Featured Homes

1940´s Riverview Cottage – $725,000 1940´s Riverview Cottage – $725,000

Charming 1940′s stone home overlooking the Manatee River.

Perico Island Pool Home – $313,000 Perico Island Pool Home – $313,000

Immaculate lakefront pool home in sought after Perico Isles.

Investor Opportunity – $619,000 Investor Opportunity – $619,000

Beautifully remodeled this 5 bedroom, 3 bath home makes for the perfect island
retreat!

Longboat Key Mansion – $3,400,000 Longboat Key Mansion – $3,400,000

Stunning custom  bay front home with Mediterranean/Tuscan appointed finishes. Spectacular Intracoastal views abound from this one of a kind property.

Sensational Sunsets! $219,900 Sensational Sunsets! $219,900

2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom End Unit on cul de sac with Deeded Boat Dock.

Buyer Advise

Wall Street Journal: Today’s market once-in-lifetime opportunity Wall Street Journal: Today’s market once-in-lifetime opportunity

The monthly cost of owning a home is more affordable now than in the past 15 years, and is less expensive than renting in numerous cities, according to The Wall Street Journal’s third-quarter survey.
Low home prices mixed with low mortgage rates – hovering at 4 percent or lower – create an appealing buyer’s market, analysts [...]

Real Estate

Florida’s housing sales activity higher as 2011 ends Florida’s housing sales activity higher as 2011 ends

Florida’s existing home and condominium markets reported higher sales in 2011 compared to the previous year, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. It was the third consecutive year for statewide home and condo sales activity to end the year on a positive upswing – higher year-over-year sales also were reported at [...]

International

Internationals buying more FL Real Estate than ever! Internationals buying more FL Real Estate than ever!

International buyers love Florida!
When it comes to foreigners looking to plant roots in the United States, Florida is the hot spot.
The Sunshine State is the most popular among foreign home buyers with 31 percent of all home purchases made there coming from foreign residents, according to a study by Credit Sesame, an online credit and [...]

Seller Advice

Short Sale tax rules to change in 2013 Short Sale tax rules to change in 2013

Short Sale – now is the time to act!
A short-term IRS program that ignores lender-forgiven mortgage debt ends Dec. 31; if you need to short sale your home, you should consider listing now!
You may owe federal income taxes in 2013 if you have a short sale, foreclosure after this year. Now is the time to [...]

Bradenton

Lakewood Ranch Ranked as Top 10 Selling Community in US Lakewood Ranch Ranked as Top 10 Selling Community in US

Lakewood Ranch ranked as a top-10 selling community by national real estate consulting firm.
California-based John Burns Consulting has ranked Lakewood Ranch as one of the top selling master  planned communities in the United States with 391 new home sales in 2011. Coming  in at number 9, Lakewood Ranch outpaced many other well-established and iconic communities. This is the [...]

Sarasota

Luxury Sarasota Home Sales Dec 2011 Luxury Sarasota Home Sales Dec 2011

Luxury Sarasota Home Sales Dec 2011
Sarasota – Connecticut residents Neal and Sandra DeFeo bought the most expensive luxury property in Sarasota County in December – a 4,239-square-foot house off Shell Road on Siesta Key. The DeFeo’s paid $3.015 million, or $1.1 million less than Kevin D. Cogan paid in May 2006.
All told, 18 luxury homes [...]