Siesta Key

Feb. 8, 2013

Annual Sarasota Real Estate Sales Trending Up for 2012

Sarasota Real Estate Sales Up for 2012

Seven Years of Volume Increases - Three Years of Price Increases

Total sales for the 2012 Sarasota Real Estate Market came within ½% of 2005 sales levels.  There has been a nice upward trend which started in 2007.  The difference this year was …

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Feb. 6, 2013

Seashell Condo on Siesta Key, FL

For Sale on Siesta KeyFront View from Midnight Pass of the Seashell Condominium Building on Siesta Key

This unit is no longer available

When purchasing real estate, everyone wants the best value which is not always the best price but rather, the best price for the dollar.  This unit has it all.  The lowest price in the building, a spectacular top floor …

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Jan. 24, 2013

Sarasota Real Estate Update - December 2012

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 estate market …

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Jan. 3, 2013

Sold on Siesta Key by John Woodward

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 Bay on …

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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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