Thunder on Main St.
The annual charity/biker event – Thunder on the Bay is back. Main Street is closed from Orange down to Palm. Here is the link for this weekends event in Sarasota http://www.thunderbythebay.org/
Sarasota Downtown condo market update
In Downtown Sarasota the number of condo units for sale is at the lowest since 2002. The steady drop in inventory combined with an increase in sales is pointing toward a normal,healthy market in the coming months. ” We’re starting to see a definite trend line developing, and it’s very positive ” said SAR president Michael…
Sarasota downtown condos for sale
Downtown condos with water views are a little scarce at the moment in the under 1 million price range. I have found 7 to show my buyers next week. If you are seller not listed yet please contact me !
The Founders Club
It’s funny how things turn out. My mandate in 2011 was to play, and report on, a new golf course community every week. To that end I did review some 30 different courses along with their housing options ( see history of previous blogs). But then, along came an amazing membership offer from The…
Palm Aire Country Club Review
Left my home club The Founders for a round at Palm Aire Country Club with three friends I met at University Park. Played The Lakes…a little over 6000 yards from the whites but can stretch to 6,443 from the blues and 6,698 from the gold tips. Good condition, good speed of play. The Champions course is…
The Founders Club
Met withthe Founders Club general manager Hugh O’Donnell at the after my round last week. I had heard that this exclusive and private Robert Trent Jones Jr. course was offering some enticing membership rates. What was initially $90,000 + to join, then dropped to some $45,000+ some two years ago. Now they are offering full memberships for just…
River Strand Golf & Country Club Review
I returned to River Strand on Saturday and was most pleasantly surprised. I have played this course many times but always, for some reason, on the Estuary and Tributary 9’s. ( This being a 27 hole course.) This time we began on the Sanctuary course. I now have a new entrant for my favorite 9 holes…
Tara Golf & Country Club
Located west of I75 just off State Road 70, the fully private Tara Golf & Country Club is an attractive and affordable golf course community. Not just in membership terms, but in home choices. Single family homes range in price from $150,000 to $450,000, depending on size and the proximity to the course. Condo’s…
The Meadows to Open Course to Public
As reported in the Sarasota Herald Tribune, The Meadows appears ready to amend their bylaws in an effort to attract golfers and boost revenues. As reported by Mark Cardon, it is a sign of the economic times. Country clubs are simply no longer as private as they once were. Jacaranda West Country Club, Palm-Aire Country…
A Break in the Action
No new reporting for awhile…I am away on holiday until mid August. For those new to this blog, my goal is to report on a different course and its housing options every week. Feel free to scroll back to see my comments, in order, on these local Sarasota and Manatee golf course communities. Hey,…
