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Market Update: With Video
Sarasota Next Weekend
The Sneaky Way Renting a Place to Live Is Costing You More Lately
Here’s what bank failures mean for South Florida real estate Meltdown may resonate with office, resi markets exposed to investment from crypto, blockchain, fintech firms
Home Prices and Inventory Rise in Sarasota and Manatee
Tips for a Successful Final Walk-through before Closing on a House You’re Buying
Client Story: Time to Downsize
SRQ Next Weekend
Go to Favorites Selling Your Home? Don’t Miss Out on These Tax Benefits
If You’re Self-Employed, Investing in Real Estate May Be the Lifeline You Need to Succeed
Luxury Living on Main Street
Tips to Keep In Mind When Downsizing From a Large Home to a Smaller One
Leverage Your Equity When You Sell Your House
Whats going on in Sarasota
3 Things Parents Should Encourage Their Teens & Twenty-Somethings to Do (If You Ever Want Them to Move Out of Your House)
4 Tips for Making Your Best Offer on a Home
Thinking About Buying a Condo? Consider These Factors First
Could a Multigenerational Home Be the Right Fit for You?
Is It Really Better To Rent Than To Own a Home Right Now?
Things to do Next Weekend
Equity Gains for Today’s Homeowners
The Government Just Made Buying Your First Home More Affordable (And a Few Tips to Make It Even More So)
Tips on Keeping Your Beach House Clean
Selling Your Home? Here’s What Not to Do When Staging Your Bedroom
Sarasota & Manatee FL Real Estate Update January 2023
Things to Do in Sarasota This Weekend
Planning to Buy a Home? These White Lies Can Jeopardize Your Chances
How To Make Your Dream of Homeownership a Reality
The Two Big Issues the Housing Market’s Facing Right Now
January Housing Stats
Tips on Starting a Rental
Buying and Selling a Home at the Same Time? Here’s What You Need to Know
Avoid These Common Home Buying Regrets
Thinking About Buying a Fixer-Upper? Consider These Things First
Why It’s Easy To Fall in Love with Homeownership
What You Should Know About Closing Costs
Universal Design Tips to Make Your Home More Accessible
What is a Walkthrough
Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t Headed for a Crash
Number of Homes for Sale Up from Last Year, but Below Pre-Pandemic Years
The Top Reasons for Selling Your House
Are Mortgage Rates Back to “Normal”?
Experts Forecast a Turnaround in the Housing Market in 2023
What you Should Know About Appraisals and Inspections
Lower Mortgage Rates Are Bringing Buyers Back to the Market
Where Will You Go If You Sell? You Have Options.
Create a Spa-Worthy Shower with These Tips
The 3 Factors That Affect Home Affordability
2023 Market Preditions
The Must-Know Habits of Successful Homebuyers in 2023
December Housing Stats
What you Should Know About Homestead
Pre-Approval in 2023: What You Need To Know
Go to Favorites Break These Kitchen Design Rules in 2023
What Past Recessions Tell Us About the Housing Market
Signs That It’s Time to Downsize Your Kitchen Gadget Collection
Common Myths About Buying New Construction Homes—Debunked
Today’s Housing Market Is Nothing Like 15 Years Ago
What Experts Are Saying About the 2023 Housing Market
Buying a Home? Make Sure to Look for These Energy-Efficient Features
3 Best Practices for Selling Your House This Year
Avoid the Rental Trap in 2023
Wondering How Much You Need To Save for a Down Payment?
What Are Your Goals in the Housing Market This Year?
Planning To Sell Your House? It’s Critical To Hire a Pro.
Applying For a Mortgage? Here’s What You Should Avoid Once You Do.
Confused About What’s Going on in the Housing Market? Lean on a Professional.
What Makes a House a Home?
Sarasota-Manatee Home Sales Slow Down in November
Homeowners Still Have Positive Equity Gains over the Past 12 Months
12 Unusual Things Millennials Are Willing to Do (Or Give Up) to Own Their Dream Home
Best Design Advice for Homeowners in 2023, Based Upon What Didn’t Work in 2022
Planning to Retire? It Could Be Time To Make a Move.
What Every Seller Should Know About Home Prices
Ready To Sell? Today’s Housing Supply Gives You Two Opportunities.
What’s Going on with Home Prices? Ask a Professional.
GingerSnap Cookie Recipe
What You Want To Know If You’re Pursuing Your Dream of Homeownership
Use These Tips to Sell Your Home During an Economic Slowdown
3 Ways You Can Use Your Home Equity
Your House Could Be the #1 Item on a Homebuyer’s Wish List During the Holidays
Did You Know Your Real Estate Agent Can Fire You? Here’s How to Avoid It
What Homeowners Want To Know About Selling in Today’s Market
Mortgage Rates Will Come Down, It’s Just a Matter of Time
October Home Sales Indicate a Move Toward Pre-Pandemic Levels
More People Are Finding the Benefits of Multigenerational Households Today
Want Your Home to Retain Its Value? Be on the Lookout for These Things
Why It May Be Time To Add Newly Built Homes to Your Search
Home Equity: A Source of Strength for Homeowners Today
Thinking About Buying a Home? Here’s What You Need to Know About Mortgage Pre-approval Letters
VA Loans Can Help Veterans Achieve Their Dream of Homeownership
What’s Ahead for Mortgage Rates and Home Prices?
Just Listed
Key Factors Affecting Home Affordability Today
Selling Your Home? These Home Selling Rules Are No Longer Relevant
Couture Gala 2022
Do You Believe Homeownership Is Out of Reach? Maybe It Doesn’t Have To Be.
Sell Your House Before the Holidays
Taking the Fear out of Saving for a Home
September Market Update
Things to do in Sarasota this Halloween
Millennials Are Still a Driving Force of Today’s Buyer Demand
3 Graphs Showing Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t Like 2008
What Happens to Housing when There’s a Recession?
10 Creepy Real Estate Stories That’ll Make You Gasp With Fear…or Laughter!
What’s Ahead for Home Prices?
Sarasota-Manatee Housing Market Continues to Cool in September
Should You Still Buy a Home with the Latest News About Inflation?
The Latest on Supply and Demand in Housing
Yikes! Every Time Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Need To Make This Much More To Afford a Home
Marilyn Monroe’s Houses: Inside Her Most Notable Addresses
Perspective Matters When Selling Your House Today
Four Things That Help Determine Your Mortgage Rate
These Bedroom Improvements Will Help You Sell Your Home Fast—and for More Money
Saving for a Down Payment? Here’s What You Should Know.
Two Questions Every Homebuyer Should Ask Themselves Right Now
9 Memes Every Renter Needs to See
The Cost of Waiting for Mortgage Rates To Go Down
Tips for Saving Up for a Down Payment While Renting
How Hurricane Ian Will Affect You if You’re Under Contract to Buy a House in Sarasota
FLORIDA’S SIX MOST IMPRESSIVE ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS
What Experts Say Will Happen with Home Prices Next Year
August Stats Report
Top Reasons Homeowners Are Selling Their Houses Right Now
Organizing Your Home? Avoid These Tactics
Will My House Still Sell in Today’s Market?
Pulte Homes Announces Legacy Groves Community Coming to Nokomis, Just 10 minutes to the Beach
Buyers Are Regaining Some of Their Negotiation Power in Today’s Housing Market
Thinking About Buying a Home? Keep an Eye Out for These Red Flags the Property May Be Overpriced
Three Things Buyers Can Do in Today’s Housing Market
Should I Sell My House This Year?
Want to Upgrade Your Kitchen on a Tight Budget? Here Are Affordable Ways to Spruce Up Your Space
How to Decorate with Indoor Plants to Add Fresh Energy to Your Space
Considering an FHA Loan? Here Are a Few Things to Keep In Mind
Expert Forecasts on Mortgage Rates
How Owning a Home Builds Your Net Worth
10 fascinating facts about the Labor Day holiday
New Homes May Have the Incentives You’re Looking for Today
94% of Sellers Don’t Disclose These Issues When Selling Their House (And Why YOU Should)
The Most Expensive Homes in Sarasota
What’s Actually Happening with Home Prices Today?
A New Mixed-Use Project Is Headed to the Rosemary District
The Beauty of Buildings: Architecture Tours in Sarasota
If Your Buyer Makes Home Inspection Requests, You Might Not Want to Say No Right Now
Go to Favorites Here’s How to (Affordably!) Transform Your Unfinished Basement Into Additional Living Space
What Sellers Need To Know in Today’s Housing Market
3 Tips for Buying a Home Today
Sarasota Beach Tour
Closed Sales Decrease in Sarasota and Manatee as Inventory Continues to Grow
If It Sounds Too Good to Be True, Trust Your Real Estate Agent, Not an iBuyer
What Would a Recession Mean for the Housing Market?
These Home Design Trends Are Everywhere This Summer
7 Unusual (But Not Unreasonable) Reasons to Sell Your House
What Does the Rest of the Year Hold for Home Prices?
What Does Home Insurance Cover?
Is the Shifting Market a Challenge or an Opportunity for Homebuyers?
Why the Forbearance Program Changed the Housing Market
The Gamma Beta, a new construction by Nebula Design Build, was a 'beta test' for a process to create affordable, easily customizable homes.
Need Help With Your Down Payment? Consider These Unconventional Strategies
Why It’s Still a Sellers’ Market
Tour Lakewood Ranch Country Club
3 Graphs To Show This Isn’t a Housing Bubble
Getting Ready to Buy a Home? Use These Tips to Boost Your Credit Score
The One Thing You Need to Focus on When Buying a Home in This Market
A Real Estate Professional Helps You Separate Fact from Fiction
Buying a Home in Today’s Market? Here Are the Real Estate Terms You Need to Know
The Biggest Mistakes Buyers Make During the Home Buying Process, According to Real Estate Agents
What’s Causing Ongoing Home Price Appreciation?
Real Estate Fees: Who Pays Them, the Buyer or the Seller?
Housing Inventory Continues to Grow in Sarasota and Manatee
Think Home Prices Are Going To Fall?
Does the Cooling Market Mean You Can’t Still Get a Historically High Price for Your House?
Why Pre-Approval Is a Game Changer for Homebuyers
Wondering Where You’ll Move if You Sell Your House Today?
Tour L'Elegance
If you recently lost a house in a bidding war, be on the lookout for a second chance at it!
Timeless Tips to Sell Your Condo in Any Market
Expert Housing Market Forecasts for the Second Half of the Year
Escape the summer heat with a splash into the cool blue waters of nearby luxury hotels and resorts.
How Your Equity Can Grow over Time
What Does an Economic Slowdown Mean for the Housing Market?
Come Tour St.Armonds Circle
Turn To Your Real Estate Agent for Lender Recommendations Instead of Rolling the Dice and Shopping Rates Online
Have a Bankruptcy on Your Record? Here’s What to Know About Buying a Home
Just Sold
The Top Interior Design Trends to Watch, According to Experts
Should I Sell My House? 6 Signs It’s Time
Secret Square Footage: How To Buy a House With Room To Grow
8 DIY Disasters That Can Make a Horrible First Impression on Buyers
Two Reasons Why Today’s Housing Market Isn’t a Bubble
Things To Avoid After Applying for a Home Loan
The Average Homeowner Gained $64K in Equity over the Past Year
Inventory is Up Again, Alongside Record-Breaking Prices
The New Rules of Renovating: 5 Harsh Truths About Home Improvement Today
Been Waiting to Sell and Buy a “Move-Up” Home? Now May Be the Perfect Time!
Home Price Deceleration Doesn’t Mean Home Price Depreciation
Is the Housing Market Correcting?
Can Changing Jobs Prevent You From Getting a Mortgage?
The Pros and Cons of Using an Escalation Clause in a Bidding War on a House
Creating a Hygge Home: 5 Instagram Secrets That Will Transform Your Utilitarian Kitchen
How to Invest in Bitcoin: A Beginner’s Guide
Thinking About Buying a Home but Have Less Than Perfect Credit? Use These Tips to Boost Your Credit Score
The Housing Market Just Hit a Turning Point That Could Change the Homebuying Game
Why You Need an Expert To Determine the Right Price for Your House
Buying New Construction? These Upgrades Will Deliver The Most Value
Why Home Loans Today Aren’t What They Were in the Past
These Are 5 Things You Should Know About the Housing Market Now.
What Does the Rest of the Year Hold for the Housing Market?
Is It Time To Buy a Smaller Home?
Savor Sarasota 2022 Downtown Line Up
Avoid These 6 Mistakes When Upsizing to a New Home
Will Solar Panels Help or Hurt the Sale of Your Home?
Escape to Sunny Sarasota for a Weekend with Your Girlfriends
Lido home sells for $5.5 million
Inside a St. Armands Home That’s on the Market for Almost $12 Million
Don’t Let Rising Inflation Delay Your Homeownership Plans
April Stats- Good News of Higher Inventory for Single Family Homes
Crypto Just Became Real Estate’s Hottest New Thing. Here’s What That Means For Buyers, Sellers, And Developers
Amazing Midcentury Time Capsule in Sarasota, FL, Is a Curvy Cutie
Why Rising Mortgage Rates Push Buyers off the Fence
Sarasota, Florida Has Marvels of Mid-century Modern Design — Here's What to See
If Seinfeld Were a Show About Real Estate, Instead of “A Show About Nothing”
What You Actually Need To Know About the Number of Foreclosures in Today’s Housing Market
Redecorating Your Living Room? Take Inspiration From Some of the Hottest Trends on Instagram
Building on Vision
How Today’s Mortgage Rates Impact Your Home Purchase
Three Tips for First-Time Homebuyers
Hate Your Neighbor? New Survey Shows You’re Not Alone
Things That Could Help You Win a Bidding War on a Home
The Disco Ball Is Making a Playful Comeback
Weighing the Pros and Cons of Waiting to Buy a House Right Now
What You Need To Know About Selling in a Sellers’ Market
Crypto boom opens door to a new class of landlords
5 MOST COMMON TYPES OF FLORIDA HOME ARCHITECTURE
11 Times Real Estate Agents Need to Channel the Calm of Ozark’s Marty Byrde
Is It Enough To Offer Asking Price in Today’s Housing Market?
6 Signs You’re Looking at a Cheap Flip
Why This Housing Market Is Not a Bubble Ready To Pop
Median Sale Price Reaches $500,000 for Single-Family Homes in Sarasota and Manatee
Why Pre-Approval Is an Important Step for Today’s Homebuyers
South Florida Grande Dame Resort Gets $200 Million Facelift
Using Your Tax Refund To Achieve Your Homeownership Goals This Year
Buying And Selling Real Estate With Bitcoin In 2022
Why a Real Estate Professional Is Key When Selling Your House
10 Things Real Estate Agents Agree to Disagree About
Sarasota Still Tops Retirement Destination List
The Future of Home Price Appreciation and What It Means for You
Then and Now: Architecture at a Glance in Sarasota County
How Time Can Be On Your Side if You’re a First-Time Home Buyer in This Market
What You Need To Budget for When Buying a Home
There Are Several Great Reasons To Consider Buying a Condo Today
Neo-Modern Nest
Blockchain in Real Estate: How It’s Revolutionizing the Industry
What’s Happening with Mortgage Rates, and Where Will They Go from Here?
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard by Closing Costs
What You Need To Know if You’re Thinking About Building a Home
This week Events in Sarasota 3.25
How to Buy Real Estate With Cryptocurrency in Florida
10 Things to Bring With You When House Hunting
The Average Homeowner Gained More Than $55K in Equity over the Past Year
February 2022 Market Stats!
Come Tour Myakka State Park With Me
This Week Events in Sarasota 3.18
Famous Last Words: 7 Things Home Sellers Say That They Often Regret
Dry Aged & Family Forged Alpine Steakhouse: a fixture in the Sarasota dining community for nearly a half-century has emerged from an intensive revamping with a new look and outlook.
Someone just bought a Florida home for $653,000 through an NFT sale
How To Navigate a Market Where Multiple Offers Is the New Normal
This Week in Sarasota 3.11
Sarasota Architecture Gets a Shout Out in The New York Times’ Annual Travel Feature
3 Ways How to Use Cryptocurrency in Real Estate
How Global Uncertainty Is Impacting Mortgage Rates
Bay Runner Trolley Launched March 2
Are Home Prices Continuing To Rise?
Will the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Affect the US Real Estate Market?
Down Payment Assistance Programs Can Help You Achieve Homeownership
January Market Report
The “New Rules” for Selling Your House in Today’s Market
The Ultimate Guide to Sarasota’s Award-Winning Beaches
This Week Events in Sarasota. New Dog Bar, Fat Tuesday and More!
The Future Of Real Estate Transactions On The Blockchain
How Supply and Demand Can Impact Your Buying and Selling Goals
Buying a Home? These Tips Will Help You Succeed in Today’s Market
Real Estate Voted the Best Investment Eight Years in a Row
This week Events in Sarasota
Lakewood Ranch Remains Nation’s Top-Selling Planned Community
19 Home Decor Trends That Will Rule 2022
Homestead Exemption Reminder!
Should Homebuyers Be Concerned About Mortgage Rates Going Up?
What Every Seller Needs To Know About Renovating This Year
What to Do for Valentine’s Day in Sarasota
Buyers Want To Know: Why Is Housing Supply Still So Low?
Why a Move Could Bring You More Happiness This Year
Pet-Friendly Travel and Leisure in Sarasota
Consumers Agree: It’s a Good Time To Sell
Feds to Increase Mortgage Loan Limits in 2022
Racing the Rates—Should You Sell Your House Now?
Renting A House is Getting More Expensive. Is It Time to Buy?
There Won’t Be a Wave of Foreclosures in the Housing Market
Weekly Housing Market Report
November 2021 Housing Market Report
Beach Front Living in Longboat Key
When a House Becomes a Home
The Secrets and Scandals Inside Sarasota’s Famous Mansions
Win When You Sell (And When You Move)
Sarasota Sights Visits UTC's Christmas Displays
How Sellers Win When Housing Inventory Is Low
What's Happening With Home Prices?
On Sarasota Sights; St Armands Circle
Upcoming Plans for Our Cultural Centers
What Does the Future Hold for Home Prices?
Why a Wave of Foreclosures Is Not on the Way
September Marks the ‘Calm Before the Storm’ in Sarasota and Manatee’s Housing Market
Sarasota's Most Haunted Places
What Do Past Years Tell Us About Today’s Real Estate Market?
Tips For Getting a Seasonal or Annual Rental
Two Reasons Why Waiting a Year to Buy Could Cost You
August 2021 Sarasota & Manatee Housing Stats
Sarasota Sights: Sarasota Farmer's Market
First Annual Sandcastle Ball!
What I've Learned Selling Real Estate in Sarasota
Changes to the Florida Contract
What You Need to Know About Appraisal Gaps
Open House Etiquette: A Cautionary Tale
Breaking News! Supreme Court ends Eviction Moratorium
Your Property Taxes Will Go Up
July Housing Market Stats
Survey finds 74% of Homeowners Haven’t Refinanced This Year
How To Interpret Online Asking Prices
More Young People Are Buying Homes
A Look at Home Price Appreciation and What It Means for Sellers
Surprising Shift Favors Homeowners: Buyers Now Prefer Existing Homes
June 2021 Statistics
Diving Deep Into Buyer's Biggest Concerns
Happy 4th of July!
The Hidden Beaches Road Trip That Will Show You Florida Like Never Before
May 2021 Market Report
Dog Days Of Summer
Hope Is on the Horizon for Today's Housing Shortage
Savor Sarasota is Back
What's Motivating People To Move Right Now?
Memorial Day 2021
Guide to Sarasota's Beaches
April 2021 Market Stats
Don't Forget To Budget For Closing Costs
Experts Say Home Prices Will Continue To Appreciate
The Flash of Green at Sunset? It’s Real
The Power of the Preapproval
I Can't Be at My Closing! Now What?
March 2021 Housing Stats
All About Multiple Offers
Buyer & Seller Perks in Today’s Housing Market
February 2021 Market Report
6 Simple Graphs Proving This Is Nothing Like Last Time
January 2021 Housing Market Results
Sarasota and Manatee’s Housing Market Breaks Record in 2020, Despite Pandemic
6 Reasons Why I Fell in Love with Real Estate
December 2020 Market Report
Selby Gardens Lights in Bloom Event
Happy Thanksgiving
October 2020 Sarasota and Manatee County Market Stats.
8 Real Estate Trends Emerging From the Pandemic
Take a Walk on the MOD Side!
Home Haunted? That’s No Reason to Move Say Most Americans
A Peek Into Sarasota’s Haunted History
Many Buyers Also Considering an Area’s Political Profile
Another New 30-Year Mortgage Record Hit This Week: 2.80%
5 reasons mortgage rates will rise in 2021
Time to Buy Downtown Condos? Likely Post-COVID Rebound
August 2020 Market Report
From Minor to Major: Roof Damage to Look for After a Bad Storm
Meet the Remarkable Women Who Helped Shape Sarasota
Now is the Time to Sell; Increased Sales and Buyer Demand in Sarasota-Manatee
Why Foreclosures Won’t Crush the Housing Market Next Year
Our Favorite Salads in Sarasota-Manatee
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If You Can Find Your Spouse Online, You Can Find Your House Online
Margaritaville Launches New Hotel Collection on Anna Maria Sound
Experts Weigh-In on the Remarkable Strength of the Housing Market
I Made A Switch : Couture Real Estate
Pending Sales Rise Amid Declining Inventory in June
Launching My New Website
New FICO Index May Help More Borrowers Secure Mortgages
Does Your Home Have What Buyers Are Looking For?
We’ve come full circle on this one!
The Players has BIG news!
7 Ways to Make Your Yard & Home a Bug-Free Zone
Some Buyers Are Done with Open Floor Plans
Will Increasing Mortgage Rates Impact Home Prices?
Common Things to Look Out for Before Buying Your Dream Home
Why You Should Consider Selling in the Winter
Is Getting a Home Mortgage Still Too Difficult?