Cabana Lane Real Estate - Postcard Living -

Real Estate, Designed
Around the Way You Live

A full-service real estate brokerage guiding buyers and sellers to homes, neighborhoods, and lifestyles that align with how they want to live—today and for years to come.

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Real Estate

A locally owned, relationship-first real estate brokerage rooted in insight, integrity, and deep local knowledge of Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, and Nassau County

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Design Build

We design & build homes people love to come home to — and build them the way we'd want ours built.

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Communities

Creating enduring communities through land development, placemaking, and integrated sales and marketing

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Cabana Lane

Postcard Living isn't a fantasy. It's an address.

We bring it to life through brokerage, design-build, and community — so every part of the journey feels as good as the destination.

We built Cabana Lane around one idea: the life you're imagining deserves more than a transaction. It deserves a complete approach — to finding the right place, shaping it into something extraordinary, and growing a community worth belonging to.

Meet the Team
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JOHN HILLMANFounder - Developer & Broker
DAWN HILLMANFounder - Builder & Designer & Sales Associate
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Luxury is not a price point...

At Cabana Lane, excellence isn’t about price — it’s about trust, intention, and the way you live

Dedicated to an honest and friendly service

This isn’t just a job to me; it’s a passion that defines who I am and how I live my life. Every morning, I wake up with a clear purpose: to focus on your goals, understand your needs, and make your life smoother and more successful. Helping you achieve your objectives isn’t just a task on my to-do list—it’s a mission I take personally and wholeheartedly.

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Real Estate Services

Discover your next home using our ambition-based search tools and deep neighborhood insights.

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Design & Build

From the first sketch to the final brick. Explore our portfolio of projects and the story of how we build.

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Communities

Creating spaces where life happens. Explore the developments we are bringing to life.

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Success Stories

Client Reviews

"John and his team are the absolute best quick and fast and they will get you what you want!"
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trey lee
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"Time for a third update, but some things remain the same. Belinda Kirk is the best. I won't ever use anyone else. Now on to the update... Belinda Kirk is simply the best. I ha… Read MoreRead Less
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David B
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"John has been amazing to work with on our new property and home build on Amelia Island. He has been attentive, responsive, and he really works collaboratively to understand and mat… Read MoreRead Less
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Lorin Cassidy Wolfe
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"Fantastic experience working with Susan Lolley and her team. Susan made the entire process unbelievably simple. She is a real pro and has client's best interests at heart. I fee… Read MoreRead Less
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R S
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"Dawn was the listing agent on my house as well as a neighbor when I moved to Amelia Island. She personally introduced me to some of my new neighbors and was extremely helpful ans… Read MoreRead Less
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Diana Bowers
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"Dawn is an amazing real estate agent. Trying to purchase a property long distance is a challenge but Dawn kept us informed of any and all properties the moment they came on the mar… Read MoreRead Less
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Lisa Hawkes
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"Dawn and John were a real pleasure to work with on all three of our transactions on the Island in the last year! They were extremely responsive and gave good advice with no pressu… Read MoreRead Less
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Maria Ferrante Wilson
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"Dawn sold us our house here in Fernandina Beach! She had been amazing through the whole process and was very knowledgeable about the area. She became one of our very first friends … Read MoreRead Less
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Margaret Champa
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"When we asked John and Dawn Hillman of Cabana Lane to list our home in 2021, we didn’t know it would be the first of eight transactions they would help us with- representing us as … Read MoreRead Less
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Peg Lehosit
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