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May 10, 2012

Pine View School Makes Top Honors for 2012

Pine View School - Tops in the Country

Riverview and Venice also Top the 100 Best Florida Schools for 2012

U.S. News and world report has come out with its annual list of top high schools in the country. Once again the Pine View School in the Osprey …

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Feb. 25, 2012

The Real Estate Buyer's Guide by SarasotaOne

A Real Estate Buyers Guide

The E-Book, a Buyer's Guide for Real Estata Buyers in Southwest FloridaReal estate transactions can be one of the more stressful processes any one can go through. As with many of life's experiences, stress often comes from the unknown.  There are so many people involved and tasks that need to be accomplished to find, negotiate, …

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Feb. 24, 2012

How to Get the Most out of your MLS Search

Search the MLS Just Like REALTORS Do

Searching the MLS just got a lot easier at SarasotaOneWe designed the search capability of SarasotaOne to be one of the easiest and most powerful MLS search tools on the Internet. Our system automatically saves your first search when you sign up. When starting out using SarasotaOne, this is probably …

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Jan. 18, 2012

Sarasota Real Estate Annual Report for 2011

2011 Annual Market Report for Sarasota, FL

The beginning of a new year is a good reason to take a minute and look at the Sarasota real estate market from a broader and longer term. I have always felt charts make visualizing market trends easy to spot. They …

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Jan. 16, 2012

Sarasota Real Estate Sales for December 2011

Sarasota Real Estate market up 6.6%

Sarasota Sales for 2011 by Month

The Sarasota real estate market remained strong for the final month of 2011. Prevailing interest rates remain below 4% which makes purchasing a home in Sarasota more attractive than ever. As I predicted at the beginning of November, December sales surged …

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Jan. 4, 2012

Sarasota Foreclosures for 2011

Sarasota Foreclosures Down for 2011

The total number of new foreclosures in Sarasota County for 2011 came in at 3,020 new filings according to the Sarasota Clerk of Courts. Filings for 2010 were 4,984 which represents a 40% drop in new foreclosure filings for the year. While the second …

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Dec. 18, 2011

Founders Club 2011 Year End Membership Deals

The Founders Club Membership Special

I received an email from The Founders Club this week with some exciting end of year pricing for club and golf memberships. If you have been on the fence about joining The Founders Club, it just got more affordable. It appears there are a …

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Dec. 10, 2011

Sarasota Tops List of Best US Home Markets

Sarasota - The #1 US Housing Market

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According to The Today’s show resident real estate expert Barbara Corcoran, Sarasota tops the list of The Top 10 Cities to buy. Her selection …

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Nov. 19, 2011

Longboat Key Sales Up 26%

Longboat Key Florida Sales up 26%

Boating and Waterfront on Longboat Key, FL


(Sarasota - Noverber 14, 2011)
Longboat Key sales in Sarasota County by unit are up 26% through November 14, 2011 as compared to the same period last year. These numbers provide further evidence that this market is at the bottom.  The …

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Nov. 17, 2011

Palm Aire Sales Hold Strong - November 2011

Palm Aire Sales Up for 2011

Fairway View at Pal Aire Country Club in Sarasota FL
Palm Aire sale numbers are up for this year compared to the same period last year with single digit increases across the board.  These are not the big numbers places like Bird Key  put up this year but units sold …
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