Postcards from Siesta Key

Bring a Camera When Searching for Siesta Key Homes

Take a walk or ride along Beach Road and Midnight Pass for a tour of the tropical paradise, Siesta Key. Residents of Siesta Key enjoy walking, biking, beach activities, fishing, painting, and just relaxing. Snuffy Smith and I take our camera on all our walks and this Key provides ample opportunity for photo clicks. Postcard scenes of children playing on the beach, the Siesta Key drum circle on Sundays and dolphin dipping in the Gulf are typical sights for shutter bugs.

Snuffy isn't happy that doggies aren't allowed on the beach but there are plenty of sidewalks on the key for nice walks. Take your pooper scoop. And beware of crosswalks if you are driving. Let the residents and visitors cross or be prepared to pay the fine.

Customers often ask for additional pictures at a showing so my digital camera always accompanies me on showings too. Our customers often come from England, Canada or Italy and sometimes send photos home to spouses for review before writing a purchase contract. Sarasota MLS idx listings report almost 300 homes for sale on Siesta Key FL priced from the low millions to $17,500,000. Five hundred condos are for sale on Siesta Key currently and range from the high $100,000s to almost $3 million. Search Siesta Key homes.

Call the Herron Group for more information on Sarasota homes, Casey Key listings and condos for sale or check our websites for daily updates on property listings. For photos, virtual tours and area information on Sarasota's barrier islands, visit our blogs and find more about Siesta Key real estate. Beach, bay or Back Nine . . . Live the Dream!

Geaux Tigers - Congrats on National Championship

LSU Wins National Title in Season Like no Other

This past football season has been like none that I remember in 40 years of watching football. Greenville, MS is my home town and you are either an Ole Miss fan or a Mississippi State fan when it comes to rooting for college sport teams. In 1958, I remember sitting with Mary Ezell, mother of Billy Ezell (Captain Easy) LSU quarterback in the 1960s, in my driveway, listening to the Tigers beat Ole Miss on Halloween night. Billy Cannon pulled the Tigers out of a tight spot that night and that Paul Dietzell team went on to win the National Title. A year later I attended my first LSU game with my aunt and uncle as guests of our close friend Carl Maddox, former LSU Athletic Director. The University of Louisiana hooked me from the minute I stepped into Tiger Stadium.

Through the years I've stayed in touch with Mrs. Ezell touching base with her every LSU game night. In 2003, we cheered Nick Saban's team to a National Championship. This year was to be good too, but I would have been happy just beating Alabama and "everything after that would be gravy." Every weekend during this season was a nail-biting, down to the wire experience leading to a National tile. I'll be wearing my LSU rhinestone pin proudly in the next week. Way to geaux Tigers. I love gravy, by the way!

Back to showing Sarasota real estate today. I'm showing waterfront property on Siesta Key to customers who are big Florida fans. They were pulling for an SEC victory last night and emailed me a good luck during last night's game. Today we are searching for good buys on canalfront property with boat docks. There are plenty to view and short sales are on the up now so buyers are slowly entering the real estate market in Sarasota.

The Sarasota MLS reports over 200 waterfront homes for sale on Siesta Key and over 450 condos currently listed on Siesta Key, FL. Prices range from the low $300,000s to over $19 million for homes and condos are currently priced from the $200,000s to over $3 million.

If you are looking for a home for your boat or a newly constructed mansion on the Gulf of Mexico, Annette Smith and Nick Herron are experienced in waterfront real estate sales and are ready to assist you in the Siesta Key real estate market. Email us for a list of luxury Sarasota properties available if Florida luxury real estate is your choice.

Siesta Key Gulf and Bay Property Report

Real Estate Market News for Gulffront and Bayfront Properties

July 2007

Gulf and Bayfront Homes on Siesta Key Report

Siesta Key's Gulf and Bay reports some great buys. From the Sarasota MLS statistics, there were 2 Gulfront or Bayfront homes sold in July. Both homes are located on Freeling Drive selling for $1,950,000 and $2,600,000. Three homes are currently under contract and over 50 Gulf & Bay homes are still on the market ranging in price from a two bedroom, two bath free-standing villa at $699,000 to a $19,000,000 "yachtman estate" on a sprawling deep water lot on Sarasota Bay's Big Pass.

Condo Report for Siesta Key

Again, from the MLS stats, there were 2 Gulf or Bay Siesta Key condos sold in July. Ten condos are under contract and currently there are over 500 actively listed condos in the Sarasota MLS ranging in price from $259,000 for a one bedroom, one bath 600 sq.ft. condo at Casa Siesta to a $3,595,000, 3824 sq.ft three-level residence built in 2006 with full Gulf views.

Spend your day on Siesta Key shopping in Siesta Key Village, enjoying the beach and after sunset, drive to Sarasota for an evening at the the ballet and dine at world class restaurants. To search Siesta Key real estate listings, click the link.

If you are looking for a Gulf Coast home on Siesta Key, FL, Annette Smith and Nick Herron, The Herron Group, RE/MAX Properties, are experienced in Sarasota waterfront real estate sales and are ready to assist you in the changing Sarasota real estate market. Email us for a list of luxury Sarasota properties available if Florida luxury real estate is your choice.

Siesta Key Homes Sold Updae

2007 Real Estate Sales To Date on Siesta Key, FL

Siesta Key continues to be a buyer's market. Although prices have come down considerably, there is still plenty of inventory for buyers looking for an island home or condo. Pulling the "sold" properties from the MLS listings for the last six months revealed over 40 single family homes have sold since the first of this year. Prices of Siesta Key homes sold from a $459,000, 1,000 sq.ft two bedroom, 1 bath home to $5.5 million for a new "grand Mediterranean" waterfront home built in 2006.

Condos sold on the Key in the last six months range from a one bedroom, one bath 697 sq.ft. unit selling at $269,000 to a three bedroom, three bath, 3093 sq.ft of luxurious space at the exclusive newly built Seagrove. Selling price for the Seagrove condo on Siesta Key was $4,050,000.

There are over 700 properties currently listed in the Sarasota MLS for Siesta Key, FL. Prices now range from the low $200,000s to over $19 million. If you are looking for the perfect beach estate or a newly built condo on the Gulf of Mexico, Annette Smith and Nick Herron are experienced in waterfront real estate sales and are ready to assist you in the Siesta Key real estate market. Email us for a list of luxury Sarasota properties available if Florida luxury real estate is your choice.

Siesta Key Home Receives Historic Honor

The Boden-Wilson House

Sarasota County's Historic Preservation Board reviewed several distinctive characteristics before approving a historic designation for a Siesta Key home. The Siesta Key homes sits among several homes on Sandy Hook which were designed by noted architects Ralph Twitchell, Mary Rockwell Hook and Edward "Tim" Seibert and others. The Boden-Wilson House was designed during the Sarasota School of Architecture's modern movement.

Homes listed in the Sarasota MLS designed during the period are rare and don't ususally sit on the market for long. To check out some of the current listings:

Click on Sarasota School of Architecture listings.

The Herron Group offers the highest of Internet exposure for properties on Siesta Key with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Siesta Key real estate market. Email Nick, Kathleen or Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.