When buyers are looking to purchase homes in Sarasota the first thing that is usually considered is the price- does this fit within my budget for down payment and monthly borrowing costs? The other two considerations that a lender will look at is taxes and insurance when making a lending decision. This post does a […]
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In the first of several class action lawsuits against the National Association of Realtors and several large national brokerages, a jury on 10/31/23 found the defendants guilty of collusion in the manner of which real estate commissions are set and distributed between the brokerages and sales associates are compensated for their services. The jury awarded
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Just Listed! 6810 229th St E. Bradenton FL 34211 This Panther Ridge horse property needs a new owner and some horses to fill the Morton 8 stall center aisle barn barn! This 4 bed 3.5 bath pool home on 9.4 acres has access to the miles of riding trails of Panther Ridge in the Lakewood
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Here is the first in my blog post series that will highlight different communities in the Sarasota County area. Each community spotlight will include information including community size, number and types of homes, community amenities, and HOA fees, as well as nearby shopping and recreational opportunities. General price ranges for recent sales in the community
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I dropped by Snook Haven in Venice this week as I had not been there since Hurricane Ian flooded the area in September 2022. I knew they had reopened around the first of the year and I must say things are completely back to normal! Check out my video and also check out the rest
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As a part of a new “Community Spotlight” blog post series I thought it would be important to start with some foundational background information giving the “Big Picture” look at where these communities are actually located. So today we are looking at the master planned community of Wellen Park. What is Wellen Park? Wellen Park,
Nationally the NAR reports that February existing home sales increased by 14.5% over January 2023, marking the first monthly increase in over a year. This is still 22.6% less than February 2022 however. Some markets in the US have been experiencing significant price reductions, notably San Francisco, LA, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Austin TX, and some
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On March 3, 2023 Sarasota County in cooperation with UF/IFAS (University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences) sponsored the first annual Sarasota County Farm and Ranch Tour. I was fortunate to have been on this all-day educational tour of several working farms and ranches where we learned about the important role that agriculture
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If you follow the national news headlines, there is a lot of gloom and doom out there about the future of the real estate market. But the long held wisdom has always said that it’s about “location, location, location”. That is an obvious truth today when looking at the statistics. Some markets in the US
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Sarasota has a long history with Spring Training Baseball that started in 1924 when John Ringling helped bring the New York Giants to Sarasota for Spring Training. The original Sarasota location was near Payne Park in downtown Sarasota. In the 1930s the Boston Red Sox also trained in Sarasota as well as the Los Angeles
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