Sarasota Homes for Sale Update

Sarasota homes for sale have long been popular with buyers from across the United States. Many of the current buyers have been vacationing and visiting the Sarasota area for decades. With newsy lists like Dr. Beach 10 Best Beaches in America, Siesta Key Beach moved up a notch to the number 2 spot, and once again Sarasota real estate is on everyone’s real estate radar. In fact, US News and World Reports named Sarasota to its Top 10 Most Undervalued Places to Live list.

Out of state buyers often purchase maintenance free condos where they can walk away and lock their door until they return. Lately new companies offering landscaping, home watch and pool services are creating an interest in single family homes.

Inventory of single family homes for sale in Sarasota is up and prices after a large correction are now ranging from low $100,000s to $15 million for some luxurious waterfront estates. Barrier island homes for sale on canals or open bay offering swimming pools and boat docks have dropped in price significantly bringing in worldwide buyers who have been watching the Sarasota market.

Barrier Island Real Estate

Casey Key Homes for Sale
· Active Listings: 49
· Pending Listings : 1
· Sales in the Last 6 Months: 5

Siesta Key Homes for Sale
· Active Listings: 212
· Pending Listings: 44
· Sales in the Last 6 Months: 74

Bird Key Homes for Sale
· Active Listings: 38
· Pending Listings: 44
· Sales in the Last 6 Months: 18

Longboat Key Homes for Sale
· Active Listings: 78
· Pending Listings: 12
· Sales in the Last 6 Months: 19

For more information on Bird Key real estate, Siesta Key homes, Casey Key estate or Longboat Key homes and condos contact me at 941-544-6467 or search our main website for all Sarasota homes for sale, lender and title referrals, as well as insurance and tax contacts. We provide the resources to make your Sarasota Florida lifestyle choice close smoothly.

St. Armands Real Estate - Sarasota, Florida

Real estate on St. Armands Circle is “hot.” Buyers from Europe are entering the market and scooping up some great buys. What a great location! The beach is two or three minutes from your home. You can walk to the Circle for a cup of morning coffee, go back for a swim in your pool and wander to lunch at a quaint café. Take a nap on the beach and then a quick shower before cocktails and dinner in downtown Sarasota after you’ve been to the opera. Sounds like a fairytale: it’s all here in Sarasota, Florida!

Some great streets to scope on St. Armands are: McKinley, Polk, Adams and Morningside. The Sarasota MLS currently reports homes for sale in the St. Armands and Lido areas in the $500,000s on these streets. We searched over 25 homes today priced from $575,000 to $11,300,000.

*St Armands Homes for Sale

Lowest Priced Home: $575,000
Highest Priced Home: $11,300,000
Average List Price: $2,768,433
Median List Price: $2,275,000

Drive around the Circle, park at Lido Beach and call Annette Smith for your St. Armands real estate needs. We show homes and condos on St. Armands and Lido Key regularly and are ready to assist you in the purchase of your Sarasota real estate. Call Annette at 941-504-3922 for a prompt reply.

*Pulled from Sarasota MLS data in Lido C, Lido Beach and St. Armands Subdivisions. We search Sarasota Florida real estate daily.

Reporting from Hurricane Central Sarasota

Hurricane Update, Sarasota Florida

Tuesday Morning Update: 5:15 am

Hurricane warnings cancelled -- now Tropical Storm Fay. Should be rainy and windy most of today. Haven't seen a raindrop yet so Snuffy and I will get our walk in early this morning since the storm is still considerably south of Sarasota.

Update: 8:15 pm Sandy Whitehead was just here for dinner. We talked Sarasota real estate and the weather and then I checked my email -- another email from one of the MS Maes, Laurie McGee in Greenville, MS. I reported that hopefully this will be no more than a tropical storm!! The last time I check with the weather center the storm was about 140 miles south of Ft. Myers.

Update: 3:00 pm Goverment offices in addition to school will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday). Clouds are getting darker in Sarasota -- just saw the first rain drop at 3:04 pm. Possible tropical storm conditions tomorrow.

Update: 1:00 pm Check out Channel 10 Tampa Bay to track Hurricane Fay.

Update: Noon

Schools will be closed tomorrow according to local Channel 10 news. The hurricane track looks like it is headed for Sarasota, but this could change over time. For the time being, there are no mandatory evacuations. Temperature is 87 degrees, and it is getting a little cloudy. I just spoke with Sandy Whitehead who is on her way back to Sarasota. She's near Naples and was in pouring rain. Tomorrow will be a messy day. Don't panic and be prepared.

Early this morning, about 6:15 am, Snuffy Smith and I took a long walk. We may not be able to walk in Paradise if Fay hits Sarasota this week. I noticed that my yard needs to be cut and hope that the landscaping company shows up as scheduled on Mondays. Our Sarasota neighborhood is quiet as it's barely dawn -- our best time to walk.

Okay, I'll make that hurricane run to the grocery store. It's unFloridian not to do this and just plain stupid not to be prepared! My next door neighbor is outside, and we chat about all the hype in the news about Hurricane Fay. She works and is worried her employees won't show up. My customer from West Virginia just cancelled our showings of Sarasota real estate because he didn't want to be stranded in Paradise. I understand, not really! Who wouldn't want to be in Sarasota a few extra days.

Publix was not crowded at all at 7:45 am, and I got all the hurricane items I needed, water. I'll fill the car with gas after Snuffy and I walk tomorrow. At 9:45 am, I'm delighted to see the landscapers mowing my yard. I'm thinking about bringing in the furniture from the lanai -- still have plenty of time.

The best part about a hurricane forecast for Florida is all my friends around the globe check in to be sure I'm okay. My cousin, Teegie, one of the MS Maes, called this morning and our conversation turned to SEC football and the grandkids. Hurricane Fay, who is she?

For information on Sarasota FL real estate, contact Annette at 941-504-3922.

Buy a Sarasota Home?

Is Now the Time to Buy a Sarasota Home?

The national news focuses on real estate daily and you see suggestions, marketing tips, buying a home in a down market, information is on overload -- so do you buy a Sarasota home now? Only you can decide what is best for you. History proves real estate is a long term investment, live in your Sarasota investment!

If you are leaning toward a purchase of Sarasota property or if you know you want to buy a Sarasota home, read details about these 5 helpful tips for buying in a down real estate market:

1. Accounting for Extraneous Expenses
2. Acknowledging Special Assessments
3. Finding a Manageable Mortgage
4. Determining How Much Home to Buy
5. Budge for Your New Home