Sarasota Luxury Real Estate News

Spectacular Bayfront Bird Key Home

Spectacular Bayfront Bird Key Home

The ultimate couple’s home in Sarasota’s premier neighborhood, Bird Key has been custom designed and built by the current owners. The home looks west over the bay so beautiful sunsets can be seen year-round. The residence must be seen to be appreciated with details including large open living spaces, numerous architectural features such as a […]

A Market Expert Talks About Trends

A Market Expert Talks About Trends

In a recent special section the Sarasota Herald Tribune, columnist Chris Angermann interviewed me about how I see our housing market evolution.  The article is attached in its entirety below. As I have reported previously, with the peak selling season behind us we are cautious as we enter the shoulder/summer to not over-speculate that growth will remain at the […]

Sarasota Real Estate Market Review for April 2012

Sarasota Real Estate Market Review for April 2012

The increase in Sarasota real estate sales and especially the reduction in inventory remain hot topics. With statistics for the area’s April transactions recently released, it is hard not to continue to be optimistic about the housing market recovery in our region. Key details collected from the Sarasota Association of Realtors data revealed that April […]

Sarasota Housing Inventory Drain?

Sarasota Housing Inventory Drain?

The narrowing inventory of homes in the Sarasota real estate market is becoming the most hotly reported news recently.  My last several posts have cited data that indicates a very real drop in available, move-in-ready properties and the effect the situation is now having on housing prices is quite significant.  The current level of inventory […]

Sarasota’s Shadow Inventory Fades

Sarasota’s Shadow Inventory Fades

As has been persistently reported over the last few months, improvements are being seen nationally in “shadow inventory”.  The recent Standard & Poor’s comprehensive First Quarter Shadow Inventory Update again points to the hyper-local nature of the clearing of this considerable segment of the housing market. The Sarasota real estate market seems to be faring much […]

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