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Sarasota Bucks National Trend With Best Sales Report in 33 Months
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at 1:32pm. 323 Views, 1 Comments.
The following was released by the Sarasota Association of Realtor:
With 648 total property sales reported in December 2009, the Sarasota real estate market saw the most closed transactions since March 2007, a 33 month span. Overall sales in December 2009 were also 52 percent higher than December 2008, when only 406 properties changed hands, and 70 sales higher than the 578 sales reported in November 2009. Median sale prices were also up last month for both single family homes and condos.
For the full year 2009, the trend lines have been dramatic. Monthly home sales have climbed to the high 500s and low-to-mid 600s, compared to 2008 when sales often dipped to the low 400s and even into the 300s. The overall number of closed sales in…
Which Sarasota real estate brokers sell the most luxury homes?
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 3:52pm. 311 Views, 0 Comments.
Curious which brokers sell the most luxury properties in Sarasota, Florida? In the chart below you will find sales information of all properties sold in Sarasota county over the last 12 months starting at $1 million. This information is provided by Trendgraphix which compiles the data from our Mid Florida MLS system. A $950,000 penthouse on Siesta Key beach is considered luxury in my book. I used the $1 million starting price for ease. In a future blog post I will provide data for the $500,000 - $1 million range.
Visit my Sarasota luxury homes page to view thousands of great homes for sale in the Sarasota, Florida. We would be happy to help you buy or sell.
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Market Share of Units Sold |
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5 Questions to ask yourself prior to listing your Sarasota home for sale
Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 10:14am. 257 Views, 1 Comments.
1) Am I motivated?
If you are not a motivated seller your house probably won’t sell. There is no question that the market is improving and buyers are active but traditional sellers must compete with the bank owned properties and short sales on the market. To compete with these properties you have to beat them in value. Buyers are cautious and will only buy value. Value and price are everything.
2) Will I price it in line with recently sold similar properties?
The value of your home is based on the recent sale prices of similar homes in your area. If someone wants to buy your home there is a good chance they will get an appraisal on it. Your asking price should be in the same ballpark as the recently sold similar homes. If the 3 most recent sales were…
Top 20 Sarasota Real Estate Brokers
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at 6:04am. 464 Views, 2 Comments.
Have you wondered what Sarasota Broker sells the most real estate? I pulled the information from Trendgraphix, Inc. and listed the top 20 real estate brokers in Sarasota county for the last 12 months.
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Total Sales by $ (000) | |
Total Market Share by $ |
| Michael Saunders Co. |
$722,481 | 19.80% | ||
| Coldwell Banker RE | $464,535 | 12.80% | ||
| RE/MAX Alliance Group | $337,089 | 9.20% | ||
| Prudential Palms |
$200,585 | 5.50% | ||
| Signature Sothebys | $177,317 | 4.80% | ||
| Hunt Florida RE | $70,996 | 1.90% | ||
| Keller Williams |
$67,122 | 1.80% | ||
| RE/MAX Premier | $53,096 | 1.50% | ||
| Century 21 Almar | $42,192 | 1.20% | ||
| Century 21… |
Sarasota real estate update - September sales skyrocket as market approaches equilibrium
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 2:31pm. 471 Views, 0 Comments.
Below is a press release from the Sarasota Association of Realtors for the September 2009 sales statistics.
On the Oct. 6th Today Show, Corcoran said Sarasota was the top place to buy real estate in the nation today, an opinion shared by SAR and most area real estate professionals.
As a confirmation of Corcoran's report, home and condo sales…Sarasota Named #1 Best Market in the U.S. to Buy A Home!
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 at 12:49pm. 757 Views, 0 Comments.
Did you see the Today Show this morning? Good news for the Sarasota real estate market. Al Roker interviewed real estate guru Barbara Corcoran about the best U.S. cities to buy a home.She flat out said that this is the time to buy in these markets. Sarasota, Florida was listed as the #1 market in the U.S.! Watch the interview below.
In all honesty, Barbara said that prices were shooting up. That is not accurate. Prices are not going to shoot up.
If I can help you buy or sell a home in Sarasota, Florida give me a call at 941.812.6272.
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Handling Multiple Offers When Buying
Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 12:23pm. 411 Views, 1 Comments.
The post below was written by Shayla Twit.
I showed a property to one of my clients this week that was owned by a bank. These types of properties are also known as a foreclosure or REO. It was listed under $200,000 and had only been on the market a few days. My client decided that she liked the home and decided to write an offer. Come to find out there were four other offers on this bank owned home. This is becoming a common scenario when buying a Sarasota foreclosure.
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Tips to Handling Multiple Offers on the Buyer Side
1) Mortgage pre-approval or proof of funds
It is best to get pre-approved for a mortgage or have proof of assets prior to looking at property. If you get into a multiple offer situation and you are not prepared there is a strong…
Is the Sarasota real estate market bottoming?
Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 12:29pm. 357 Views, 0 Comments.
Remember back to your high school or college class about supply and demand? Basically, the price of anything s largely determine by the supply and demand. If you have a bunch of homes, gold, diamonds, cars on the market with few buyers prices typically fall. Prices rise if you have a bunch of buyers and a low supply.
If you want to get a little more technical Wikipedia describes supply and demand as:
"Supply and demand is an economic model based on price, utility and quantity in a market. It concludes that in a competitive market, price will function to equalize the quantity demanded by consumers, and the quantity supplied by producers, resulting in an economic equilibrium of price and quantity. An increase in the quantity produced or…Realtor Extraordinaire - Shayla Twit Testimonial
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 at 3:44pm. 268 Views, 0 Comments.
Shayla Twit received some praise today from a very thankful client. Her client closed on a home today after quite a search. I am proud of Shayla for doing a great job and hanging in there through a tough transaction.
Shayla,
Thanks so much for all of your help... I know this was a hard one... (it was hard on me) I just want you to know how much I appreciate you and all that you did to help me!
I predict you will be very sucsessful in everything you touch :-)
I will take pictures before and pictures when I am done cleaning and getting it in order... and send them to you...
Thanks for again For Everything from the bottom of my heart.
New Home Owner :-))))))
Darlene
Take a look at Shayla's profile and contact her if you need to buy or sell a home in…
Needed: Beach front home in Sarasota
Saturday, May 30th, 2009 at 10:09am. 380 Views, 0 Comments.
I have a buyer need. My client is looking for a beach front lot or home on Casey Key, Lido Key, Siesta Key, Longboat Key or Anna Maria Island. I know what is currently out there and listed in the Sarasota MLS.
Realtors - if you have clients that are looking for sell their beach front property and it is not listed please give me a call at 812.6272. Please call me if you are a beach front owner and wanting to sell. Thanks.
Visit my Sarasota beach front home page if you are looking to make a similar purchase.
