Posts Tagged ‘ Sarasota ’

Bradenton / Sarasota ranks high in online interest

Feb 3rd, 2012 | By
Bradenton / Sarasota ranks high in online interest

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 [...]



Luxury Sarasota Home Sales Dec 2011

Jan 12th, 2012 | By
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 [...]



Real estate sales in Bradenton on the rise

Dec 27th, 2011 | By

Bradenton real estate home sales on the rise
MANATEE — Existing real estate home and condo sales rose throughout the Bradenton-Sarasota area in November to mirror upswings nationally. The Bradenton real estate market overcame an uptick in contract cancellations to continue the momentum built earlier this year. November is a historically busy month for housing and [...]



November 2011 sales up 12.7 percent

Dec 19th, 2011 | By
November 2011 sales up 12.7 percent

Very few communities in the nation can compete with Sarasota in terms of affordable home values, climate, culture, amenities and the wealth of properties offered here.

According to the Sarasota Association of Realtors, November 2011 property transactions in the Sarasota real estate market totaled 602, up 12.7 percent over last November.
The real estate report from Barbara [...]



Forbes.com: Bradenton/ Sarasota is #1 destination of Americans hunting for homes

Dec 6th, 2011 | By
Forbes.com: Bradenton/ Sarasota is #1 destination of Americans hunting for homes

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), [...]



Best Place to Live in Florida: Sarasota!

Dec 1st, 2011 | By
Best Place to Live in Florida: Sarasota!

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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 [...]



MSNBC Today Show: Time to Buy Sarasota!

Nov 23rd, 2011 | By
MSNBC Today Show: Time to Buy Sarasota!

Sarasota got featured on the Today Show as the #1 market where it is time to buy!
„Today“ contributor and Real Estate Expert Barbara Corcoran picked the cities where prices have dropped the most during the downturn, but in the last quarter, prices are shooting up.
 

So if you´re in search of a home or investment property in [...]



Good news for Florida Real Estate

Nov 17th, 2011 | By
Good news for Florida Real Estate

Though the past four years have seen many cities suffering from large  numbers of foreclosures and a loss in home values, ten of these real estate  markets are now leading the nation towards a general recovery and stability of  the housing sector.  The six markets included – Miami, Orlando, Ft. Myers/Cape Coral, Ft. Lauderdale, Sarasota/Bradenton [...]



Sarasota featured in US Airways Magazine

Nov 9th, 2011 | By
Sarasota featured in US Airways Magazine

Traveling in the near future? Be sure to grab a copy of US Airways magazine, which features a 46-page spread on our beautiful city and its cultural richness.

Here is an excerpt:
One of the key attractions of Sarasota County has been, well, its keys — six barrier islands that lie between the Sarasota Bay and the [...]



Bradenton/Sarasota area on list of recession resistant cities

Sep 5th, 2011 | By
Bradenton/Sarasota area on list of recession resistant cities

Forbes – using Zillow data - recently created a list of “America’s Recession-Resistant Cities For Real Estate.” Florida, one of the states to suffer most from the real estate boom and bust,  contributes six cities to our list – more than any other state. Sarasota came in on #7!
Here are some excerpts from a Sarasota Herald article [...]