Local home prices rose 10.2% in April
Home prices in the Sarasota-Manatee region jumped 10.2 percent in April from last year, data provider CoreLogic reported today. That increase, which includes distressed sales, trailed the 12.1 percent national gain, but was on par with the 10.5 percent statewide advance. Single-family home prices in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota metro area rose More...
Casey Key parcel sells for $4.6 million
An unidentified buyer paid $4.6 million last week for 2.84 acres of vacant land on north Casey Key that was owned by heirs of the Palmer family. The deal was the largest sale of a vacant parcel on the key in more More...
Lot sales jump at Concession
The Concession golf community has sold 23 lots in 60 days, its highest volume of lot sales in years. Developer Core Development credited the recovering real estate market and marketing strategies, along with “strategic More...
Mortgage rates slip again
The average U.S. rate on the 30-year mortgage fell closer this week to its historic low, and the 15-year rate marked a record low. Low borrowing rates are increasing the affordability of buying homes and refinancing, More...
Schwartz joins Re/Max Alliance in Venice
Realtor Stacey Schwartz has joined the Re/Max Alliance Group at the Venice Avenue office. Schwartz has eight years of real estate experience and is certified in short sales and foreclosures. She has received the More...
RoseBay adds satellite office
RoseBay International Inc., a real estate brokerage with offices in Bradenton and Sarasota, opened a satellite branch in the Rosemary district of downtown Sarasota. The office, 423 Central Ave., is on the first More...
Grosso joins Premier Sotheby’s
Douglas Grosso has joined the Lakewood Ranch office of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty as a broker associate. Grosso previously worked as a business banking relationship manager and managed a portfolio More...
Taylor Morrison to build in Palmer Ranch
Taylor Morrison has acquired 213 acres in the Palmer Ranch development in Sarasota County for a new community. Cammie Longenécker The company will be the developer and builder of Arbor Lakes on Palmer Ranch, with More...
Real estate agency opens third Longboat office
Barrier Island Realty just opened its third office on Longboat Key. The office is located at 4030 Gulf of Mexico Drive, in the same plaza as Ace Hardware and the new Quick-N-EZ store. Barrier Island’s sister More...
December caps strong year for residential real estate sales
Residential property sales in Southwest Florida finished strong in December, capping a year that in some areas ranked among their best ever. Real estate agents expect to sustain the pace in 2013, fueled by low inventories, More...