The active inventory of properties for sale in Sarasota and Manatee counties continued to drop in August 2015, while the median sale prices skyrocketed over last year at this time, demonstrating a strong seller's market in the region. [...]

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. [...]

While inventories of existing homes and condominiums remain unusually tight in our much-in-demand market, buyers who fancy new construction currently have several superior options.  From luxury condominiums on the Gulf and bay to exciting new infill neighborhoods near downtown Sarasota and Bradenton, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sarasota Home Prices

Home prices jumped 9.1 percent in March over the year in the Sarasota-Manatee region, again outstripping state and national gains.

• Prices increased an even stronger 11.8 percent in Charlotte County, data provider CoreLogic reported Tuesday.
• Single-family home prices climbed 7 percent throughout Florida in March, the seventh-highest rate in the
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CHICAGO – April 30, 2015 – Home prices are rising more rapidly than they did just a few months ago, as demand outpaces supply. Existing-home sales surged 9 percent year-over-year in March, and home prices rose 8 percent over last year, according to the National Association of [...]