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Sarasota Market Update for the Month of May 2010
Friday, June 18th, 2010 at 3:43pm. 60 Views, 0 Comments.
Sarasota Market Update for the Month of May 2010
Sarasota Real Estate Market at the Highest Level since 2005: Prices Remain Stable
The following information has been taken from the market report given out from the Sarasota Association of Realtors. These are the market report numbers that have been recorded for business in the month of May 2010.
Property sales in May 2010 in the Sarasota market once again hit the highest total since 2005 and median sale prices continued the steady pace observed in recent months. The 766 sales were the highest for the year, topping the April 2010 total of 757, and were the highest total since December 2005, and 51.3% higher than the May 2009 total of 506 sales. Pending sales were once again strong, hitting 857, but were…
Cardinal Mooney High School in Sarasota, Florida
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 at 10:40am. 59 Views, 0 Comments.
Cardinal Mooney High School in Sarasota, Florida was established in 1959 and is operated by the Diocese of Venice. Cardinal Mooney High School serves students from Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte Counties and is rooted in the Catholic tradition but also open to people of all faiths. Cardinal Mooney is located on Fruitville Road in Sarasota and is about 2 miles west of I-75, making it very convenient to get to from anywhere in the Sarasota area. The school has a 4 year enrollment of 550 students with a faculty staff of 46 teachers giving Cardinal Mooney a 13-1 Student/Teacher ratio. Our youngest son is attending Cardinal Mooney so I can tell you first hand that I am very impressed with the quality of the campus, the caring responsiveness of the staff,…
Sarasota Yacht Club near Bird Key and St. Armand's Circle
Monday, May 10th, 2010 at 9:37am. 131 Views, 0 Comments.
Sarasota Yacht Club near Bird Key and St. Armand’s Circle
The Sarasota Yacht Club is located at 1100 John Ringling blvd. on the causeway coming out of downtown Sarasota just after you cross the John Ringling Bridge. The Yacht club is directly between Bird Key and St. Armand’s Circle in Sarasota, Fl. 
Recently I was invited by a good friend of mine to attend the open house of their new facility that has been two years in the making. WOW! Was I impressed! I learned that the Sarasota Yacht club is a family-friendly private club offering a wide range of activities and programs for its members of all ages. The club has a history of over 80 years of cruising and racing. Sarasota Yacht Club is a club rooted in yachting tradition. In addition to the…
Sandcastles on Siesta Key Beach
Thursday, May 6th, 2010 at 10:17am. 160 Views, 0 Comments.
Sandcastles on Siesta Key Beach
This past Saturday on Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Florida was the annual sandcastles contest. Every year they have an organized contest. 
As you can see from these pictures this is no ordinary beach sand. Siesta Key Beach is consistently ranked among the best beaches in America year after year by Dr. Beach. The sand on Siesta Key is 99% quartz which makes it very white – very smooth – very fine and very cool even on the hottest of summer days. Because of the quartz make up of the sand it is very fine and stays together making it the optimum conditions for building any sort of sand design. 
Siesta Key beach is on the west side of the barrier island of Siesta Key located in Sarasota, Florida. The beach faces the Gulf…
Sarasota Public School System - A Quality Education
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 at 11:45am. 157 Views, 0 Comments.
Sarasota Public School System – A Quality Education
The Sarasota County School District is one of the highest performing school districts in the state of Florida. The district has been designated as an “A” district by the Florida Department of Education, with 95 percent of the elementary schools and 84 percent of the high schools receiving “A” or “B” grades in 2009. It is among 15 percent of the U.S. districts to receive the “What Parents Want” award. It has been recognized for outstanding arts education by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
When we were thinking of moving to Florida our number one concern was educating our boys.
The Sarasota School System had what we wanted making Sarasota our #1 choice to raise our family. The following…
Bird Key, Casey Key, Siesta Key Homes, Palmer Ranch, Market Reports for the 1st quarter of 2010
Monday, April 19th, 2010 at 11:59am. 98 Views, 0 Comments.
The Market report data is now available for the 1st quarter of 2010 in Sarasota, Florida. Sales have begun to take off in Sarasota. Prices have adjusted and the inventory level has been decreased. I have compiled neighborhood specific information for the first three months of this year. By clicking onto the name of each of these popular neighborhoods you will be linked into the home page for that neighborhood. As you scroll down the page you will see the data for April 1st. If you scroll further down the page you will see the current available homes that are for sale in that area.
Bird Key Market Update – Casey Key Market Update – Siesta Key Market Update
Palmer Ranch Market Update
If I can be of any assistance or if you have any questions please…
Sarasota Market Report Update for the Month of March
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at 7:29pm. 85 Views, 0 Comments.
Sarasota Market Report Update for the Month of March
The following report is taken from the Sarasota Association of Realtors, in Sarasota, Florida. Just released information to the public today April 14, 2010. This is a good news report. I just met with a buyer who is moving from Tampa, he told me that he wants to move to Sarasota because you can get much more house for your money than you can in Tampa.
“Sales skyrocket in March 2010; real estate market appears strong”
“Overall property sales reached 753 in the Sarasota market in March 2010, the highest total since December 2005 and more than 56 percent higher than March 2009. Pending sales were also robust, standing at 1,060 - the highest total in the past four years. But perhaps the most telling…
What Happens to Your buying Power When the Interest Rates Rise?
Friday, April 9th, 2010 at 3:13pm. 157 Views, 0 Comments.
Where are the interest rates going to do in the future?
A look into the crystal ball.........
Let me give you some insights as to what the real estate field is hearing.
Currently interest rates are hovering in the low 5% range. 
In a recent article written by Michael Pollick of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune dated March 30, 2010, Michael wrote,
” Signs are pointing to the end of the era of 5 percent mortgages, one that already has lasted longer than most thought it would. It is clear that the combination play used by the government and Federal Reserve to stimulate the residential real estate market in 2009 and 2010 -- artificially cheap mortgage rates coupled with lucrative federal tax credits and easily available Federal Housing Administration loans -- is…
Sarasota, Florida - Finding a Home - Neighborhoods, Communities, and Subdivisions
Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at 3:28pm. 172 Views, 0 Comments.
Where I grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts there was only one way to shop for real estate. Usually which town you wanted to live in. Up north towns had different flavors and price ranges. There might be some differences between the east side of town and the west side but by and large that is how you decided where to buy. 
What I quickly learned after moving to Sarasota is that you shop for real estate based on a neighborhood or area. Different parts of the country have their own lingo but it really means the same thing. Some would call it Neighborhoods others Communities and still others may refer to it as Subdivisions. All and all it comes down to the same thing, where would you like to live?
Then the big question is: How can I shop…
Prestancia-Golf Course Home
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 at 7:02pm. 147 Views, 0 Comments.
Prestancia is one of the most desirable areas to live in Sarasota, Florida. This home has just come on the market for $575,000. A 4 bedroom 3 bath home at the world famous TPC Prestancia on Palmer Ranch. This home sits next to the 12th tee a par 5 hole on the Stadium Course. 
Gated golf community of Prestancia. Sunny and bright 4 bedroom home with 3 full baths on 1/2 acre lot on the 12th tee of the stadium course overlooking beautiful lake views. Enjoy relaxing on the large lanai, southerly exposure, built-in dining table and outdoor kitchen area. Both pool and spa refinished with crystal crete in the past 2 years. Lots of kitchen cabinetry for the cook along with a kitchen island. Plenty of rooms for entertaining including the family room with wood…