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Real Estate Report for April 2010

The following statistical data is from information provided through the Multiple Listing Service of the Sarasota Association of Realtors. The following table summarizes what happened in each price segment. The Sold M, Pend M (Pending) and List M (Listings) columns are new transactions that happened during the month and the Pending, not yet closed and Listed are the totals of each in the MLS system. The Sold column is the total sales for 2010 year to date.

Real Estate Report for March 2010

The following statistical data is from information provided through the Multiple Listing Service of the Sarasota Association of Realtors. The following table summarizes what happened in each price segment. The Sold M, Pend M (Pending) and List M (Listings) columns are new transactions that happened during February 2010 and the Pending and Listed are the totals of each in the MLS system and the Sold column are the total sales for 2010 year to date.

Real Estate Report for February 2010

The following statistical data is from information provided through the Multiple Listing Service of the Sarasota Association of Realtors. The following table summarizes what happened in each price segment. The Sold M, Pend M (Pending) and List M (Listings) columns are new transactions that happened during February 2010 and the Pending and Listed are the totals of each in the MLS system and the Sold column are the total sales for 2010 year to date.

Bird Key 2009 Year End Real Estate Perspective

There were 34 homes sold this past year, identical to 34 in 2008, 32 in 2007 and 18 in 2006. The annual sales volume was $32,000,000 compared to $46,000,000 in 2008 and $75,000,000 in 2007. The main reason for the significant decrease in the sales volume is that there has only been one sale of a substantial bay front home this year. Homes sold on average for 76% of list price compared to 80% in 2008. The average days to contract are down from 200 in 2008 to 181 days. Twenty three of this years closed sales were garden homes as opposed to the more expensive waterfront homes.

The Year in Real Estate

As many analysts predicted, the foreclosure trend that began in 2008 worsened sharply in 2009. Despite substantial government bailout, 2009 brought with it some of the highest residential foreclosure rates in history. While existing home prices followed foreclosures and fell dramatically, sales did bounce back slightly, due, in part, to the first time home buyer […]

Real Estate Report for 2009

Now that 2009 is behind us and we are on to 2010 I want to summarize what transpired in the Sarasota County real estate market the past year. There were a total of 8,084 properties sold the past year with 5,640 being single family homes and 2,444 being a condominium. The following table summarizes what […]

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