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BallenIsles Communities - Grand Isle

You are welcomed to Grand Isle by a flanked, four-column arbor at the entry.

These 45 Kenco-built homes are available in four distinct models, Hemingway, Islander, Key West and Vizcaya, with between 3500-4500 square feet. With wide floorplans, high ceilings, Saturnia flooring and a golf cart garage, many with semi-circular drives, these courtyard model homes offer sweeping lake views, with some offering panoramic fairway views of the 8th hole of the South Course. On a sidewalk-lined street with neo-classical columned entryways, these nice-sized homes, finished in 1998, offer unparalleled ambiance.

There are currently 3 homes listed for sale - the prices range from $949,000 to $1,599,000.

Call me at 561-282-7406 to set up a showing for these, or any other BallenIsles homes for sale.

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BallenIsles - Banyan Isle

A dramatic entry fountain with divided meridian, crowned by a huge banyan tree, welcomes you to Banyan Isle.

Built and finished in 2000 by Purucker & Marrano, this beautiful neighborhood of 48 homes of 2700-3300 square feet is located on a cul-de-sac with a huge banyan tree and is graced with stunning lake views and also the 6th hole of the East Course. With traditional and great room floorplans available in the Bali, Capri, Kingston, St. Charles and Tuscany models, these homes are in an excellently composited neighborhood of brick sidewalks and herringbone brick driveways, some with marble baths.

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As of today - 9/9/2009 - there aren't any homes listed for sale in Banyan Isle, but as they come up you'll be able to find them here.

Ballenisles - Arbor Chase

A luxurious rock-fountain entry with natural stone welcomes you to Arbor Chase.

Comprised of 23 three- and four-bedroom homes featuring traditional Island Colonial architecture, the single-family community of Arbor Chase offers many homesites with lovely greenbelt views, guest houses, private courtyard entrances, mature private streets, terrific tall antique street lights, and brick driveways. Finished in 2004 with a variety of colors and floorplans, 2600-3300 square feet, from which to choose in the Caneel Bay, St. Thomas and Tobago Bay models, the impeccable attention to detail paid by Arbor Chase Luxury Custom Homes, Inc., the builders, is clear.

Located conveniently near the Military Trail entrance to BallenIsles.

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As of today (9/8/09) there are 4 homes for sale, ranging from $549,000 to $749,500.

To see those or any other BallenIsles homes for sale just call me at 561-282-7406.

Starting tomorrow, I'll be highlighting each of the 33 different communities that make up BallenIsles Golf / Country Club.

I'll go over basic features, prices and current availability.

Overall, roughly 98 properties are currently for sale ranging all the way from $250,000 to almost $3 million - so there is something available at almost every price point.

Here is the list of all of BallenIsles' Communities - Links will be added as new posts are completed:

Arbor Chase

Banyan Isles

Bermuda Bay

Cayman Isle

Coconut Key

Coquina Club

Coral Cay

Crystal Bay

Emerald Key

Estates of St Edward

Estates of St Martin

Estates of St Thomas

Grand Isle

Grand Key - Grand Palm - Grand Pointe

Island Cove

Laguna

Orchid Cay

Palm Bay

Palm Point

Sabal Pointe

San Marco

San Marita

St George Estates

St James

Sunesta Cove

Sunset Bay

Sunset Cove

Victoria Bay

Vintage Isles

Windsor Pointe

Windward Cove

BallenIsles the 'Crown Jewel of Palm Beach Real Estate'

Is your real estate agent SHOWING your home?

At first that might sound ridiculous, but you need to make sure that the Agent / Brokerage that you list your home with really IS available to show your property.

In other words, an Agent who will actively work to get your home SOLD, not just take a listing and sit back.....

Chris Griffith from Life in Bonita Springs just posted this article:

"Theres currently a fair sized pile of printed out property reports on my desk that have been marked up and highlighted from last weeks showings. Almost thirty percent of them have a big black slash across the page. The agents who were supposed to be marketing the properties were unreachable by phone and email. Needless to say, my buyers didnt get to see the inside of those homes. Was one of them your home?

While attempting to make showing appointments last weekend, I was met with dead email addresses and full voicemail boxes. Sometimes multiple messages were left without even a courtesy return call to acknowledge the message while they attempted to contact the owner or tenant. I have yet to hear back from some of the agents.

If youre considering selling or maybe even currently selling real estate it might be a good idea to call the appointment phone number for a trial run, especially on the weekend or after hours. Maybe throw a test email out there to see how long it takes for your agent to actually find it.

In this day and age of technology there is absolutely no excuse for a call to go unreturned, an email to be unanswered and showing appointments to not get set. Just about every human being on earth has a cell phone strapped to their hip and should be able to communicate in one way or another with consumers and fellow agents."

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Selling your home is one of the biggest - if not THE biggest - transactions you will ever be involved in, so make sure to do your homework!