Mark H. Bickel | Fort Myers News-Press
A Sanibel Island home is No. 1 on the list of most expensive single-family property transfers in Lee County from Aug. 1-31.
The property, located at 1004 Bayview Drive, sold for $3,500,000. The list price was $4,095,000. It has five bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Following are the Top 10 real estate sales in Lee County recorded for August 2025:
(Data provided by Royal Shell Real Estate)
1. 1004 Bayview Drive, Sanibel
- List price: $4,095,000
- Sold price: $3,500,000
- Neighborhood/Development: Sanibel Island
- Size: 3,264 square feet
- Year built: 1999
- Days on market: 112
- Amenities: Bayfront, Boat Dock/Lift, Beach Access, Electric Vehicle Charging, Private Pool, Courtyard
- View: Bay
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Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News
A Naples home is No. 1 on the list of most expensive single-family property transfers in Collier County from Aug. 1-31.
The property, located at 3565 Fort Charles Drive in the Port Royal neighborhood, sold for $22 million. The list price was $29.5 million. It has six bedrooms and nine bathrooms.
Following are the Top 10 real estate sales in Collier County recorded for August 2025:
(Data provided by Royal Shell Real Estate)
1. 3565 Fort Charles Drive, Naples
- List price: $29,500,000
- Sold price: $22,000,000
- Neighborhood/Development: Port Royal
- Size: 8,960 square feet
- Year built: 2006
- Days on market: 136
- Amenities: Bayfront, Boat Dock, Private Pool/Spa, Built-In Grill, Deck, Outdoor Kitchen
- View: Bay
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Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News
New York. London. Chicago. Los Angeles.
When it comes to the ultra-wealthy and places they are purchasing a second home in 2025, these are some of the most popular locations, according to a story in Business Insider.
And right there with those places is in Southwest Florida. Naples made the Top-10 list in the U.S. for second homes in 2025.
According to the Business Insider story, the findings are based on Altrata’s proprietary Wealth-X and RelSci databases, which combine verified profiles, residential ownership records, and relationship mapping of the global wealthy.
Along with Naples, other emerging second-home destinations for the ultra-wealthy, according to the story, are Dubai and Lisbon.
Altrata, a wealth intelligence firm, ranked the top 20 cities where ultra-high-net-worth individuals − defined as those with a net worth of at least $30 million − are buying second homes in 2025.
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Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
Plans to expand a private automobile museum in Naples are revving up.
At a public hearing Aug. 27, the city’s Design Review Board got its first look at the architectural and landscape plans involving the expansion of the Revs Institute.
The nonprofit museum is seeking approval to expand and improve its campus to “elevate the quality, function, and experience.”
Thomas Long, a member of the museum’s advisory board, provided an overview of the project for a preliminary review by the design board.
The board liked what it saw, giving a thumbs up to the simplistic, L-shaped design, but with a few conditions – and requests for changes – before the project comes back for final approval.
The museum is located off Horseshoe Drive, near the Naples Airport.
It’s home to the Miles Collier Collections – consisting of more than 100 significant automobiles built between 1896 and 1995. Miles Collier is the grandson of Collier County’s founder.
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