Housing inventory slid to 1.89 million homes in December – down 6 percent from the previous month and 22.3 percent from the prior year, according to Realtor.com.
In the 145 markets tracked by Realtor.com, only Springfield, Ill., registered a year-over-year increase. Inventories plunged 49.7 percent in Miami, 49.1 percent in Phoenix, and 46.6 percent in Bakersfield, [...]

3310 Riverview Blvd, Bradenton
Stunning Manatee River front home with breath taking views and deep boating water in a very private setting.

Analysis of Sarasota 2011 10 most pricey home sales.
The recent 2011 Sarasota most precisions home sales are out and Axel Weiss from Sea to Sky Realty, the international Sarasota Real Estate firm has analyzed the situation from an investor’s and broker’s standpoint.
Blog: Mr. Weiss, do you see any surprises in the sales shown?
Axel Weiss: The [...]

2011 most expensive Sarasota homes and their buyers!
International and out of state buyers play an extraordinary influence on the highest sold homes in Sarasota in 2011. Coming from England, Canada and other parts of the U.S., spending a fortune for relaxed waterfront or water-view homes throughout 2011. But the 10 persons who purchased the most [...]

Nationally, the luxury housing market has already started to outperform the overall housing market, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Here you find some interesting facts:
Sarasota Herald
Some interesting facts:
In the unincorporated areas of Manatee and Sarasota counties and on Longboat Key, builders have begun construction of 49 luxury homes during the 12-month period ended June [...]

On November 2nd you have the chance to vote on Amendment 4 to the Florida Constitution. This amendment has many catch phrases – you probably heard the slogans “Hometown Democracy”, “Slow-Growth” or “Job Killer”. Some of the catch phrases are inappropriate to re-print here.
Information on Amendment 4:
“No” to Amendment 4: http://www.florida2010.org/
“Yes” to Amendment 4: http://floridahometowndemocracy.com/
Amendment 4′s [...]

 
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Sept. 9, 2010 – West Palm Beach resident and Realtor Laura Pearlman is selling her historic, Spanish-style home, and – gasp – considering renting.
It may go against every instinct for a Realtor to tout the benefits of renting over buying, but from about 2005 until just recently, it’s made more [...]

WASHINGTON – Sept. 13, 2010 – Borrowers who took advantage of the original 2008 homebuyer tax credit must begin paying the credit back this year. The Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) says 950,000 owe money. The required payments are amortized over 15 years – $500 per year. If the property is sold, the credit [...]

Below is a great article about Siesta Key that was published in the New York Times. Seems like Siesta Key won´t stay a hidden treasure any longer…
If They Gave Awards for Sand … Well, They Do
 
Chip Litherland for The New York Times
Fate smiled on Siesta Key, near Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf Coast, giving it powdery [...]

AOL is reporting that Sarasota, Florida is the 2nd most undervalued cities in the United States:
Sarasota is a relatively upscale community on Florida’s west coast. “It’s a nice boating community, and they have got a lot of beautiful homes there,” says Jack McCabe of Florida-based McCabe Research & Consulting. After home prices plunged 44 percent [...]