Fort Myers Florida Homes,'s Blog

This weekend only.. Annual, Estero Florida Antique Engine Show at Koreshan Park. Saturday March 20 and Sunday March 21st from 9-4pm Hundreds of running engines to view Big and Small.. From steam to electric, old and new. Homeade jams and jellies, pillows and much more homeade stuff for sale. This...

  My significant other of 15yrs. and also my Licensed partner with Remax Realty group Charles Wheatley tells the story of Cape Coral when he remembers only 50 homes in the whole Town it wasn't even a city yet..... In 1962 when Cape Corals canals were being dug, Leonard and Larry Rosen and Gulf Am...

In 1958 Thomas Weber started digging the canals in Cape Coral, He was contracted by the Rosen brothers Leonard and Larry. The excavating continued through 1965, Charles Wheatley as a boy would watch the work as it progressed. The largest machine was a 180 ft ellicott dredge named the Oliver dougl...

Happy Valentine's day everybody, Hope you have a great day and keep warm!! What are your plans on this February 14th 2010???? Me, I had a call yesterday, I'm in town and would like to see income properties, After calling several other agents who did not answer their phone (it was Saturday) and th...

Who says it's not cold in Florida. Today it got to almost 50 degrees with wind. As a child I lived in New Jersey where it really gets cold. They had 14 inches of snow this past week and it's still snowing. I still have family there. I bet it looks pretty and must be fun to play in, But I'm very h...

Short Sales (A.K.A. long sales) have been hindering Real Estate agents since the idea began. For several years it was a struggle trying to close what seemed to be the simplest of SHORT SALES, well good news, times are changing for the better. I have noticed the last few months that banks are real...

Working in a field with thousands of other agents does it matter to the buyer or the seller which Real Estate company you work for? It most certainly does! It is more and more apparent to me everyday that not only do I have to be the best in my areas of expertise, but the Real Estate company I wo...

It's another case of the "Cold Weather buyers". The first northern cold and signs of snow and the Florida market starts to ROAR! Bring it on, we say. October and November historically have been good months for Real Estate in Fort Myers Florida (for me anyhow). How are sales looking in you area???...

The latest update on our spring training site for the Boston Red Sox is that the Watermen-Pinnacle land on Daniels Parkway is the choice of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners as the future home of the Boston Red Sox. This happened today at a little after 4pm. Now that part is done Let t...

Today we awake to a new era. It is raining all over the world. Active Rain that is and I welcome all the international newbies personally. I know there have been some concerns over the last 24hrs about the possible "dark side" of this, but all in all, these are just more resources and potential a...