Sarasota Real Estate Market Update for

December 2012

Earlier this year we called the bottom of the Sarasota Real Estate market. Buyers who bought are enjoying the beginning of market appreciation. What we missed in our April call was the national media attention pointing out the real …

Siesta Key Real Estate

Another Canal Front Home Sold by John Woodward

John Woodward recently sold 940 Siesta Key Place located in Siesta Key. John was working with the buyers on this successful sale. This home is situated on a quiet cul-de-sac with the canal to Roberts …

Sarasota Real Estate Sales Mostly Cash

While sales for 2012 look to be on par with the final year of the boom year in 2005, an interesting dynamic has taken hold with respect to financing. Even with good credit, substantial assets, and lower prices, cash sales are higher than …

Sarasota Foreclosure Sales Rise in August

Sarasota - August 2012 saw a modest uptick in foreclosure and short sale closings. Initial foreclosure filings have dropped by over 20% month over month. Looking back through the past couple of years, there have been at least 200 more filings than …

Beach Condos and Cash Flow

This recent real estate plunge has offered some unbelievable buying opportunities for beach condos like those found on Longboat and Siesta Key. Let’s face it, the prospect of owning a condo on the gulf coast in the Florida sun at today’s price levels is …

This property has been sold. 
There are more homes just like this for sale near Sherwood Forest in Sarasota.

John Woodward announces his newest listing in Sarasota at 4410 Little John Trail in Sherwood Forest.

JUST REDUCED to $214,900!

This is a …

May 27, 2012 - Sarasota, FL - There are a lot of industry reports saying that now is the time to buy. Most times I have looked on some of those suggestions with a degree of pessimism. I understand why these reports generally have a positive spin on given set …

Sarasota Sales in April Break Out

Sarasota, FL - Even the most pessimistic Sarasota real estate market observer would have to say that all the signals looking forward are green. April 2012 succeeded in surpassing the total number of units sold, the average cost per square foot, and the …

Sarasota Foreclosures are Harder to Find

Foreclosure filings have been on a steady upward trend this year since a rather anemic 2011. It would be accurate to say the number of initial filings recorded at the Sarasota clerk of the court’s office are up as much as 100% percent …