Tropical island ambiance with the comforts of craft beer and fine art helped land the City of Sarasota on the “2016 Top 100 Best Places to Live.” Most Livable Cities - Sarasota showed up as No. 31 on the list along with places like Boulder, Colorado; Santa Rosa, California; and Madison, Wisconsin. The other Florida entries on the list, [...]

The number of buyers who signed contracts to buy existing single-family homes and condominiums in Southwest Florida dropped in July from June, but remained ahead of last year's pace.

• Real estate agents reported 1,473 new pending sales in Sarasota and Manatee counties in July. That was down about 5 percent from June, but was 2.4 percent
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July 2015 Sales Record Pace Continues

The pace of property sales in Sarasota and Manatee counties in July 2015 continued at a record annual rate, with 1,974 closings, up 23.5 percent over last July's combined total of 1,600 for the two-county region. [...]

June 2015 Sales - Real Estate Sarasota

Falling inventory didn’t hold back the real estate market in Sarasota and Manatee counties in June 2015, as sales continued to push into near-record territory and median sale prices rose in both counties. Total June 2015 sales again topped 2,000 for both counties combined (2,058), pointing toward [...]

Prices rise as inventory shrinks

Rising prices and shrinking inventory couldn't cool home sales in Southwest Florida last month.

Sales of residential real estate in June maintained what could be another record-setting pace, with deals rivaling the numbers put up during the pre-recession boom, according to data released [...]

Authentic Florida

Discover Secluded Secret Islands Many of Southwest Florida’s barrier islands, spanning the coast from Marco north to Manasota Key, deliver seclusion — without the three-hour tour or that dunderhead Gilligan. The best are those accessible only by boat, chartered ferry excursions and, in some cases, a helicopter or [...]

Rising Housing Prices Southwest Florida is among a growing number of metropolitan areas where the cost of housing — both to rent or buy — is approaching record highs. A strong turnaround in home sales and a suppressed stock of real estate listings has lifted prices to their highest level since the boom of the mid-2000s, while rents are [...]

Sarasota Real Estate Market Report - June 2015 Near Record Sales The residential real estate market in May 2015, in both Sarasota and Manatee counties, continued to produce near-record sales, pointing toward another potential record-breaking year in 2015. Overall sales in Sarasota County hit 1,182, only 42 sales below last month's all-time [...]

Population Growth in Sarasota

Sarasota County’s population increased 1.7% to about 390,000 in 2014, while the cities of Venice and North Port continue rapid growth as the economy rebounds from the Great Recession. The city of Sarasota added more than 900 residents and doubled its growth rate to 1.8% last year, echoing the upswing in [...]