Sarasota Region Named Happiest in America
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WHY INTEREST RATES REMAIN DELICIOUSLY LOW
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Interest Rates - Strong Housing Growth in 2015
The Mortgage Bankers Association announced in late February that housing is poised for stronger growth in 2015. Yet mortgage interest rates remain low. Should you lock in a rate now or see what happens? That depends on your tolerance for risk. Despite a positive outlook for the economy, [...]Home Buying Season in Full Swing
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Southwest Florida’s home buying season is in full swing — and it’s shaping up to be one of the busiest ever. Despite rapidly rising home prices and lingering inventory woes, homes from Parrish to Punta Gorda continue to change hands at the fastest clip on record, and most industry watchers don’t foresee it slowing any time soon. [...]
Home Prices Climb 6.9 Percent – Sarasota Real Estate Market
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Sarasota Area Home Prices Climb 6.9 Percent
Home prices in the Sarasota-Manatee region climbed 6.9 percent in January compared with last year, the most in six months. The increase topped the Florida and U.S. gains, data provider CoreLogic reported Tuesday. Single-family homes’ prices rose even more — [...]Sarasota Tourism – Sarasota New Hotels
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Oscar Worthy in Southwest Florida – Sarasota Real Estate
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Oscar Worthy in Southwest Florida
Topping the List To wit, Southwest Florida perennially tops just about any list of America’s best places to live, work, play, vacation, start a business, buy a home or retire. Our beaches are repeatedly ranked among the most beautiful in the world, our public schools among the highest-rated academically in all of Florida; and our [...]Healthy Appreciation – Sarasota Real Estate Market Report
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Record Number of Sales
First, the newly-minted union of the Sarasota Association of REALTORS® and the Manatee Association of REALTORS®—now known as the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee—is reporting that 2014 enjoyed a record number of sales in Sarasota County; and near-record sales in Manatee County. To be exact, Sarasota [...]Hotels on the Horizon – Sarasota New Construction
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Shrinking Inventory May Raise Prices – Sarasota Real Estate
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Breakout Year – Southwest Florida Forecast
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‘BREAKOUT’ YEAR HERE FORECAST ECONOMIST’S PREDICTIONS:
