Tennis legend Nick Bollettieri and a couple of coaches from his Bradenton academy will roll into town Nov. 1 for a morning benefit. Aside from spectator and player fees and donor proceeds going to FISH of Sanibel, the other winners of the event will be the 40 players of a Continue Reading

The stork has been good to Gulf turtles. One sea-turtle nest remains in Captiva, which will officially close out the 2014 sea turtle season. Turtle biologist Kelly Sloan said this season has been good news for the ancient creature making its home for thousands of years along Continue Reading

ORLANDO, Fla. – Oct. 21, 2014 – Florida's housing market reported more closed sales, higher median prices, increased new listings and a rise in inventory in September, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Closed sales of single-family homes Continue Reading

t was billed in 1985 as Sam Bailey's way of giving back to the community. The 29th annual Bailey Fest returns Oct. 26. The event at the shopping complex at the corner of Periwinkle and Tarpon Bay will feature live entertainment under a bigtop tent, games, food, Continue Reading

It's the Big Four-Oh. Sanibel in November celebrates Independence Day, its fortieth anniversary as an incorporated city, one of a handful in Lee County. Estero voters on Nov. 4 will decide whether to incorporate and become the Village of Estero. Elected officials only in Continue Reading

Representatives of John R. Wood Island Real Estate recently visited Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida to present a check for $5,000 to support the hospital’s capital campaign.  Since 2009, the firm has supported lifesaving pediatric care at the hospital by Continue Reading

Originally from Bethlehem, PA, Suzanne has lived in southwest Florida since 2004. Suzanne possesses decades of real estate experience, having been involved in the industry since 1985. She is an expert at assisting both buyers and sellers and is uniquely qualified to offer Continue Reading

We welcome to our John R. Wood family Debra Hobbs. Debra graduated from University of Pittsburgh and immediately began a sales career in Ft. Myers. She started her sales career selling  Canon office equipment where she received both state and national sales recognition in Continue Reading

      John R. Wood Island Real Estate welcomes Realtor Jolene Hardy to our team.   You can easily see how Jolene’s background has been a prerequisite for her immediate success in Real Estate: with 20 plus years experience in Marketing and Advertising Continue Reading

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 22, 2014 – Florida's housing market saw higher median prices and a rising inventory in August, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Closed sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 21,594 last month, up 4.2 percent Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – Sept. 19, 2014 – Large lenders expect underwriting standards to ease over the next three months, because they also expect a drop in demand from single-family purchase mortgages, according to Fannie Mae's third-quarter Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey. The share Continue Reading

WASHINGTON – Sept. 18, 2014 – The Federal Reserve said Wednesday the labor market is strengthening but still needs the central bank's support, reassuring financial markets that a key interest rate will stay near zero in the months ahead. In a statement following a two-day Continue Reading

Over half of Florida's June property sales (50.9 percent) were all-cash transactions, according to CoreLogic, an Irvine, California-based financial data company. Second-place Alabama had 48 percent all-cash sales. In a comparison of large U.S. cities, Cape Coral-Fort Myers Continue Reading

Closed Real Estate Sales on Sanibel Island below.  Looking for what is currently available on the Islands? Click HERE [tab name="Sanibel Island"] 1377 Sand Castle Rd $445,000 9/5/14 1526 Bunting Ln $500,000 9/5/14 SEASCAPE OF SANIBEL 204 $1,735,000 9/5/14 490 ELIZABETH Continue Reading

Captiva Island history will get a huge boost in documenting its colorful history with the release of photos and documents relating to Anthony "Andy" Rosse, owner of the former Andy's Pier who lived in the island through the 1980s. The former Palm Avenue in Captiva was Continue Reading