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Sara Leicht is an experienced Sarasota Real Estate Agent who has worked with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty and recently started her own full service real estate brokerage SaraSellsSarasota.com, with her husband Greg Leicht, Managing Broker.  While Sara was with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices she ranked as the #3 agent in the state out of the 1,800 Florida agents and 43 offices.

As a Sarasota Real Estate Agent, Sara Leicht works out of her Palmer Ranch office which lets her cover Palmer Ranch, Sarasota and Her Islands.  The Palmer Ranch office is in the perfect location for easy access to Palmer Ranch, The Oaks Country Club, Casey Key, Nokomis/Osprey, Siesta Key, West of the Trail, and is about a 10 minute drive to Downtown Sarasota.…

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The following report is from the Realtor Association of Sarasota/Manatee as published on July 22  for closed June 2015 business.

Sales in June 2015 Continue Record Pace


Falling inventory didn’t hold back the real estate market in Sarasota and Manatee counties in June 2015, as sales continued to push into near-record territory and median sale prices rose in both counties.

SALES
Total June sales again topped 2,000 for both counties combined (2,058), pointing toward another potential record-breaking year in 2015. Sales in Sarasota County hit 1,183 in June, one more than in May and 12.9 percent higher than last June. Manatee County saw total sales of 875, above the May figure of 827 and about 24 percent above last June’s level.

Sarasota Real Estate Market Update from SaraSellsSarasota.comMEDIAN SALES…

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Siesta Key Condo Rental Restrictions by Building

Siesta Key has over 67 different condo complexes on the Island each having different rental restrictions and policies. Rental restrictions range from a minimum rental of 1 to 3 day stay to a minimum 12 months.

Minimum lease means renting nothing less than each complexes rental policies. Pets are not allowed with rentals.

Why is this? Some complexes don’t mind the more frequent move in and out of people in the building, while others have decided that they don’t want to have as many changes of people moving in and out during their vacations. Each complex has it’s owns rules for rentals.

Many owners of Siesta Key condos rent their units when they are not there which helps to cover or defray the…

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The following report is from the Realtor Association of Sarasota/Manatee as published June 24, 2015 for closed May 2015 business.

May 2015 Sales Continue Record Pace

The residential real estate market in May 2015 in both Sarasota and Manatee counties continued to produce near-record sales, pointing toward another potential record-breaking year in 2015.

SALES
Overall sales in Sarasota County hit 1,182, only 42 sales below last month's all-time monthly record, while Manatee County saw total sales of 827, higher than April's figure of 813 and last year's May total of 752.
 
Sales levels in both Sarasota and Manatee counties have been at historically high levels for several months, and median sale prices have also been trending upwards.

Palmer Ranch Homes for SaleMEDIAN SALES…

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Palmer Ranch is now seeing a flurry of new home construction with 6 new Palmer Ranch neighborhoods being built. After taking a break from 2006 to 2011, builders such as Taylor Morrison and the PutleGroup are now busy clearing land and adding new neighborhoods to one of the most desirable areas of Sarasota.  Josh Salman of the Sarasota Herald Tribune recently wrote the following article.

By Josh Salman, Sarasota Herald Tribune June 1, 2015

The South is Rising. Stymied by the Great Recession, the Palmer Ranch are of southern Sarasota County is coming roaring back.

Southwest Florida's real estate boom has made its way to Palmer Ranch a master-planned community in southern Sarasota County marked by prestigious golf courses, wandering families of…

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Recently the sands of Lido Beach Renourishment project was completed by the city of Sarasota for the summer of 2015.  A larger project is being discussed for the future with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Ian Cummings of the Sarasota Herald Tribune recenlty posted this article on May 29, 2015.

SARASOTA - Visitors to Lido Beach this summer will find the shoreline more robust than it has been in years.

A city project this spring fortified the beach with 200,000 cubic yards of additional sand. The recycled sand, deposited on a 1.8-mile stretch of beach from Lido Pool to Ted Sperling Park, restored losses from Tropical Storm Debby in 2012.

The city project was mostly completed in March, before sea turtle nesting started in May. Sarasota city…

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The following report is from the Realtor Association of Sarasota/Manatee as published May 22, 2015 for closed April 2015 business.

April 2015 Sales Hit All-Time High


Sales levels in both Sarasota and Manatee counties have been bubbling at the top of historically high levels for several months. In March, overall Sarasota County sales were just below the all time high, while Manatee County sales were also much higher than the traditional volume seen in recent years. In April, the record in Sarasota was finally exceeded, while in Manatee, sales remained at near the highest level in history. At the current pace, both counties will exceed their all-time annual highs in 2015.

SALES
Siesta Key Waterfront Homes for SaleProperty sales in April 2015 in Sarasota County totaled 1,224 sales…

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Siesta Key Pet Friendly Condos

There are 36 Siesta Key Pet Friendly Condo Buildings and Complexes that allow owners to have a pet of various sizes.  Some Siesta Key Condos allow only one small pet while others allow owners to have several pets.  Each complex is different and most have a size restrictions as well as a number of pets allowed restriction.  Size restrictions can range from as small as a 15 lbs. pet all the way to a 100 lbs. dog.  As a general rule Siesta Key Condos that are pet friendly are pet friendly for the owners only and renters are not allowed pets.  
 
If you are specifically looking for a Siesta Key pet friendly condo then please take a look at this list of Siesta Key Pet Friendly Condo Buildings.

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The following report is from the Realtor Association of Sarasota/Manatee as published April 22, 2015 for closed March Business.

Property Sales Remain High in March 2015

The year 2015 was already churning along at a record-setting pace, but March 2015 sales in both Sarasota and Manatee counties reached even greater levels. The number of closed property transactions increased in Sarasota County in March 2015 by 14.3 percent from last March (to 1,201 from 1,050) and 43.5 percent over last month, when 837 closings were reported. Manatee County saw a 20.1 percent increase from last March (to 800 from 666), and was up 34.9 percent from February, which had 593 closings.

Siesta Key Waterfront Homes for SaleSALES
In March 2015, closed sales in Sarasota County totaled 789 single family homes…

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The following report is from the Realtor Association of Sarasota/Manatee as published March 25, 2015 for closed February Business.

Pace of Sales Quickens During February 2015


The number of closed property transactions increased in February 2015 across both Manatee and Sarasota counties, and pending sales also remained at a high level, a harbinger for a busy spring real estate sales forecast. Median sale prices were also up substantially, particularly in Manatee County, a sign that the market is favoring sellers as 2015 begins.

“Once the holidays have passed, home shoppers jumped off the fence and started signing
contracts,” said Association President Stafford Starcher. “We are now above the record pace of sales experienced in 2014, and the pending…

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