Steady Market Growth When Hurricane Irma made its path toward Sarasota and Manatee County in September 2017, sales stalled in both counties due to limited business days surrounding the storm. After last year’s irregular report, this September showed significant improvement in new listings, pending sales and overall closed sales.   [...]

Home prices in the Sarasota-Manatee county region rose 4.0 percent over the year in August, trailing state and national gains. Home prices, including distressed sales, increased 5.8 percent in Florida and 5.5 percent across the U.S. during the 12-month period ended in August, CoreLogic said. Single-family home prices in the two counties [...]

August 2018 numbers report an increase in closed sales, inventory and new listings in the Sarasota and Manatee housing market. With pressure from rising prices, the median time to contract is down across both counties. This month, there were 1,898 reported closed sales in Sarasota and Manatee, [...]

The Kolter Group has officially begun construction of the Ritz-Carlton Residences condominium tower in downtown Sarasota, which its backers contend will be the “pinnacle of Sarasota living.” The 73-unit waterfront tower, adjacent to the 18-story Ritz-Carlton Sarasota hotel and condos and part of the 15-acre Quay Sarasota mixed-use [...]

July inventory falls short, but sales continue to climb year-over-year. The condo real estate market is strong with more pending sales and new listings this month.

“In a traditionally slower month, sales growth indicates a robust market for July 2018,” said Greg Owens, 2018 President of the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and [...]

The Florida Gulf Coast has been in the news in recent weeks and many residents and visitors have been expressing growing concern over the most recent outbreak of red tide. At Michael Saunders & Company, we are committed to not only helping those we serve but dedicated to the overall health and well being of our region. As such, this blog [...]

The Sarasota and Manatee real estate market stays on trend with increasing home sales, rising median prices and low inventory in June 2018.

"We’ve consistently seen low inventory levels and rising prices over the last few months,” said Greg Owens, 2018 President of the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee. “But, sales continue [...]

Florida home prices rose 5.6 percent in May, falling short of the U.S. average. But state prices are projected to jump 7.2 percent over the next 12 months, outpacing the rest of nation, data provider CoreLogic said Tuesday. Home prices, including distressed sales, increased at a 7.1 percent clip nationwide in the past year. However, U.S. [...]

Homes Sales Report for May 2018 Sarasota and Manatee County has closed more home sales so far in 2018 than sales in January through May of 2017. Inventory is still tight and median prices continue to rise year-over-year. Overall, this month reports more closed sales and pending sales across the two counties. The two-county area reported [...]

Every year, June 1 – It’s official Hurricane Season. Generator This is an expensive piece of equipment, but I wouldn’t live in Florida without one. After Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne in 2004, we decide to invest in a portable generator. We wanted to be able to run our fridge, a window air conditioner, a few lights, [...]