Bradenton / Sarasota is the #3 most popular area in the nation for home buyers who are searching for homes using the internet.
What does this mean to you if you’re selling a home?  It means that you should be choosing a company who offers the strongest online marketing available: Sea to Sky Realty!
With our company your [...]

Anna Maria Island is getting more and more national attention! New York Post author Jason Cochran likes AMI for its laid back and relaxed lifestyle:
The best place in Florida you’re not going
Slow  down and savor the simplicity of life on Anna Maria Island
You know a beach town is a find when the residents aren’t sure [...]

Florida ranks among the 10 best states for taxes on business, while companies in states like New York, New Jersey and California have a far less pleasant tax climate, according to the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index, now in its 8th edition.
The Tax Foundation says it looks at dozens of state tax provisions [...]

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 [...]

Foreclosures made up a smaller slice of all U.S. homes sold in last year’s third quarter, as banks delayed placing properties for sale and home sales slowed.
Despite the decline, foreclosures still represented 20 percent of all homes sold in the July-September period – about four times more than at the height of the housing boom, [...]

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 [...]

LAKEWOOD RANCH — Neal Communities will be featured as “America’s Best Builder” in the March edition of the national industry trade publication, Builder Magazine.
The Lakewood Ranch company was the only builder in the country to receive the award that closed between 100 and 500 homes last year. Three other developers that fit different size categories [...]

In Florida and a handful of other states, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will sell homes it owns for only a $100 downpayment, providing buyers meet certain conditions.
Buyers must plan to live in the home and pay full list price. They must also take out an FHA loan, and standard underwriting rules [...]

More good news for the Bradenton/Sarasota Real Estate Market: Forbes.com names the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota area as #1 area where Americans are hunting for homes!
All of the top 10 cities “picking up strength” are in the Sun Belt. Florida dominates the list with five snow bird hubs in the top 10: the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota area (No.1), [...]

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Looking for a new place to call home? Florida Travel + Life picked Sarasota as #1 place to live in Florida!
Here is what they have to say about why Sarasota made the top of the list:

Sarasota has long lured the gifted and creative to its Gulf of Mexico shores. Perhaps it’s the turquoise-tinged water, the [...]