Home & Real Estate

Tropical Chill

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Home Values Are Down 17 Percent From Their Peak

According to the Zillow Home Value Index, it's the third-largest decline among Florida metros since 2022.

08/31/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Report

Sarasota-Manatee Home Sales Rise as Inventory Tightens

July brought more closings, fewer active listings and a surge in Sarasota’s luxury market.

08/19/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Wow, Waldorf

Sneak Peek: The Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota

New renderings reveal the homes, gardens, gathering spaces and—wait for it—an orangerie at the 18-story downtown tower.

08/19/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Benderson Bend

Sarasota Commissioners Clear the Way for Benderson’s Transformation of Former County Building

A pair of unanimous votes allows Benderson to pursue Class A offices, ground-floor retail and a dramatic redesign of the vacant building at 1660 Ringling Blvd.

08/18/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Sapphire Shores Home With a Connection to the Sarasota School of Architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright

You can own a piece of architectural history.

08/13/2026 By Robert Plunket

Greek Arrival

Washington, D.C., Hot Spot Balos Is Coming to Downtown Sarasota

The seafood-focused restaurant will make its Florida debut as The Edge’s only retail tenant in spring 2027.

08/12/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Seven Figures

Nearly One In Nine Sarasota-Manatee Homes Sold for $1 Million or More This Spring

Seven-figure sales grew more than twice as quickly as the overall housing market, suggesting $1 million isn’t the rarity it once was.

08/06/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Going Up

Sarasota-Manatee Ranks Among the Nation’s Busiest Homebuilding Metros as Millennial Ownership Spikes

The metro ranks No. 5 nationally for single-family permits per capita and No. 8 for multifamily permits as millennial homeownership surges.

08/03/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Master Class

Lakewood Ranch Holds No. 2 Spot for New Home Sales as Wellen Park Jumps to No. 3 Nationally

Lakewood Ranch and Wellen Park landed among the nation’s top three master-planned communities, while Bradenton’s new SeaFlower earned an honorable mention.

07/31/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Office Hours

Sarasota Area Ranks No. 4 for Job Market Momentum and No. 2 for Office Investment

Two new rankings place the Sarasota area among the country’s rising job markets—and Sarasota among its strongest markets for office investment.

07/30/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Moving Breakfast

The Breakfast House Plans a New Home—and Possibly a New Bungalow Village

The longtime Sarasota restaurant plans to turn a Fruitville Road home into its new location, with hopes of eventually bringing several neighboring bungalows along.

07/29/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Report

Sarasota-Manatee Home Sales Surge as Inventory Shrinks and Prices Split

June median prices reached $492,450 for Sarasota single-family homes, $490,000 in Manatee, $343,750 for Sarasota condos and townhomes and $310,000 in Manatee.

07/22/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Shore Thing

Gulf-Front Lido Shores Estate Sells for $15 Million in One of the Region's Biggest Deals of the Year

After 20 years of ownership, Thomas and Paula McInerney sold their nearly 2-acre Westway Drive property in an all-cash transaction.

07/20/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Shifting Gears

A Private Club Built Around Cars Is Headed to Downtown Sarasota

The Sarasota Motor Club would convert a former drone manufacturing headquarters into a private social club with collector-car storage, dining and event space—plus, the property could potentially become the new home of a beloved downtown restaurant.

07/16/2026 By Kim Doleatto

The House That Grew

Home Tour: A McClellan Park House That Grew With Its Owners

The property’s real impact is its organization around light, flowers, food and family.

07/13/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Fireworks Included

A Harbor Acres Estate Sells for $17 Million, Sarasota's Highest-Priced Mainland Sale This Year

The home, at 1204 Hillview Drive, is also Harbor Acres' top sale of 2026 (so far).

07/06/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Concrete Dream

Behold: The Priciest Home on the Market in Sarasota-Manatee

Listed for $38.45 million, the under-construction Longboat Key estate began as a family dream house. If it sells anywhere close to ask, it could reset the region’s residential sales record.

07/01/2026 By Kim Doleatto