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Florida Real Estate

Welcome to the America Real Estate Directory. Florida is located in the southeastern United States, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, which is an arm of the ocean. Florida, sometimes called the Peninsula State, consists of a large low-lying peninsula and, in the northwest, a strip of land known as the panhandle. It is a region of low, rolling hills, vast swamps and marshes, numerous lakes, and extensive forests. Superimposed on this varied pattern of physical features are the farmlands, urban areas, transportation routes, and other cultural features that have transformed Florida from largely a wilderness area into one of the fastest-growing states in the Union.

Florida's economy rests on a solid base of tourism, manufacturing, and agriculture. Leading the manufacturing sector are electrical equipment and electronics, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, food processing, and machinery. Oranges, grapefruit, and other citrus fruits lead Florida's agricultural products list, followed by potatoes, melons, strawberries, sugar cane, peanuts, dairy products, and cattle. A 2006 real estate survey has estimated the population Florida of at 18,089,864.

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Altamonte Springs

Beth A. Lynch, Owner

E-mail: Lynchremax@AOL.com

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Anna Maria

Gerard Pirot
Re/Max Properties
Phone: 941-356-0310

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International Real Estate in Sarasota Florida, West Coast, USA, and everywhere in the World. Bilingual English - French.

Apollo Beach

Julia Vakulenko

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Jean Burress
Coldwell Banker Dolphin Realty
Phone: 813-645-8495

Apollo Beach Real Estate
Apollo Beach real estate agent specializing in Brandon, Riverview, Ruskin, Sun City Center, Tampa, Valrico, Plant City, and Hillsborough County.

Jenn Cook
Bahia Realty Group
Phone: 813-879-6800

Tampa Bay Real Estate
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Apopka

Roderick Collins

E-mail: rod.inspectahome@mindspring.com

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Belleair Beach

Bob Johnson

E-mail: bjohnson@tampabay.net

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Boca Raton click here

Boca Raton is located southeastern Florida, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is a fashionable beach resort and polo center.

Boynton Beach

Carol O'Brien

Boynton Beach Real Estate

Bradenton

Gerard Pirot
Re/Max Properties
Phone: 941-356-0310

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International Real Estate in Sarasota Florida, West Coast, USA, and everywhere in the World. Bilingual English - French.

Brooksville

Mike Goldman

Brooksville Real Estate

Cape Coral click here

Cape Coral is located in southwestern Florida, on the Caloosahatchee River, near Fort Myers. A residential city built on about 644 km (about 400 mi) of canals, its early growth was attributed to the influx of many retired persons.

Captiva

Mark Muller

Captiva Island Real Estate

Casey Key

Gerard Pirot
Re/Max Properties
Phone: 941-356-0310

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International Real Estate in Sarasota Florida, West Coast, USA, and everywhere in the World. Bilingual English - French.

Celebration

Mark Muller

Celebration FL Real Estate

Tony Davids
Tony Davids Homes, LLC.
Phone: 321-559-1145

Celebration Real Estate
Celebration Real Estate agent specializing in foreign relocation real estate services! Also serving USA Florida areas of Osceola County for the citys of Celebration, Reunion, Davenport, and Clermont.

Clearwater click here

Clearwater is located in western Florida, on Pinellas Peninsula and Clearwater Harbor, near Saint Petersburg. It is a tourist and residential center linked by a causeway to sandy beaches and a marina on Clearwater Beach, a barrier island.

Clearwater Beach click here

Clearwater Beach is an island connected to the main land by two draw bridges. It is known for its spectacular sunsets and its sandy white beach.

Coral Springs click here

Coral Springs is located in southeastern Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.

Davie

Teri Arbogast

Davie Real Estate

Destin click here

Destin is located in the Florida Panhandle, it has a rich historical heritage. Destin has changed from a small fishing village to a major tourist resort. In addition to fishing, recreational opportunities include golf, tennis and watersports, including diving and snorkeling.

Dr. Phillips

Paula Hemani

Dr. Phillips Real Estate

Dunedin

Lee Carlson

E-mail: LeeCarlson@webtv.net

Ft. Lauderdale click here

Fort Lauderdale is located in southeastern Florida, where the New River enters the Atlantic Ocean. Fort Lauderdale is a major yachting center and a beach and fishing resort. Called the Venice of America, the city has an extensive network of inlets and canals that, with the New River, provides more than 266 km (165 mi) of navigable waterways.

Fort Myers click here

Fort Myers is located in southwestern Florida, on the Caloosahatchee River estuary, near the Gulf of Mexico. It is a tourist center and the commercial and shipping hub of a region producing flowers (notably gladiolus and chrysanthemums), citrus fruit, and cattle.

Fort Walton Beach click here

Fort Walton Beach is located in northwestern Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is a resort center and has manufacturing industries producing electronic components and equipment, sporting goods, and motor-vehicle parts and accessories.

Gainesville

Tom Leinbaugh, Broker
Moeller Realty Inc.
Phone: 352-376-4471
E-mail: Leinbaugh@moeller-realty.com
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Hialeah click here

Hialeah is located in southeastern Florida, near the Everglades. It is chiefly a residential suburb of Miami.

Holly Hill

Abraham Kowitz

Holly Hill Real Estate

Hollywood click here

Hollywood is located in southeastern Florida, on the Atlantic Ocean, near Miami. Hollywood is a tourist and retirement center.

Indian Rocks Beach

Bob Johnson

E-mail: bjohnson@tampabay.net

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Islamorada

Terry Canto

E-mail: terrycanto@earthlink.net

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Jacksonville click here

Jacksonville is a center for business, manufacturing, finance, insurance, culture, and medicine in northeastern Florida and nearby Georgia. Jacksonville lines both banks of the Saint Johns River, with its downtown district about 20 mi upstream from where the river empties into the Atlantic Ocean. It is also a major deepwater port of entry that has long been the home of important United States Navy facilities, including the Mayport Naval Station and the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. The Intracoastal Waterway passes through the city.

Key Largo

Terry Canto

E-mail: terrycanto@earthlink.net

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Kissimmee

Blanky Marquez-Bradshaw
BMB Real Estate Services, Inc.
Phone: 407-348-4449

Orlando, Kissimmee,Celebration, Poinciana, Altamonte Springs, Longwood, Lake Mary, Heathrow and Sanford.

Longboat Key

Gerard Pirot
Re/Max Properties
Phone: 941-356-0310

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International Real Estate in Sarasota Florida, West Coast, USA, and everywhere in the World. Bilingual English - French.

Marco Island click here

Marco Island is located on the Gulf of Mexico in Southwest Florida. It is the largest of Florida's Ten Thousand Islands. The attraction is tropical sun-washed white beaches and a casual easy paced life style.

Melbourne

Ron Ralph

E-mail: rralph@mindspring.com

Miami click here

Miami is located at the southeastern corner of the United States near the tip of the Florida peninsula. Its climate is marginally tropical, with hot, moist summers and warm, drier winters and an average annual temperature of about 24° C (76° F). Situated along the Atlantic Ocean, Miami grew rapidly because of its resort and recreational opportunities. Since 1980, however, a more diversified economy has emerged in the city and metropolitan region.

Miami Beach click here

Miami Beach is located in southeastern Florida, on a long, narrow island (and adjacent islets) between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, near the city of Miami. Miami Beach is a world-famous, year-round resort, with palatial oceanfront hotels, ornate nightclubs, and extensive sand beaches.

Miramar

James F. Sporrer

E-mail: jfsusa@aol.com

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Naples click here

Naples is located in Southwest Florida -- nestled on the sun drenched beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. Naples is known for world class shopping, dining and abundant, challenging golf courses. It is also, only steps away from island seclusion or the untamed tropical wilderness of The Everglades.

Navarre

Kim Gibbons

Navarre Real Estate

Nokomis

Barbara Corbett

Nokomis Real Estate

Gerard Pirot
Re/Max Properties
Phone: 941-356-0310

Web Site
International Real Estate in Sarasota Florida, West Coast, USA, and everywhere in the World. Bilingual English - French.

Orlando click here

Orlando is one of the world’s premier tourist destinations. It is located near the center of the low-lying Florida Peninsula in the heart of a lake-studded region. The city’s climate is humid subtropical. The economy of the Orlando area is dominated by the massive, year-round tourism drawn by theme parks. With an estimated annual attendance of more than 30 million people in the mid-1990s, the parks are constantly being enhanced and expanded. Tourist facilities have mushroomed to handle the hundreds of thousands of visitors who may be in the area at any one time.

Osprey

Gerard Pirot
Re/Max Properties
Phone: 941-356-0310

Web Site
International Real Estate in Sarasota Florida, West Coast, USA, and everywhere in the World. Bilingual English - French.

Palm Beach click here

Palm Beach is located in southeastern Florida, on the northern end of a barrier island situated between Lake Worth (a lagoon) and the Atlantic Ocean.

Palm Coast

Dennis Owens

Palm Coast Real Estate

Pembroke Pines

Carmen & "Ski" Zielinski

E-mail: SkiMail@aol.com

Plantation click here

Plantation is located in southeastern Florida, near the South New River Canal. It is primarily a residential suburb of Fort Lauderdale and has some light industry.

Plantation Key

Terry Canto

E-mail: terrycanto@earthlink.net

Port St. Lucie

Anthony Myura

E-mail: ajmyura@aol.com

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St. Petersburg click here

Saint Petersburg is located on Pinellas Peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is linked by bridges with Tampa and Bradenton, and by causeways with a string of islets in the Gulf of Mexico. Saint Petersburg is on the Intracoastal Waterway, which passes between the west side of the peninsula and the offshore island chain. The city’s economy is based on the manufacture of electronic and aerospace equipment, boats, and medical goods, and activities associated with telecommunications, information services, and marine research; the city’s economy is bolstered by a strong tourism industry.

St. Pete Beach click here

St. Pete Beach offers miles of white, sandy beaches on the Gulf of Mexico and is situated along the Gulf Beaches of Tampa Bay, Florida.

Sand Key

Bob Johnson

E-mail: bjohnson@tampabay.net

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Sarasota click here

Sarasota is located in western Florida, on Sarasota Bay (an arm of the Gulf of Mexico). A popular resort, it is a residential and commercial center and contains some industry. Citrus fruit, livestock, and vegetables are raised in the area.

Seminole

Bob Johnson

E-mail: bjohnson@tampabay.net

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Siesta Key

Gerard Pirot
Re/Max Properties
Phone: 941-356-0310

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International Real Estate in Sarasota Florida, West Coast, USA, and everywhere in the World. Bilingual English - French.

Tampa click here

Tampa is a major industrial center and seaport, and since 1980 the city and its surrounding metropolitan region have become one of Florida’s most important hubs of commerce and finance. Tampa is often associated with Saint Petersburg, which lies across the bay.

Tavernier

Terry Canto

E-mail: terrycanto@earthlink.net

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Venice

Gerard Pirot
Re/Max Properties
Phone: 941-356-0310

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International Real Estate in Sarasota Florida, West Coast, USA, and everywhere in the World. Bilingual English - French.

Weston click here

Weston is located in Broward County near Fort Lauderdale.

West Palm Beach click here

West Palm Beach is located in southeastern Florida, on Lake Worth and the Intracoastal Waterway, opposite Palm Beach. West Palm Beach is a noted resort, a farm market, a commercial fishing hub, and an aerospace research center.

More about Florida

In the panhandle, where commercial agriculture is not a major activity, livestock and cotton, peanuts, and other crops are raised on a relatively small scale. Farther east and southeast, in the northern part of the peninsula, agriculture is more important. In this area the chief crops are tobacco, peanuts, cotton, and vegetables. Dairy cattle and chickens are also raised. In central Florida, the leading crops are oranges and other citrus fruits. However, this area is also noted for its vegetable farms, ornamental horticulture, cattle ranches, and horse farms. In south central and southern Florida, the principal crops are vegetables and sugarcane. Cattle are also raised.

Florida leads all other states in the production of citrus fruits. Each year the state accounts for two-thirds of the total U.S. citrus crop. Most of Florida’s harvest of citrus fruit is made up of oranges and grapefruit. Other kinds of citrus fruit grown include tangerines, tangelos, and limes. Citrus fruit is grown in groves that are generally less than 8 hectares (20 acres) in size.

Sugarcane is extremely sensitive to frost, and where frosts occur, it must be replanted every year. The southernmost part of Florida is one of the few places in the mainland United States where such replanting is not necessary. Six to seven crops may be obtained from one planting. Clewiston, on the southern shore of Lake Okeechobee, is the center of Florida’s sugarcane cultivation. Production was expanded after 1961, when U.S. imports of Cuban sugar ended because of political differences.

Florida is noted for the production of early vegetables and fruit. The growing of vegetables and fruit for sale early in the year is a modern development that owes its advance in part to the demand for fresh vegetables in northern states. Florida’s warm subtropical climate allows farmers to produce crops earlier than farmers in most other states and thus to obtain good prices in northern cities. Tomatoes are the most valuable winter crop, and potatoes, sweet corn, celery, carrots, and lettuce are also grown. Watermelons are a valuable summer crop, and, like early vegetables, they are shipped mainly to northern cities. Strawberries are another important crop.

Florida is one of the major cattle-raising states east of the Mississippi River. The rolling grassland in central Florida is the heart of the beef cattle country. Rodeos, ranches, and cowboys there provide an atmosphere more characteristic of the Great Plains than of the Atlantic Coast. Dairying meets the demand for fresh milk and other dairy products within the state. Thoroughbred horses are also raised in large numbers. Most of the stud farms are in the Ocala area of north central Florida. Poultry raising is an important, growing segment of the livestock industry. Some hogs and sheep are also raised in Florida.

Florida’s principal fishing ports are Pensacola and Apalachicola on the Gulf coast, Fernandina Beach and New Smyrna Beach on the Atlantic coast, and Key West. Pink shrimp, which is landed mainly from Tampa to Key West, is the most valuable seafood in the south. White and brown shrimp are landed in Apalachicola Bay. Other fish and shellfish caught commercially are lobster, red snapper, grouper, king and Spanish mackerel, black mullet, weakfish, and blue and stone crab. In addition, there are oyster beds in Apalachicola Bay. Florida is also the principal U.S. source of sponges, but overfishing and the onset of a sponge disease in the 1940s greatly reduced Florida’s sponge output.

Forests cover 47 percent of Florida’s total land area. Florida’s pine forests were noted in earlier centuries as a source of lumber and of pitch and tar, called naval stores, and in the 19th century they were greatly depleted. However, new forests were planted on much of the cutover land. Lumbering activities in the state have greatly expanded since the 1940s.

Phosphate rock is the most important mineral mined in Florida, and Florida leads the nation in its production. The phosphate occurs in shallow beds in central and northern Florida. Most of it is used in fertilizers. Petroleum and natural gas became two of the state’s most important minerals after the discovery of a large oil field north of Pensacola in 1970. By the mid-1980s, however, Florida’s oil and gas reserves were virtually depleted. Other leading minerals include stone, cement, clays, and sand and gravel.

The development during the 1950s of the Cape Canaveral area as a missile testing and launching center spurred the growth of many electronics and other engineering plants in Florida. Also manufactured are radios and televisions, telephones, laser equipment, and semiconductors.

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