Home Prices Continue to Rise - Sarasota Real Estate Market Report The end of 2015 witnessed record-breaking sales for both Sarasota and Manatee counties. January sales reflected the expected seasonal dip as a result of reduced buying activity during the holidays, even as median prices continued to rise. "Our slice of paradise is catching [...]

105 million people travel to Sunshine State in 2015, governor says

Florida welcomed 105 million visitors last year, making 2015 the fifth consecutive year where tourism records were broken. New Tourism Record

The new record exceeded the previous high of 98.5 million in 2014 by 6.6 percent, according to Visit Florida, the state's tourism promotion [...]

Record Sales in 2015 Similar to the statewide data reported by Florida Realtors®, both Sarasota and Manatee counties wrapped up 2015 with more closed sales, fewer days on market, tightening inventory and higher median prices compared to the year before. "Throughout 2015, our monthly reports pointed to a record-breaking year. The numbers [...]

Record-Breaking Sales The year 2015 was one for the record books in real estate sales for both Sarasota and Manatee counties, closing out the year with an all-time record of 20,691 in combined closed transactions, 1,302 sales above last year’s numbers. “These truly are exciting times for the real estate community, and reflects the hard [...]

Local Home Sales

Homes sales in Southwest Florida hit a second-straight record in 2015, again outpacing the historic boom of the mid-2000s. The frenzied pace, driven by a stronger economy and pent-up demand from current and future retirees, came in a market teeming with double-digit price hikes and a dwindling supply of homes for sale. [...]

  Marina Jack has been chosen as the 2015 “National Marina of the Year” by “Marina Dock Age” magazine. The award is given each year to one marina with under 250 slips and one marina with more. Marina Jack won in the large marina category. Marina Jack has 316 wet and dry slips, a full-service fuel dock, ship’s store and [...]

Home prices continue to climb at double-digit levels in Southwest Florida, outrunning state and national gains.

• In November, single-family home prices jumped by 12.8 percent over the year in the Sarasota-Manatee region, data provider CoreLogic reported Tuesday.
• Home prices in Charlotte County increased by 10.5 percent in the same period.
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The number of hotel rooms in downtown Sarasota is set to increase nearly 200% over the next five years. Are there any reservations about the coming deluge? Hotel Boom - How many hotel projects could you possibly build in downtown Sarasota? Since 2013, that question has gradually evolved from a rhetorical exercise to a practical concern. [...]

Sarasota-Manatee Market poised to break all-time sales record in 2015 The Realtor® Association of Sarasota and Manatee reports the region is on pace to record the highest number of sales in its 100-year history. In 2014, a total of 19,389 properties were sold in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. With 19,020 sales recorded in the first eleven [...]