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” […]