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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 …

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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 …

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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 set …

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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 …

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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 …

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March 13, 2012

Short Sales - Worth the Wait?

The Sarasota Short Sale

Florida Short Sale Contract

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 …

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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 …

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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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