Short reports on what the Manatee and Sarasota County market is actually doing. We track asking prices against closed sales, how long homes sit before they go under contract, and how insurance and HOA costs are changing what buyers can afford. Where a number matters, we name the source and the period it covers. These posts are written for owners deciding when to list and for buyers deciding whether to wait, not as a monthly cheerleading exercise. If a segment is soft, we say so.
Take a walk on a Longboat Key beach right now and you will probably spot little patches of sand roped off with stakes and bright tape. They are not construction sites. They are sea turtle nests, and for the next few months the island is quietly hosting one of the best shows in Southwest Florida….
Summer in Sarasota has a rhythm all its own. The days run long, the Gulf turns bath-water warm, and right when you would expect the cultural calendar to take a nap for the season, the circus shows up. The big top is back at The Ringling Looking for things to do in Sarasota this summer?…
