Boomer Fuel Housing Boom - Paced by relentless retiree demand, housing starts in Southwest Florida have roared to their fastest rate in nearly 10 years. Construction started on 1,492 single-family units in the region during the second-quarter, a nearly 18 percent gain over the year, according to a new report by data supplier Metrostudy. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Southwest Florida Home sales tumbled again in Southwest Florida last month, but prices continued to climb. For the fourth time in five months, sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums declined over the year in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, according to data released Monday by the Florida Realtors trade group. Real [...]

SARASOTA, Fla. (March 21, 2016) - The beginning of 2016 has seen some fluctuations in total sales and home prices as the housing market steadies itself after a record-breaking 2015. Even with a dip in sales, median home prices remain strong and the market appears solid. For the month of February, total sales in Sarasota County were down 6.4 [...]

No Snow - Why so many people choose to live full- or part-time in Florida will scarcely shock anyone who watched as 25 to 40 inches of snow fell on the D.C.-Philadelphia-New York metro corridor a few weekends ago. Ask any Florida transplant what first caused them to seriously consider relocating here and you will undoubtedly hear:  To [...]