Island Group Realty was down by one staff member, but proudly UP by one good deed this past week. My right hand, Charles, traveled across the country to “Ride to End Aids” in San Francisco. He rode in the 545 mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles from June 5-11.
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The Songwriters Festival is an event you won’t want to miss. Put it on your calendar for April 27 – May 1, and come to the “music mecca.” Of course, Key West is a mecca for many things in my book, including beautiful homes. I’m prepared to show you many outstanding Key West properties that could be your next “mecca.”
In 1968 Key West resident Howard England started to excavate Fort Taylor, and discovered many Civil War artifacts and a rare desalination plant. In 1973, the fort was declared a National Historic Landmark. In 1976, the state of Florida and its park service obtained ownership of the property. Fort Zachary Taylor was officially opened as a state park in 1985.
It’s no secret that the Florida Keys are a serious angler’s paradise. If you are tired of fishing those muddy bottom northern rivers and lakes, and want to go where the fish are biting – 365 days out of the year, call me when you are here for the Sailfish Championship.
It’s rare that I single out one business, because there are so many outstanding eateries in the Keys. And it’s a point to remember if you are thinking about relocating to an unfamiliar area – we all have our favorite items that we enjoy eating. But you’ll find that whether it’s seafood, steaks or baguettes – our restaurants and bakeries will delight your senses
During the 14th Annual Key West Songwriter’s Festival, Robert Earl Keen wrote a song inspired by a breathtakingly beautiful sight-seeing flight over the Keys in a 1967 Model Cessna Airplane. It’s become a theme song down here in the Keys! This year – who knows – we may get another one. Check out Keen’s song to get yourself into the mood.
You may not know it, but several species of birds migrate through the Florida Keys on their way back north from their winter “vacations” in the tropics. Our mud flats and mangrove islands offer migrating birds the perfect resting area. Each fall, autumn birds migrate southward through the Keys, back to their winter nesting grounds. An amazing variety of raptors (sixteen!) have been charted, with more peregrine falcons migrating through the Florida Keys than through any other location in the United States.
With so many homes on the market, how can a seller stand above the crowd? Pricing competitively is key, but making a few improvements can make a big difference in how much a home sells for and how fast. The big question has always been; which improvements should you make and how much should you spend. A recent survey by HomeGain.com may answer part of the question.
Ever said “I want to time it just right!” and been so caught up in trying to figure out when the right time is, you miss the boat? Are you waiting on the perfect time to buy a home, in case the prices might drop just a little more before you purchase that dream home? At the moment if you keep waiting for prices to fall even lower, you could miss two major bonanzas that can impact the cost of your home: low interest rates and the new Home Buyer’s Credit.
The Florida Keys are made up of about 1700 islands. At its southernmost tip, Key West is only about 94 miles away from Cuba. There are many things that are unique about the Florida Keys, but one of the most spectacular is the living coral reef. The Florida Reef is the ONLY living coral reef [...]
