Sarasota Real Estate
Sarasota Herald Real Estate Articles True or False ? The old adage “don’t believe everything you read” certainly applies to last weekend’s Sarasota Herald Tribune. Saturday’s edition ( July 30) included an article on “The Final Walk Through”…that’s when the buyer see’s the home on the day of or day before the closing to…
Sarasota West of Trail beautiful and spacious John Cannon pool home. Walk to Mortons, South side school and all the restaurants and shops in Southside Village.
Across the country ( not just Florida !) lenders, title companies and consumers must now adhere to new Federal Government mandated real estate closing guidelines called TRID (TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure). With little media exposure, and little fanfare, the following is now the new normal as at October 3/15… **Good Faith Estimates and Truth-in-Lending statements are…
At our company meeting, our in house loan consultant spoke to us about some of the MYTHS associated with financing a Sarasota condo purchase. She wanted us know that there are programs for getting over hurdles that once challenged Siesta Key, Longboat Key, Lido Key and downtown Sarasota condo buyers. Here a few of those…
Golden Gate Point, a 22 acre point of land on Sarasota Bay, is home to some of the most luxurious waterfront condominiums in Downtown Sarasota. Views are spectacular and the location is ideal – walk to downtown restaurants and theater, Marina Jacks, or over The Ringling Bridge to St Armands and Lido beach. The Ritz…
The Realtor Association of Sarasota just published the latest real estate figures for the month ending May 31. Overall sales in Sarasota County for single family homes recorded a 20% median sale price increase, since May of last year. Overall sales were 1,182 for the month…only 42 sales shy of the all time record. What…
Many of our clients rent out their Sarasota properties to help cover expenses and to benefit from some tax breaks. But to get those tax breaks, owners should be careful. Basically the IRS treats your beachfront villa as either a residential property or a rental property. A residential property is one you personally use either…
Marci Rossell, a PHD and former Chief Economist for CNBC, spoke at our 2015 Michael Saunders company wide meeting last week at The Hyatt in downtown Sarasota. Ms. Rossell illustrated how current global economics were relevant to our local real estate market on the Gulf Coast. She explained that “2015 is the year of Normalization”…
Recently released Sarasota Association of Realtors figures state that Sarasota home price increases are outpacing the nation. From March 2014 to March 2015, Sarasota home prices ( both single family and condominium) were up 9.1% on average. The national average was 5.9%. Why such a healthy gain ? Four reasons. The homes for sale inventory…
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