Though there were a couple of much-needed showers this week on Sanibel and Captiva, it again was mostly blue skies and sunshine. Vegetation is sprouting new growth while spring flowering also continues. Traffic eased up like it usually does post-Easter, but island events continue.
Best Small Towns
“Nearly four years after Hurricane Ian, Sanibel is pressing forward and hitting new milestones. The southwest Florida island is welcoming a surge of visitors as more than 70 percent of its businesses and hotels have reopened. One thing you still won’t find? High-rises. It remains an old-school beach town at its best, framed by shell-strewn shorelines and 25 miles of bike paths. Spend a morning on the sand and it won’t be long before you’ve adopted the “Sanibel Stoop,” the familiar bend of serious shell seekers.”
The complete list of 20, in order: St. Augustine, FL; St. Simons Island/Golden Isles, GA; Fredericksburg, TX; Fairhope, AL; Gatlinburg, TN; Hilton Head Island, SC: Destin, FL; Beaufort, SC, Blowing Rock, NC; Tybee Island, GA; Pigeon Forge, TN; Bardstown, KY; Gulf Shores & Orange Beach, AL; Oxford, MS; Blue Ridge, GA; Anna Maria Island, FL; Southport, NC; Williamsburg, VA; Sanibel Island, FL; Fernandina Beach, FL.
Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors
Next Thursday is an East-End Caravan Meeting with guest speaker, Dolly Farrell, Executive Director of the Charitable Foundation of the Islands.
Island Real Estate Scoop
During the same time, there were nine new residential listings, two back-on-market listings (previously under contract), and 32 price changes.
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 | 178 | 1,006,899 | 200 | 216 | 1,624,846 | 144 | 55 | 1,459,470 | 272 | |
| Under contract | 21 | 1,020,952 | 192 | 45 | 1,650,284 | 148 | 2 | 7,399,500 | 234 | |
| Sold to 4/10/2026 | 33 | 747,954 | 182 | 76 | 1,751,898 | 146 | 8 | 521,750 | 221 | |
| Sold 2025 | 104 | 755,564 | 153 | 159 | 1,291,016 | 140 | 7 | 952,857 | 252 | |
| 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 | |
| CAPTIVA Residential | CONDOS | HOMES | LOTS | ||||||
| # | Avg Price | DOM | # | Avg Price | DOM | # | Avg Price | DOM | |
| For sale | 48 | 1,476,977 | 209 | 28 | 6,570,821 | 266 | 3 | 10,166,666 | 513 |
| Under contract | 1 | 1,050,000 | 91 | 1 | 1,600,000 | 36 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Sold to 4/10/2026 | 12 | 954,916 | 155 | 4 | 4,406,250 | 308 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| Sold 2025 | 16 | 931,187 | 214 | 12 | 2,480,375 | 90 | 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 |
Sanibel & Captiva Islands Multiple Listing Service Activity Apr 3-10
CONDOS
4 new listings: Coquina Beach #5A 2/2 $649K, Lighthouse Point #225 2/2 $749K, Loggerhead Cay #462 2/2 $799K, Pointe Santo #A44 3/2 $1.995M.
13 price changes: Tennisplace #A33 2/1.5 now $375K, Spanish Cay #A5 2/2 now $419.5K, Blind Pass #A102 2/2 now $525K, Lighthouse Point #216 2/2 now $624,777; Lighthouse Point #231 2/2 now $650K, Blind Pass #D204 3/2 now $725.7K, Blind Pass #E103 3/3 now $730.7K, Villa Sanibel #3D 2/2 now $749K, Villas of Sanibel #A201 3/3 now $999K, Gulfside Place #310 2/2 now $1.265M, Sundial #R305 2/2 now $1.265M, Sundial #T204 3/2 now $1.295M, Tantara #101 3/2 now $1.3M.
4 new sales: Spanish Cay #F7 1/1 listed for $299K, Lighthouse Point #124 3/2 listed for $649K, Sanibel Arms West #C6 2/2 listed for $1.05M, Atrium #207 2/2 listed for $1.592M.
3 closed sales: Cottage Colony West #117 1/1 $437.5K, Shell Island Beach Club #6C 2/2 $765K, Gulfside Place #105 2/2 $1.078M.
HOMES
5 new listings: 1874 Ibis Ln 3/3 $699K, 970 Sand Castle Rd 3/2 $869K, 425 Lake Murex Cir 3/2 $1.195M, 927 Almas Ct 3/2.5 $1.699M, 3777 West Gulf Dr 4/4 $4.895M.
2 back-on-market: 686 Emeril Ct 3/2 $899K, 419 Lighthouse Way 4/3 $1.899M.
14 price changes: 771 Rabbit Rd (1/2 duplex) 2/2 now $694K, 2011 Mitzi Ln 2/2 now $740K, 785 Rabbit Rd 3/2 now $825K, 1637 Sabal Sands Rd 3/2 now $899K, 1425 Causey Ct 4/3 now $899K, 555 Piedmont Rd 3/2 now $900K, 697 Spartina Ct 3/2.5 now $974.9K, 9127 Mockingbird Dr 4/3 now $1.195M, 3351 Barra Cir 3/2.5 now $1.299M, 2313 Wulfert Rd 4/3 now $1.38M, 2391 Shop Rd 3/2.5 now $1.799M, 5751 Baltusrol Ct 3/4 now $2.298M, 3499 West Gulf Dr 4/3.5 now $2.999M. 1490 Angel Dr 4/3 now $3.295M.
6 new sales: Moonshadows #1A 3/3 listed for $874.9K, 816 Birdie View Pt 3/3.5 listed for $1.395M, 5427 Osprey Ct 3/3.5 listed for $1.795M, 4988 Joewood Dr 4/4 listed for $1.999M, 2451 Blind Pass Ct 4/4.5 listed for $2.25M, 2297 Wulfert Rd 5/5 listed for $3.375M.
5 closed sales: 490 Marian Rd 2/2 $605K, 4731 Ruelle 3/2 $925K, 2612 Coconut Dr 3/2 $955K, 2449 Harbour Ln 2/2 $1.2M, 1245 Ferry Rd 5/4 $3.6M.
LOTS
No new listings.
3 price changes: 2505 Island Inn Rd now $239K, 224 Daniel Dr now $399K, 524 Lagoon Dr now $525K.
No new ir closed sales.
Captiva
CONDOS
No new listings.
1 price change: Tennis Villas #3117 1/1 now $284K.
No new or closed sales.
HOMES
No new listings.
1 price change: 16979 Captiva Dr 7/7.5 now $5.2M.
No new sales.
1 closed sale: 16891 Captiva Dr 3/3 $3.125M.
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.
