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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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 own and ride horses or are into a more rural lifestyle, the Sarasota area is an ideal place to live. The area east of I-75 is generally agricultural, with the exception of Lakewood Ranch which is one of the fastest growing communities in the US. See my post about Lakewood Ranch for more
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CDD is short for “Community Development District”. In a CDD, the government issues bonds to the land developer to finance the initial infrastructure like roads, sewers, water, utility systems and the like. The homebuyers in that CDD must pay the bond back (principal and interest) over a period of 10, 20 or more years. This
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