Florida welcomes 85 million tourists in the first 9 months of 2016 It's another record for the Sunshine State, according to Visit Florida.

Florida had 26.9 million visitors from July to September and 85 million during the first nine months of 2016, the most tourists ever.

Increases in Inventory as Market Prepares for Season. The inventory of properties for sale in the two-county area is up by 17.5 percent from last year, and also shows an increase of 3.1 percent from last month, reversing the downward trend that started earlier this year. Year over year, single family home inventory in Sarasota increased by [...]

The building boom north of downtown Sarasota is continuing, as the city’s development review committee this week will consider plans for a new five-story development in the Rosemary District. Rosemary-based architecture firm Halflants + Pichette has designed a 62-unit, mixed-use building at the intersection of Fourth Street and Cocoanut [...]