BlueWater Realty of Pine Island Newsletter

For those of you who have returned to Pine Island, welcome back to it’s awesome beauty. Although our waters have cooled, they are turning the azure color with the exceptional clarity we have come to expect during our winter months. The gorgeous weather we have had for the past two months makes it more pleasant for this time of the year and, hopefully, it will continue for the remainder of the winter. Whether you are an angler, boater, tennis player, golfer or a nature watcher, our island has something for everyone. We are certainly fortunate to have all of these great activities surrounded by nature’s beauty.

The months of November and December resulted in the sale of 21 single family homes ranging in price from $70,000 to $437,500. Manufactured home sales were seven with a price range from $31,700 to $140,000. Seven lots were sold with prices ranging between $5,600 and $180,000 (waterfront). As of January 1, 2012, activity inventory for the entire island is 188 single family homes priced between $60,000 and $2,395,000. There are currently 63 manufactured homes ranging between $44,000 and $279,000. There are 20 condos and attached villas for sale ranging between $80,000 to $695,000. There are 258 land parcels ranging in price from $5,500 to $4,000,000.

Below are a couple of newest waterfront listings:

A beautiful 3/2 pool home in the lovely community of Buttonwood Key in St. James City. This home is absolutely immaculate with lots of space and storage. The sellers have recently installed a new kitchen with gorgeous cabinets and fixtures and new flooring in the living areas. The home has deep access with a 16,000 pound boat lift at its dock.

A beautiful 3/2 home in the waterfront community of Seagull Bay in Bokeelia. This home features all impact glass windows, tile floors, plantation shutters and a truly unique feature of an elevator that moves from the ground level all the way to the top level to the master suite. This home has stunning views of Seagull Bay’s mangrove preserve and the waters of the Back Bay. The community has its own private sandy beach along the shores of Charlotte Harbor and a marina for your boating desires.

If you are interested in viewing these properties are any of the actively listed properties on the island, please call either Donna or Phil to arrange a private showing.

If you are interested in buying or selling, please stop by or call us so that we may have the opportunity to share our local real estate knowledge with you. Whatever your needs may be, we are always happy to assist you. We appreciate your continued friendship, your business and your family and friend’s referrals. We pride ourselves on our motto ~ “Integrity is our Specialty.”

Pine Island’s real estate market experienced a 21% increase in April from the month of March with 24 residential properties selling and 10 lots/boat docks selling.  The residential sales were priced between $67,500 and $625,000.  The lots were priced between $5,000 and $75,000.  Again, we do believe our market has leveled out and believe it is a great time to buy on Pine Island.

We’ve been too busy with real estate to do any fishing; however, we did take a late afternoon boat ride recently and had the fortune to see all of the beautiful silver kings (tarpon to most) rolling in Boca Grande Pass.  What a sight to see.  If you’ve never had the opportunity to be out on the water in the summer time here and experience the tarpon roll, you may want to consider a summer visit.  Yes, it can be a little hot and your body may start to glisten, but it is an awesome experience you will never forget.

We trust you are enjoying the beginning of your summer.  And, as always, if you are interested in buying or selling, please stop by or call us so that we may have the opportunity to share our local real estate market with you. Whatever your needs may be, we are always happy to assist you.  We appreciate your friendship, your business and you family’s and friend’s referrals.  We pride ourselves on our motto ~ “Integrity is our Specialty.”  Thank you.

Donna and Phil

March 2011 was a busy month with us and our fellow Realtors showing the lovely island properties that are currently on the market.  We had 21 residential sales and six vacant land sales.  The residential sales were as low as $31,500 up to $575,000 being the highest.  The vacant land sales were as low as $5,000 and as high as $130,000.  After talking with many of our fellow Realtors and appraisers, the general consensus is that our market has leveled out.  So if you are considering buying a property on Pine Island, now would be a good time to begin your search.  You can see what has sold in March by clicking the “View Listings” below.

View Listings

We are also happy to give you the fishing report directly from Paul Smith of Old Pine Island Marina in St. James City.  We appreciate Paul taking the time out of his schedule to update us all on some of the best fishing in all of Florida.  From Paul:

Thanks to all of our customers for making this our best year to date. Safe travels to all of you who are getting ready to depart to the cold and rain…… Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

As the water temps creep into the low 80’s, the spring migration is just heating up. We have had a few tarpon and shark reports and they should increase over the next couple of days. Large Kingfish have been falling victim to live shiners. Also, offshore snapper reports continue to come in.  Check out the pics on the wall of some of the catches when you come in.

Inshore fishing has been steady also. Some large snook and oversized redfish have been reportedly caught on YoZuri suspending 469 lures in gold and chartreuse. The bone colored Paul Brown corky lure was the bait of choice for a 5 lb trout caught this week.  Three-inch Gulp shrimp in new penny and pearl white are just about impossible to keep stocked. Sorry if you came in and we were out. I have been doubling orders in an attempt to keep up with the demand. Sometimes our suppliers don’t send what I order because they also run out during this time of year.

Bait is becoming readily available so make sure you carry chum and a net with you if you bait fish.  Also, if you go offshore, don’t ever go without a couple of Sabiki rigs. They are an easy way to get some good live bait in a hurry.

We have recently had a chance to use the Avet reels. I can tell you from experience that they are everything we hoped in a quality reel. They are American made and super smooth. I am using the small single speed SX model. It retails for $150 and I love it. Large fish don’t seem to be any problem with this small reel either. I have rigged mine with 25 lb Trilene mono and have caught several keeper gag grouper. Jesse and I are planning to try them on some big tarpon and sharks after work over the next couple of weeks. I will let you know if they held up to the test.

If you were thinking about adding some light to your cockpit, we now have led lights that you can run all night with very little drain on your battery. The price has really come down.

That’s all I have for now. Tight lines. Paul

If you are interested in buying or selling, please stop by or call us so that we may have the opportunity to share our local real estate market with you.  Whatever your needs may be, we are always happy to assist you.  We appreciate your friendship, your business and your family’s and friend’s referrals.  We pride ourselves on our motto ~ “Integrity is our Specialty.”  Thank you.

Donna and Phil

BlueWater Realty of Pine Island hopes you all had a great holiday with family and friends and are now looking forward to a happy and healthy 2011.  We were fortunate enough to receive a very nice gift on December 27 with the birth of our fourth grandchild.  A happy and healthy baby girl, Jenna, was born to our son, Phil and his wife, Jamie.  Big brother, Jake, is being a big helper with baby sister.

December brought 18 sales to Pine Island, Florida 12 of which were home sales and six vacant lots.  Home prices ranged from $50,000 for a manufactured home in St. James City to $202,000 for a single family home in St. James City (not waterfront).  Most of the lots sold were in Bokeelia with prices ranging from $5,000 up to $89,900 for a waterfront lot on Genessee Parkway on the eastern side of Pine Island.

You can view our listings by clicking here:  Pine Island houses for sale.

In recent weeks a new owner has taken over Moretti’s Seafood Restaurant in Matlacha.  It is now called the Toucan Grill.  According to the article in the Pine Island Eagle, the staff will remain the same and many of the menu items will remain also.  The Bokeelia Cracker Café has reopened as a Mexican restaurant and Coast Connections at the end of Porto Bello Street in Bokeelia is now serving great seafood again.

On the fishing front, we hear from local anglers that trout have been biting well with some catches up to 20 inches on an incoming tide.  We hear the sheepshead are still in Matlacha Pass; however, there are more bites coming from the Gulf passes around the piers and rock jetties in Blind Pass.  So, now may be a good time to jump in the boat and wet a line or two.

If you are interested in buying or selling, please stop by or call us so that we may have the opportunity to share our local real estate market with you.  Whatever your needs may be, we are always happy to assist you.  We appreciate your friendship, your business and your family’s and friend’s referrals.  We pride ourselves on our motto ~ “Integrity is our Specialty.”  Donna and Phil

Did you know?  With the recent snow event, Florida was the only state out of all of the 50 states that did not have ANY snow.

Hello Everyone:

We trust you are having a great summer and enjoying all of the sunshine and warm weather has to offer. We are still experiencing great weather here on the island and are happy to know that the oil spill is no longer an issue. We have not seen any evidence of oil on our pristine beaches in Southwest Florida and do not expect to see any evidence of oil. As we mentioned in our last email, the experts predicted the chances of Southwest Florida seeing any evidence of oil was 1% because of the flow of the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Mango Mania Festival was held in July by the Pine Island Chamber of Commerce and was a huge success. It is the Chamber’s largest annual fundraiser. It was a hot weekend; however, we didn’t get rained out and the food and beverage vendors stayed very busy. Phil and Donna volunteered at “Welcome Booth” and we talked with visitors from all over Florida and the world. And the mangos – ripe, delicious and juicy as ever!

We are very blessed to announce the birth of our third grandchild, Ian Thomas Rauth, who was born on July 22 weighing in at 8 pounds and 5 ounces. Our daughter, Kristen, and her husband, Rob, are very proud parents and older sister, Rachel, is a big helper with her young brother.