 2/2 now $795.9K, Heron at The Sanctuary 1 #2-A 3/2.5 now $1.155M, St Croix #4 2/2 now $1.549M.

2 new sales: Loggerhead Cay #363 2/2 listed at $775K, Sundial #T304 3/2 listed at $1.15M.

3 closed sales: Sundial #L402 3/2 $1.055M, Pointe Santo #E7 3/2 $1.1M, Tamarind #B201 2/2 $1.255M.

HOMES

6 new listings: 1737 Serenity Ln 3/2 $680K, 698 Spartina Ct 3/2 $969.9K, 4400 Gulf Pines Dr 3/3 $1.15M, 3284 Twin Lakes Ln 4/4 $1.195M, 505 Lighthouse Way 4/3.5 $1.699M, 3611 West Gulf Dr 4/4.5 $6.489M.

2 back-on-market: 355 East Gulf Dr 3/2 $1.15M, 1564 Middle Gulf Dr 3/2.5 $1.175M.

8 price changes: 1444 Sandpiper Cir (1/2 duplex) 2/2 now $467K, 1651 Sand Castle Rd (1/2 duplex) 3/2.5 now $645K, 2011 Mitzi Ln 2/2 now $799K, 1270 Par View Dr 3/2 now $899.5K, 3191 Twin Lakes Ln 4/2.5 now $1.799M, 6450 Pine Ave 3/3 now $2.275M, 1490 Angel Dr 4/3 now $3.475M, 1290 Bay Dr 3/2 now $3.49M.

4 new sales: 731 Durion Ct 3/2 listed at $999K, 1010 Kings Crown Dr 3/2 listed at $1.05M, 203 Daniel Dr 3/3 listed at $1.445M, 4353 Gulf Pines Dr 3/2.5 listed at $1.45M.

3 closed sales: 5309 Umbrella Pool Rd 3/3 $735K, 5770 Pine Tree Dr 3/2,5 $925K, 9056 Mockingbird Dr 3/2 $1.42M.

LOTS

No new listings.

4 price changes: 5398 Osprey Ct now $275K, 714 Durion Ct now $450K, 1746 Windward Way now $475K, 4741 Tradewinds Dr now $1.995M.

No new or closed sales.

CAPTIVA

CONDOS

1 new listing: Beach Homes #27 5/4.5 $4.79M.

4 price changes: Tennis Villas #3212 1/1 now $299K, Bayside Villas #4116 1/2 now $485K, Bayside Villas #4118 1/2 now $495K, Tennis Villas #3132 2/2 now $649K.

No new or closed sales.

HOMES

No new listings, price changes, or new sales.

1 closed sale: 58 Sandpiper Ct 3/2 $1,337,500.

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 in or participated in these transactions.

Enjoy your weekend,

Susan Andrews, aka SanibelSusan