The condominium booms of the late 1960s, early 1980s and mid-2000s are being mirrored by the current market for luxury high rises in downtown Sarasota. From big projects like Vue Sarasota Bay to smaller but more upscale buildings such as The Jewel and One88, condominium developers are benefiting from an influx of affluent baby boomers and [...]

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 [...]

Home prices rise 8.6% in Sarasota - Manatee - April 2015

Home prices jumped 8.6 percent in February over the year before in the Sarasota-Manatee region, outpacing state and national gains.

Prices increased an even more robust 11.1 percent in Charlotte County, data provider CoreLogic reported Tuesday.

Home prices climbed 6.4 percent throughout Florida in February, the 12th-highest rate in the [...]

Interest Rates - Strong Housing Growth in 2015

The Mortgage Bankers Association announced in late February that housing is poised for stronger growth in 2015. Yet mortgage interest rates remain low. Should you lock in a rate now or see what happens? That depends on your tolerance for risk. Despite a positive outlook for the economy, [...]

Southwest Florida’s home buying season is in full swing — and it’s shaping up to be one of the busiest ever. Despite rapidly rising home prices and lingering inventory woes, homes from Parrish to Punta Gorda continue to change hands at the fastest clip on record, and most industry watchers don’t foresee it slowing any time soon. [...]

Sarasota Area Home Prices Climb 6.9 Percent

Home prices in the Sarasota-Manatee region climbed 6.9 percent in January compared with last year, the most in six months. The increase topped the Florida and U.S. gains, data provider CoreLogic reported Tuesday. Single-family homes’ prices rose even more — [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]