Port St. Lucie Florida Real Estate

Port St. Lucie, Florida Real Estate offers unsurpassed golfing, boating, sportfishing and recreational diving with beautiful year round weather and twenty one miles of spectacular ocean beaches in beautiful South Florida along the Treasure Coast. Port St. Lucie, one of the Sunshine State’s fastest growing communities, was founded in 1970. Thirty three years later, the city now encompasses eighty square miles of beautiful land and navigable waterways. Currently, only half of Port St. Lucie's eighty square miles is developed, leaving lots of opportunity for expansion and growth. The lush greenery along with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, where portions of the James Bond movie Moonraker were filmed, have long attracted fishermen and vacationers alike. These amenities proved to be very attractive to prospective residents as well. In 1970 Port St. Lucie had only 300 residents. Today, more than 100,000 people live here. As a burgeoning society, Port St. Lucie’s future is bright. Projects such as St. Lucie West, a master planned community with residential, commercial, and industrial areas encompasses seven square miles in a multi-billion dollar project which includes the PGA Golf Village and the New York Mets Spring home at the Thomas J. White Stadium in St. Lucie West. The stadium is also the home of the St. Lucie Mets, a Class A baseball team associated with the Florida State League. New hotels, motels and a world-renowned family-oriented Club Med are right here in Port St. Lucie. Educational opportunities also abound in Port St. Lucie. St. Lucie County Public Schools excell in education as do the higher education institutions. Indian River Community College (rated one of the top in the country), Florida Atlantic University, and Barry University all have local campuses in either Port St. Lucie or St. Lucie County. It's no wonder that St. Lucie West is listed among the top ten planned communities in the United States.

The PGA Golf village is the winter headquarters for the Professional Golf Association (PGA) which owns and operates three golf courses, i.e. seventy two holes of championship golf courses designed by Nick Fazio. The PGA Village is a spectacular golf facility with a golf school for the novice as well as the advanced golfers who want to fine tune their golf game. There are also exceptional tennis facilities at the PGA Golf Village. Homes, condos and townhouses in St. Lucie West range from the medium price range to luxury homes on the golf courses and waterways, all with beautifull landscaping that is professionally maintained in a private gated community. The exceptional grooming and well maintained community is reminiscent of either Sea World or Disney World. St. Lucie West provides convenient access to either I-95 or the Virginia Turnpike. St. Luice West is an unincorporated community of Port St. Lucie, both of which are located in St. Lucie County, one of the fastest growing areas in Florida. St. Lucie County is centrally located along the Treasure Coast of Florida. Miami is 120 miles to the south while Orlando is 120 miles to the north.

Port St. Lucie real estate provides many waterfront homes to choose from along the North Fork of the St. Lucie River which empties into the Indian River near Fort Pierce and provides access to the open ocean through either the Fort Pierce Inlet or the Stuart Inlet via the Indian River and the Intracoastal Waterway. The Intracoastal Waterway extends over 3,000 miles from Boston, Massachusetts to Key West, Florida. Port St. Lucie real estate provides a wide variety of priced homes to choose from, from beginner homes to golf course homes or luxury waterfront homes on the ocean, there is a wide selection to choose from in this diverse community. Ocean condos on the beach overlooking the ocean are also available on Hutchinson Island which separates the Indian River and the Intracoastal Waterway from the Atlantic Ocean. The Indian River and Hutchinson Island, one of the three barrier islands which makes up the Treasure Coast, provide some of the most spectacular waterfront properties in the State of Florida.

In regards to attractions, Port St. Lucie is only a few minutes drive from the ocean via Fort Pierce or Jensen Beach, both of which provide causeways to Hutchinson Island and the Atlantic Ocean beach. There are several public beaches along Highway AIA which extends along the ocean coast of Hutchinson Island. Many locals refer to the section of Hutchinson Island south of the Fort Pierce Inlet as the "South Beach" while the portion of Hutchinson Island which is located north of the Inlet is referred to as the "North Beach." This area of the Atlantic Ocean, between Hutchinson Island and the Bahamas, is considered to be the Sailfish Capital of the World. The Fort Pierce City Marina boasts the best fishing in Florida. From Fort Pierce or Stuart Inlets, the Bahamas are only a few hours by boat through the Gulf Stream which flows north and provides World-Class Sport Fishing for tuna, Wahoo and billfish. Infact, Bimini, one of the islands in the Bahamas located just fifty miles east of Miami, claims to be the Big Game Fishing Capital of the world. St. Lucie County is blossoming with modern subdivisions, light industry, and up-to-date agribusiness stimulated by a rapidly increasing population. St. Lucie’s major cities are Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie. As land becomes less and less available in South Florida, people will continue to migrate north insuring that Port St. Lucie real estate will continue to appreciate and provide steady appreciation in value.

South Florida real estate offers some of the most beautiful waterfront properties in the Sunshine State. From Indian River Estate Homes situated on the beautiful Indian River flats with access to the Intracoastal Waterway, to Oceanfront Homes & Condos on the popular Hutchinson Island overlooking the ocean, you will not find more scenic waterfront properties in all of Florida. Many of these waterfront homes and oceanfront estates come with private docks equipped with hydraulic lifts for the avid fishermen and boaters.

The nearby ocean harbors of Sebastian, Fort Pierce & Stuart all have protected Inlets. Of these Inlets, Fort Pierce is the most accomodating for larger vessels with a large Fort Pierce City Marina which is home to the popular Pelican Yacht Club, one of the most prestigious yacht clubs in South Florida. There are over 240 slips, nice restaurants, and downtown access within a short walk from the Fort Pierce City Marina. Known as the Sunrise City, Fort Pierce boasts the best fishing in Florida. Recent news articles appearing in the Fort Pierce Tribune & Other Treasure Coast Newspapers reveal that competing yacht builders are in the process of purchasing about eighty acres to build a mega-yacht facility in the Fort Pierce Harbor. The Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, a Smithsonian facility, the unique Underwater Demolition-Seal Museum and Manatee Center are popular attractions located in the Fort Pierce area. Disney World, Sea World, Nasa Cape Kennedy Space Center & many other attractions in the Orlando area are one and a half hours drive to the north while the West Palm Beach International Airport is a half hour to the south. Miami is one and a half hours drive to the south. Tampa Bay and Busch Gardens Animal Theme Park is about two and a half hours drive northwest of the Treasure Coast. The Florida Everglades National Park is located about two hours to the south.

Directly east of the Treasure Coast are the beautiful waters of the Bahamas, only a few hours away by boat and just a hop and a skip by plane. Aside from being a popular tourist destination, the Bahamas provide excellent fishing, particularly for world-class tuna and wahoo in the Gulf Stream which flows north between the Treasure Coast and the Bahama Islands. The Bimini Islands, a famous sportfishing and tourist community only fifty miles east of Miami in the Bahamas, is considered the Game Fish Capital of the World. Key West and the Carribean Islands are just a short flight from the Treasure Coast. Sport fishermen and charter boat captains of Fort Pierce and Stuart claim that the ocean waters off the treasure coast between Florida and the Bahamas represent "The Sailfish Capital of the World!" More sailfish are caught in this area of South Florida along the Treasure Coast during the winter months than anywhere else in the world. The southern tip of Hutchinson Island, immediately north of the Stuart inlet, is appropriately named Salfish Point. Aside from providing world-class sportfishing and scuba diving, the South Florida Treasure Coast provides excellent boating and treasure hunting opportunities. The Treasure Coast receives it's nick-name from the Spanish fleets which wrecked in 1715 & 1733 depositing their sunken treasures along the eastern coast of Hutchinson Island. For the recreational divers as well as the commercial divers, treasure hunting is a multi-million dollar industry along the Treasure Coast.

Our real estate agents specialize in the Treasure Coast area which extends from Sebastian Inlet south to the Jupiter Inlet including the rapidly growing communities of Wabasso, Vero Beach, Lakeland Park, historic Fort Pierce, White City, Port St. Lucie (including the master planned community of St. Lucie West - winter home of the New York Mets with their own ballpark stadium and the popular PGA Golf Village), Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Stuart, Palm City, Port Salerno, Hobe Sound, Indiantown & Jupiter Island. The PGA Golf Village boasts that it has one of the finest golf course facilities in the world with seventy two holes. In fact the PGA (Professional Golf Association) is headquartered there. The PGA owns the golf courses and many professional golfers own homes in the PGA Golf village, a beautifully maintained private community with an exceptional tennis facility, beautifull well maintained landscaping and gated access. This area in St. Lucie West is the most popular residential golfing community in Florida. St. Lucie West is among the top ten planned communities in the U.S.

Whether you are looking for a luxury home, waterfront home or luxury home construction, we specialize in South Florida Real Estate and we would be delighted to assist you as your real estate agent in order to represent your best interests. Our RE/MAX Midway Realty office is strategically located in the center of the Treasure Coast in White City between Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie in St. Lucie County. To the north is Indian River County, home of the Vero Beach & Sebastian communities while Stuart & Palm City are located to the south in Martin County. Palm City & Wellington are known for their exceptional equestrian facilities. Further inland to the west of the Treasure Coast is Lake Okeechobee which is world-renowned for its fresh water bass fishing and alligator hunting.

As South Florida real estate agents, our primary emphasis is locating homes and real estate properties suitable for our buyers. In addition to the Treasure Coast of South Florida, through our Network of Florida Real Estate Agents, we can assist you with locating property anywhere in the Treasure State from Pensacola to Key West. For your convenience click on the following link to search a Statewide Data Base of Florida Real Estate. This information is provided via the MLS (Multiple Listing Service). Once you locate a property which you are interested in, please contact us and we will be delighted to provide you with additional information and arrange for showing you the property.

If you're selling your South Florida luxury home or real estate, we will develop a custom marketing and Internet advertising campaign for your property; ensuring that your property is seen only by qualified prospective buyers. Your South Florida real estate will sell faster with less time wasted. If you are concerned about capital gains taxes resulting from the sale of your property, we can assist you with a 1031 Exchange, which may allow you to defer paying costly capital gains taxes from the sale of your current property in exchange for buying another property of similar or greater value. For more information, please refer to our web-site page on 1031 exchanges or call us!