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Real Estate Report – August 2010 – Sarasota, Florida

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, Pending and Listings columns are sales and listings for the month of the report and the Pending and Listed are the current totals of each in the MLS system. The Sold YTD column is the total sales for 2010 year to date, the Sold YTD ’09 is the closed sales year to date in 2009 and the Sold 2009 column are the closed sales for the total 2009 year in each price category. The Listed YE ’09 column shows the # of listings for each price category at the end of 2009.

Real Estate Report July 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, Pending m and Listings m columns are sales and listings for the month of the report and the Pending and Listings are the current totals of each in the MLS system. The Sold a column is the total sales for 2010 year to date, the Sold b is the closed sales year to date in 2009 and the Sold c column are the closed sales for the total 2009 year in each price category. The Listing ’09 column shows the # of listings for each price category at the end of 2009.

Real Estate Report June 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 May 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.

10 Things to Know Before Buying A Home

The decision to buy a home seldom comes overnight—indeed, even seasoned investors think long and hard before putting money into real estate. For most people, it’s the single most important investment they’ll ever make. So it’s only natural, even practical, to get informed before taking that step. Here are ten things worth knowing if you want to get your money’s worth.

10 Common Real Estate Investing Mistakes

The slow but steady rebound of the housing market has brought about a rise in real estate investing. But investing in property is no easy business, although the dozens of money gurus on the Internet would tell you otherwise. There is a right way to go about it—it’s just a matter of finding it while […]

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.

How Does Unemployment Affect Home Value?

The good news for the housing sector is that existing home sales in the U.S. rose 10.1% in October, 2009, and we are beginning to see signs of stabilization. [See Policy, Price, and Product Are Used to Assess Market Recovery for details.]

There is widespread agreement that problems in the housing market caused the financial crisis and led to the recession. It’s important to note, however, that the housing market is inextricably linked to the employment sector and a sustained improvement for housing might not be realized until the broader economy, including the job market, has recovered.

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