Robert Monk Florida Real Estate

Place Vendome, in front of the Ritz Hotel, where Princess Diana spent here last night a while back.

This tree, made of glass and lights, and many others covered the plaza like a small forest.

My business there was to reconnect with French investors and real estate companies. I display their listings on my website, www.rmonk.com, and they give my listings exposure in France. With the value of the dollar vs the euro in it present state, European investment in Florida, and elsewhere in America is very interesting for Europeans.

So, it's time to get busy with some serious research about where you want to be calling home for Christmas 2009. Lots of things are happening. Interest rates are advertised at 5.1% over 30 years, the housing market is loaded with great bargains, unemployment is high - if you are unemployed, that sucks; if you are employed, that should mean that you're still a contender to cash in one of the great housing bargains out there.

First question to ask is 'Where do I want to live'. That's the easiest one!

Why, you want to live right here in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, zip code 32459, maybe in my favorite, Driftwood Estates.

Why again? We're either on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico, with white, sugary sand and emerald seas, or on Choctawhatchee Bay. Either way, the views are incredible.

We have four seasons, (winter is gentle, summer isn't smoothering), we always have a breeze, we fish, we sail, we swim, we dance, we sing, why.. we're just the happiest, luckiest folks on the planet.

So, wherever you may be at the moment, you might be happier here on the beautiful Northwest Florida Gulf Coast. Check us out, Visit my website at www.rmonk.com, call or email me, Robert Monk, Realtor. I put a lot of pictures there, and here, for your viewing pleasue.

Driftwood Estates is a little-known jewel in the crown of coastal living. Located in Santa Rosa Beach on Choctawhatchee Bay, only minutes from the Gulf of Mexico, Driftwood Estates enjoys boating, fishing, biking, convenient shopping, restaurants, a new hospital, several inland lakes, and a county party currently under construction. Watching the dolphin frolic in the bay is a daily ritual in Driftwood.

Driftwood Estates is the tip of a peninsula extending north into Choctawhatchee Bay. Driftwood lies five miles north from the Gulf of Mexico adjacent to the Sandestin Resort. Topsail State Park, Sacred Heart Hospital, shops and restaurants of the Grand Boulevard, and the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico are all conveniently located within minutes of Driftwood Estates.

Located four miles east of the Mid-Bay Bridge, residents enjoy spectacular sunrises, sunsets, and a pleasant breeze all year round.

Driftwood Estates is a peaceful mix of quality modern homes by Wayne Adams, and many spectacular bay front estate homes on the perimeter shoreline.

With the arrival of the new Sacred Heart Hospital, a large number of new homes were constructed in the general vicinity of the new hospital, too many for the market to absorb so quickly. With that swing of the pendulum, Driftwood Estates became a bargain-hunter's paradise, but it won't last forever, nor will these unbelievable interest rates.

To visit Driftwood Estates, take Mac Bayou Road north at the Sacred Heart Hospital intersection on Emerald Coast Parkway. You will come to two ‘Stop' signs, turn left at both ‘Stop' signs. This brings you into Driftwood Estates.

Here are a few pictures of sunsets on Choctawhatchee Bay, from Driftwood Estates, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Amazing sunsets appear everyday, but today was special. Hope you enjoy.

Isn't that breathtaking?! When you have scenery like this to work with, you don't need to be a great photographer.

Can you think of any other planet you would prefer to live on?

Just more reason to love Driftwood Estates, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, and Choctawhatchee Bay

Spring is a special time here in Driftwood Estates.. It seems like everything beautiful grows in abundance.

Why, there are more colors here than you find in a rainbow! And the insects, and lizards, and birds, and bees,... they're just everywhere you look! I really need to get a picture of the beautiful little humming birds that visit us during this time. And soon, the most beautiful bluebirds the eye can see will stop to say 'hello'... Gosh, what a wonderful place to live!!