The following stats compare November 2024 to November 2025
 | | Gerry Rosenblum |
Sold Single Family Homes UP 90% (10 vs 19) Sold Condominiums UP 109% (11 vs 23)
Sold Single Family Vacant Lots Who cares (2 vs 1)
Inventory:
185 Single-Family homes
283 Condominiums
70 Single Family Vacant Lots
538 Total Homes, Condos, and Vacant Lots for sale.
Here is a little nugget, the average price negotiated off the asking price on single family homes in November was 7%, for condos it was 7%, and for the one lot it was 15%.
Summary:
A total of $56 Million dollars worth of real estate closed on Marco Island in November of 2025. Last November the number was $37 Million. I have been a prognosticator of Real Estate for decades, and folks, I am here to tell you that if you want in on Marco Island, now is the time to do it. The stars are aligning; the stock market is very strong and people are pulling millions of short term gains out of Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, to put into hard assets like Marco Island Real Estate. The Federal Reserve is looking at more interest rate cuts which helps real estate. Those that know me well, know I was only wrong once in my life, and that had nothing to do with Real Estate, and I'm not wrong now. Get in while the getting is good as we are heading into the busy season. And if you're selling, and want to wait thinking you will get more money, then don't listen to any of this and get out now while the getting is good. Pigs get fat, hogs go to slaughter. Real Estate is like a Ferrari, it can turn on a dime. If you want to talk or ask questions, go into greater detail or whatever, call me, text me, or email me. My email is MarcoIslandFlorida@gmail.com, my email address alone should tell you sumptin.
There is a bit of a side story with the new laws that went into effect July 1st for condos regarding Reserve and Milestone studies, and I am happy to discuss those if you email, call, or text. In short, they are hurting some condos, but will be a positive going forward in the long run as you will know the buildings are being properly maintained.
.6 of my faithful 7.6 readers have been emailing me asking why I've not been sending this trash email out each month like I used to. Well, 3.2 of the 7.6 know I've had some medical things and I'm not as witty lately, (Ok, I never was) and even though I know you actually read this for the statistical and market advice, I do this rant because it usually makes me laugh; self gratification I guess. So, I will give you a bit of a medical update. As you know, it started about 5 years ago when they found some C in my appendix. So, they took that out with most of my colon. Then a piece of my kidney went a couple years later. Then this past May a bit of my stomach went. The secret behind all of this is Dr. Porc, my French Gastroenterologist/Urologist/Nephrologist. Now, Dr. Porc started out as a truffle hunter in France, but his sense of smell was so acute, he found so many truffles he drove the prices down. The other local truffle hunters/sniffers decided to pool their money and send Porc to America to become a doctor, to preserve their livelihood and drive prices back up. While working in the hospital, Porc discovered his sense of smell offered an uncanny ability to sniff out cancer in patients. The first time I met Dr. Porc I was scheduled for a colonoscopy, right before the anethistia hit, I felt them pull up my gown, Porc bent down, took a big sniff and said "something is amiss here" or he said "nice ass", but that doesn't matter. He sniffed out the problem and surgery followed. A few years later I went back in for a visit and Porc said "go pee in that cup", I did, he sniffs the pee and says "yup, it's back, and it smells like a kidney". Tests confirm his nose, and surgery happens. On another visit, he offered to do a testicular test, but I declined, and suggested his cute nurse give a sniff, but, sadly she had a prior nose and boob job by Porcs buddy, Dr. Suess, and could only smell bad green eggs and ham. Oh, the places she will go. Anyway, Dr. Porc said "hey, if you have testicular cancer and we have to remove the boys, what do you care?, you don't need them anymore". I replied "True, but they look so sporty in the locker room". Moving forward again, this past May, Porc said "open up wide", stuck his nose in my mouth and said "I'm getting a distinct smell of cancer, mixed with a hint of a Crown Royal Manhattan". Let's just say Porc is a savant. Fast forward again, and I'm sitting in my favorite chair #8 at OPIS getting an infusion with the rest of the lottery losers. At OPIS there is a girl that pushes a "snack cart" from chair to chair. I kid you not. Now, between the people puking, having diarrhea, or both, this girl has a hard time giving this stuff away, but she is undaunted, and has a smile that lights up the room. She has these little cans of Shasta soda which I haven't seen in 55 years. I ask, "why the small cans", she replies, "less puke to clean up". I nod as you can't argue with perfect logic and I appreciate her more than ever. Now, one day the OPIS nurse comes to my chair and tells me that from now I don't have to come there for infusions, and I can do shots at home instead. I smile and tell her "I don't do shots, I drink Manhattans at home". Nurse Ratchet doesn't smile, but explains further that I can go home and inject myself 3 times a day in the stomach instead of being stuck in the bullpen with everyone else. The highlight of that day was when the nurses were teaching me to give myself shots. I stood in the middle of the room with my shirt off, flexing hard for the ladies, and got a big cheer when I finally stuck the needle in myself, on the 87th attempt, without passing out. Fast forward to Thanksgiving, my boys Andy and Willy come home so they can make reservations for dinner at Kretch's for "Kretchgiving". They see the needles and stuff laying around and ask if they can give me shots. "Sure" I say, and I give them a 17 second tutorial on how to do it safely and humanely. To their utter delight, they realize that this stuff takes 31 seconds (literally) to inject from the syringe. During the 31 seconds it feels like lit gasoline is being pushed in and the pias de resistance (Dr. Porc taught me that French term), is when the needle is pulled out, it's like someone now stuck a little firecracker in the hole and blows it up. The boys think this is the greatest thing ever and for the 4 days they were here they would fight over who got to inject me. After each shot they would ask if the shot they gave me hurt, and when I lied and said "no", I could see the disappointment on their faces. Luckily, all those years of drinking Manhattans paid off, as drinking gasoline toughened me up.
Now, the 7.6 faithful know there is some connection here to Real Estate, and here it is. A good Realtor can sniff out a great deal in any market. Conversely, that same Realtor can sniff out a bad deal. It's all about instinct and trust. I could think Porc is a Quack, or you could think I'm a hack, but I've sold hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate in good and bad markets and Porc has saved hundreds of patients, (we will ignore the ones he lost when he had a cold with a stuffy nose), regardless, I'm here to sniff for you. Hey, when Porc sniffed my butt and thought he smelled cancer, I could have scoffed at him and told him, that's a rose-in-bloom you're smelling, but I didn't and I trusted him. Also, that Candy Striper pushing that cart of free snacks knows that nobody wants anything, but once in a while she gets that devil may care patient that chugs that Shasta with a Biscoff cookie, and they keep it down. Same thing in real estate, sometimes when the market seems bleak, and you think you will wait for it to hit bottom, you need to realize maybe this is the bottom, it's time to jump in, before all the good snacks are gone.
The inquiring 7.6 faithful readers demand to know The high and low Sales for November, and they are as follows:
Single-family home, 61 Nautilus Court closed for $6,100,000. Condo, Belize Penthouse 2202 closed for $5,650,000. I showed this condo to Mr. and Mrs. Corridor one time and it was so beautiful. One of the few times I wish I had the money to buy something that extravagant myself.
For the bargain hunters, a 3-bedroom home at 1746 Dogwood Drive closed for $600,000, A 1bed /1bath condo in Coquina Gardens closed for $170,000 and it was cute as a button. YES, NOT EVERYONE ON MARCO ISLAND NEEDS TO SPEND A FORTUNE TO LIVE HERE.
Only one dang lot sold in all of November, so it wins as both the high and low sale for the month. 1668 Mcilvane Court for $1,925,000. This is like being in a 1 person race where you both are the winner and runner up.
If you are thinking of using me as your Realtor, keep in mind that I will never be out thought or out fought.
Lastly, and most importantly, have those colonoscopies, mammograms, dermatological exams, annual physicals, or whatever your doctor suggests. Don't wait, just do it. Gerry Rosenblum Broker Associate
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty
2024 #1 Berkshire Hathaway agent in the State of Florida
2013, 2012 & 2007 President Marco Island Area Association of
Realtors
2008 Realtor of The Year - Marco Island
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