With the gulf oil crisis ongoing, we are often asked the question ” How have your beaches been affected?”  The Sarasota County Government has installed a new beach cam on Siesta Key Beach so that potential visitors can see in real time how beautiful and clean our beaches remain.
Follow the link below to see for [...]

The recently released June Sales Statistics from the Sarasota Association of Realtors reflect continued strength in the local real estate market.  June total sales reached 776, the highest since December 2005.  In addition, pending sales, although not as high as earlier this year, when buyers were infulenced by the homebuyer tax credit, were still very strong at 767.  The full [...]

As a Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate, we have the benefit of exposing our properties to some of the most qualified buyers in the world.  Our sothebysrealty.com website and some of our exclusive International business partners such as the Wall Street Journal, NY Times and FRONTGATE help us achieve unprecedented exposure for our homes by targeting [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Prestancia in the second quarter of 2010 helpful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
4005 Las Palmas Way ~ $2,500,000 ~ Closed Transaction
7825 Estancia Way ~ $1,120,000 ~ Closed Transaction
4022 Losillias Drive ~ [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Oaks in the second quarter of 2010 helpful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
720 N Macewen Drive ~ $825,000 ~ Closed Transaction
388 Bunker Hill ~ $820,000 ~ Closed Transaction
648 N Macewen [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Founders Club in the second quarter of 2010 helpful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
8275 Archers Court ~ $1,750,000 ~ Closed Transaction
3147 Founders Club Drive ~ $908,800 ~ Closed Transaction
3603 Founders [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Sandlering Club in the second quarter of 2010 helpful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
7940 Sanderling Club ~ $6,425,000 ~ Closed Transaction
7236 Pine Needle Road ~ $1,095,000 ~ Pending Transaction
7615 Sanderling Road [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Casey Key in the second quarter of 2010 helpful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
740 N Casey Key Road ~ $2,375,000 ~ Closed Transaction
3860 Casey Key Road ~ $3,500,000 ~ Closed Transaction
615 [...]

SIGNATURE SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY SALES ASSOCIATE
CLOSES $10.7 MILLION IN LUXURY PROPERTIES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS
SARASOTA, Florida (June 21, 2010)— Signature Sotheby’s International Realty is pleased to announce that  Joel Schemmel, a sales associate with the firm, has sold $10,684,750 million of luxury properties in the past thirty days, providing continuing evidence that buyers are [...]

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Last week, the Sarasota Association of Realtors reported the May 2010 figures.  Once again the results are positive and continue to signal a recovery in the Sarasota real estate market.  The full press release is below.
Sarasota Real Estate Market at Highest Level Since 2005; Prices Remain Stable

Property sales in May 2010 in the Sarasota market [...]

Sales at the Sotheby’s two-day auction of the Collection of Patricia Kluge held on-site at the Albamarle House last week totaled 15.2 million USD exceeding the pre-sale expectations.  Some key sales from the Press Release from Sotheby’s last week are noted below.
The historic sale was the first on-site house sale conducted by Sotheby’s in North America [...]

Private View Video - The Collection of Patricia Kluge and Albemarle House
The private auction that takes place on June 8th and 9th will be held on the premisis, located outside of Charlottesville, Virginia.   Mrs. Kluge’s colletion of several hundred items that has been on exhibition from May 31st until today, is estimated to be worth in excess [...]

Buyers at the high end of the market are choosing a lifestyle, not just a home.   It’s about living on the water, the location, boating and all the amenities that come with it.
What is truly amazing is not just our sale of 835 Norsota Way but the number of buyers who were interested in this [...]

Andy Warhol sells for $32.5 million at Sotheby’s in New York
Total sales of $190 million from the Contemporary Art Auction held at Sotheby’s in New York last week surpassed the auction house’s original estimate of $161 million.  The Wall Street Journal reported that” the wall-sized Andy Warhol painting titled “Self Portrait” sold for $32.5 million [...]

This week, the Sarasota Association of Realtors reported April 2010 sales figures.  The press release follows.
April 2010 Sales Best in Over Four Years  
Property sales in April in the Sarasota market hit the highest total in almost five years, while pending sales were the highest in four years, likely fueled by the expiration of the homebuyer tax [...]

Life takes place where you - RESIDE®  

Welcome to RESIDE  magazine, the luxury home & lifestyle magazine presented by the Sotheby’s International Realty brand. RESIDE is a celebration of the creative imagination between home, art and living.
This issue welcomes readers with one of our most captivating covers yet.  The cover home is a sprawling Colorado estate, [...]

In recent weeks we have been encouraged by positive data released both locally and nationally.  In a press release from the Sarasota Association of Realtors earlier this month they noted the following significant data from March 2010.

Overall property sales reached 753 in the Sarasota market in March 2010, the highest total since December 2005 and [...]

We hope you find this summaryof property sales in The Oaks in the first quarter of 2010 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
654 Trenton Way ~ $740,000 ~ Closed Transaction
627 Eagle Watch Lane ~ $620,000 ~ Closed Transaction
790 Lytham Circle ~ [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Founders Club in the first quarter of 201o useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
3225 Signet Court ~ $935,000 ~ Closed Transaction
4040 Founders Club Drive ~ $850,000 ~ Closed Transaction
3336 Founders [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in the Sanderling Club in the first quarter of 2010 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
There were no property sales in the Sanderling Club in the first quarter of 2010.

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Casey Key in the first quarter of 2010 helpful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
1040 Gulf Winds Way ~ $960,000 ~ Closed Transaction
615 Casey Key Road ~ $1,800,000 ~ Closed Transaction
4000 Casey [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Prestancia in the first quarter of 2010 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
4517 Las Brisas Lane ~ $300,000 ~ Closed Transaction
7715 Calle Facil Drive ~ $366,000 ~ Closed Transaction
7350 Regina Royale [...]

We are happy to annouce that we have successfully closed on the sale of three properties over the last thirty days.
1475 Siesta Drive  This gorgeous bayfront property went from listing to closing in less than 60 days.  We represented the Seller in this transaction.
7313 Villa D Este  This beautiful maintenance free villa in Prestancia [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Casey Key in the fourth quarter of 2009 helpful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
1588 N Casey Key Road ~ $9,900,000 ~ Closed Transaction
1060 Gulf Winds Way ~ 958,000 ~ Closed Transaction
2890 [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in the Sanderling Club  in the fourth quarter of 2009 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
7417 Sanderling Rd ~ $575,000 ~ Closed Transaction

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Oaks in the fourth quarter of 2009 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
393 North Point Road #1002 ~ $1,500,000 ~ Closed Transaction
393 North Point Road #903  ~ 506,000 ~ Closed [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Founders Club in the fourth quarter of 2009 useful. Should  you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
4020 Founders Club Drive ~ $700,000 ~ Closed Transaction
8805 N Colonels Court ~ $1,550,000 ~ Closed Transaction
3566 [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Prestancia in the fourth quarter of 2009 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
3816 Boca Pointe Drive ~ $465,000 ~ Closed Transaction
7336 Villa D’Este Drive ~ $340,000 ~ Closed Transaction
7888 Estancia Way [...]

The Market has Life!
I received offers on two of my Siesta Key multi-million dollar properties within a day of each other.  Both from agents who said their buyers had been looking for a year or more.  A recent article in the Sarasota Herald Tribune, (yes, our Sarasota Herald Tribune) talking about signs of recovery, bidding [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Founders Club in the third quarter of 2009 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
9284  McDaniel Lane ~ $729,000 ~ Closed Transaction
9302  McDaniel Lane ~ $735,000 ~ Closed Transaction
9296 McDaniel Lane [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in the Sanderling Club in the third quarter of 2009 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
7260 Turnstone Road ~ $922,500 ~ Closed Transaction

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Casey Key in the third quarter of 2009 helpful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
1538 N Casey Key Road ~ $6,200,000 ~ Closed Transaction
1512 Casey Key Road ~ $3,300,000 ~ Closed Transaction
805 [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Oaks in the third quarter of 2009 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
378 MacEwen Drive ~ $700,000 ~ Closed Transaction
105 Turquoise Lane ~ $455,000 ~ Closed Transaction
64 Osprey Point Drive [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Prestancia in the third quarter of 2009 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
4197 Boca Pointe Drive ~ $625,000 ~ Closed Transaction
7368 Mara Vista Dr #24 ~ $280,000 ~ Closed Transaction
4103 Boca [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Oaks in the second quarter of 2009 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
136 Osprey Point Drive ~ $3,175,000 ~ Closed Transaction
249 Shell Midden Court ~$1,650,000 ~ Closed Transaction
64 Osprey Point [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Founders Club in the second quarter of 2009 useful.  Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general , please feel free to contact us.
3195 Founders Club Drive ~ $1,025,000 ~ Closed Transaction
3348 Founders Club Drive ~ $949,000 ~ Pending [...]

There were no property sales in the Sanderling Club in the second quarter of 2009 to report. Should you have any questions regarding this information or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Casey Key in the second quarter of 2009 helpful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
1538 N Casey Key Road ~ $8,295,000 ~ Pending Transaction
1512 Casey Key Road ~ $4,499,000 ~ Pending Transaction
3804 [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Prestancia in the second quarter of 2009 useful. Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
7248 Villa D’Este Drive ~ $330,000 ~ Closed Transaction
4492 Calle Serena ~ $316,250 ~ Closed Transaction
7345 Regina Royale Blvd [...]

I am always amazed by the negativity of what gets published.
Today we see side by side articles in the Sarasota Herald Tribune Business Weekly. One painting a picture about future foreclosures and another touting some event from two years ago.
There seems to be an incredible fascination with the negative and events from years past.
Let’s move [...]

PROPERTY SELECTED FOR “PALMETTO” MOVIE LOCATION SELLS ON CASEY KEY

SARASOTA, Fla. (July 28, 2009) – Signature Sotheby’s International Realty, the luxury real estate brokerage firm, is pleased to announce that sales associate Joel Schemmel and his team at The Schemmel Property Group recently closed a significant sale for $6.2 million. The property is located [...]

Please note that there were no closed sales or new contracts for Casey Key Property in the first quarter of 2009.

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Oaks in the first quarter of 2009 useful.  Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general please feel free to contact us.
588 Eagle Watch Ln ~ $1,150,000 ~ Closed Transaction
644 Fernwalk Ln ~ $780,000 ~ Closed Transaction
402 E MacEewn Dr ~ $830,000 [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in The Founders Club in the first quarter of 2009 useful.  Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general please feel free to contact us.
3230 Founders Club Drive ~ $900,000 ~ Closed Transaction
3242 Founders Club Drive ~ $995,000 ~ Pending Transaction
3751 N Caledonia [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Prestancia in the first quarter of 2009 useful.  Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general, please feel free to contact us.
7231 Villa D’Este Drive ~ $305,000 ~ Closed Transaction
8040 Via Fiore St ~ $279,000 ~ Closed Transaction
4025 Escondito Circle [...]

We hope you find this summary of property sales in Sanderling in the first quarter of 2009 useful.  Should you have any questions regarding these sales or real estate in general please feel free to contact us.
7260 Turnstone Rd ~ $1,295,000 ~ Pending Transaction