July 2015 property sales in both counties totaled 1,974 closings, up 23.5% over July 2014. Sarasota County sales were 1,174 which was a very slight dip from June. Manatee saw total sales of 768, well above the July 2014 total of 672. Median sale prices continue pushing up year-over-year. Sarasota County’s single family median sale… Read More Record Sales for Sarasota & Manatee Continue… Are We in a Bubble?
Sarasota has been a mecca for those seeking a higher education with a unique focus. With the honor’s New College of Florida, Ringling School of Art & Design, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee and the State College of Florida Sarasota, Florida offered most any curriculum a student would want. The Sarasota County Technical Institute has… Read More CityLab in Sarasota, Florida Home of UF Graduate Program
The-Cost-of-Waiting-to-Buy_Web Millennial, Boomerang, and Multi-generational buyers are the three market segments now buying homes. Millennials have a 32% share of the market, Boomerang buyers have a 6% share of the market and multi-generational buyers have a 13% share of the market. This doesn’t mean that buying a home for any of these buyers is easy.… Read More Maybe Waiting to Buy a Home Is Not a Good Idea
In its August edition, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance places Sarasota, Florida at the top of an unnumbered list of “10 Great Places to Retire in 2015.” Esplanade By Siesta Key, a Taylor Morrison built community, is a perfect example of why Sarasota, Florida is sought by retirees. They have the resort style lifestyle offering… Read More Sarasota, Florida Makes It To The Top of Another List
Manatee County may be the home of a new marine-related university, American Marine University, with a 200 acre campus along the Interstate 75 corridor. What better place for training in marine-related industries but our beautiful gulf-coast area? According to a Sarasota Herald article by Michael Pollick the project is underway and projected to have… Read More American Marine University to Add To Gulf-Coast Education Options
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