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 [...]

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 [...]

WASHINGTON – Jan. 28, 2015 – For the first time in 16 months, the total inventory of U.S. homes available for sale dropped in December, according to the National Association of [...]

‘BREAKOUT’ YEAR HERE FORECAST ECONOMIST’S PREDICTIONS:

Hank Fishkind expects strong population growth

MANATEE COUNTY — Southwest Florida’s economy will likely remain strong through 2016, economist Hank Fishkind told regional business leaders. “Two-thousand fifteen is a breakout year,” Fishkind said during the Bradenton Area [...]

This time of the year, people start looking at Remodeling Trends and making soft plans for home improvements.

Bathrooms are big

For 2015, we can expect to see a major overhaul in the bathroom. Everything from sinks and color schemes to tubs and tiles will see some sort of upgrade, according to the National Kitchen and Bath Association's style reports. [...]

Construction on the 450-unit CitySide Apartments set to begin in April

Urban Contemporary Architecture - Sarasota's Rosemary District

Rosalyne Holdings, headed by Bruce Weiner of Longboat Key, is developing the project with Ascentia Development Group (ADG). The team expects to have a building permit by [...]

Sarasota 2015 Housing Forecast

Realty Trac—a leading provider of data for the housing industry—began the New Year by reporting that three Florida metro areas experienced some of the nation’s largest gains in median home prices in 2014.  One of them, [...]