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Sales in 2nd Quarter at highest level since 2005
More good news about the Sarasota real estate market. The Sarasota Association of Realtors issued the following press release today. With 864 closed sales transactions in June 2012, the Sarasota real estate market achieved the highest level of quarterly sales in seven...
Florida Again Dominates International Home Buying Activity
International buyers from Europe and other regions accounted for about 15 percent of Florida’s real estate sales before the 2007 recession, and they’ve represented the bulk of cash buyers in recent years. Now Europeans with extra cash are...
Bradenton is Top Retirement Destination
Bradenton, FL, has been selected by Where to Retire, the only magazine in America geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions, as a top retirement destination and will be profiled in the July/August 2012 issue, available nationwide on June 19,...
Sarasota ranked #1 destination for the Arts, Bradenton #2
AmericanStyle Magazine announced the Top 25 Cities for Art (ranked by population into three categories of small, mid-sized and large). Sarasota skyrocketed to first place on the list, and Bradenton claiming the #2 spot. In the small cities category, which includes all...
Pace of short sales increases
Short sales outnumbered foreclosure sales in 12 states in January, indicating that more homeowners are finding an easier way out of a distressed home loan, according to USA Today. Short sales – which occur when a lender agrees to a home sale for less than what’s owed...
Fla. ranked first in 2011 home sales to Canada
SARASOTA, Fla. – The strength of the Canadian dollar, sustained low pricing in the U.S. housing market, and perceptions regarding the general economic outlook continue to encourage Canadians to purchase a home in the Sunbelt states. According to the National...