Home & Real Estate

Design

Free Class Tackles Home Design for Aging and Disabled Residents

Sarasota County and the nonprofit Universal Design Coalition are offering a new class on how to make homes more livable for aging and disabled individuals.

03/02/2017 By staff

Top Sale

Lakewood Ranch Notches Highest-Ever Resale at $4.6 million

The Tuscan-inspired estate is in The Lake Club.

03/01/2017 By Ilene Denton

New hires

Sarasota County Names New Planning and Development Director

Sarasota County recently appointed Matt Osterhoudt as its new director of Planning and Development Services, effective March 6.

02/27/2017 By staff

Deals

Walmart Leases Sarasota Warehouse Space

Walmart Stores East LP recently leased 40,038 square feet of warehouse space in the Independence Business Center.

02/27/2017 By staff

Deals

Light Industrial Buildings Sell for $875,000

Bradenton's Chunshui Xie recently purchased two light industrial buildings totaling 12,500 square feet on almost 2.4 acres.

02/24/2017 By staff

Historic Homes Tour

Indian Beach is the Focus of the 2017 Historic Homes Tour

Five distinct residences will be open for viewing Sunday, March 5.

02/24/2017 By Ilene Denton

On the Homefront

New Model Homes at The Concession and The Estuary, plus EPCOT’s Flower and Garden Festival

News and notes from the real estate industry.

02/24/2017 By Staff

What I’m Crushing On

David Brown on the Thoughtfully Layered Home

Designer David Brown shows us how to break the rules with unlikely match-ups and your own flair.

02/24/2017 With David Brown

Wall Flowers

Tips for Taking Your Landscaping Vertical

Seth Stottlemyer sheds light on “living architecture.”

02/24/2017 By Ilene Denton

Deals

Multi-Family Complex Sold for $445,000

A Chicago couple recently purchased the four-unit multi-family complex located at 2027 Fiesta Drive, Sarasota, for $445,000.

02/23/2017 By staff

Technology

New Southwest Florida Town Inks Exclusive High-Speed Internet Deal

CenturyLink, Inc. will be the exclusive broadband provider at the new Southwest Florida town of Babcock Ranch, providing fiber internet connectivity with speeds up to 1 gigabit per second.

02/22/2017 By staff

Data

Home and Condo Sales Prices Up in January

The median sales price for Sarasota County single family homes increased to $250,000 in January, while the median in Manatee County increased to $279,000.

02/22/2017 By staff

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A $26.5 Million Big Deal on Longboat

It's the most expensive listing in Sarasota County real estate history.

02/22/2017 By Robert Plunket

Construction

Homebuilder Breaks Ground on New Amenity Center

The Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities last month broke ground on a new resort-style amenity center at Boca Royale Golf & Country Club.

02/21/2017 By staff