Home & Real Estate

Best of Sarasota

Readers’ Choice: Best Landscaping Services

These companies will make your lawn the star of your home.

05/20/2020

Real Estate

1,300 More New Homes Coming to Venice

Neal Land & Neighborhoods to develop the as-yet-unnamed community between Laurel and Border roads.

05/18/2020 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate

The Oldest Tree in Parrish is For Sale

And so is the ranch-style home it surrounds.

05/18/2020 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Quirky 1920s Cottage in Downtown Bradenton

As a home for a creative soul, this would hard to beat.

05/15/2020 By Robert Plunket

For Sale

A Guy Peterson-Designed Cherokee Park Residence Enters the Market

The price tag: $4 million.

05/14/2020 By Ilene Denton

Coping with COVID-19

Michael Saunders & Company Launches Facebook Open House Event

MS&C real estate agents to participate in real time from their listings this Sunday afternoon, May 17.

05/12/2020 By Ilene Denton

Architecture

The Zigzag House Wins State Architecture Award

Seibert Architectures rescued the midcentury-modern Lido Shores residence from years of neglect.

05/12/2020 By Ilene Denton

On the Homefront

First 13 Homes Out of An Eventual 6,000 Sell at North River Ranch

Centex Homes premieres two model homes in the mammoth Parrish community.

05/11/2020 By Ilene Denton

On the Homefront

Lakewood Ranch to Welcome One of Florida’s First Single-Family Rental Communities

Estia Lakewood Ranch will consist of 230 residences, with model homes opening this summer.

05/08/2020 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Spectacular Gulf View at Point of Rocks

Any Gulf-front view is nice, but this home boasts what may be the best one in town.

04/30/2020 By Robert Plunket

Stop and Smell the Roses

The Ringling Museum Rose Garden Gets a Makeover

Its first since 2004, says curator Kai Sacco, who explains why.

04/28/2020 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate

Ellenton Land Sells For $2.2 Million

SVN Commercial Advisory Group coordinated the sale of the 4.6-acre parcel.

04/27/2020 By Staff

Flashback

Flashback: Selling Venice East, 1961

As south Sarasota County grows, it's interesting to look back.

04/23/2020 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate

Residential Real Estate Sales Rose in March, Despite Market Slowdown

New listings and pending sales decreased after the COVID-19 pandemic worsened.

04/22/2020 By Staff

Real Estate

SVN Commercial Advisory Group Manages Sale of $1.08 Million Industrial Site

The property is a 14,700-square-foot industrial warehouse at 299 Sarasota Center Blvd.

04/17/2020 By Staff

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Lake Club Home for When Price Is No Object

For this price, you might expect a tennis court and a 1,000-bottle wine room—but a marble-floored car museum? A private golf course?

04/17/2020 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Shabby-Chic Bradenton Mansion

This home's got real Miss Havisham vibes.

04/09/2020 By Robert Plunket

Call of the Wild

Selby Gardens, Ringling Museum Are Offering Online Garden Tours

The experts bring the great outdoors to you.

04/08/2020 By Ilene Denton

What Your Money Can Buy

What $1 Million Will Buy You in Granada Park

Plus, homes for $740,000 in Artistry Sarasota and $1.3 million in Lakewood Ranch—you know, if you're still on the hunt for real estate right now.

04/03/2020 By Ilene Denton

Back to the Future

A Midcentury Home in Forest Lakes Gets a Makeover

The home's original blueprints proved that it had been designed by the firm of Ralph Twitchell, long considered the father of the Sarasota School of Architecture.

04/03/2020 By Ilene Denton