SARASOTA, Fla. (February 21, 2025) – The REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee (RASM) has released its January 2025 real estate market report, providing an in-depth analysis of key trends across both counties. Based on data from Florida REALTORS®, the housing market in Sarasota and Manatee Counties for January 2025 reflects [...]

Home Sales and Prices Remain Steady in Sarasota and Manatee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee

SARASOTA, Fla. (December 20, 2023) – The demand for housing in Sarasota and Manatee counties remains strong despite the higher interest rates and home prices. According to data from Florida REALTORS® [...]

SARASOTA, Fla. (January 20, 2022) – The 2021 housing market was a record-breaking year of sales in the Sarasota and Manatee counties. According to data from Florida REALTORS® and compiled by the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee (RASM), the month of December ended in line with the [...]

Compared to last year, the Sarasota and Manatee County market statistics report more closed sales, inventory and a general rise in median prices in October 2018. Year-over-year, combined closed sales in the two-county area increased by 8 percent. The condo market improved with a 27.3 percent increase in Manatee County and a 10.3 percent [...]

Closing out the summer season in the third quarter (Q3), there was no shortage of real estate stories in the national and local news cycles that shared predictions about the future market. In this quarterly report, we’re taking a look at what the data shows in our tri-county area, the reported national trends that apply to our region and [...]

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 [...]