Lakewood Ranch Country Club Home for Sale

Lakewood Ranch Country Club Home for Sale

This Lakewood Ranch Country Club Home for Sale is located at 7039 Vilamoura Place in the Villamoura section of the Country Club. 

This is an elegant 3 bedroom home with 2 ½ baths is over 2,700 square feet and decorated in soft designer colors.  The den can be used as an office or would be great for over flow guest.  The soaring ceilings and large living areas are beautifully designed for the family who likes to entertain.  There is crown molding throughout, large closets, granite countertops in the kitchen and a long paved driveway, just a few of the nice touches that this home has to offer.

Enjoy swimming in your large heated pool with the new pebble tech finish and grill on your paved screened lanai…

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Sarasota Real Estate Market Report: December 2012 Closed Business

Sales in 2012 are Fourth Highest in SAR History

The following is the latest report from the Sarasota Association of Realtors dated January 17, 2013.

Property sales for the year 2012 were the fourth highest in the 90-year history of the Sarasota Association of Realtors®, achieving 9,169 total sales.

In 2003, sales in our market hit 9,697, followed by 11,267 in 2004 (the current all-time high) and 10,562 in 2005. The annual sales dropped to 6,358 in 2006 and bottomed out at 5,820 in 2008 before beginning the steady climb to the current level.
 
 SALES
Sarasota Association or Realtors members sold 828 properties in December 2012, representing an 8.3 percent increase from November's 764 sales and a huge 28 percent increase over last December's figure…

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Portofino on the Bay Home for Sale

Portofino on the Bay

Portofino on the Bay is a small enclave of 20 Mediterranean style homes that offers boat docks for sale located within the gated community.  Boat out to the ICW within minutes.  No bridges with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico.  Portofino on the Bay is located just west of the trail and is close to shopping, the world famous Siesta Key Beach, YMCA and the Legacy Trail Bike Trail. 

This Portfino on the Bay home is for sale for $550,000 and is located at 1710 Assisi Drive, Sarasota, FL and offers over 3,300 square feet of living area with over $150k in upgrades and quality finishes including an elevator, custom surround sound system, first and 2nd floor laundry rooms, custom wood cabinetry, crown molding, gas cooking,…

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Sarasota Real Estate Market Report: November 2012 Closed Business

Sarasota Market Nearing 4th Best Year Ever

The following is the Sarasota Real Estate Market Report for closed busines in November of 2012.  The following statistics and charts come from the Sarasota Association of Realtors report that was published for the public on December 16, 2012.

The Sarasota Association of Realtors® is on pace to see the fourth highest number of annual sales in SAR’s 90-year history in 2012, after members sold 764 properties in November 2012, a robust 29 percent increase over last November’s figure of 602 total sales. The sales total was also 8 percent higher than in October, when 719 properties changed hands.

SALES
The category totals were 556 single family homes and 208 condos sold, compared to last November when only 435…

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New York Times Article: 36 Hours in Sarasota by Geraldine Fabrikant

The following article was published in the Travel Section of the New York Times.

36 Hours in Sarasota, Fla.

By GERALDINE FABRIKANT

WHERE else can one spend the morning reveling in the beauty of works by Peter Paul Rubens, Frans Hals and Botticelli and the afternoon lolling on a powdery white sand beach? That is the lure of Sarasota, the city perched on the Gulf of Mexico where John and Mable Ringling, the circus impresario and his wife, set the stage for a vibrant cultural life after buying land there in 1911. Not only did John Ringling create the old-master-filled John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, but he brought the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus to winter in Sarasota. His elephants even hauled timber…

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Lido Key Waterfront Home for Sale

This Lido Key Waterfront home is for Sale located at 613 Tyler Drive. This exquisite tropical privacy is yours to enjoy in this vintage Lido Key Waterfront Home.  Set within easy walking distance of St. Armand's Circle, Lido Beach and South Lido Park you’ll awaken each day to a superb view of Sarasota Bay—including a mangrove island whose protected natural beauty can never be encroached on. 

Inside the home, the key word is “spacious.” With floor to ceiling windows to impart a feeling of openness—along with a split floor plan that includes a separate guest wing with two bedrooms—you’ll never want for more room to spread out.  Central to the home are the living, dining and great rooms; which are set apart from one another by pillars and archways…

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Sarasota Real Estate Market Report: October 2012 Closed Business

October 2012 Sales Jump 24 Percent over Last Year

The following is the Sarasota Real Estate Market Report for closed busines in October of 2012.  The following statistics and charts come from the Sarasota Association of Realtors report that was published for the public on November 16, 2012.

Members of the Sarasota Association of Realtors® sold 719 properties in October 2012, a robust 24 percent increase over last October’s figure of 577 total sales. The sales total was also 10.9 percent higher than in September, when 648 properties changed hands.

SALES
The category totals were 516 single family homes and 193 condos sold, compared to last October when only 412 single family and 165 condos were sold. Over the last several years, the local real estate…

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Investment Firm Blackstone Group Purchases 37 homes in Sarasota-Manatee Counties

This past week the Sarasota Herald Tribune Reported that an investment firm from New York has begun purchasing single family - 3 bedroom-2 bath homes for rental properties in the Sarasota and Manatee Counties. The real estate market in southwest Florida has made some significant turns and investment groups like Blackstone and others are making significant investments in the area.  Please find the complete article below by John Hielschier and Michael Braga, staff writers for the Sarasota Herald Tribune.

Firm Scoops Up Area Properties

By John Hielscher and Michael Braga,
Staff Writers for The Sarasota Herald Tribune

Giant real estate investment firm Blackstone Group has launched an ambitious campaign to buy distressed properties in Southwest…

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Just Sold Home in The Country Club of Sarasota

I just sold this home in The Country Club of Sarasota on Prairie Dunes Drive for $360,000. This is a faboulus home that features 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths with just over 2,060 square feet of living space with a 2 car garage and pool.  The home is positioned with a southerly exposure and direct views on the Prestancia Golf Course.  It has been tastefully decorated in soft neutral colors and had many upgrades including the long list of the following:

·         New Roof
·         New Hurricane Impact Windows
·         New A/C System
·         New Stainless Steel Refrigerator, Stove, Microwave, Dishwasher
·         New Washer and Dryer
·         New Granite Counter Tops
·         New Marble Back-Splash in the Kitchen
·         New Ceiling Fans
·         New…

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Sarasota Real Estate Market Report: September 2012 Closed Business

Sarasota Market Cools, Slightly in September over August but... still Higher than Last Year.

The following information, charts and statistical analysis was reported from the Sarasota Association of Realtors on October 17, 2012.

Members of the Sarasota Association of Realtors® sold 648 properties in September 2012, up almost 14 percent from last September, when only 570 transactions were closed. The figure was down almost 21 percent from the 819 sales in August 2012, continuing the historic trends that normally show a sales lull in the early autumn.
 
SALES
The category totals were 500 single family homes and 148 condos sold, compared to last September when only 430 single family and 140 condos were sold. This summer was an exceptional one for local…

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