A town center you can walk
The whole town was planned around a walkable center, with Ave Maria University right there. A good part of daily life happens inside the plan instead of at the end of a long drive.
Ave Maria · Collier County
Where most of my listings are
Ave Maria is a master-planned town in eastern Collier County, built around a walkable town center and Ave Maria University. Most of my active sale listings are here right now, so I know the streets, the builders and what HOA and CDD actually add to the monthly payment.
The area
What Ave Maria actually is
Mostly new construction
Inventory here is mostly new or nearly new homes in planned communities, each with its own amenity center, pools and trails. You're often comparing builder specs and floor plans, not decades of renovation history.
HOA and CDD, in the math
Most communities here carry both an HOA fee and a CDD assessment. Neither is optional, so I put both into the monthly number before you fall for a floor plan, not after.
How I work here
My listings in Ave Maria
This is where most of my current sale listings sit. Right now that includes 4796 Sophia Drive, a 4 bed, 3.5 bath home with 3,985 sq ft listed at $1,375,000, and 5096 Nevola Ave, a 3 bed, 2.5 bath home at $475,000.
If you're buying, I'll walk you through resale against new construction and put HOA, CDD and insurance into one honest monthly figure. If you're selling, you're competing with builders, and I price for that.
On the market
Active listings in Ave Maria
Common questions
What is a CDD and do I have to pay it?
A CDD is a district assessment that helps pay for the community's infrastructure, billed alongside your property taxes. In Ave Maria it's part of the real monthly cost, so I show it to you line by line before you offer.
Is new construction better than resale here?
Depends on what you want to control. New construction lets you choose the lot and finishes but you wait for the build; a resale is ready and may already include what builders charge as extras. I'll compare both against your budget.
Can I buy in Ave Maria without living in Florida?
Yes. I do video walkthroughs, send documents electronically and coordinate inspections while you're elsewhere. With my own listings here, I'm in these communities regularly, so nothing depends on you flying in for every step.
Also covering
Other areas I cover
Let's talk about Ave Maria
Whether it's one of my listings or anything else on the market here, call or write and I'll give you straight numbers. I answer my own phone.