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 [...]

Boatingmag.com investigated boating communities throughout the country, looking for the variety of boating opportunities, boat-friendly regulations, water access, availability of waterfront homes, health of the local economy and overall lifestyle for boaters.
Tampa Bay got top ratings in all categories!
Tampa Bay, Florida
The amount of sun on Tampa Bay alone would make it a [...]

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 [...]

While the Real Estate Market is struggling nationally and in Florida specifically, one significant countervailing force has been the growing importance of foreign home buyers. According to the National Association of Realtors “Profile of International Home Buying in Florida” Survey, especially buyers from Canada and Western Europe are attracted to the area by the weak [...]

SARASOTA – Nation’s Restaurant News has selected the 2009 inductees for its prestigious Fine Dining Hall of Fame. Among them is a well known Sarasota restaurant: Michael’s On East. Sarasota is already known for having one of the best beaches in the nation.  Now the city has a nationally-ranked restaurant as well.
This award is said to be [...]