Inventory and Median Sales Prices "Home prices are rising, and we are seeing homeowners who were previously on the fence entering the market. In fact, we have recently seen a 34.6 percent increase in inventory for listings between $250,000 and $600,000 compared to last May," said Linda Formella, RASM President.  "With the significant [...]

Sarasota Home Prices - Look at the actual reason you are buying and decide whether it is worth waiting. Whether you want to have a great place for your children to grow up, you want your family to be safer, or you just want to have control over renovations, maybe now is the time to buy. If the right thing for you and your family is to [...]

The Sarasota-Manatee area in March ranked fourth among the 100 largest U.S. metro areas for its share of cash sales, according to a report released Thursday June 23 by data provider CoreLogic.    

• Cash sales accounted for 51.6 percent of all home deals in the two counties, CoreLogic said, in line with an earlier report by analyst
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Inventory and Median Prices - The housing data for May reveals that inventory numbers are rising along with the mercury for the Sarasota and Manatee two-county area, likely the result of [...]

Siesta Beach is no stranger to accolades for its supreme sands. In the just-released list of “America’s Best Beaches”, Florida International University professor Stephen Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach, has ranked Siesta number two in the country. “We’re really thrilled,” says Lynn Hobeck Bates, communications manager for [...]

Home prices continue to sizzle in Southwest Florida.

Prices climbed 9.9 percent in April over the year in the Sarasota-Manatee region, once again topping state and national gains. Single-family home prices jumped a stronger 14.8 percent in Charlotte County, data provider CoreLogic reported Tuesday. [...]

April's housing statistics show that our current trend is continuing as inventory of available properties rose in both counties. For single family homes in Sarasota County, inventory is up 8 percent from April last year, and up 14.2 percent in Manatee County from last year. Condo inventory is also on the rise in Sarasota County, up 25.5 [...]

The broader economy might be throwing out some mixed signals, but Florida tourism was showing no signs of waning during the first three months of 2016. While the nation's gross domestic product saw a mere 0.5 percent bump in annual growth rate during the first quarter, and as retailers struggled with a customer base that is more prone to [...]

Inventory of available properties is on the rise in both counties. For single family homes in Sarasota County, inventory is up 5.6 percent from March last year, and up 5.0 percent in Manatee County. Condo inventory is likewise up in both counties, with Sarasota County up 22.1 percent, while Manatee County saw an increase of 21.5 percent [...]

Conde Nast Traveler just ranked the fifteen best food cities in the country and Sarasota made the list. Sure, we're number 14, but considering our size (and the places we were up against) that's a huge win for a town that has always punched above its weight when it comes to fine dining. Of course, it was Conde Nast's annual Reader's Choice [...]