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Design Matters

Longtime City Manager Ken Thompson’s Midcentury Modern Home Comes on the Market

John Ringling may have invented Sarasota, but it was Ken Thompson who made it work.

09/01/2019 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate

Residence Inn Planned for Fruitville Road

The 11-parcel assembled block sold for $2,939,000.

08/28/2019 By Staff

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A 1920s Laurel Park Bungalow

The walled swimming pool is sensational.

08/26/2019 By Staff

Real Estate

CVS Pharmacy Sells in Venice

The 12,946-square-foot property was sold to a private investor for $3 million.

08/26/2019 By Staff

Market Report

Real Estate Closed Sales, Pending Sales and Median Prices Were Up in July 2019

Sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 28,142 last month, up 10.4 percent from July 2018.

08/23/2019 By Staff

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Charming Bradenton Bungalow

It's a real Craftsman cottage from 1925.

08/23/2019 By Robert Plunket

Architecture Events

Sixth Annual Sarasota MOD Weekend Celebrates Sarasota in the Sixties

Tickets on sale now for the midcentury modern architecture fest Nov. 8-10.

08/21/2019 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate

Katy McBrayer Joins Premier Sotheby's International Realty

McBrayer will be affiliated the the real estate company's downtown Sarasota office.

08/21/2019 By Staff

Real Estate

Sarasota Named One of the Top Buyer's Markets in the U.S.

There are more homes for sale in Sarasota than there are buyers.

08/19/2019 By Staff

Awards

Area Home Builders Win Aurora Awards at the 2019 Southeast Building Conference

They competed against home industry pros in 12 Southeast states and the eastern Caribbean.

08/15/2019 By Ilene Denton

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Real Estate

Taylor Morrison To Build Townhomes at Phillippi Landings

Twenty-nine luxury townhomes are set for the site on Tamiami Trail along Phillippi Creek.

08/15/2019 By Ilene Denton

Joint Forces

Women's Council of Realtors Partners With Goodwill for Annual Fashion Show

The 26th annual event will take place Sept. 4 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

08/14/2019 By Staff

Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Names New Assistant Branch Manager

Deborah Tingley will help lead the company's Venice/Englewood office.

08/12/2019 By Staff

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Party House Near the North Trail

The home may be too close to the North Trail for some, writes our Real Estate Junkie, but for a local hipster it would just add to the raffish charm.

08/09/2019 By Robert Plunket

On the Homefront

Talon Preserve Coming to Palmer Ranch, New Model Homes in Lakewood Ranch and The Founders Club, and More

Real estate industry news and notes.

08/08/2019 By Ilene Denton

What I'm Crushing On

Sarah Baynes’ New York POV on Five Forthcoming Sarasota Design Trends

Asian influences, easy elegance and more.

08/08/2019 With Sarah Baynes

Tool time

Nine Easy DIY Ways to Freshen Up Your Home

Interior designers Cristi Martel and Tori Wansley dish on some industry secrets that can make your home feel more up-to-date.

08/08/2019 By Hanna Powers

Im-peck-able

Nine Ways to 'Birdscape' Your Yard

We learned the laws of (bird) attraction from ecology expert Dr. Katherine Clements.

08/07/2019 By Hanna Powers

Real Estate

Michael Saunders and Company Releases Q2 Commercial Real Estate Report

One of the largest commercial sales in the market involved downtown Sarasota's DeSota, a 10-story luxury apartment building built in 2017, for $80.3 million

08/05/2019 By Staff

Top Sale

Ohana Estate on Longboat Key Sells for $11.4 Million

The Polynesian-inspired family compound had been on the market six years.

08/05/2019 By Ilene Denton

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