It is often said the upper end of the real estate market in Sarasota leads the overall market. If that is so, the bottom may already be in our rear view mirror. There have been 33 sales over over one-million dollars through April …
Last month I had an offer on one of my Sarasota listings that came in at about 80% of asking. Now, I don’t blame buyers for coming in with low offers on listed properties. It’s just the nature of what a buyer will do in today’s …
Real 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, …
We 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 a …
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 can tell …
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 as anticipated …
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 half …
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 limited …
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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 criteria looked at markets with the …
Monthly numbers ending October 31, 2001 for Sarasota County show solid gains over last year’s figures. Looking at the monthly charts for pricing indicates a similar cycle to last year only at higher price point for both the average sale price …
