Real Estate Briefs
RE/MAX Realty Team’s
Tom Demogenes earns Platinum Award
Tom Demogenes of RE/MAX Realty Team has earned the Platinum Award. This prestigious recognition is reserved for agents who earn over $250,000 in commissions in a year. Tom, assisted by his wife Sue, has been with RE/MAX for six years, has sold and invested in real estate for over 40 years and specializes in waterfront properties. He was the Top Producer at RE/MAX Realty Team in 2013 and is on track to duplicate the achievement for 2014.
the RE/MAX Realty Team office is at 2326 Del Prado Blvd., S., Cape Coral. For more information, call 239-242-2013.
Dan Koogler new construction
superintendent for Koogler Homes
Dan Koogler has joined Koogler Homes in Cape Coral as one of the custom homebuilder’s construction superintendents, announced company president and his father, Don Koogler. Dan Koogler supervises sub-contractors at multiple job sites, showing them their job requirements and scheduling the work required in order for the home to be completed on time.
A native of Iowa, Dan Koogler moved to Cape Coral in 1996 and graduated from Mariner High School in 2004. While in high school, he worked with his dad in homebuilding, and following graduation worked as an electrician specialist installing low-voltage products for residential and commercial properties. After three years as an infantryman with the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment “First Strike,” 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Koogler attended and graduated from DeVry University in Colorado Springs, Colo., in April 2014 earning a degree in business management.
Don Koogler is a master woodworker who has been building homes in Southwest Florida for 19 years, and is celebrating his 13th year in business under the Koogler Homes brand.
Koogler Homes’ office is located at 434 S.E. 47 Terrace Suite B, Cape Coral. Call (239) 542-4540 for more information. Online at www.KooglerHomes.com.
Celebration Cape
now 70 percent sold out
D.R. Horton’s Southwest Florida Division has announced that Celebration Cape, one of few gated communities in the heart of Cape Coral, is now 70 percent sold out. Affordability, convenience and options are just a few reasons to celebrate, with new homes starting in the low-$200s.
Seven floor plans are offered in this neighborhood of just 44 single-family homes, which is centrally located off Southeast 8th Street in Cape Coral, just east of Santa Barbara Boulevard, between Nicholas Parkway and Hancock Bridge Parkway. Homes range from approximately 1,804 to 3,374 square feet of living space and three to four bedrooms, two to four baths, and two- to three-car garages.
With strong sales activity in Celebration Cape, there is still time to reserve a new home site. A few quick move-in opportunities are also available starting at $225,480. For more information or to visit the community at 283 Destiny Circle in Cape Coral, contact Mike Lippel at (239) 634-3689 or Mike Amabile (239) 699-5426.
D.R. Horton has been building families beautiful homes in desirable locations for more than 35 years. Ranked America’s largest homebuilder for 12 years in a row by volume, D.R. Horton has built more than 475,000 homes with quality, functionality, value, and style in mind. For more information about D.R. Horton’s Southwest Florida division, visit www.DRHorton.com/swfla. Home and community information including pricing, included features, terms, availability and amenities are subject to change and prior sale at any time without notice or obligation. Square footage dimensions are approximate.
D.R. Horton is an equal housing opportunity builder.
Denny Grimes & Company relocates offices
to Bank of America Building at Bell Tower Shops
The team of Denny Grimes & Company is now located at 13099 S. Cleveland Ave., Suite 500, Fort Myers, inside the Bank of America Building at the Bell Tower Shops. Led by team leader and president Denny Grimes, CRS, ABR, CDPE, MBA, the real estate team includes Chelsea Elliot, Tony Erpenbeck, Morgan Grimes and Maria Piatigorski.
Denny Grimes & Company is a professional residential real estate team serving home buyers, sellers, residential developers and builders in Lee and Collier counties. Grimes has been a licensed real estate agent in Lee County for more than 30 years. He is a Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Certified New Homes Sales Professional (CSP), Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR), and a respected real estate seminar speaker and trainer.
For more information about Denny Grimes & Company, call 239-689-7600 or visit www.swfloridahomes.com.
Realtor Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach and
the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service name board members
The Realtor Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach and the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service have announced the 2015 Board of Directors. The installation of the officers and directors took place Saturday, Dec, 6, at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa in Fort Myers.
Elected to office in 2015 are:
Jason Jakus, 2015 President. He is the broker/owner of Platinum Elite Realty.
Paula Kiker, 2015 President-Elect. She is owner of Lahaina Realty.
Additional officers for 2015 are Robin McKeever – Treasurer, Paul Realty; Donna Guido – Secretary, Wentworth Realty; and Karen Swanbeck – Past President, Keller Williams Elite Realty.
The following individuals have been elected to serve a two-year term as Directors on the Association’s Board: Fred Burson, Woodyard & Associates; Kevin O’Keefe, Right Choice Realty; Maggie Morris, Century 21 Sunbelt; Jan Wallace, Gulfcoast Realty.
The following incumbent directors will serve a one-year term: Josh Burdine, RockStar Realty; Al Giacalone, Rockstar Realty; Bill Steinke, Sellstate Achievers Realty; Marion Briggs, Sun Country Realty of Florida; Juliana DaCosta, Juliana DaCosta Realty Group.
The REALTOR Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach, Inc. is a member-based organization of 5,000+ members founded 90 years ago. Its members are dedicated to serving current and futureproperty owners, as we believe that home ownership is the essence of a great community.