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Dec. 27, 2012

Sarasota Real Estate - Cash Sales Dominate Again

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 ever …

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Sept. 19, 2012

Sarasota Real Estate Market Projections for 2012

Sarasota Real Estate May Beat 2005 Sales

Early Predictions this Year Show Markets Heading Up

We indicated in April our belief the Sarasota real estate market had bottomed based on solid market numbers.  In our report of the “High 5” sales at the time, there was clear movement in the …

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Sept. 19, 2012

Sarasota Market Still Strong - August 2012

Sarasota Real Estate Market - August 2012

Market Bias Shifts to a Seller's Market


Sarasota Real Estate Sarasota real estate sales
continue to demonstrate a somewhat predictable pattern as in past years.   We continue to notice each monthly low during the summer to be higher than the previous year's low.  Contracts being written …

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Sept. 18, 2012

Sarasota Foreclosures - August 2012

Sarasota Foreclosure Sales Rise in August

Sarasota and Manatee Foreclosures for August 2012Sarasota - 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 sales per …

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July 14, 2012

Sarasota Real Estate Update for June 2012

Sarasota Real Estate Report for June 2012.

Sarasota Total Volume Year over YearSarasota, FL - The first half of 2012 booked 5,539 residential sales in Sarasota County.  You would have to go back to 2005 to find a better first half of the year.  This also represents the third best year to date sales in …

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July 13, 2012

Is it Home Sweet Home or an Investment?

Beach Condos and Cash Flow

Deciding on a Sarasota Beach Condo should include rentabilityThis 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 a …

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May 27, 2012

Is it time to Buy a Home in Sarasota?

Is Now the Time to Buy a Home in FloridaMay 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 …

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May 16, 2012

Sarasota Real Estate Sales Report - April 2012

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 average …

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May 15, 2012

Sarasota Foreclosure Update - April 2012

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 in …

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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 Florida ranks …

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