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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

We are often asked whether there has been an increase in the number of international buyers of real estate in the greater Sarasota area and Florida in general.  There is no doubt that there is an increasing trend of foreign buyers and if you look at the strength (or should I say the weakness) of [...]

A client recently asked us what we thought about the potential to sell their home to a Russian national.   My answer is that there is increasing demand from Russia.  Their question prompted me to write the following article about the contrast in the process of buying real estate in Russia vs.Florida.
Can Russian Nationals legally [...]

Have you had a conversation lately where there has not been a discussion about the market?  Are we at the bottom for single family homes?  Are we at the bottom for condominiums?  Is the glass half-empty or half-full?
In my opinion, it depends on if you are looking at it from a macro or a micro perspective.  If [...]

What is the state of the real estate market in Sarasota? If you read the papers you would think we are in the midst of a full scale market decline. Is it really true?
In my opinion, we are certainly in transition and we moved there very quickly. However, the transition is back to the “normal” [...]