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The Vines - Fairway Bend Village at The Vines

The Vines - Fairway Bend Village at The Vines

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines is a 60-home association of one-story attached villas inside The Vines in Estero, built 1991 to 1996, with a village pool, a published lease cap and every recent closing listed. Sell or buy with McGreevy and Comisar.

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By Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, McGreevy and Comisar, Domain Realty Group. Updated September 2026.

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines is a villa neighborhood inside the master-planned community of The Vines in Estero, Florida. It is 60 one-story attached villas on fee-simple lots, built 1991 to 1996 around the Estero Country Club golf course, governed by its own homeowner's association under Chapter 720, with a village pool, an owner-maintained roof and a published cap of three leases a year. Across 13 Southwest Florida MLS closings in the 60 months to September 29, 2026 the median sale was $492,500. McGreevy and Comisar lead Domain Realty Group, the #1 real estate team in Southwest Florida since 2012 and Top 1% of agents nationally since 2008.

A word on the name, because records blur it. This page covers Fairway Bend Village Homeowner's Association, Inc. (Sunbiz document N40673) and the 60 villas of the Fairway Bend Village at The Vines plat in Estero, Lee County, Florida. It is not Fairway Bend Homeowners' Association, Inc. (Sunbiz N26820), a different corporation that turns up in the same searches and holds no land in this community. It is not The Vines Condominium Association, Inc. (Sunbiz N05000002307), which is also unrelated. It is not the Southwind subdivision in ZIP 33957, and it is not Southwind Village at The Vines, the condominium village down the road. The county mails the village under Estero ZIP 33967, and some county maps label the area Fort Myers, which the section on the address explains.

If you own here and are weighing a sale, start with the market snapshot and the seller section, then call Jesse. If you are buying, the sections below show what a Fairway Bend villa costs to buy and to carry, which records are public (more than most buyers expect, including the recorded roof and leasing covenants), and which figures you must still get from the association before you write an offer. Where the record stops, we say so and name the document that would answer the question.

Why McGreevy and Comisar Are the Best Realtor for Fairway Bend Village at The Vines

McGreevy and Comisar are the best realtor for Fairway Bend Village at The Vines because the case sits on the record: the #1 team in Southwest Florida since 2012, Top 1% of agents nationally since 2008, over $900 million in personal sales, and a village read built from every MLS closing, the county roll and the recorded covenants of this village.

If you're searching for the best realtor for Fairway Bend Village at The Vines in The Vines, Estero, whether you're ready to sell your Fairway Bend Village home or buy your next one, McGreevy and Comisar is the team that delivers. We lead Domain Realty Group, the #1 real estate team in Southwest Florida since 2012, Top 1% Nationally since 2008, with over $2.5 billion sold as a team and $900 million in personal sales between Jesse and Marc. Sellers and buyers comparing the best real estate agents in Estero should ask each agent to price a specific Fairway Bend villa from its own recent sales, and we do that below in the open.

Recent Fairway Bend Village track record (last 12 months): In the last 12 months Fairway Bend Village has seen 2 resales in the Southwest Florida MLS (Matrix, pulled September 29, 2026, closings to that date) at $455,000 and $505,000, a median of $480,000 (n = 2, even, the mean of that middle pair), a small sample. The first window with 10 or more closings is 60 months: 13 closings, a median of $492,500 (n = 13), a range of $388,500 to $550,000, $6,334,000 in total volume, a median of 16 days on market, and an average sale-to-list ratio of 98.6% (mean of per-sale ratios, n = 13). The highest-priced resale in that window was $550,000 for a two-bedroom-plus-den, 1,772 square foot villa in May 2022. We publish no count of Fairway Bend sales we represented, because none is on file for this village, and we do not dress up a public-record sale as our own deal.

In the last 12 months we tracked both of the Fairway Bend Village closings in the Southwest Florida MLS, and we tracked all 13 closings the MLS has recorded here since October 2021. Each one is listed in the market snapshot below, by month, price, bedrooms and area only.

Data updated: September 2026 (Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, pulled September 29, 2026; Lee County Property Appraiser recorded sales through July 29, 2026)

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Selling your Fairway Bend Village home? Get a free home valuation or Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072. See what your Fairway Bend Village at The Vines home is worth today.

Buying a home in Fairway Bend Village? Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 or read how we represent buyers in Southwest Florida. Read our Fairway Bend Village at The Vines buyer's guide before you tour.

Living in Fairway Bend Village at The Vines as a Homebuyer

Living in Fairway Bend Village at The Vines means a one-story attached villa with a two-car garage, a village association that keeps the landscaping, private streets and pool, a roof you pay for yourself, and a place inside The Vines gate, where the golf course and club are a membership decision, not a bundled fee.

What Is Fairway Bend Village at The Vines?

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines is one of five neighborhoods inside The Vines that have their own association, and it holds 60 residential parcels on the 2026 Lee County tax roll, all coded single-family use on fee-simple lots. The community's own village page calls it a sixty-unit homeowner association community of one-story attached villas. Every home shares a party wall with a neighbor, which is why the recorded declaration has a full article on party walls.

Sixty Villas, Five Associations, One Gate

The Vines is 435 homes in seven platted or declared villages under one master association, the Vines Community Association, and one staffed gate. Fairway Bend is the fourth-largest of the five association-governed villages by unit count, ahead of only Lost Creek's 48 homes: on the 12-month MLS pull it had 2 of the community's 31 closings, against 8 at Grand Palm Village at The Vines and 6 at Southwind Village at The Vines. Its own association has its own board, collects its own dues and also collects the master association's assessment on the master's behalf, a fact the recorded declaration states in plain words.

Who Buys a Fairway Bend Villa?

The public record supports three uses of the property: a primary home (the roll shows homestead exemptions on about 62 percent of the parcels), a seasonal lock-and-leave villa (about 27 percent of owners list a mailing address outside Florida), and a rental within the village's lease cap. We read those from the roll's own fields, and we describe the property, not the people who own or rent it.

A Day in the Village

The village page describes tree-lined streets, fairways 4, 5 and 8 of the Estero Country Club course around the neighborhood, a meandering lake that separates the village from fairway 4, and a pool ringed with sabal palms at the end of the village, where the association holds monthly pool parties. The recorded pool rules set dusk to dawn hours, a bathing load of 20 and adult supervision for children under 12. The gate on US 41 is staffed around the clock.

What Fairway Bend Village Does Not Have

Six things buyers sometimes assume. No bundled golf: club membership is mandatory in The Vines, but golf is a tier you choose and pay for. No association-paid roof: roof repair and replacement are the owner's cost under a recorded covenant. No published village dues: the association does not post its assessment, so the number comes from an estoppel. No private pools to speak of: the county roll counts 1 private pool among the 60 homes, so the village pool is the pool. No club pool: every pool in The Vines is a village pool. No age restriction: The Vines is all-ages, and we found none in Fairway Bend's documents.

Selling your Fairway Bend Village home? Get a free home valuation or Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.

Buying in Fairway Bend Village? Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 or read how we represent buyers in Southwest Florida.

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines Market Snapshot: What Villas for Sale Actually Close At

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines villas closed 13 times in the Southwest Florida MLS in the 60 months to September 29, 2026, at a $492,500 median and 16 median days on market, the first window that reaches 10 closings. In the last 12 months, 2 closed, so the recent record is thin.

Data updated: September 2026 (Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, pulled September 29, 2026; Lee County Property Appraiser recorded sales through July 29, 2026)

MLS figures use MLS living area; county figures are DOR-qualified recorded sales and are never mixed with MLS square-foot figures. Medians use the mean of the middle pair when n is even, and any sale entered after closing is listed but excluded from medians. Sold-to-list means sold price over final list price, and the averages shown are the mean of per-sale ratios.

The Headline Numbers

Window

MLS closings

Median sold

Median $ per MLS sq ft

Median days on market

Median sold-to-list

12 months

2 (small sample)

$480,000 (mean of $455,000 and $505,000)

$273.67

78.5

96.9%

24 months

6 (small sample)

$495,750 (mean of $492,500 and $499,000)

$287.13

17.5

96.6%

36 months

7 (small sample)

$492,500

$283.70

17

96.3%

60 months, first window with 10+

13

$492,500

$283.70

16

98.0%

The 60-month window totals $6,334,000 in volume, with days on market from 0 to 141 (mean 32.5) and a mean of the per-sale sold-to-list ratios of 98.6%. Three of the 13 sold above the final list price, one sold at it and nine sold below it.

Every Fairway Bend Village MLS Closing, Last 60 Months

Thirteen closings is enough for a median, but a village this small is read sale by sale. Here is each one, by month, price, bedrooms and area only, newest first.

Closed

Beds

MLS living area

List price

Sold price

Sold-to-list

Days on market

Dec 2025

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,772

$475,000

$455,000

95.8%

16

Dec 2025

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,738

$515,000

$505,000

98.1%

141

May 2025

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,737

$535,000

$515,000

96.3%

17

Apr 2025

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,736

$515,000

$492,500

95.6%

86

Jan 2025

3, 2 baths

1,781

$495,000

$480,000

97.0%

18

Dec 2024

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,694

$499,000

$499,000

100.0%

4

Feb 2024

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,755

$515,000

$484,000

94.0%

9

Sep 2023

2, 2 baths

1,779

$529,000

$525,000

99.2%

0

Jun 2023

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,736

$569,900

$500,000

87.7%

58

Apr 2023

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,716

$495,000

$485,000

98.0%

66

Jun 2022

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,780

$449,000

$455,000

101.3%

2

May 2022

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,772

$475,000

$550,000

115.8%

0

Oct 2021

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,738

$374,999

$388,500

103.6%

5

The MLS bedroom label does not always match the county roll. The roll counts 29 of the 60 villas as two-bedroom and 31 as three-bedroom, while the MLS mostly writes "two plus den" for a villa of the same size, so treat the bedroom column as the listing agent's wording and not as a floor plan.

The Window That Counts Today: 12 and 24 Months

In the last 12 months we tracked 2 closings, both in December 2025: $455,000 in 16 days and $505,000 in 141 days, from 1,772 and 1,738 square feet. Two is a small sample, so the $480,000 median describes two sales and forecasts nothing. There has been no MLS-marketed Fairway Bend closing since December 22, 2025. Over 24 months the record is 6 closings, from $455,000 to $515,000, with a $495,750 median (n = 6, even, the mean of $492,500 and $499,000), also a small sample.

Longer Windows and Why They Differ

The 36-month median ($492,500, n = 7) and the 60-month median ($492,500, n = 13) match because the sale in the middle of both sets is the same April 2025 closing. The 60-month window differs in its tails: it includes two 2022 sales that closed at or above list in 0 and 2 days ($550,000 and $455,000) and the October 2021 sale at $388,500, the lowest in the record. Read the 24-month figures as today and the 60-month figures as the wider record.

The Price Path, Year by Year

Every year below is a small sample of MLS-marketed closings, so each median describes the sales in that year and does not forecast the next.

Year

MLS closings

Median sold

Range

Median days on market

Average sold-to-list

2021 (October)

1

$388,500

$388,500

5

103.6%

2022

2

$502,500 (mean of $455,000 and $550,000)

$455,000 to $550,000

1

108.6%

2023

3

$500,000

$485,000 to $525,000

58

95.0%

2024

2

$491,500 (mean of $484,000 and $499,000)

$484,000 to $499,000

6.5

97.0%

2025

5

$492,500

$455,000 to $515,000

18

96.5%

2026 to September 29

0

none

none

none

none

The pattern is a plateau. From 2022 through 2025 the yearly median sits between $491,500 and $502,500, and every one of the seven closings since January 2024 landed between $455,000 and $515,000, a $60,000 band. What changed is the speed and the discount: 2022 sales closed above list in a day or two on average, while 2025 sales averaged 96.5% of list.

What Is For Sale at Fairway Bend Village Right Now

On September 29, 2026 the MLS showed five Fairway Bend actives, all listed as two plus den and two baths, at 1,718 to 1,780 square feet.

List price

Beds and baths

MLS living area

Asking $ per sq ft

Days on market

$395,000

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,780

$221.91

171

$385,000

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,775

$216.90

219

$379,000

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,737

$218.19

11

$349,000

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,745

$200.00

421

$345,000

2 plus den, 2 baths

1,718

$200.81

18

The median asking price is $379,000 (n = 5), and the median asking price per square foot is $216.90 (our arithmetic on the five rows). Against a 12-month closing pace of 2, five actives is 30.0 months of supply; at the 24-month pace of 3 a year it is 20 months, and at the 60-month pace of about 2.6 a year it is 23 months (our arithmetic). That is a long supply figure that says more about how few villas trade than about demand.

How the Actives Sit Against the Closings

Every one of the five asks is below every MLS closing since May 2022. Only the $395,000 ask is above the lowest sale in the record, the October 2021 closing at $388,500, and then by just $6,500. The median ask of $379,000 is 23.6 percent below the 24-month closed median of $495,750, and the median asking $216.90 per square foot is well under the 60-month closed median of $283.70. Two readings are possible and the files do not settle which is right. One is that these five are priced for a lower-priced product: the county's qualified record shows two villas of the two-bedroom count on the roll changing hands below $400,000 since March 2025. The other is that sellers have reset to a lower market. The listing agent's answer on each one, including the roll bedroom count, is the first question to ask.

Recorded Sales by Year, County Record

The county's qualified recorded sales cover more years than the MLS. This is the long view. County figures are recorded deed prices flagged as qualified arm's-length sales, and they are never compared with MLS square-foot figures.

Year

Qualified county sales

Median price

2026 (to July 29)

3

$492,000

2025

5

$492,500

2024

2

$491,500

2023

4

$495,000

2022

2

$502,500

2021

9

$290,000

2020

5

$242,500

2019

6

$276,500

2018

2

$259,000

2017

3

$245,000

2016

6

$255,000

2015

7

$210,000

2014

5

$190,000

2013

6

$174,250

2012

4

$188,075

The county file holds 81 qualified sales in all, back to 1991, and 4 since September 29, 2025 at a median of $498,500. From 2020 to 2023 the median more than doubled, from $242,500 to $495,000, though on 5 and 4 sales. Since 2022 the yearly median has moved within about 2 percent, from $502,500 to $492,000. Small counts move medians, so we describe the direction and not a precise rate.

County-Recorded Sales the MLS Pull Does Not Show

Since January 2024 the county file records 10 qualified sales, at a $492,250 median (n = 10, even, the mean of $492,000 and $492,500) and a range of $300,000 to $570,000. Four of the qualified county sales since March 2025 have no MLS-marketed closing in our pull: $379,900 (March 2025), $492,000 (January 2026), $570,000 (March 2026) and $300,000 (June 2026). We cannot say from the files whether they sold off-market, were entered in the MLS after closing, or were listed under another label. Going the other way, the county file marks the December 22, 2025 sale at $455,000 as not qualified, and does not say why. So the MLS list and the county list overlap without matching, and a valuation should read both.

By the roll's own bedroom count, the seven three-bedroom sales since January 2024 had a median of $499,000 (n = 7, range $484,000 to $570,000) and the three two-bedroom sales had a median of $379,900 (n = 3, range $300,000 to $480,000), a small sample. Bedroom count here is the roll's field and may count a den.

A Public-Record Sale, Walked Through: December 2025

This is a public-record sale, not one of ours, and it is the most recent MLS-marketed Fairway Bend closing. A two-bedroom-plus-den, two-bath, 1,772 square foot villa closed in December 2025 at $455,000 after 16 days on market, against a final list of $475,000. Four facts stand out. It closed at 95.8% of list, below the 98.0% 60-month median. It closed $50,000 below a 1,738 square foot villa that sold 17 days earlier at $505,000 after 141 days. It ties the June 2022 sale of a comparable villa at $455,000 as the lowest MLS price since October 2021. And the county file leaves it out of its qualified list.

For the buyer, that sale carried costs the price does not show: a roof the owner would eventually replace at the owner's own cost, a village assessment that is not published, the master association's assessment collected through the village, and a mandatory club membership, the cheapest tier of which costs $15,000 to join and about $5,781 a year (our arithmetic on the club's May 2026 schedule, before the food and beverage minimum).

Turnover in Context

Two closings a year is 3.3 percent of 60 homes, the lowest of the five association-governed villages over the last 12 months. Over 60 months the picture changes: 13 closings is about 2.6 a year, or 4.3 percent of homes a year, in the middle of the group (our arithmetic; the village comparison below shows all five). The honest summary is that Fairway Bend is a quiet village that had a slow 2026, not one that never trades.

How Did Fairway Bend Village at The Vines Come to Be?

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines began as a replat of part of Tract G of the Vintage Golf and Country Club plat, took shape under a declaration dated July 9, 1990, gained its own homeowner's association on November 6, 1990, and was built out from 1991 to 1996, with a median year built of 1992 on the Lee County tax roll.

Tract G and the 1990 Unit Cut

The Vines was first platted as Vintage Golf and Country Club, and Fairway Bend sits on a replat of part of Tract G of that plat, recorded in Plat Book 48, pages 7 to 9, on about 13.6 acres. County zoning records show that Tract G was assigned 336 multi-family units in 1988 and that a 1990 planned unit development resolution cut the approved count to 224 and divided the tract into two projects. Fairway Bend's 60 villas are one of those projects: about 4.4 homes an acre on the gross plat area, which includes the lake, roads and pool tract (our arithmetic). The 1988 rezoning also granted deviations for 5,000 square foot lots, zero-foot side setbacks and six-foot building separations, which is the legal reason a village of attached villas on small lots exists inside a golf community. We read that link between the deviations and the built product as our inference.

The Declarant, July 1990

The village's declaration of covenants and restrictions is dated July 9, 1990 on its first page and was made by PHH Homequity Corporation, doing business as PHH Asset Management, which is the same declarant family the community's zoning record shows taking over the Vines land in 1990 to 1993. The declaration is recorded in the Lee County official records at Book 2186, page 3035. The scanned copy the association posts carries a typo in its execution block, so cite the recorded instrument, not the scan, if a date matters in a dispute. We have not identified the builder of the villas from any recorded instrument, and we do not repeat builder names from listing sites.

The Association, November 1990

The Florida Division of Corporations lists Fairway Bend Village Homeowner's Association, Inc. as an active Florida not-for-profit corporation, document N40673, filed November 6, 1990. Its principal and mailing address and its registered agent are the management company's office in Bonita Springs, and its annual reports for 2024, 2025 and 2026 were filed on April 22, 2024, April 11, 2025 and April 21, 2026. The register shows no events and no name history, so the corporation has been one continuous entity since 1990.

Built 1991 to 1996

The county roll's year-built field gives 1991 for 28 of the 60 parcels, 1992 for 4, 1993 for 2, 1994 for 7, 1995 for 16 and 1996 for 3. Just under half of the village therefore dates from a single year, and 34 homes date from 1991 to 1993, before the September 1994 building-code line that matters for wind-mitigation credits. Year built is the county's field, not a permit date, and a roof or window replaced since then would not show in it.

Ready to Sell or Buy in Fairway Bend Village at The Vines? Talk to the Team That Tracked All 13 Closings

Fairway Bend Village has 60 villas in The Vines with an owner-paid roof, a published three-lease cap and a $492,500 median across 13 MLS closings in 60 months. On September 29, 2026 it also had five villas for sale, asking $345,000 to $395,000. A seller who prices to the record and has the association paperwork ready is the one who closes.

Selling a villa in Fairway Bend Village at The Vines? Get a free Fairway Bend Village home valuation or Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072. You can also read our guide to selling a home in The Vines and see what a Vines home is worth.

Buying in Fairway Bend Village at The Vines? Call Marc at (239) 287-5873, start with our Vines buyer's guide, or read how we represent buyers.

Our Fairway Bend Village at The Vines seller's guide covers pricing, prep and closing costs.

The Homes: What Is a Fairway Bend Village Villa Like?

A Fairway Bend Village villa is a one-story attached home with a two-car garage, 1,668 to 1,849 heated square feet on the Lee County roll (median 1,737), two baths in every home and either two or three bedrooms, on a fee-simple lot of about 5,750 square feet at the median, in a village built between 1991 and 1996.

Size and Layout

The roll gives heated area from 1,668 to 1,849 square feet with a median of 1,737, total area under roof at a median of 2,692 square feet, two bathrooms on all 60 parcels, and 29 two-bedroom and 31 three-bedroom counts. The MLS living area of the 13 closings ran 1,694 to 1,781 square feet, median 1,738, which agrees with the roll. We have no association plan sheet, so we do not name floor plans. Every home is one story, and the roll records one story on all 60.

Lot and Setbacks

Lots run from 4,879 to 10,803 square feet, with a median of 5,750 (0.132 acre). Those are small lots for an Estero golf community, which fits the declaration's village-wide landscaping, mulch and irrigation. The declaration keeps landscaping inside a patio or fenced area with the owner.

Party Walls and Shared Structure

Every wall that divides one unit from another is a party wall under the recorded declaration. The cost of maintaining or rebuilding a party wall is shared equally by the two adjoining owners, except where one owner's neglect or misconduct caused the damage, and the board must approve the scope, materials and contractor for party-wall work. For a buyer, that means the roof and the walls you share with a neighbor are your business in a way they would not be in a detached home.

What the Roll Says About Condition

Year built is the county's only condition proxy, and it is a blunt one. A 1991 villa has plumbing, electrical and air handling that are 35 years old unless replaced. The county's permit records show what has been replaced, and because the roof is the owner's responsibility here, roof age is the first condition question, not the last.

Exterior Standards

The recorded roof covenant requires small barrel tile in the color the association calls coconut. Lanai and front-entry screen frames must be white or, with board approval, bronze. The 2013 rules set awnings in forest green or burgundy and a named exterior light fixture, and they bar painting driveways and sidewalks, though clear sealers are allowed. These are not trivial: a villa that departs from them needs an architectural approval, and a buyer who wants to change anything should ask first.

Value on the Roll

The county's just (market) value for Fairway Bend homes has a median of $392,376 and the assessed value a median of $326,293, on the roll read in September 2026. Those are assessment figures, not sale prices, and they sit below the $492,500 median MLS sale price. A sale can reset an assessed value, so a buyer should not assume the seller's tax bill carries over.

Selling your Fairway Bend Village home? Get a free home valuation or Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.

Buying in Fairway Bend Village? Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 or read how we represent buyers in Southwest Florida.

What Amenities Come With a Fairway Bend Village Home?

A Fairway Bend Village home comes with its own village pool, tree-lined private streets kept by the association, and views toward fairways 4, 5 and 8 of the Estero Country Club course. The golf course, dining, tennis, pickleball, bocce and fitness center belong to the club, which every Vines owner must join at a tier of their choosing.

The Village Pool

The village pool sits at the end of the village, surrounded by sabal palms, on a common-element tract of about a third of an acre on Fairway Bend Drive. It is for owners, their lessees and guests. The recorded rules set hours from dusk to dawn, a bathing load of 20, no lifeguard, adult supervision for children under 12, no pets in the pool area, no glass or food on the deck and a shower before entering. The association's village page says it hosts monthly pool parties.

The Lake and the Fairways

A meandering lake tract of about 2.6 acres separates the village from fairway 4, and the village page says fairways 4, 5 and 8 surround it. We do not know from the records which individual villas face a fairway or the lake, so we never claim a view without an address in hand. The roll codes the great majority of the village's parcels as golf-course land use, and the specific lots are a showing question.

The Club Beside the Village

Estero Country Club is a member-owned club with an 18-hole, par 72 course designed in the mid-1980s and re-grassed in 2023, five dining venues, Har-Tru tennis, six pickleball courts, bocce and a fitness center. Membership is mandatory for every owner in The Vines, and golf is optional. The club is discussed in full in the section on membership below.

Golf Carts and Getting Around

Private golf carts are street-legal inside the gates. The recorded Fairway Bend rules bar children under 16 from operating carts, scooters or go-carts on village streets without adult supervision. Boat and RV storage is effectively prohibited: the rules bar motor homes and trailers overnight.

What Is Not Included

The village fee does not include club dues, a pool at the club (there is none), private pool ownership (1 of 60 homes has one), a marina or a private beach club (The Vines has neither), or a roof.

What Is the Fairway Bend Village HOA Fee, and What Does It Cover?

Fairway Bend Village owners pay their village association an assessment that the association does not publish on its website or in its posted documents, and that the same association uses to fund common areas and to collect the Vines Community Association's master assessment. The number comes from an estoppel certificate, not from a fee sheet.

The Village Assessment

The declaration lets the board adopt a budget each year, set the assessment for every lot in equal shares, change its amount and due dates on written notice, and levy special assessments in the same manner. The current amount and frequency are not published anywhere we could reach, and we will not estimate one. Ask the seller for the current budget and the estoppel, or call the management company, Pegasus, at (239) 454-8568.

Where the Number Comes From

Florida law gives a Fairway Bend buyer's side a clean route to the figure. Under Section 720.30851, an association must issue an estoppel certificate within 10 business days of a written request, and the certificate must state the regular assessment, the paid-through date, any capital, resale or transfer fee, open rule violations and other information. The certificate is good for 30 days when delivered by hand or electronically and 35 days when mailed. Requests are made through HomeWiseDocs, the vendor the master association's site names for estoppels.

The Master Assessment, Collected Through the Village

The village declaration says the village association acts as collecting agent for the Vines Community Association. In practice that means the village bill is a stack: the village's own budget plus the master's assessment, both collected by one association. The master's amount is not published either, so one estoppel should show both lines. Ask for them separately.

What the Fee Typically Buys

Under the recorded declaration the village association maintains the common areas, all landscaping across the village except inside a patio or fenced area (mowing, trimming, pruning, edging, fertilizing, weeding, and insect and disease control), the private roads, driveways, walkways, fencing, signage and street lights, the water-management system, the irrigation system, and the pool. It pays for street-light electricity and for insurance on the common areas. The rules add uniform brown mulch and the village mailboxes, and describe a rotating schedule for painting homes and washing roofs. It does not buy roofs, your own unit's insurance, flood insurance or club dues.

No CDD

The Vines is not in a community development district. The state's official list of special districts and a positive control that correctly returned a different community's district support that finding, and the Lee County tax roll shows Village of Estero and San Carlos fire district taxing units for the community's parcels. Ask for the actual tax bill, because the fire-district millage is a figure we have not confirmed.

Special Assessments, Stated Carefully

The declaration allows special assessments, and we found none published for the village itself. That is not proof there is none. At the master level, the Vines Community Association's June 2026 treasurer's report, as read in September 2026, records Hurricane Ian special-assessment revenue of $415,710 with $16,710 still earmarked for a perimeter barrier. Litigation was not searched at all, so we say nothing about it. Ask the seller in writing about any pending or approved special assessment and any legal action.

Fairway Bend Village's Layered Fees: Village, Master, Club, One-Time and Tax

A Fairway Bend Village owner carries five layers of cost: the village assessment, the master assessment, a mandatory club membership, the one-time costs of buying, and tax and insurance. Only two of the five have published numbers, the club schedule and the statutory estoppel cap, so the rest come from documents you request.

Layer 1: The Village Association

The village assessment is set by board budget, is equal for every lot, and is not published. The declaration's late-fee, lien and acceleration terms are covered in the section on the declaration below.

Layer 2: The Master Association

The Vines Community Association's assessment, collected through the village, is not published either. The master's board has seven seats, one from each of the five neighborhood associations including Fairway Bend and two elected by Vintage Trace Circle. The club, as a member of the master, is assessed at a rate equal to twelve lots.

Layer 3: The Club

A club membership is required for every owner as a recorded use restriction. The cheapest tier, Social, costs $15,000 to join ($3,000 contribution plus a $12,000 capital fee) and then $3,680 in operating dues and $673 in capital dues a year, plus a $109 monthly clubhouse assessment through June 2027 and a $10 monthly hurricane reserve, all on the club's schedule last updated May 4, 2026. That is about $5,781 a year (our arithmetic: $3,680 plus $673 plus $1,308 plus $120), before a food and beverage minimum of $625 for a single member or $1,250 for two or more. Full golf is $75,000 to join and $93,859 in the first year on the same arithmetic. The club is the largest and most avoidable part of the stack, and it is a choice between tiers, not between joining and not joining.

Layer 4: One-Time Charges When You Buy

The declaration's working-capital contribution applied to the first buyer from the declarant, and we found no resale capital contribution or transfer fee in the declaration or its amendments. The estoppel must say whether one exists. Expect a club joining cost, a title and closing cost, an insurance inspection or two, and an ARC application if you change anything. Gate barcodes are free to residents.

Layer 5: Property Tax and Insurance

Property tax is levied by Lee County on the assessed value, and the roll's medians ($326,293 assessed, $392,376 just) are not a forecast of a new owner's bill. Insurance is the owner's: the declaration requires each owner to insure the unit to full replacement value and lets the association decline to buy flood cover.

What the Stack Looks Like for a Buyer

At the 60-month median price of $492,500, the club's cheapest path alone costs about 1.2 percent of the price a year (our arithmetic on the $5,781 figure), before the village assessment, the master assessment, tax and insurance, which we cannot state. That is the honest reason to get one estoppel and one club schedule before you tour, not after you write an offer.

Who Is Responsible for the Roof at Fairway Bend Village?

At Fairway Bend Village at The Vines the owner is responsible for the roof. A recorded certificate of amendment, recorded July 15, 2016, confirms owner responsibility for roof repair and replacement, requires small barrel tile, and sets the color as coconut, so an attached villa here carries a cost that buyers from other Estero villa communities often assume belongs to the association.

What the Covenant Says

The 2016 amendment (instrument 2016000151118) rewrote Section 5.2.1 of the declaration. It says exterior maintenance is the owner's job, including roof repair and repaving, with board approval before any exterior work except in an emergency, and it says all roofs shall be small barrel tile. Amendment No. 2 in the same instrument changed the required color from white, as originally built, to coconut. A roof that did not conform on the day of recording is grandfathered until it has to be replaced, and it must then be replaced to the rule.

Board Approval Before Work

The 2021 rules repeat that roof repair and replacement are the owner's responsibility, that style, quality and color must match the original, and that the board must approve the work before it starts. Temporary emergency repairs can begin immediately but still need board approval. A seller who re-roofs should keep the approval and the permit together, because a buyer will ask for both.

Roof Age, Permits and Records

We hold no roof-age data for individual villas. The county's permit records will show roof permits: the Village of Estero, incorporated December 31, 2014, issues permits now, and Lee County issued them before that. Ask the seller for the roof permit, the contractor's warranty, the wind mitigation report and the board approval, and check the permit history yourself on the Village's permit system.

What the Roof Means for Insurance

The roof covering, its deck attachment and its age are among the features the wind-mitigation form scores, and Fairway Bend's build years straddle the September 1, 1994 code line on the wind-mitigation form: 34 homes date from 1991 to 1993, 7 from 1994 and 19 from 1995 and 1996. A post-Ian re-roof can convert a low-credit profile to a high-credit one, but only with a current Uniform Mitigation Verification form. The form was revised on April 1, 2026, and Florida law makes the resulting credits mandatory once documented. We publish no dollar figure, because the credit depends on the carrier's filed rates.

How Fairway Bend Compares on Roofs

The Vines has four different answers. At Fairway Bend the roof is the owner's. At Grand Palm Village at The Vines and Southwind Village at The Vines, the condominium associations carry roofs, and Southwind's were all replaced with concrete in 2020. At Silver Oak Village at The Vines the published documents describe an association paint cycle but do not say who replaces a roof. None of that is a ranking: a village where the owner keeps the roof is one where a seller can show a new roof and a buyer can price an old one.

The Fairway Bend Village Declaration, Covenants and Rules

Fairway Bend Village's governing documents are unusually public: the association posts its declaration, its amendments, bylaws, articles, 2021 rules and ARC application on the master association's website. The declaration runs 50 years from July 1990, then renews in 10-year periods, and can be amended by 67 percent of the membership.

The Declaration of July 1990

The declaration runs for 50 years from its date, which is July 2040 by our arithmetic, unless every owner signs a termination, and then renews automatically for successive 10-year periods until a majority of the entire membership signs one. Each unit has one vote. The board decides most matters, and the declaration says it may delegate architectural control to a committee or officer.

Amendments on Record

The posted amendment packet shows an April 2000 certificate (a vote of more than 67 percent on Section 5), a 2013 certificate recorded May 24, 2013 (instrument 2013000122648) on assessments and liens, and the 2016 roof certificate. A further amendment PDF posted in early 2021 adds a lanai and screen-framing color rule and a leasing section. We read the marked-up 2000 text in a scan that drops the underlining and striking, so where it matters, such as the split between owner and association on exterior painting, read the recorded instrument itself.

Who Pays a Prior Owner's Unpaid Dues

The declaration makes each owner liable for unpaid assessments owed by the prior owner of the lot, with a right to recover from that prior owner, and it protects a first mortgage lender that acquires title by foreclosure or deed in lieu, within the limits of Section 720.3085. A buyer's protection is the estoppel: an association that issues one waives amounts above what it states, for a buyer who relies on it in good faith.

Late Fees, Liens and Acceleration

As amended in 2013, as we read the marked-up text, a late fee applies to any assessment more than ten days late, at the greater of 5 percent or $25, plus interest. The declaration adds a lien for unpaid assessments and attorney's fees, a right to accelerate 12 months of assessments after 30 days in default, and a 7-day cure period for non-monetary violations before the association may sue or correct the violation and bill the owner 10 percent on top.

Enforcement and Fines

The 2021 rules allow a fine after notice and a hearing, and the board decides disagreements about violations. Homeowners answer for their guests and lessees, and sellers must pass current association documents to buyers, a duty the rules put in so many words. The rules also give the board power to grant relief for good cause.

Architectural Review and Signs

Exterior changes need an ARC form and board approval: planting or removing trees and shrubs, satellite dishes, awnings, shutters, exterior attachments, alterations and painting. Only the standard Vines for-sale sign is allowed, one at the front and one at the rear. The master association's 2026 signage standards set a realtor sign at 18 by 16 inches, no more than 30 inches tall with its post, four lines, Canva Sans Bold in black and white only. We follow them.

Approval of Sales and Leases

In the declaration and amendment packets we read, we found no clause requiring board approval of a sale or giving the association a right of first refusal. The master association's rules require written leases and, for the core estates as we read them, board approval before occupancy. Fairway Bend's own leasing terms are in the next section. Confirm both against the estoppel, which must say whether any approval or first-refusal right applies.

Is Fairway Bend Village at The Vines a 55+ Community?

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines is not a 55-plus community. It is all-ages: neither the master declaration of The Vines nor Fairway Bend's declaration, its amendment packet or its 2013 and 2021 rules carries an age designation, and the village rules address children in the common areas and on village streets. We state this as a legal fact about the documents, not about any resident.

What "All Ages" Means Here

Florida's housing-for-older-persons exemption requires a community to record its age designation and maintain age verification. We found neither in the village documents or in the master documents of The Vines, so buyers of any age may purchase and occupy. The recorded documents, not a third-party summary, are the reason to trust the answer here.

Children and the Village Rules

The recorded 2021 rules ask for reasonable adult supervision when children play in common areas, require an adult with any child under 12 at the pool, and bar children under 16 from operating motorized vehicles on village streets without an adult. Those provisions assume children live here.

Can You Rent Out a Fairway Bend Village Villa?

You can rent a Fairway Bend Village villa, within a recorded limit: all leases must be in writing, no villa may be leased more than three times in a calendar year, and each lease must run at least 30 consecutive days. That means no vacation or short-term rental, and it means the master association's lease rules also apply.

What the Village Declaration Says

The leasing section, added to the declaration by an amendment the association posts (the file was uploaded in early 2021), states its purpose as fostering a stable residential community and preventing a motel-like atmosphere. The first day of occupancy under a lease decides which calendar year the lease counts toward. The posted PDF does not show the recording data, so a buyer should pull the recorded instrument or rely on the estoppel to confirm that it binds a given owner.

What Florida Law Says About Rental Amendments

Under Section 720.306(1)(h), a homeowners' association may amend its documents to regulate rentals shorter than six months and to cap rentals at three a year, and those amendments apply to all owners, while other rental restrictions adopted after July 1, 2021 bind only owners who buy afterward or consent. Fairway Bend's 30-day minimum and three-lease cap fall inside that first category by their terms. We are not lawyers, and the recording date is the fact to confirm.

What the Master Association Adds

For the core estates, the Vines Community Association's rules require a written lease, submitted through Pegasus, board approval at least 30 days before occupancy, a limit of two leases per 12-month period per residence, and a gate barcode only for leases over 45 days. Timeshares and transient rentals are prohibited outright. We have not established how the master's two-lease limit and the village's three-lease limit interact for Fairway Bend, so a buyer who plans to rent should get the answer from Pegasus in writing before closing.

Tenants, Pool and Rules

The declaration and rules give lessees the right to use the common areas, including the pool, and make the owner answerable for tenants and guests. The association can require a tenant to leave for a material violation or a nuisance after written notice, and it can bill the owner for the expense. The rules do not say whether a tenant may keep pets.

A Landlord's Checklist

Put the lease in writing, keep to 30 days or longer, count the year of first occupancy, send the master association's required copy and approval request early, give the tenant the current rules, and confirm pool and barcode access. Ask the estoppel whether the village keeps a rental count.

Pet Rules at Fairway Bend Village

Fairway Bend Village allows a maximum of two pets per household, and dogs are limited to 80 pounds. Pets must be leashed outside the unit, tie-outs to fixed objects are barred, pets are kept out of the pool area, and the board can bar any pet it finds a nuisance. We found no breed restriction anywhere in The Vines.

The Numbers and the Weight Limit

The 2021 rules and the 2013 restated rules both say two pets and 80 pounds for a dog. No weight limit or numeric cap appears in the master's rules for the core estates, so the village limit is the one that applies here. The rules do not enumerate species.

Leash and Walking Rules

Pets are leashed at all times outside the unit, and runs or leads attached to a fixed object are not permitted. The 2013 rules add that owners may walk a pet only on their own property or on the grassy common area around the pool, that walking a pet across another owner's lot is not allowed, and that owners remove and dispose of waste. Bird feeders are barred in both sets of rules.

Assistance Animals

A rule that limits pets does not decide a request to keep an assistance animal. Under federal fair housing guidance from HUD, an association considers a reasonable accommodation request for an assistance animal on its facts. Ask the association how it handles a request, and give it the documentation the guidance describes.

Does a Fairway Bend Village Owner Have to Join Estero Country Club?

Yes. Every owner in The Vines, including every Fairway Bend Village owner, must become a member of Estero Country Club, because a recorded use restriction on every lot requires it. Golf is not required: the owner picks a tier, from Social to full Golf, and a buyer is guaranteed a membership at purchase.

What the Recorded Restriction Requires

The master declaration's Section 8.28, added by an amendment approved at a members' meeting on February 28, 2011, requires an entity that takes title to a lot to become a member of the club as a use restriction incident to ownership. A recorded certificate of compliance is a condition of an effective deed, and foreclosure and tax-deed buyers are bound too. Owners who held title before 2011 are grandfathered. The community was optional for about 25 years and converted in 2011. The village page for Fairway Bend says golf and dinner gatherings are available to equity members of the club, which fits.

Membership Is Not an HOA Assessment

The master declaration says club dues are not an association assessment. They do not appear in a listing's HOA field, they are not in the village estoppel, and a lender's HOA questionnaire will not capture them, so a buyer must add them to the budget by hand. The MLS record for a Vines listing has noted golf membership as optional with no waitlist, which agrees with the club's own answer.

The 2026 Club Fee Schedule

Category

Joining total

Operating dues

Capital dues

Silver Golf

$75,000

$14,740

$2,691

Executive (under 56)

$42,000

$10,320

$1,884

Sports

$37,500

$7,370

$1,346

Social

$15,000

$3,680

$673

All members also pay a $109 monthly clubhouse assessment through June 2027 and a $10 monthly hurricane reserve, and meet a food and beverage minimum of $1,250 for two or more members or $625 for one. The figures come from the club's schedule last updated May 4, 2026, as read on September 9, 2026, and the club can change them, so confirm the current schedule with the membership office.

Choosing a Tier as a Fairway Bend Owner

A Fairway Bend owner who does not golf can join at Social and still use the dining, fitness, tennis, pickleball and bocce facilities the club describes. A golfer chooses among Golf, Executive, Sports and summer options. A buyer who plans to golf a great deal should price the Golf tier into the purchase decision, and a buyer who does not should price Social. Either way the club is a real line in the budget, and it is separate from the village assessment.

Hurricanes, Flood Zone and Insurance at Fairway Bend Village

Fairway Bend Village sits in FEMA Zone X: all but one of its buildings are in minimal-hazard Zone X and one is in the 0.2 percent annual-chance Zone X, all outside the special flood hazard area, on panels effective November 17, 2022. Ground elevations run 14.7 to 15.6 feet. The whole community is in hurricane Evacuation Zone B.

The Map and the Panels

Our September 2026 building-by-building FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer read found 60 Fairway Bend buildings in minimal-hazard Zone X and 1 in Zone X of 0.2 percent annual chance, with no base flood elevation, on panels 12071C0583G (32 buildings) and 12071C0579G (29 buildings). Building ground elevations from the USGS 3D elevation service ranged from 14.7 to 15.6 feet, mean 15.1, on the NAVD88 datum. That is a map and elevation reading, not a survey, and an elevation certificate is the right document for a specific villa.

What Zone X Means for a Loan

A federally backed mortgage requires flood insurance inside a special flood hazard area, which means zones that begin with A or V. Zone X is outside it, so the map alone does not require flood cover, though any lender or insurer may, and the recorded declaration says that if a lender requires flood insurance the owner pays for it. The Village of Estero is a Community Rating System Class 6 community, worth a 20 percent discount on National Flood Insurance Program premiums, and the discount applies to Zone X policies too.

Evacuation Zone B Is Not Flood Zone X

A flood zone rates flood-insurance risk and an evacuation zone rates storm-surge evacuation order. All 320 buildings in The Vines are in Evacuation Zone B on two independent county map services, which is a counterintuitive answer at 15 feet of elevation, and we did not cross-check it against the county's address lookup. A buyer should look up the address on the county's tool.

What Ian Did Here

All 320 buildings in The Vines are east of US 41, and the Village of Estero's own October 4, 2022 assessment said most Ian damage in the Village was on the west side. The nearest USGS high-water mark from Hurricane Ian is 1.19 miles from the community at 11.1 feet, and nine marks within two miles run 10.8 to 11.2 feet, against a lowest residential grade in The Vines of 14.3 feet. So the evidence points to wind and trees, not surge. The master association levied an Ian special assessment, and we found no parcel-level damage count for Fairway Bend.

Insurance: What the Owner Carries

The declaration puts the burden squarely on the owner: insure the unit to its maximum replacement value, and insure flood, contents and improvements at the owner's option. The association insures the common areas and its own liability, and any premium increase caused by an owner's misuse is charged to that owner. Citizens Property Insurance's approved 2026 rate for a Lee County homeowners policy (HO3) is $3,039, down 8.5 percent from $3,322, a countywide average that includes coastal exposure The Vines lacks, and Citizens is down to 336,000 policies, 76 percent below its October 2023 peak. Private quotes for a specific villa are not public, so get one before you offer.

Wind Mitigation and the Owner's Roof

Because the roof is the owner's, the wind-mitigation report and roof permit belong in the disclosure package. The uniform inspection form changed on April 1, 2026, so a report older than that is worth re-running if roof, window or door work has been done since. Opening protection is all or nothing on the form, and the village rules allow shutters with board approval of type, materials and color.

Milestone Inspections, Reserves and Florida Condo Law at Fairway Bend Village

Fairway Bend Village is a homeowners' association of fee-simple, one-story villas under Chapter 720, not a condominium, so the state's milestone-inspection and structural-integrity reserve study rules for condominium and cooperative buildings of three or more stories do not apply to it. That does not mean reserves are irrelevant, only that the law works differently.

What the Laws Say

Section 553.899 requires milestone inspections of condominium and cooperative buildings three stories or taller as they age, and Section 718.112 requires structural integrity reserve studies for condominium buildings of the same height. Both were tightened after the 2021 Surfside collapse, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 legislation. The rules are written around condominium and cooperative ownership and height.

How It Applies to Fairway Bend Village

Fairway Bend's villas are fee-simple lots coded single-family on the county roll and every building is one story, so neither rule reaches them. The two condominium villages, Grand Palm Village at The Vines and Southwind Village at The Vines, are condominium regimes with their own analysis of those statutes.

Reserves Still Matter

An HOA that keeps the private roads, driveways, walkways, lights, drainage, lake tract and pool has real long-term costs. Ask for the current budget, any reserve schedule, how the association funds repaving and pool work, and whether members have voted to waive or reduce any reserve. A village association that funds nothing in advance pays for a big repair by special assessment, which the declaration allows.

What a Fairway Bend Buyer Is Entitled to Receive

Sellers must give a buyer current association documents, a duty the 2021 rules restate. The estoppel under Section 720.30851 must state the assessment, any capital or transfer fee, open violations and any approval or first-refusal right. Ask also for the budget, meeting minutes through the portal and any pending special assessment.

Which Schools Serve Fairway Bend Village at The Vines?

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines is in Lee County's elementary proximity zone Q, middle-school zone GG and high-school South Sub-zone 2, which puts it near Three Oaks Elementary, Three Oaks Middle and Estero High. Lee County assigns by proximity and choice, not by a hard boundary, so a family should confirm options for its own address.

The Three Public Schools

Three Oaks Elementary (pre-K to 5) earned a 2026 Florida Department of Education grade of A, with 910 students, 2.3 miles and about 7 minutes from The Vines. Three Oaks Middle (6 to 8) earned an A, with 1,084 students, 4.1 miles and about 9 minutes. Estero High (9 to 12) earned a B, with 1,581 students and a 96 percent graduation rate, 4.1 miles and about 10 minutes. We verified the zones with the district's own locator at four points inside The Vines, and a family should still check its own address.

How Lee County Assigns

Families rank schools among the options open to their sub-zone, and assignment depends on preference, proximity and seat availability. A Vines high school student also has district busing to five high schools. Estero has no large K to 12 independent day school, so full private schooling means Fort Myers or North Naples, at roughly $12,700 to $34,300 a year on the schools' published tuition.

County and Village Permits and Recorded Work at Fairway Bend Village

The Village of Estero's Community Development Department issues building permits and inspections for Fairway Bend Village, and the Lee County Clerk holds the recorded instruments. Permit history matters here more than in most villas because the roof, windows, doors and air handlers are the owner's to replace, so the record is the only proof of what was done.

Who Issues Permits

Since incorporation on December 31, 2014 the Village of Estero has issued permits for the community, and Lee County did before. Community Development is at Village Hall on Corkscrew Palms Circle and can be reached at 239.221.5036. A permit and a final inspection are evidence of work done. An unpermitted change is a question for the seller.

What to Look For

For a villa built 1991 to 1996, useful permit questions are the roof (owner's cost, with a board approval that should match), windows and doors, the air-conditioning system, the water heater, the electrical panel, storm shutters and any lanai enclosure or screen re-framing, which must use white or bronze framing under the recorded rule.

What We Did Not Read

We did not read a permit list for any Fairway Bend address, and the Lee County Clerk's official-records search was not usable in our research. We read the posted declaration, amendments and rules, not the association's minutes, budget or ARC files, which sit behind the management company's member portal.

What Is Being Built Near Fairway Bend Village at The Vines?

Near Fairway Bend Village at The Vines, nothing can be built inside The Vines, the nearest new construction is a small commercial project 0.67 miles southwest, an approved rail-trail corridor lies 0.33 miles west-northwest of the community, and the Village's large mixed-use projects are two or more miles south. We make no claim about price effects.

Inside The Vines

The Vines is fully built out: zero vacant residential parcels, and no residential structure built since 2001. A full sweep of Village of Estero agendas back to 2016 found no development, rezoning or land-use item on Vines land except the club's own recreation improvements, including its 2025 approval to convert one tennis court to four pickleball courts with dawn to 8:30 p.m. hours and no lighting. One undeveloped parcel remains, 2.4 acres of commercial-zoned land owned by the club.

Around the Edges

The 1984 final planned unit development removed the US 41 commercial frontage from the residential plan, which is why those parcels became a medical office, a supermarket and a car wash. A Walmart expansion, approved in February 2025 and March 2026, abuts the community's southwest boundary. The Estero 4.2 commercial project, a 4,000 square foot dental office and an 18,000 square foot day care, is under construction 0.67 miles southwest. No Lee County zoning case is pending within a mile, on lists we verified with a positive control.

The Rail Trail and the Road Work

The Bonita Estero Rail Trail, a 4.1-mile corridor purchase with a $19.8 million Estero share of a $60 million cost, was approved with a purchase agreement on March 4, 2026 and a closing expected in October 2026, and its corridor is 0.33 miles from The Vines. The community's private roads cross that active railroad right-of-way under a recorded license. The I-75 express-lane project, funded and moving to construction, and Phase 2 of the Corkscrew Road widening, due in late 2026, are 2 to 6 miles east and southeast.

The Village Pipeline

In January 2026 the Village's Community Development Director described roughly 2,500 residential units, one hotel, a 23-story high-rise and 300,000 square feet of commercial space in the pipeline, essentially all two or more miles south in the Village Center, Coconut Point and Corkscrew areas. A proposed 370-unit mixed-use project sits 1.7 miles east-southeast and had no hearing set when we looked.

Daily Logistics at Fairway Bend Village at The Vines

Daily life at Fairway Bend Village runs through The Vines' staffed US 41 gate, a village association that keeps the landscaping and streets, and a management company, Pegasus, that handles requests at (239) 454-8568. Coconut Point, the airport and a 24-hour emergency department are each a short drive.

Getting In: the Gate and Showings

The US 41 gate is staffed around the clock. Vendors are admitted Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with emergency-only access on Sunday, and Amazon deliveries are barred from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Gate barcodes are free to residents, renew every 24 months, and are revoked for unpaid assessments or architectural violations. There is no license-plate-reader system, and the speed limit is 23 mph.

Parking, Trash and Mail

Owners and lessees park in garages or on driveways. Overnight street parking is prohibited, vehicles that cannot run under their own power may stay only 24 hours, storing a vehicle over 96 hours risks towing, and motor homes and trailers may not stay overnight. Mailboxes are provided and maintained by the village association, with no plantings or decorations near them. Recycling goes to the curb in the county's blue container. Outdoor containers and furniture are stored inside during an extended absence and during hurricane season, June 1 through November 30, under the 2013 rules.

Water, Sewer and Cable

The Vines is on Lee County Utilities central water and central sewer and is not in any septic-to-sewer conversion area. The state's Florida Water Management Inventory returns 265 known-sewer parcels on Vines streets, all sourced to Lee County Utilities, and none on septic. The master association reports a bulk cable agreement with a fiber cutover beginning in the fourth quarter of 2026, as summarized from its 2026 newsletters, and a buyer should ask whether it is billed within the master assessment.

Drive Distances

Destination

Miles

Drive minutes (free flow)

Nearest Publix

1.9

6

Koreshan State Park

2.8

8

Hertz Arena

4.1

12

Miromar Outlets

4.3

11

Coconut Point

4.5

10

FGCU

4.9

13

Gulf Coast Town Center

6.3

14

Bonita Beach

11.9

22

Southwest Florida International Airport

13.2

25

Fort Myers Beach

15.6

30

Downtown Fort Myers

15.6

29

Naples, Fifth Avenue South

22.5

38

Times are free-flow estimates from The Vines, and the state's own seasonal factors put peak-season traffic about 15 percent above the early-summer minimum, so add margin between late January and late April. The Vines is closer to the airport than to downtown Fort Myers.

Healthcare

Lee Health Coconut Point, a freestanding 24-hour emergency department with 25 treatment rooms, is 5.2 miles and about 11 minutes away. Gulf Coast Medical Center, the Level II trauma center, is 7.7 miles and about 15 minutes away. Lee Health is due to go out of network for affected UnitedHealthcare plans on January 1, 2027, as reported in September 2026, so check your plan.

Why Does a Fairway Bend Village Address Say Fort Myers and Your Government Say Estero?

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines is governed by the Village of Estero and taxed in the Village of Estero and San Carlos fire district, but its county records use Estero ZIP 33967 while some county map layers label the neighborhood Fort Myers. Both labels are county products, and jurisdiction is not in dispute.

What the County Records Say

The Lee County roll gives Estero as the site city and ZIP 33967 on all 63 Fairway Bend parcels, common-area tracts included. The county's neighborhood map layer labels five of the seven Vines polygons, Fairway Bend among them, with a Fort Myers postal city. Village Hall's own ZIP, 33928, is a different code that does not cover this community.

What It Means in Practice

For mail and lender forms, use Estero and 33967 as the roll does. For permits, code enforcement and elections, the Village of Estero is the government. We did not verify the postal service's preferred city name for the ZIP, so we present both labels and the mechanism and do not pick a winner.

How Does Fairway Bend Village Compare to the Other Vines Villages?

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines is the middle rung of the five association-governed villages: 60 homes, a $492,500 median across 13 MLS closings in 60 months, above Southwind, Lost Creek and Grand Palm and below Silver Oak, with the fewest closings of the five in the last 12 months.

Data updated: September 2026 (Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, pulled September 29, 2026; Lee County Property Appraiser recorded sales through July 29, 2026)

The Five Villages on One Yardstick

Village

Homes

Regime

Built

MLS closings, 12 months

MLS closings, 60 months, and median

County qualified median since January 2024 (n)

Grand Palm Village at The Vines

80

Condominium, Chapter 718

1991 to 1995

8

16, $315,000 (mean of $305,000 and $325,000)

$299,000 (15)

Southwind Village at The Vines

84

Condominium, Chapter 718

1995 to 2001

6

21, $395,000

$425,000 (12)

Silver Oak Village at The Vines

64

Homeowner's association, Chapter 720

1991 to 1998

5

11, $610,000

$605,000 (10)

Fairway Bend Village at The Vines

60

Homeowner's association, Chapter 720

1991 to 1996

2

13, $492,500

$492,250 (10)

Lost Creek Village at The Vines

48

Homeowner's association, Chapter 720

1986 to 1989

4

14, $427,000 (mean of $395,000 and $459,000)

$390,000 (7)

The five villages hold 336 of the community's 435 homes and 25 of its 31 MLS closings in the last 12 months. The other 99 homes are the Vintage Trace estates and Palmbridge, which have no village association, and whose county median since January 2024 is $900,000 for the core estates and $677,500 for Palmbridge. Medians are per village and never a community average, because a community median flatters no one: the price ladder inside one gate runs from roughly $300,000 to $900,000.

Fairway Bend and Grand Palm

Grand Palm Village at The Vines was built in the same years, 1991 to 1995, but it is a condominium of 80 homes, and its $299,000 county median since January 2024 sits $193,250 below Fairway Bend's $492,250 (our arithmetic). The regimes differ in the paper a buyer reads: a Chapter 718 declaration and budget at Grand Palm, against Fairway Bend's Chapter 720 covenants, where the owner carries the roof. Grand Palm had 8 MLS closings in the last 12 months, Fairway Bend 2.

Fairway Bend and Southwind

Southwind Village at The Vines is the newest village, built 1995 to 2001, and the largest at 84 condominium homes, with the most closings of any village over 60 months (21 against Fairway Bend's 13). Its county median of $425,000 is $67,250 below Fairway Bend's.

Fairway Bend and Lost Creek

Lost Creek Village at The Vines is the oldest, 1986 to 1989, with 48 homes and the lowest county median of the three association-governed villages. Its 60-month MLS median of $427,000 (n = 14) is $65,500 below Fairway Bend's $492,500 (n = 13), but its last-12-month median of $272,500 on 4 closings shows how far the older village has fallen relative to Fairway Bend's steady band.

Where Fairway Bend Sits on the Ladder

Fairway Bend is the second-highest priced of the five by 60-month MLS median, behind only Silver Oak. Its own paper has three things worth knowing: the roll counts 1 private pool among 60 homes, the village publishes a lease cap of three a year, and a recorded covenant fixes the roof material and color. The turnover rate over 60 months, about 4.3 percent of homes a year, is mid-pack: Silver Oak is lower at about 3.4 percent, Grand Palm about 4.0, Southwind about 5.0 and Lost Creek about 5.8 (our arithmetic).

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Fairway Bend Village vs Silver Oak Village: Which Vines Neighborhood Fits You?

Choose Fairway Bend Village at The Vines for the lower entry price, a $492,500 median across 13 MLS closings in 60 months, in a one-story attached villa; choose Silver Oak Village at The Vines for a detached villa of about 2,100 square feet at a $610,000 median across 11 closings, with fewer sales and a different roof and paint arrangement.

Data updated: September 2026 (Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, pulled September 29, 2026; Lee County Property Appraiser recorded sales through July 29, 2026)

Fairway Bend Village vs Silver Oak Village Decision Table

Measure

Fairway Bend Village

Silver Oak Village

Homes on the roll

60

64

Product

One-story attached villas, two-car garage

Detached golf villas

Association

Homeowner's association, Chapter 720

Homeowner's association, Chapter 720

Year built (median)

1991 to 1996 (1992)

1991 to 1998 (1994)

Heated area on the roll (median)

1,668 to 1,849 sq ft (1,737)

1,739 to 2,216 sq ft (2,113)

Bedrooms on the roll

29 two, 31 three

40 two, 24 three

Private pools among the homes

1 of 60

29 of 64

Roof

Owner, barrel tile, coconut color

Not stated in the published documents

Exterior paint

Board approval required for painting

Association, on a 10-year cycle

Leasing

At least 30 days, three leases a calendar year, in writing

Not published in the documents we read

Pets

Two, dogs to 80 pounds

Not published in the documents we read

MLS closings, last 12 months

2 (small sample)

5 (small sample)

First window with 10+ closings

60 months, 13 closings

36 months, 10 closings

Median sold in that window

$492,500

$607,500 (mean of $605,000 and $610,000)

Median sold, 60 months

$492,500 (n = 13)

$610,000 (n = 11)

Median $ per MLS sq ft, 60 months

$283.70

$316.05

Median days on market, 60 months

16

45

Median sold-to-list, 60 months

98.0%

97.6%

Active listings, September 29, 2026

5, median ask $379,000

2, median ask $410,000

County qualified median since January 2024 (n)

$492,250 (10)

$605,000 (10)

Homestead share of parcels

About 62%

About 67%

Where the Two Differ Most

Price rung is the first difference: Silver Oak's 60-month median is $117,500 higher, 24 percent above Fairway Bend's, on homes about 375 square feet larger at the median heated area (our arithmetic on the roll). Product is the second: attached villas with shared party walls against detached homes. Roof and paint arrangements are the third, and the fee-bearing one: at Fairway Bend the owner replaces the roof, while at Silver Oak the association paints on a published 10-year cycle. Private pools are the fourth, 29 of 64 against 1 of 60.

Turnover and Thin Data

Fairway Bend had 2 MLS closings in 12 months and Silver Oak 5, and both are small samples. Over 60 months the two are close in volume, 13 against 11, but the medians are far apart and Fairway Bend's median days on market is 16 against 45. Neither village's recent record supports a forecast, and both have more asking prices out than closings in the year.

Who Should Choose Which?

Choose Fairway Bend when the budget is nearer $500,000 than $600,000, a one-story attached villa suits the plan, and an owner-paid roof is acceptable. Choose Silver Oak when a detached home, more square feet or a private pool is a priority and the higher price rung fits. If both are on your list, ask each association for its estoppel and budget before you compare monthly cost, because neither publishes a village assessment. See also Grand Palm Village at The Vines for the condominium alternative.

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Honest Pros and Cons of Owning at Fairway Bend Village

Owning at Fairway Bend Village at The Vines gives a one-story attached villa at a price below Silver Oak's, a village pool, public governing documents and a stated lease cap, and it costs an owner-paid roof, a mandatory club membership, an unpublished village assessment and a thin, slow resale record.

The Pros

  • A lower price rung inside The Vines. A $492,500 median across 13 MLS closings in 60 months, against $610,000 at Silver Oak (n = 11) and $900,000 in the core estates by county record.
  • One story and a two-car garage. Every villa is one story, with two baths and a two-car garage per the association.
  • A village pool. It is the pool, since 1 of 60 homes has a private one, and the association hosts monthly pool parties.
  • The association keeps the outdoors. Landscaping, private streets, driveways, walkways and street lights are common expenses under the recorded declaration.
  • Published rules. The declaration, amendments, 2021 rules and ARC application are public, and the lease cap and pet limits are in writing.
  • Zone X and elevation. All but one building are minimal-hazard Zone X, and the other is 0.2 percent Zone X, with ground at 14.7 to 15.6 feet.
  • All ages, and a fast sale when priced. No age restriction, and a 16-day median days on market over 60 months.

The Cons

  • The roof is yours. Barrel tile in the recorded color, board approval before work, and a cost that condominium buyers in the same community do not carry.
  • Shared walls. Every villa shares a party wall, with shared repair cost and board-approved contractors.
  • No published assessment. Neither the village dues nor the master assessment is public, so the monthly cost comes from an estoppel.
  • A mandatory club. The cheapest tier costs $15,000 to join and about $5,781 a year, a cost a listing's HOA field will not show.
  • A thin, quiet market. 2 MLS closings in 12 months, none in 2026 to date, and 30 months of supply at the recent pace.
  • Asks below the closings. Five actives at $345,000 to $395,000 against a $495,750 24-month closed median, with days on market up to 421.
  • Lease and sign limits. At most three leases a calendar year, 30-day minimum, and a strict sign standard.
  • Evacuation Zone B. The community is in the evacuation zone that orders earlier than others, even though its flood zone is X.

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Fairway Bend Village's Recent Sales, by the Numbers

  • MLS closings, 60 months to September 29, 2026: 13, median $492,500, from $388,500 to $550,000.
  • Dollar volume, same window: $6,334,000.
  • 12 months: 2 closings, median $480,000 (small sample), $960,000 in volume.
  • Days on market, 60 months: median 16, mean 32.5, range 0 to 141.
  • Sale-to-list, 60 months: median 98.0%, mean of per-sale ratios 98.6%.
  • County qualified sales since September 29, 2025: 4, median $498,500.
  • Active listings: 5, median ask $379,000.
  • Represented-sale count: we publish none for Fairway Bend, because none is on file; we walk you through all 13 on request.

Selling in Fairway Bend Village Is Different in Seven Ways

  • The roof paper. Buyers ask for the permit, the warranty, the wind-mitigation report and the board approval; have them ready, and note that barrel tile in the coconut color is the rule.
  • The estoppel. The association must deliver within 10 business days, and the certificate is good for 30 days, so order it before you list, not after you have a contract.
  • The buyer's club cost. A buyer must join the club, at $15,000 for Social or up to $75,000 for Golf, so price knowing what your buyer's total carry is.
  • Ask against the record. Five villas asking $345,000 to $395,000 have waited 11 to 421 days, while the last 13 closings ran $388,500 to $550,000.
  • Lease disclosure. If a tenant is in place, the lease must be in writing, be at least 30 days, and be one of no more than three that calendar year.
  • Sign rules. Only the standard Vines for-sale sign is allowed, one at the front and one at the rear, and the master association's 2026 signage standards set its size and lettering.
  • Shared walls and the pool. Party-wall history, the pool's condition and any recent village projects belong in your disclosure package.

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Is now a good time to sell a Fairway Bend Village villa?

For a villa priced to the recent closings, the record is workable but slow. Only 2 MLS closings came in 12 months, none in 2026 to September 29, and five villas were asking $345,000 to $395,000, so a seller who asks near $500,000 should expect a longer wait (Southwest Florida MLS, September 29, 2026).

How do I price a Fairway Bend Village villa?

Against Fairway Bend's own closings and today's asking prices. The seven closings since January 2024 ran $455,000 to $515,000, and the actives sit at $345,000 to $395,000, so the two ranges must be reconciled by size, roof age and condition, not by a village median.

How long will a Fairway Bend Village villa take to sell?

The 60-month median is 16 days and the 24-month median 17.5 days, but the range is 0 to 141 days, and five of the 13 sales closed within 5 days. The two December 2025 closings took 16 and 141 days.

Do I need the association's approval to sell?

We found no board-approval or first-refusal clause in the declaration and amendments we read, and the estoppel must say whether one applies. Order the estoppel and confirm the answer in writing.

Can I sell my Fairway Bend Village villa with a tenant in it?

Generally yes, subject to the lease and the association's rules. The buyer takes the lease, which must be in writing and at least 30 days, and the villa can be leased no more than three times in a calendar year, so confirm the count with the association.

Do I have to replace the roof before I list?

The documents do not require it. A roof that did not conform to the barrel-tile rule on the recording date is grandfathered until it must be replaced, so the roof's age and condition are a pricing and negotiation matter, and a current wind-mitigation report helps your buyer's insurance quote.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Fairway Bend Village at The Vines Buyer Edition

These are the questions Fairway Bend Village at The Vines buyers ask most, answered from the county roll, the association's recorded documents, the Southwest Florida MLS and the club's published schedule. Where the public record stops, the answer names the document that would settle the question.

Data updated: September 2026 (Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, pulled September 29, 2026; Lee County Property Appraiser recorded sales through July 29, 2026)

How many homes are in Fairway Bend Village at The Vines?

The 2026 Lee County roll shows 60 residential parcels in Fairway Bend Village, all one-story attached villas on fee-simple lots, built 1991 to 1996. The village sits on about 13.6 acres of the recorded plat.

What does a Fairway Bend Village villa cost?

Across 13 MLS closings in the 60 months to September 29, 2026, the median sale was $492,500, with a range of $388,500 to $550,000. In the last 12 months 2 closed, at $455,000 and $505,000, a small sample.

How big are the villas?

The county roll shows heated area from 1,668 to 1,849 square feet, with a median of 1,737. Every villa has two baths and a two-car garage, and the roll counts 29 as two-bedroom and 31 as three-bedroom.

Is Fairway Bend Village a condominium?

No. It is a homeowner's association of fee-simple villas under Chapter 720, Florida Statutes, so each owner holds a deed to the villa and its lot. The condominium villages in The Vines, Grand Palm and Southwind, are governed by Chapter 718 instead.

What is the association called, and who manages it?

The corporation is Fairway Bend Village Homeowner's Association, Inc., Sunbiz document N40673, filed November 6, 1990. Its management company is Pegasus, at (239) 454-8568.

Is Fairway Bend Village age restricted?

We found no age restriction in the declaration or amendments we read, and The Vines is an all-ages community. Age status is only ever a stated legal fact, and none is stated here.

How much are the Fairway Bend Village HOA dues?

The village does not publish its assessment, and neither does the master association, so we do not quote a figure. Request the estoppel certificate, which states the current assessments, before you write an offer.

What does the village association cover?

Under the recorded declaration, landscaping, private streets, driveways, walkways, street lights and the village pool are common expenses. The master association's assessment is collected through the village.

Who pays for the roof?

The owner. A 2016 recorded amendment makes roof repair and replacement an owner cost, with barrel tile in the coconut color, and board approval before work. Roof age is therefore a pricing question on every villa.

What are the rules on leasing?

The recorded leasing amendment allows three leases per calendar year, each at least 30 days and in writing. Florida law under Section 720.306(1)(h) allows an association to regulate rentals of under six months and to cap the number a year for all owners.

Can I have pets?

The 2021 approved rules allow two pets, with dogs up to 80 pounds. Confirm the current rules with the management company before you rely on a specific animal.

Is club membership mandatory?

The master declaration makes membership in Estero Country Club a condition of owning in The Vines, and the club dues are not an association assessment. The cheapest tier, Social, costs $15,000 to join, and full Golf costs $75,000 to join, on the club's May 2026 schedule as we read it.

What does the golf membership cost each year?

On the same schedule, Social is about $5,781 in the first year (our arithmetic, before the food and beverage minimum), and full Golf is $93,859 in the first year. Ask the club for its current sheet, because the schedule changes and its PDF is no longer posted.

Is there a village pool?

Yes. The village pool sits at the end of the village, with dusk to dawn hours, a bathing load of 20 and adult supervision for children under 12. The county roll shows 1 private pool among the 60 homes.

Is Fairway Bend Village in a flood zone?

The county-mapped buildings are in minimal-hazard Zone X, with one in the 0.2 percent annual-chance Zone X, all outside the special flood hazard area. That is a map reading, not a policy quote, and lenders and insurers make their own determinations.

Does Fairway Bend Village need to evacuate for a hurricane?

The county's two map services put all 320 buildings in The Vines in Evacuation Zone B, so an order can reach the community before a flood zone map would suggest. Check the county's current map when a storm approaches.

Do the villas share walls?

Yes. Every villa is attached, and the recorded declaration has a full article on party walls, including shared repair. Read it before you buy.

Are milestone inspections required?

No. Milestone inspections and structural integrity reserve studies are condominium and cooperative rules under Chapter 718, and Fairway Bend is a Chapter 720 homeowner's association of fee-simple villas.

What is the late-fee rule?

A 2013 recorded amendment sets the late fee at the greater of 5 percent or $25, as we read it, and adds a lien and 12-month acceleration on unpaid assessments. Read the amendment, or ask for the estoppel, for the current terms.

Can I put a for-sale or rental sign in the yard?

Only the standard Vines sign is allowed, one at the front and one at the rear. The master association's 2026 signage standards set the size and lettering.

Which ZIP code does Fairway Bend Village use?

The county roll mails the village under Estero ZIP 33967, and some maps label the area Fort Myers. See the section on the address for why both appear.

Is the community gated?

Yes. The Vines has one staffed gate on US 41, staffed around the clock, shared by all seven villages.

How often do Fairway Bend Village villas sell?

Two closed in the last 12 months and 13 over 60 months, about 2.6 a year, or 4.3 percent of homes a year (our arithmetic). It is a quiet village, so a patient search is normal.

How long do villas sit on the market?

The 60-month median is 16 days, the 24-month median 17.5 days, and the range is 0 to 141 days. The five villas now listed have waited 11 to 421 days.

What is for sale right now?

On September 29, 2026 the MLS showed five actives at $345,000 to $395,000, median ask $379,000. All five are listed as two plus den and two baths, at 1,718 to 1,780 square feet.

Why are the asking prices below the sold prices?

Every current ask is below every MLS closing since May 2022, and the files do not say why. The listing agent's answer, including the roll's bedroom count and the roof age, is the first question to ask on each one.

Should I use the county's sale prices or the MLS's?

Use both, and never mix their square-foot figures. The county file has qualified sales the MLS pull does not show, and the county marks one December 2025 MLS sale as not qualified, so the two lists overlap without matching.

What will I pay in taxes?

The county's just (market) value median for the 60 parcels is $392,376 and the assessed median is $326,293, which is what the cap on homestead growth produces. The bill depends on the exemptions you hold and the millage in your tax district.

How does Fairway Bend compare with Silver Oak Village?

Silver Oak's 60-month median is $610,000 (n = 11) against Fairway Bend's $492,500 (n = 13), on detached villas of about 2,100 square feet. See the comparison section above for the full table.

How does it compare with the condominium villages?

Grand Palm's county median since January 2024 is $299,000 and Southwind's $425,000, against Fairway Bend's $492,250. They are Chapter 718 condominiums, so their documents, budgets and reserves differ from Fairway Bend's.

What should I ask for before I make an offer?

Ask for the estoppel certificate, the current village budget, the roof age and permit, any wind-mitigation report, the lease status and the club's current fee sheet. The estoppel must be delivered within 10 business days.

What does the estoppel cost?

Section 720.30851 caps the fee, and the current Department of Business and Professional Regulation adjusted cap is up to $299 as we read it. Expedited or delinquent-account delivery adds to the base.

Can I trust the county roll's bedroom count?

Use it as a starting point. The roll counts 29 villas as two-bedroom and 31 as three-bedroom, while the MLS mostly writes two plus den for a villa of the same size, so confirm the floor plan on site.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Fairway Bend Village at The Vines Seller Edition

These are the questions Fairway Bend Village at The Vines owners ask before they sell, answered from the recorded documents, the Southwest Florida MLS, the county roll and Florida statute. Where the record stops, the answer names the paper that settles it, and for a price opinion on your own villa the next step is a conversation with Jesse, whose team is Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.

Data updated: September 2026 (Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, pulled September 29, 2026; Lee County Property Appraiser recorded sales through July 29, 2026)

What is my Fairway Bend Village villa worth?

Across 13 MLS closings in 60 months the median sale was $492,500, from $388,500 to $550,000, and the seven since January 2024 ran $455,000 to $515,000. Your number depends on size, roof age, condition and updates, so ask for a free valuation.

What did villas sell for most recently?

The last MLS closings were two in December 2025, at $455,000 in 16 days and $505,000 in 141 days. There has been no MLS-marketed closing in 2026 through September 29.

Is now a good time to sell?

The record is workable for a well-priced villa and slow for an ambitious one. Two closings in 12 months and five actives asking $345,000 to $395,000 mean patience and pricing decide the result.

How long does a villa take to sell?

The 60-month median is 16 days and the 24-month median is 17.5 days, with a range of 0 to 141. Five of the 13 sales closed within five days, and two of the last few took months.

How should I price my villa?

Against Fairway Bend's own closings and today's competing asks, adjusted for size, roof age and condition. A village median is a starting point and never the answer.

Do the current listings at $345,000 to $395,000 mean my villa is worth less?

Not by themselves. Every ask sits below every closing since May 2022, and the files do not explain why. Compare their size, roof age, condition and days on market before you compare price.

Should I worry about the 421-day listing?

It shows that an ask above what buyers accept will wait. It is a data point on pricing, not a verdict on the village.

What do sellers pay at closing in Lee County?

By Lee County custom the seller pays the owner's title policy and the documentary stamps on the deed, at $0.70 per $100 of price. The contract controls, so your agreement with the buyer is what governs.

How much are documentary stamps on a $492,500 sale?

At $0.70 per $100, a $492,500 sale carries $3,447.50 in deed stamps (our arithmetic), paid by the seller under Lee County custom.

Do I need the association's approval to sell?

We found no board-approval or first-refusal clause in the declaration and amendments we read, and the estoppel states whether one applies. Order it and confirm in writing.

What is an estoppel certificate?

It is the association's written statement of what you owe and what rules apply to your villa. Section 720.30851 governs it.

How fast must the association deliver an estoppel?

Within 10 business days of the request under Section 720.30851. Ask for it before you list, because a contract can close faster than a late certificate.

What does the estoppel cost?

The base cap is $250, with add-ons for expedited and delinquent delivery, and the current DBPR-adjusted cap is up to $299 as we read it. Who pays is set by the contract.

How long is an estoppel good for?

Thirty days. If your closing slips, the buyer may need an updated one.

Do I have to replace the roof before I list?

The documents do not require it. A roof that predated the barrel-tile rule is grandfathered until it must be replaced, so age and condition are pricing and negotiation matters.

What roof papers should I gather?

The permit, the warranty, any wind-mitigation report and the board's approval for the last roof work. Buyers and their insurers ask for them first.

What roof does the association require?

Barrel tile in the coconut color, under the 2016 recorded amendment, with board approval before work. A replacement in another material would need the board's approval and may not be allowed.

Can I sell with a tenant in place?

Generally yes. The buyer takes the lease, which must be in writing, at least 30 days, and one of no more than three that calendar year. Confirm the count with the association.

Can my buyer rent the villa right away?

The lease cap applies to every owner, so the number of leases in the calendar year matters, and the buyer should check the rule before closing. The estoppel and the leasing amendment settle it.

What will the buyer pay to join the club?

A buyer must join Estero Country Club: $15,000 to join at the Social tier, about $5,781 in the first year, and $75,000 to join for full Golf at $93,859 in the first year, on the May 2026 schedule as we read it. Price knowing the buyer's full carrying cost.

Is my membership transferable?

Ask the club. We did not find a transfer rule in the published schedule, and the transfer terms decide whether a buyer joins fresh or steps in.

What are the late-fee and lien rules I should know before selling?

A 2013 recorded amendment sets the late fee at the greater of 5 percent or $25, with a lien and 12-month acceleration. Pay assessments current so the estoppel is clean.

What can I put up as a sign?

Only the standard Vines for-sale sign, one at the front and one at the rear. The master association's 2026 signage standards set the size and lettering, and we follow them.

Do I need a hurricane or flood disclosure?

Florida sellers disclose known material defects, and a flood history is a common question. The village's mapped Zone X status and Evacuation Zone B both appear in the public record, and your agent should have the current facts ready.

Can I sell to someone who wants a 55+ community?

Fairway Bend has no age restriction that we found, and we do not describe buyers by age. We describe the property.

Should I renovate before I sell?

Not without a reason. The 13 closings show a $60,000 band since 2024, and a project that costs more than it changes a buyer's offer does not pay. Ask for a price opinion before you spend.

What documents should I gather?

The declaration and amendments, the 2021 rules, the roof papers, any ARC approvals for changes, the current budget, the estoppel and your survey. A complete package removes reasons to renegotiate.

Should I use the MLS or the county's price record?

Both. The county file has qualified sales the MLS pull does not show, and it marks one December 2025 MLS sale as not qualified, so a price opinion should read the two together.

What is the difference between the sold price and the list price?

The 60-month median sold-to-list is 98.0%, so a typical villa closed about 2 percent under its final ask. Three of the 13 sold above list, one at list and nine below.

How long will an estoppel and title work take?

The estoppel is due in 10 business days, and title work runs in parallel. Order both when you list.

Can I list a villa I inherited or own in a trust?

Yes, with the paperwork your title company requires. Start with the title company early, because the documents decide the closing date.

Will a buyer see my listing under Estero or Fort Myers?

The county mails the village under Estero ZIP 33967, and some maps label it Fort Myers. Use the roll's address form in the listing so buyers and lenders find it.

Who do I call to talk it through?

Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072. The Vines seller guide is at sell my home in The Vines.

Selling your Fairway Bend Village home? Get a free home valuation or Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.

Buying in Fairway Bend Village? Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 or read how we represent buyers in Southwest Florida.

Sources and Authoritative References

Every fact on this Fairway Bend Village at The Vines guide traces to a primary record below: the village and master associations' own recorded documents, the club's published schedule, Florida state records and statutes, Lee County and Village of Estero records, FEMA and federal sources. Parcel and sale figures come from the county tax roll and the Southwest Florida MLS, listed last as plain records. Documents that have since been removed from their host are cited as read in the September 2026 research pass.

  1. The Vines Community Association, community home page (accessed September 30, 2026)
  2. The Vines Community Association, Fairway Bend village page (accessed September 30, 2026)
  3. The Vines Community Association, governing documents library (accessed September 30, 2026)
  4. Fairway Bend Village, Declaration of Covenants (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  5. Fairway Bend Village, amendments to the declaration (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  6. Fairway Bend Village, recorded amendment to the declaration, 2016 roof covenant (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  7. Fairway Bend Village, amendments to the rules and regulations, revised December 2012 (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  8. Fairway Bend Village, screen frame color and leasing restrictions amendment (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  9. Fairway Bend Village, approved rules 2021 (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  10. Vines Community Association, Declaration (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  11. Vines Community Association, certificate of amendment (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  12. Vines Community Association, By-Laws (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  13. Vines Community Association, Articles of Incorporation (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  14. Vines Community Association, Rules and Regulations approved July 29, 2024 (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  15. Vines Community Association, 2026 Real Estate Signage Standards (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  16. Vines Community Association, 2024 Hurricane Resident Guide (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  17. Vines Community Association, Hurricane Preparedness Plan (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  18. Vines Community Association, Permit Brochure (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  19. Vines Community Association, ARC Form Instructions (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  20. Vines Community Association, Architectural Guidelines for Modifications (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  21. Vines Community Association, location page (accessed September 30, 2026)
  22. Estero Country Club, membership (accessed September 30, 2026)
  23. Estero Country Club, frequently asked questions (accessed September 30, 2026)
  24. Estero Country Club, community real estate page (accessed September 30, 2026)
  25. Estero Country Club, membership and loyalty program information (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  26. Florida Division of Corporations, name search for Fairway Bend Village (accessed September 30, 2026)
  27. Florida Division of Corporations, Fairway Bend Village Homeowner's Association, Inc. (N40673) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  28. Florida Division of Corporations, name search for The Vines (accessed September 30, 2026)
  29. Section 720.306, meetings of members, voting, amendments and rental regulation (accessed September 30, 2026)
  30. Section 720.30851, homeowners' association estoppel certificates (accessed September 30, 2026)
  31. Section 720.3085, HOA assessments and liens (accessed September 30, 2026)
  32. Section 720.301, homeowners' association definitions (accessed September 30, 2026)
  33. Section 720.303, association powers and duties (accessed September 30, 2026)
  34. Section 720.401, disclosure prior to sale of parcels (accessed September 30, 2026)
  35. Section 689.261, sale of residential property, disclosure of ad valorem taxes (accessed September 30, 2026)
  36. Section 553.899, milestone inspections of condominium and cooperative buildings (accessed September 30, 2026)
  37. Section 718.112, condominium bylaws, reserves and SIRS (accessed September 30, 2026)
  38. Section 718.503, condominium resale disclosure (accessed September 30, 2026)
  39. Section 718.111, condominium association insurance (accessed September 30, 2026)
  40. Section 201.02, documentary stamp tax on deeds (accessed September 30, 2026)
  41. Florida Department of Revenue, documentary stamp tax (accessed September 30, 2026)
  42. Florida Department of Revenue, property tax guide (PT-112) (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  43. Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, wind mitigation resources (accessed September 30, 2026)
  44. Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Form OIR-B1-1802 (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  45. Citizens Property Insurance, 2026 approved rate changes by county (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  46. Citizens Property Insurance, 2026 multiperil rates to drop statewide (accessed September 30, 2026)
  47. Citizens Property Insurance, uniform mitigation form changes (March 2026) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  48. Division of Condominiums, milestone inspections and SIRS (accessed September 30, 2026)
  49. FEMA Flood Map Service Center (accessed September 30, 2026)
  50. FEMA, Community Rating System (accessed September 30, 2026)
  51. FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, flood hazard zones (accessed September 30, 2026)
  52. FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, FIRM panels (accessed September 30, 2026)
  53. USGS Flood Event Viewer (accessed September 30, 2026)
  54. NHC Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Ian (2022) (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  55. NHC Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Milton (2024) (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  56. Lee County, Hurricanes Helene and Milton after action report (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  57. Village of Estero, Community Rating System (accessed September 30, 2026)
  58. Village of Estero, Land Development Code (accessed September 30, 2026)
  59. Village of Estero, capital improvement plan (accessed September 30, 2026)
  60. Village of Estero, Estero Parkway roadway improvements (PDF) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  61. Village of Estero, Corkscrew Road widening phase 2 update (September 7, 2026) (accessed September 30, 2026)
  62. Lee County Property Appraiser (accessed September 30, 2026)
  63. Lee County Property Appraiser, tax roll parcel data file (accessed September 30, 2026)
  64. Lee County Clerk of Court, official records search (accessed September 30, 2026)
  65. Lee County GIS maps (accessed September 30, 2026)
  66. Lee County utilities (accessed September 30, 2026)
  67. Lee County solid waste, establishing residential service (accessed September 30, 2026)
  68. Lee County zoning resolution Z-88-292 (accessed September 30, 2026)
  69. Lee County zoning resolution PUD-90-023 (accessed September 30, 2026)
  70. School District of Lee County, 2025 to 2026 school grades report (accessed September 30, 2026)
  71. School District of Lee County, school zones (accessed September 30, 2026)
  72. School District of Lee County, transportation (accessed September 30, 2026)
  73. Estero High School (accessed September 30, 2026)
  74. FDOT SWFL Roads, Lee County projects (accessed September 30, 2026)
  75. Lee Health, Coconut Point emergency room (accessed September 30, 2026)
  76. Florida Gulf Coast University, fast facts (accessed September 30, 2026)
  77. IRS Topic 701, sale of your home (accessed September 30, 2026)
  78. IRS Publication 523, selling your home (accessed September 30, 2026)
  79. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, owning a home (accessed September 30, 2026)
  80. HUD, assistance animals and fair housing (accessed September 30, 2026)
  81. U.S. Census Bureau geocoder (accessed September 30, 2026)
  82. Lee County Property Appraiser, 2026 tax roll: 63 parcels matched to Fairway Bend Village at The Vines (60 residential, 3 common elements), with year built, bedrooms, heated area, lot size and exemption fields.
  83. Lee County recorded sales, DOR-qualified, 81 sales on file for the village back to 1991, newest recording July 29, 2026, as carried in the county sales file.
  84. Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, Development Fairway Bend Village, closings and actives, pulled September 29, 2026.
  85. McGreevy and Comisar sub-community roster for The Vines, September 2026, including the villages and association reconciliation.

Downloadable Documents

Fairway Bend Village's key documents are published by the village and master associations, the State of Florida and the federal government; the table links each to its issuing authority. The recorded declaration and its instruments are also available through the Lee County Clerk's official records search.

Document

Issued by

Date

Link

Fairway Bend Village Declaration of Covenants

Fairway Bend Village HOA, posted by The Vines Community Association

recorded 1990

Declaration, PDF

Amendments to the Fairway Bend Declaration

Fairway Bend Village HOA

2013 and 2016 recorded

Amendments, PDF

Recorded amendment, roof covenant

Fairway Bend Village HOA

recorded July 15, 2016

Roof amendment, PDF

Leasing and screen frame amendment

Fairway Bend Village HOA

posted 2021

Leasing amendment, PDF

Fairway Bend approved rules

Fairway Bend Village HOA

2021

Rules, PDF

Vines Community Association Declaration

Vines Community Association

recorded

Master declaration, PDF

Vines Community Association Rules and Regulations

Vines Community Association

July 29, 2024

Master rules, PDF

2026 Real Estate Signage Standards

Vines Community Association

2026

Signage standards, PDF

2024 Hurricane Resident Guide

Vines Community Association

2024

Hurricane guide, PDF

Uniform Mitigation Verification Inspection Form

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation

rev. January 2012

OIR-B1-1802, PDF

Hurricane Ian Tropical Cyclone Report

National Hurricane Center

2022

Ian report, PDF

Fairway Bend Village Homeowner's Association, Inc. record (N40673)

Florida Division of Corporations

filed November 6, 1990

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