Fort Myers sits at the center of how Southwest Florida actually works. It is the county seat of Lee County, a river city before it is a beach city, and the place many people land first when they start looking at the region.
The Caloosahatchee River shapes the identity of the market — downtown, the yacht basin, and the neighborhoods that follow the water inland. Around that core are established residential areas, newer construction, and the commercial corridors that connect Fort Myers to Estero, Cape Coral, and the rest of Lee County.
Matt Makes Deals covers Fort Myers as part of a wider Southwest Florida read: how the city relates to Estero, Bonita Springs, and Naples, and what that means for buyers, sellers, and anyone thinking about real estate as a longer-term decision.
Fort Myers is one of four markets in the Matt Makes Deals coverage area, alongside Estero, Bonita Springs, and Naples.
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