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Englewood FL Real Estate Englewood FL real estate offers a hugely diverse range of property types, locations and values within a relatively small local area that is one of the best kept secrets on Florida’s south west coast. There is truly something to suit all real estate tastes and budgets. Check out our hotsheet for Englewood homes for sale. Contact us for assistance.
Geographically, the real estate market is a waterfront community centered in Englewood, a town (c 40,000 population), situated on and around Lemon Bay, on the Cape Haze peninsula, straddling north west Charlotte County and south Sarasota County, with direct access to the warm inviting waters of the Gulf of Mexico and its fine white sandy beaches. There are inhabited barrier islands just offshore accessible from the mainland either by causeway or by boat, and these include Gasparilla, Palm, Don Pedro and Knight Islands and Manasota Key. The historic town of Boca Grande is located on Gasparilla Island. Englewood lies 10 miles to the south of Venice, 40 miles to the south of Sarasota, 20 miles to the west of Port Charlotte and 50 miles to the north of Fort Myers. Englewood can be reached via Interstate 75 and the nearest airports are Charlotte County, Sarasota-Bradenton, Fort Myers and Tampa.
The Englewood-Cape Haze area combines old world, old Florida charm with the pre-requisites of modern day life. On the one hand the majority of businesses are family owned and on the other familiar national store chains such as Wal*Mart and Home Depot are represented. Englewood has four Gulf beaches, two State Parks, ten golf courses, numerous tennis courts, and opportunities for outdoor leisure pursuits such as fishing, boating, canoeing/kayaking, water sports, hiking, bird-watching and nature trails. Englewood has its own hospital, three elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.
The heart and soul of downtown Englewood is known by the locals as Olde Englewood and is centered around Historic Dearborn Street with its extensive selection of boutique style shops, galleries and restaurant dining experiences. Olde Englewood is in walking distance of Lemon Bay and the beaches on Manasota Key, and Englewood’s waterway systems of creeks and canals, many with Gulf access are a boater’s and fisherman’s dream.
Englewood has beautiful golfing communities such as Rotonda, Boca Royale, Oyster Creek and Eagle Preserve, exceptional boating and waterfront communities such as Boca Grande, Eagle Preserve, Gulf Cove, South Gulf Cove, Manasota Key, Overbrook and Englewood Isles, retirement (55+) communities, mobile home parks, in deed restricted or non deed restricted communities, with single family homes, maintenance free villas, duplexes, condominiums, mobile homes, town homes or multi acre estates. Home prices range from under $30,000 to multi million dollar Gulf frontage homes. Vacant land lot prices for home building start at around $10,000 for a 80’ x 125’ standard lot.
Currently, it is a great time to buy Englewood FL real estate. Home prices peaked in the late summer of 2005, and price reductions over the past three years now present buyers with a tremendous buying opportunity. In August 2008, 78 (August 2007 - 109) homes were sold in Englewood, the average home selling price was $305,000 (August 2007 - $282,000). The highest priced home that sold in August 2008 was $5,375,000 and the lowest priced home that sold was $45,000. Check out our hotsheet for Englewood homes for sale.There are excellent real estate deals to be made in the Englewood area currently, but you need local market experts like McCall GMAC Real Estate and its experienced and knowledgeable sales associates to assist you in your search for that dream home. For true and knowledgeable service in the Englewood FL real estate market call Broker/Owner Ron Forwell toll free on 800-260-1960 or if calling from outside the US call +1 941-473-2160. contact us
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