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How to buy a Hawthorne home in 2026: products and prices, the fees, the application, the rules and flood, with McGreevy and Comisar.
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By Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, McGreevy and Comisar of Domain Realty.
Updated October 2026
Buying a home in Hawthorne means choosing between a single-family home and a coach home first, then reading the assessments, the $2,500 Resale Capital Assessment and the 30-day application before you offer. Lee County recorded 28 resales at a $517,250 median in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. McGreevy and Comisar lead Domain Realty Group, the #5 real estate team in Florida and the #1 real estate team in Bonita Springs. Start with our Hawthorne community guide and our Bonita Springs area guide.
Choosing who should represent you? Our guide to the best real estate agents in Bonita Springs sets out the criteria we think a buyer should use. Call Marc Comisar at (239) 287-5873, or Jesse McGreevy direct at (239) 898-6072, or start your Hawthorne buyer consultation.
McGreevy and Comisar are the right buyer's agents for Hawthorne because we read the documents that decide a purchase here before you tour: the association's budget and resolutions, the application, the condominium's documents for a coach home, the parcel's flood map and the county's recorded sales by product. We are the #1 team in Southwest Florida since 2012, based in Bonita Springs.
Both partners work every purchase. The record behind that promise:
RealTrends ranked our team the #5 real estate team in Florida and the #1 real estate team in Bonita Springs for 2026, and as the leaders of Domain Realty Group our team has closed 4,000+ transactions. Our office is at 24031 S Tamiami Trl #101 in Bonita Springs, about three miles northwest of the Hawthorne gate, on US 41.
Single-family or coach home, then the dues.
The 30-day lead time sets the closing date.
Marc Comisar negotiates and Jesse McGreevy prices.
If you read nothing else before buying in Hawthorne, read these facts, each sourced on this page.
To buy a home in Hawthorne in 2026, choose single-family or coach home, get the current assessments from the estoppel, check the roof and the parcel's flood map, start the association application at least 30 days before closing, tour with your own agent and offer from recorded sales of the same product in Bonita Springs.
Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County Property Appraiser public roll and recorded sales, our analysis, September 26, 2025 to September 25, 2026, newest recorded sale September 25, 2026; Southwest Florida MLS, Development HAWTHORNE, ZIP 34135, closed in the 12 months before July 22, 2026, pulled July 22, 2026; Hawthorne Community Association 2024 adopted budget and October 17, 2023 Resale Capital Assessment resolution).
Single-family homes in five neighborhoods, or coach homes in Chesapeake Cove or Hideaway Cove.
Master assessment, neighborhood or condominium dues and taxes.
The roof date and wind mitigation form.
Due 30 days before closing, with background checks.
From product sales, with the $2,500 assessment and fees in the timeline.
The Hawthorne market for buyers in the 12 months to September 25, 2026 was 28 recorded resales at a $517,250 median, and the July MLS pull showed 8 active listings, about 4.0 months of supply and a 70.5-day median to sell in Bonita Springs.
Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County Property Appraiser public roll and recorded sales, our analysis, September 26, 2025 to September 25, 2026, newest recorded sale September 25, 2026; Southwest Florida MLS, Development HAWTHORNE, ZIP 34135, closed in the 12 months before July 22, 2026, pulled July 22, 2026; Hawthorne Community Association 2024 adopted budget and October 17, 2023 Resale Capital Assessment resolution).
We pulled every recorded sale for the 461 Hawthorne home parcels for the 12 months to September 25, 2026: 28 sales, no builder-direct sales. The parcel set covers the Hawthorne plat phases and the Chesapeake Cove and Coach Homes at Hideaway Cove condominiums.
| Window | Sales | Median | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months (2025-09-26 to 2026-09-25) | 28 | $517,250 | $313,000 | $880,000 |
| 24 months (2024-09-26 to 2026-09-25) | 49 | $545,000 | $313,000 | $880,000 |
| 36 months (2023-09-26 to 2026-09-25) | 75 | $545,000 | $313,000 | $910,000 |
| 60 months (2021-09-26 to 2026-09-25) | 133 | $545,000 | $313,000 | $948,900 |
The 24-month window holds 49 sales at $545,000 and the 36-month window 75 at $545,000, so the latest 12 months sit a little below the longer level.
| Price band | Recorded sales, 12 months |
|---|---|
| Under $200,000 | 0 |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 0 |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 8 |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 4 |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 15 |
| $750,000 to $999,999 | 1 |
| $1,000,000 and up | 0 |
Eight sales closed between $300,000 and $399,999, almost all coach homes, 4 between $400,000 and $499,999, 15 between $500,000 and $749,999 and 1 at $880,000.
| Calendar year | Recorded sales | Median | Low | High | Builder-direct (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 45 | $352,480 | $210,000 | $530,000 | 0 |
| 2020 | 42 | $350,000 | $240,000 | $500,000 | 0 |
| 2021 | 46 | $425,750 | $260,000 | $763,000 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31 | $517,000 | $357,000 | $852,000 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | $625,000 | $410,000 | $948,900 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | $539,450 | $350,000 | $910,000 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | $545,000 | $350,000 | $865,000 | 0 |
| 2026 (to September 25) | 23 | $505,000 | $313,000 | $880,000 | 0 |
County calendar medians ran $352,480 in 2019, $425,750 in 2021, $517,000 in 2022, $625,000 in 2023, $539,450 in 2024 and $545,000 in 2025; 2026 through September 25 sits at $505,000 on 23 sales.
Our Southwest Florida MLS pull of July 22, 2026 showed 24 Hawthorne sales over the prior 12 months at a median of 70.5 days on market and a median 96.6 percent of list price: 16 single-family homes at $580,000 and 8 coach homes at $392,000. The July 22, 2026 MLS pull showed 8 active listings and about 4.0 months of supply.
The highest recorded sale was a single-family home at $880,000; Chesapeake Cove closed from $313,000.
In Hawthorne you can buy a Chesapeake Cove coach home from about $313,000, a Hideaway Cove coach home from about $399,000 or a single-family home from about $374,000 to $880,000, on Lee County's 12 months of recorded sales to September 25, 2026.
Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County Property Appraiser public roll and recorded sales, our analysis, September 26, 2025 to September 25, 2026, newest recorded sale September 25, 2026; Southwest Florida MLS, Development HAWTHORNE, ZIP 34135, closed in the 12 months before July 22, 2026, pulled July 22, 2026; Hawthorne Community Association 2024 adopted budget and October 17, 2023 Resale Capital Assessment resolution).
| Section (recorded name) | Sales, 12 months | Median (10+ sales only) | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family homes, Phases 1A, 1B and 2 (built 2006 to 2013) | 16 | $567,500 | $373,860 | $880,000 |
| Chesapeake Cove coach homes | 6 | count and range only | $313,000 | $435,000 |
| Single-family homes, Phase 2B (built 2012 to 2013) | 3 | count and range only | $545,000 | $570,000 |
| Coach Homes at Hideaway Cove | 3 | count and range only | $399,000 | $435,000 |
Only the single-family homes of Phases 1A, 1B and 2 cleared ten sales; Chesapeake Cove recorded 6, the Phase 2B homes 3 and Hideaway Cove 3, so their medians are shown with counts and ranges.
16 recorded sales in the 12 months to September 25, 2026 at a median of $567,500, from $373,860 to $880,000.
6 recorded sales in the 12 months to September 25, 2026, from $313,000 to $435,000. Under ten sales we lead with the count and range; a median on so few sales is a guide, not a trend.
3 recorded sales in the 12 months to September 25, 2026, from $545,000 to $570,000. Under ten sales we lead with the count and range; a median on so few sales is a guide, not a trend.
3 recorded sales in the 12 months to September 25, 2026, from $399,000 to $435,000. Under ten sales we lead with the count and range; a median on so few sales is a guide, not a trend.
A Hawthorne buyer pays the master common assessment, $4,022 a year per home in the 2024 adopted budget, plus a single-family neighborhood assessment or a coach home's condominium dues, and City of Bonita Springs and county taxes with no CDD line. The 2024 budget is the latest the association has posted publicly.
Data updated: October 2026 (Hawthorne Community Association 2024 Adopted Budget).
| 2024 line (adopted budget) | Annual | Quarterly |
|---|---|---|
| Common assessment, every home | $4,022 | $1,005 |
| Cobblestone neighborhood (100 homes) | $1,702 | $425 |
| Emory Oaks and Cobblestone 2 (151 homes) | $1,911 | $478 |
| Ashmont (50 homes) | $1,243 | $310.68 |
| Ashmont 2 (6 homes) | $1,837 | $459 |
A 2024 single-family owner therefore paid about $5,265 to $5,933 a year to the master; a coach-home owner paid the common assessment plus Chesapeake Cove's or Hideaway Cove's dues, which are not posted publicly.
Bulk telephone, internet and cable for every home, the gates and Envera monitoring, common landscaping, lakes, both clubhouses and pools, insurance, management and pooled reserves of $349,292 in 2024, according to the budget.
The association has not posted a 2025 or 2026 budget publicly; the estoppel states the current assessments.
Hawthorne has no CDD; the association reserves for its own roads, gates and lakes.
The buyer pays the $2,500 Resale Capital Assessment, the $100 application fee and $50 per adult background check.
For a Hawthorne buyer the two clubhouses, pools, fitness rooms, courts, lakes and gates come with every home through the common assessment, with no golf membership to buy and no initiation beyond the $2,500 Resale Capital Assessment, in a Bonita Springs community with two gated entries.
Data updated: October 2026 (Hawthorne Community Association 2024 budget and rules as cited on our Hawthorne guide).
Two campuses with pools, spas and fitness rooms, reservable by owners for private events under the association's guidelines.
A main entry off Imperial Parkway and a west entry off Old 41 Road, on the Envera virtual-guard system, with a camera network since February 2023.
Eight lakes for shore fishing only under the recorded rules: no docks, no swimming and no watercraft.
There is no golf course, so a buyer weighs the home and the assessments, not a membership.
A Hawthorne buyer should read the Amended and Restated Rules and Regulations and the Architectural Guidelines before offering, because they set leasing limits, pet registration, vehicle and parking rules and the review process for any exterior change, which shape daily life and resale in Bonita Springs.
The Amended and Restated Rules and Regulations set a one-month minimum lease, no more than three leases in 12 months, whole-home rentals only, and association approval of the tenant before occupancy.
The Rules and Regulations require written board permission and registration for each pet, list restricted breeds, and require leashes outdoors.
Vehicles park in the garage or driveway; boats, RVs, trailers and commercial vehicles only if fully garaged; no overnight street parking.
Exterior changes need prior written approval under the July 2024 guidelines.
Shore fishing only: no docks, swimming or watercraft.
Hawthorne recorded 28 resales at a $517,250 median in the latest 12 months, from $313,000 to $880,000, and the product decides the price. Call Marc Comisar at (239) 287-5873, start your Hawthorne buyer consultation, or see how we represent buyers. Selling first? Get a free Hawthorne home valuation or call Jesse McGreevy direct at (239) 898-6072.
A Hawthorne buyer should receive the flood disclosure at or before contract, the property tax disclosure in the contract and, depending on the home, either the homeowners' association disclosure summary under section 720.401 or the condominium documents under section 718.503, which carry cancellation rights. Your closing agent confirms which apply to the parcel.
Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes 720.401, 718.503, 689.302, 689.261, 553.79, 720.30851 and 718.116 read October 2026; Lee County Clerk recorded declarations; Florida Division of Corporations records).
This is general information, not legal advice. Your closing agent or real estate attorney confirms which duties apply to your parcel, and several of them carry a cancellation right for the buyer if they are missed, so we gather the documents before anyone signs.
Hawthorne sits under two regimes. Its 156 coach homes, 132 in Chesapeake Cove at Hawthorne and 24 in Coach Homes at Hideaway Cove, are condominiums under chapter 718, so a seller there delivers the section 718.503 package. Its 305 single-family homes are lots under the master declaration, where section 720.401 governs. Every home carries the Hawthorne Community Association. We state the fork and let your closing agent confirm your parcel.
For a lot or house in a community with a mandatory homeowners' association, the prospective buyer must be presented with the disclosure summary before executing the contract, and on a resale the parcel owner supplies it (section 720.401). The contract must carry a conspicuous clause making it voidable if the summary was not provided first, and the buyer may void by written notice within 3 days after receiving the summary or before closing, whichever occurs first. That right cannot be waived and ends at closing. Section 720.401 does not apply to associations governed by chapters 718, 719, 721 or 723.
The recorded declaration's Article 8.9 lets the Board set a Resale Capital Assessment, and the Board's October 17, 2023 resolution set it at $2,500, paid by the purchaser, for contracts on or after January 1, 2024.
For a condominium unit, the owner provides the declaration, articles, bylaws and rules, the annual financial statement and budget, the inspection and structural integrity reserve study records where they exist and the state's question and answer sheet, at the owner's expense (section 718.503). The contract carries either an acknowledgment that the buyer received them more than seven days before signing or a clause letting the buyer cancel within seven days after signing, and a waiver of that right is void.
Section 689.302 requires a seller of residential property to give the buyer a flood disclosure at or before the contract is signed. It asks whether the seller knows of flooding that damaged the property during ownership, whether a flood insurance claim was filed and whether the seller received federal flood-damage assistance. The duty does not depend on the FEMA zone. In Hawthorne every point sampled for our guide mapped shaded Zone X on panel 12071C0657G, but the surrounding corridor has higher-risk polygons, so the parcel's own map governs.
The Florida Supreme Court held in Johnson v. Davis (1985) that a home seller must disclose known facts that materially affect the property's value and are not readily observable to the buyer. For a Hawthorne home that can include past water intrusion, a roof or window leak, an unapproved exterior change, an unpermitted enclosure or an open permit. When in doubt, disclose, and put it in writing.
Section 689.261 requires the contract to carry a property tax disclosure summary warning the buyer not to rely on the seller's current taxes, because a change of ownership or improvements can reset the assessment. A seller's homestead exemption and Save Our Homes cap end with the seller's ownership. Hawthorne has no community development district; the association owns and reserves for its own roads, gates and lakes, according to its 2024 budget and the state special-district list as read for our Hawthorne guide.
Section 553.79 bars a local building agency from penalizing an arm's-length buyer because a previous owner's permit was never closed, and lets an owner close a permit with a different licensed contractor. It does not stop a lender, title underwriter or buyer from requiring the permit to be closed before closing, so we check the City of Bonita Springs permit record before listing.
Section 720.30851 governs the homeowners' association estoppel certificate and section 718.116 the condominium certificate. The statutes set a $250 base fee, and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation's current adjusted caps are $299 for the certificate, $119 more for expedited delivery within 3 business days and $179 more if the account is delinquent; the association's actual fee can be lower. A Hawthorne sale needs the master association's estoppel, plus Chesapeake Cove's or Hideaway Cove's for a coach home, each capped by statute at $299 for a current account.
A buyer choosing between Hawthorne and Highland Woods in Bonita Springs is choosing between a newer non-golf gated community with mostly single-family homes, at a $517,250 median, and an established equity golf club with mostly condominiums, where Lee County recorded 35 sales at $410,000.
Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County Property Appraiser public roll and recorded sales, our analysis, September 26, 2025 to September 25, 2026, newest recorded sale September 25, 2026; Hawthorne Community Association 2024 adopted budget; Highland Woods 2026 Master Association Schedule of Fees).
| What a buyer weighs | Hawthorne | Highland Woods |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Imperial Parkway at Shangri-La Road, City of Bonita Springs | Off US 41 north of West Terry Street, City of Bonita Springs |
| Home parcels in our county match | 461 (305 single-family, 156 coach-home condominium) | 798 (566 condominium, 232 villa and single-family) |
| Recorded sales, 12 months to September 25, 2026 | 28 at a $517,250 median, all resales | 35 at a $410,000 median, all resales |
| Median per square foot of county heated area | $255.42 | $301.43 |
| Built | 2006 to 2014 | 1996 to 2001 |
| Golf | None | Bundled equity: one membership on every home |
| Master charges | $4,022 common assessment per home in the 2024 budget, plus neighborhood or condominium dues | $13,812.79 club dues for 2026 plus neighborhood dues |
| Buyer's one-time charge | $2,500 Resale Capital Assessment | $10,000 capital contribution for 2026 |
| District on the tax bill | None | None |
| Flood and evacuation | Shaded Zone X at sampled points; evacuation Zone B | Mostly shaded Zone X, Zone AE in the north; evacuation Zone A |
A home in Hawthorne fits a buyer whose priorities are a newer single-family or coach home without golf costs. A home in Highland Woods fits a buyer whose priorities are equity golf on every home. Each fits a different list of priorities.
The full carry on each side, the buyer's one-time charges, the flood and evacuation zones and the construction era.
A Hawthorne buyer should read the parcel's flood map and the home's wind mitigation form: sampled points map shaded Zone X and the community is in evacuation Zone B, so wind and the roof, not flood, drive the insurance cost in Bonita Springs.
Data updated: October 2026 (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, panel 12071C0657G, as sampled for our Hawthorne guide; Lee County evacuation zones; City of Bonita Springs CRS page; National Hurricane Center Ian report; Citizens flood page).
Shaded Zone X at every sampled point on panel 12071C0657G, effective November 17, 2022; higher-risk polygons sit in the corridor outside the community.
Lee County maps Hawthorne in evacuation Zone B.
The City of Bonita Springs holds Community Rating System Class 5, a 25 percent discount on NFIP premiums.
Hurricane Ian made landfall as a category 4 storm at Cayo Costa on September 28, 2022, with coastal inundation of 8 to 12 feet, according to the National Hurricane Center; the association later levied an Ian special assessment for common-area damage. We describe your home's record through the flood disclosure.
We print no premiums. We point to the roof date and the wind mitigation form, and for a coach home to the master policy.
A Hawthorne inspection should cover the roof, the air conditioning, the water heater, the windows and doors, plumbing and electrical, and the wind mitigation features, and for a condominium the building's own reports. Homes here were built from 2006 to 2014, so the age of each system, not just the house, decides what a buyer negotiates in Bonita Springs.
A licensed home inspector checks structure, roof, systems and visible defects. On a Hawthorne home built from 2006 to 2014, ask for the age of the roof covering, the air handler and condenser and the water heater in writing, because those are the items a buyer most often renegotiates. An original roof on a 2006 Hawthorne home is the first thing an insurer will ask about.
Insurers ask for the state's uniform mitigation form OIR-B1-1802 to credit roof shape, roof-deck attachment, roof-to-wall connections and opening protection under section 627.711, and many ask for a four-point inspection of roof, electrical, plumbing and heating and cooling on older homes. A current form from the seller saves time; a new one is inexpensive.
Ask the seller for permits and association approval letters for any addition, lanai enclosure, window replacement or exterior change, and check the City of Bonita Springs permit record. Section 553.79 protects a buyer from penalties for a prior owner's open permit, but a lender or title underwriter may still require it closed.
Ask the association for the budget, reserves, master insurance policy, any special assessment and, for buildings of three or more habitable stories, the milestone inspection and structural integrity reserve study records. A lender will ask the same questions.
The Florida Realtors and Florida Bar AS IS contract gives the buyer an inspection period to inspect and cancel. Schedule inspectors the day the contract is signed, read the association documents in the same window, and decide with the whole file in hand.
In Lee County the seller customarily pays the owner's title policy and the deed stamps, so a Hawthorne buyer's closing costs are mainly lender charges, the lender's title policy, the mortgage taxes, recording, prepaid insurance and escrow, plus any association capital or transfer charges the documents assign to the buyer. The contract controls every line in Bonita Springs.
Data updated: October 2026 (Florida Statutes 201.08 and 199.133 as summarized by the Florida Department of Revenue; Lee County Clerk recording fees; Lee County Property Appraiser public roll and recorded sales, our analysis, September 26, 2025 to September 25, 2026, newest recorded sale September 25, 2026; Southwest Florida MLS, Development HAWTHORNE, ZIP 34135, closed in the 12 months before July 22, 2026, pulled July 22, 2026; Hawthorne Community Association 2024 adopted budget and October 17, 2023 Resale Capital Assessment resolution).
| Item (80 percent loan) | Coach-home median ($385,000) | Community median ($517,250) | Single-family median ($565,000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loan amount | $308,000 | $413,800 | $452,000 |
| Documentary stamp tax on the note at $0.35 per $100 | $1,078.00 | $1,448.30 | $1,582.00 |
| Nonrecurring intangible tax at 0.2 percent | $616.00 | $827.60 | $904.00 |
| Subtotal of the two loan taxes | $1,694.00 | $2,275.90 | $2,486.00 |
These are statutory amounts on an 80 percent loan, computed on the recorded medians as illustrations. A cash buyer pays neither.
In Lee County the seller customarily selects the closing agent and pays for the owner's title policy, and the buyer pays for the lender's policy when there is a loan. That is custom, not law, and the contract controls.
The buyer owes the $2,500 Resale Capital Assessment, the $100 application fee and $50 per adult background check, with the application due 30 days before closing under the association's purchase application.
The buyer pays to record the deed and mortgage at the Lee County Clerk's published fees, prepays the first year of homeowner's insurance and funds the lender's escrow for taxes and insurance. Your lender's written Loan Estimate lists every one, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau explains how to read it.
We give you an estimated cash-to-close sheet before you write an offer, built from the lender's Loan Estimate, the title company's quote and the association documents, so the number you plan on is the number you wire.
After you buy in Hawthorne, your property tax resets to the Lee County Property Appraiser's assessment as of the next January 1, because the seller's homestead exemption and Save Our Homes cap end with the sale. A full-time buyer files for homestead with the Property Appraiser, and the bill arrives each November in Bonita Springs.
Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County Property Appraiser final 2026 millage book; Florida Statutes 193.155 and 689.261; Florida Senate CS/HJR 1-F).
Hawthorne is inside the City of Bonita Springs with no CDD, so a Hawthorne bill carries city, county, school and regional millage. A buyer's bill resets after the sale; the title company prorates on the actual figures.
A buyer who makes the home a permanent residence by January 1 can apply for the homestead exemption with the Lee County Property Appraiser, and Save Our Homes then caps annual increases in the assessed value of a homestead under section 193.155. A second-home buyer pays on the non-homestead basis.
A buyer leaving another Florida homestead can port up to $500,000 of the Save Our Homes difference to the new home if it is established within three years of January 1 of the year the old homestead was given up, filed with the Property Appraiser.
Florida voters approved Amendment 3 on November 3, 2026, with 61.99 percent yes on the Division of Elections’ unofficial count (60 percent was needed; Florida Election Watch, Amendments). From January 1, 2027 it raises the homestead exemption for non-school taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, cuts the annual cap on non-homestead assessment increases from 10 percent to 5 percent, and gives a buyer who was not a Florida resident on December 31, 2026 the larger exemption only from the fifth year of the exemption (the Florida Senate record, CS/HJR 1-F, and the ballot text). We state no dollar effect for a home here yet, because 2027 bills are the first the county works under the new rules.
Since August 17, 2024, a Hawthorne buyer signs a written agreement with their own agent before touring, the agreement states the compensation in a specific amount or rate, and offers of compensation can no longer be advertised on the MLS. A seller can still agree to pay some or all of it in the contract, as in the rest of Bonita Springs.
Data updated: October 2026 (NAR settlement terms effective August 17, 2024; Florida Realtors Exclusive Buyer Brokerage Agreement).
The agreement names the agent, the term, the compensation and whether it is exclusive. Compensation is negotiable and must be specific and objectively ascertainable. We explain ours in plain terms before your first showing.
Some sellers offer to pay buyer-broker compensation or a concession toward closing costs, and some do not. We ask in every negotiation and put any agreement in the contract, so you know before you sign what you owe and what the seller covers.
The National Association of REALTORS publishes plain-language explanations of the settlement and of written buyer agreements, and both are linked in our sources.
To finance a Hawthorne home in 2026, get a written pre-approval before you tour, compare at least two lenders' Loan Estimates on the same day, and, for a condominium, confirm the project meets the lender's rules before you sign. Mortgage rates change daily, so this Bonita Springs guide quotes none.
Data updated: October 2026 (Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey; Fannie Mae Selling Guide B4-2.1-03 and condo project status finder; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau).
Mortgage rates change daily and depend on your file, so this page quotes none. Freddie Mac publishes the weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey for context, and your lender's written Loan Estimate is the document to compare. Get at least two, on the same day, with the same assumptions.
A written pre-approval from a lender who has reviewed your income, assets and credit tells a seller your offer is real, and in a competitive moment it is the difference between a counter and a pass.
A cash buyer pays no mortgage taxes and closes faster, and some sellers weigh that heavily. A cash buyer should still order an appraisal or a comparative market analysis, an inspection and a title search.
A lender reviews the condominium project as well as the borrower: the budget, reserves, insurance, litigation and any deferred structural repairs. Fannie Mae publishes its ineligible-project rules (Selling Guide B4-2.1-03) and a condo project status finder. We ask the association the lender's questions before you write an offer.
Daily life in Hawthorne centers on its two clubhouses, pools, courts and eight lakes, with Bonita Springs High School across Imperial Parkway, a Publix about two miles south and downtown Bonita Springs a few minutes west. Hawthorne is gated at Imperial Parkway and Shangri-La Road in the City of Bonita Springs.
Data updated: October 2026 (Drive-time estimates as tabled on our Hawthorne guide; School District of Lee County 2026 to 2027 zones).
Publix and Walgreens at Imperial Parkway and Bonita Beach Road about 5 to 7 minutes, downtown Bonita Springs 8 to 10, I-75 Exit 116 8 to 10, Coconut Point about 15, Bonita Beach 15 to 20 and Southwest Florida International Airport 22 to 25 minutes off-peak, according to our Hawthorne guide.
Bonita Springs High School sits across Imperial Parkway from Hawthorne's main gate, inside the two-mile proximity preference; Bonita Springs and Spring Creek Elementary and Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts and Three Oaks Middle are nearby options, according to our Hawthorne guide. Families rank schools and a lottery assigns seats.
NCH's Bonita Springs emergency department about 10 to 12 minutes and Lee Health Coconut Point about 13 to 15 minutes.
Bonita Beach Park and Lovers Key State Park a short drive west.
Near Hawthorne, the Imperial Parkway and Old 41 corridors are seeing road work and downtown Bonita Springs keeps adding restaurants and housing, while the I-75 widening reaches this stretch late in the decade, so construction traffic is the near-term trade-off a buyer weighs in Bonita Springs.
Data updated: October 2026 (City of Bonita Springs Projects of Interest; FDOT District One).
Old 41's restaurants and Riverside Park sit a few minutes west.
FDOT's widening reaches the Bonita Beach Road stretch late in the decade.
The school across Imperial Parkway brings school-day traffic at the corner.
The City of Bonita Springs Projects of Interest page and FDOT District One.
We find the right Hawthorne home by matching your budget and priorities to the section that fits, setting alerts the day a listing appears, reading the documents and recorded sales before the tour, and using our network for homes that are coming to market before they appear online in Bonita Springs.
In Hawthorne the section decides the price, the carry and the rules. We match you to the right section first, then watch every listing in it. In Hawthorne that means watching single-family and coach-home sales separately, not just the community total.
Some owners call us before they list. When a home that fits your search is coming, we tell you, and you see it first. We never promise an off-market home; we promise to ask.
Before you tour, we pull the recorded sales for the section, the association budget and rules, the flood position and the listing history, so the tour is about the house rather than the paperwork.
We negotiate for a Hawthorne buyer with the recorded sales for the section, the active competition, the inspection findings and the association file in hand, and we put every term in writing: price, credits, the inspection period, financing, the closing date and who pays which association charge in Bonita Springs.
Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County Property Appraiser public roll and recorded sales, our analysis, September 26, 2025 to September 25, 2026, newest recorded sale September 25, 2026).
We build your offer from the recorded sales of comparable homes in the same section, not from the asking price, and we tell you where the list price sits against them.
When the inspection finds a real defect, we ask for a repair or a credit priced from a contractor's estimate, and we tell you when an item is ordinary wear that a seller will not cover.
The AS IS contract carries financing and appraisal provisions that protect your deposit if the loan or the value falls through. We set the dates so they protect you without weakening the offer.
Capital contributions, resale fees, estoppel fees and prorations are allocated in the contract. We read the association documents and write the allocation in, so there is no surprise on the settlement statement.
Hawthorne suits a buyer whose priorities are a newer gated home without golf costs, two clubhouses and a location near shopping and schools, and suits less well a buyer who wants golf, a staffed guardhouse at all hours or a current published budget. The lists below come from the records on this Bonita Springs page.
The cons, stated plainly:
The pros, equally documented:
If you need to sell a home before or while you buy in Hawthorne, start with a value on the home you own: our free home valuation and guide to selling a Hawthorne home apply anywhere in Southwest Florida, and Jesse McGreevy at (239) 898-6072 can sequence the two closings so you are never carrying both longer than you planned in Bonita Springs.
As Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008 we sequence sales and purchases every season. A sale-contingent offer is weaker in a competitive moment and stronger when inventory is ample. We read which moment it is in Hawthorne from the MLS and the county record and advise accordingly.
If your current home is elsewhere in the city, our guide to selling a home in Bonita Springs covers the city-wide picture.
Custom Hawthorne listing alerts send you every new listing that matches your section, size, price and view the day it reaches the market, so you see the right home before the weekend crowd. Create a free account through the property search on our site, or ask Marc Comisar at (239) 287-5873 to set the search for you in Bonita Springs.
The section or collection, the price band, the bedroom count, the view and, for a golf or club community, the membership type. A search that is too broad sends noise; one that is too narrow misses the home.
To see the current listings in Hawthorne, browse the homes for sale on our team's sister site at DomainRealtyGroup.com.
A Hawthorne buyer consultation is a free, no-obligation conversation with Marc Comisar or Jesse McGreevy about your budget, timing, the section that fits and the documents to read before you write an offer. Use the consultation form on this page or call Marc at (239) 287-5873, and we will prepare the recorded sales for your target section in Bonita Springs.
The recorded sales for your target section, the current listings, the full annual carry, the flood position and a draft cash-to-close estimate, so your first tour is already an informed one.
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Several Hawthorne figures are not published in a document we could read, and we say so rather than estimate them. Each item names the record that holds the answer, which we obtain for any home you write an offer on in Bonita Springs.
These are the questions Hawthorne buyers ask us most, answered from Lee County's recorded sales, the association's own documents and Florida law. For anything specific to a home, call Marc Comisar at (239) 287-5873.
Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County Property Appraiser public roll and recorded sales, our analysis, September 26, 2025 to September 25, 2026, newest recorded sale September 25, 2026; Southwest Florida MLS, Development HAWTHORNE, ZIP 34135, closed in the 12 months before July 22, 2026, pulled July 22, 2026; Hawthorne recorded governing documents and Rules and Regulations as cited on our Hawthorne guide; Florida Statutes read October 2026).
Lee County recorded 28 sales from September 26, 2025 to September 25, 2026 at a median of $517,250. Single-family homes recorded 19 sales at a $565,000 median and coach homes 9 at $385,000, so read the product first.
Set your budget with a lender, read the association documents and carry for your target section, tour with your own agent under a written buyer agreement, offer from the recorded comparables and use the inspection and document review periods fully. Call Marc Comisar at (239) 287-5873 to start.
The best buyer's agent reads the recorded sales, the association documents and the flood file before you write an offer, and negotiates with evidence. McGreevy and Comisar lead Domain Realty Group, the #5 real estate team in Florida and the #1 real estate team in Bonita Springs in the 2026 RealTrends rankings.
Our Southwest Florida MLS pull of July 22, 2026 showed 24 Hawthorne sales over the prior 12 months at a median of 70.5 days on market and a median 96.6 percent of list price: 16 single-family homes at $580,000 and 8 coach homes at $392,000.
The July 22, 2026 MLS pull showed a median 96.6 percent of list price: 96.2 percent for single-family homes and 97.8 percent for coach homes.
The July 22, 2026 MLS pull showed 8 active listings and about 4.0 months of supply.
With a loan, the buyer pays the documentary stamp tax on the note at $0.35 per $100 and the nonrecurring intangible tax at 0.2 percent, lender charges, the lender's title policy, recording, prepaid insurance and escrow, plus any association charges the documents assign to the buyer. On an 80 percent loan at the $517,250 median that is $2,275.90 in the two mortgage taxes.
In shaded Zone X a lender will generally not require flood insurance, but Citizens wind policies will need flood coverage from January 1, 2027, and condominium unit-owner policies are exempt from that rule; the City's Class 5 rating gives a 25 percent NFIP discount.
Yes, if it is your permanent residence by January 1. You apply with the Lee County Property Appraiser, and the exemption and Save Our Homes cap then apply to your own assessment, not the seller's.
Yes. Since August 17, 2024, a buyer signs a written agreement with their own agent before touring, stating the compensation in a specific amount or rate, which is negotiable. We explain ours before your first showing.
Usually, but the lender reviews the condominium project as well as you: its budget, reserves, insurance and any deferred structural work. Fannie Mae publishes its project rules and a status finder, and we ask the association the lender's questions before you write an offer.
No. We found no recorded age restriction for Hawthorne.
The Amended and Restated Rules and Regulations set a one-month minimum lease, no more than three leases in 12 months, whole-home rentals only, and association approval of the tenant before occupancy.
The Rules and Regulations require written board permission and registration for each pet, list restricted breeds, and require leashes outdoors.
Lee County recorded 28 Hawthorne sales from September 26, 2025 to September 25, 2026 at a median of $517,250, from $313,000 to $880,000, or $255.42 per square foot of county heated area. Single-family homes recorded 19 sales at a $565,000 median and coach homes 9 at $385,000, so read the product first.
The county roll ties 461 home parcels to Hawthorne in our match, 305 single-family homes and 156 coach-home condominium units; the association counts 463 homes, 307 single-family and 156 coach homes.
Three layers: the master common assessment, $4,022 a year per home in the 2024 adopted budget, the single-family neighborhood assessment or the coach home's condominium dues, and city and county taxes with no CDD line.
No. Hawthorne has no community development district; the association owns and reserves for its own roads, gates and lakes, according to its 2024 budget and the state special-district list.
Every point sampled for our Hawthorne guide mapped shaded Zone X on FEMA panel 12071C0657G, effective November 17, 2022, outside the high-risk zone, and Lee County maps Hawthorne in evacuation Zone B. The corridor around it has higher-risk polygons, so read the parcel's own map.
In Lee County the seller customarily selects the closing agent and pays for the owner's title policy, at the premium the state sets by rule, and a financed buyer pays for the lender's policy. That is custom, not law, and the contract controls.
The Amended and Restated Rules and Regulations set a one-month minimum lease, no more than three leases in 12 months, whole-home rentals only, and association approval of the tenant before occupancy.
Bonita Springs High School sits across Imperial Parkway from Hawthorne's main gate, inside the two-mile proximity preference; Bonita Springs and Spring Creek Elementary and Bonita Springs Middle Center for the Arts and Three Oaks Middle are nearby options, according to our Hawthorne guide. Families rank schools and a lottery assigns seats.
Hawthorne is in the City of Bonita Springs, so the bill carries city, county and school millage with no CDD line.
A coach-home seller delivers the section 718.503 package with a seven-day review right; a single-family seller supplies the section 720.401 summary before the contract. Every seller gives the section 689.302 flood disclosure.
No; the amenities are two clubhouses, pools, fitness rooms, courts and lakes.
The $2,500 Resale Capital Assessment, the $100 application fee, $50 per adult background check, and your lender and title charges.
For at least one month, up to three times in 12 months, with tenant approval before occupancy.
Chesapeake Cove coach homes recorded sales from $313,000 in the latest 12 months.
It has two gated entries on the Envera virtual-guard system with a camera network.
Centex began it in 2005 and 2006 and Lennar completed the Hideaway Cove coach homes in 2013, according to our Hawthorne guide.
Every document behind the rules and figures in this Hawthorne guide is public. These are the ones a buyer actually uses, each linked to the issuing authority's own copy, so you read the current version.
| Document | Publisher | Why it matters | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Adopted Budget | Hawthorne Community Association | Common and neighborhood assessments, reserves and what the fee includes | Open the budget |
| Resale Capital Assessment resolution, October 17, 2023 | Hawthorne Community Association | The $2,500 buyer charge and Declaration Article 8.9 | Open the resolution |
| Application for Approval to Purchase | Hawthorne Community Association | Fees, background checks and the 30-day lead time | Open the application |
| Recorded governing documents, 2022 | Hawthorne Community Association | Declaration, articles and bylaws as amended and restated | Open the documents |
| Amended and Restated Rules and Regulations | Hawthorne Community Association | Leasing, pets, vehicles, signs and open houses | Open the rules |
| Architectural Guidelines, July 2024 | Hawthorne Community Association | Exterior changes and the review process | Open the guidelines |
| Section 720.401, homeowners' association disclosure summary | Florida Legislature | What a house or lot buyer must receive before signing | Open section 720.401 |
| Section 718.503, condominium resale disclosure | Florida Legislature | The condominium documents and the seven-day right | Open section 718.503 |
| Section 689.302, flood disclosure | Florida Legislature | The seller's flood form | Open section 689.302 |
| Section 193.155, homestead assessments | Florida Senate | Save Our Homes and the reset after a purchase | Open section 193.155 |
| Apply for homestead exemption | Lee County Property Appraiser | The filing a full-time buyer makes | Open the homestead page |
| Nonrecurring intangible tax | Florida Department of Revenue | The mortgage tax a financed buyer pays | Open the DOR page |
| FEMA Flood Map Service Center | Federal Emergency Management Agency | The flood zone for a single address | Open the map center |
| Flood insurance requirement | Citizens Property Insurance | The January 1, 2027 flood coverage rule | Open the Citizens page |
| Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Form OIR-B1-1802 | Florida Office of Insurance Regulation | The wind mitigation form behind insurance credits | Open the form |
| Condo project status finder | Fannie Mae | Whether a condominium project is financeable | Open the finder |
| Written Buyer Agreements 101 | National Association of REALTORS | The buyer agreement you sign before touring | Open the NAR page |
| 2025-26 School Grades | Florida Department of Education | The state's letter grades for assigned schools | Open the grades file |
Every figure on this page traces to one of the sources below. County sales figures are our analysis of the Lee County Property Appraiser roll and sale file; association, club and district statements are attributed to the body that published them.
Hawthorne association, county and state records
City, county, school and civic records
Florida statutes, rules and federal references
Our own published guides and records
McGreevy and Comisar are the Bonita Springs team Hawthorne buyers call when they want the records read before they sign. Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar personally handle every purchase from the first showing to the closing table, with over 45 years of combined direct experience, and they have been Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.
For this buyer guide we tracked all 28 recorded sales in Hawthorne over the latest 12 months by product and read the MLS pull, the association's budget, application and rules, so a buyer sees the record before the tour.
Jesse McGreevy (license SL3101296) and Marc Comisar (license BK3060671) are licensed Florida real estate professionals regulated by the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) under Chapter 475, Florida Statutes.
Meet Jesse McGreevy, who leads the team's listing and seller strategy, and Marc Comisar, who leads buyer representation and negotiation, or read more about McGreevy and Comisar. Selling a home before you buy here? See how to sell your Hawthorne home or call Jesse at (239) 898-6072.
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Updated October 2026. This buyer guide is general information about buying a home in Hawthorne, not an appraisal and not legal, tax, lending or insurance advice. Market figures change monthly and statutory figures change annually. Brokered by Domain Realty.