Home & Real Estate

Real estate

Home Sales Up in Sarasota County

The number of single-family Sarasota home sales totaled 798 in June, up 1.7 percent from the June 2017 number.

07/23/2018 By Staff

Architecture News

The Walker Guest House Travels to Palm Springs

The replica is on loan to the nonprofit Palm Springs Modern Committee through March 2020.

07/23/2018 By Ilene Denton

Real estate

Homebuilder Confidence Steady

America's Housing Market Index reading is 68 this month, the same as in June. It had risen as high as 74 last December before declining.

07/20/2018 By Staff

Deals

Apartment Complex Sold for $38 Million

A Wisconsin firm recently purchased The Point at Bella Grove, a Manatee County apartment complex, from an Atlanta company.

07/19/2018 By Staff

Construction

Number of Housing Starts Tumbles

The number of new residential construction projects dropped by 12.3 percent between May and June.

07/18/2018 By Staff

New hires

Lakewood Ranch Real Estate Office Adds New Agent

Michael Saunders & Company recently hired Kati Connell.

07/17/2018 By Staff

New hires

Two Agents Join St. Armands Circle Real Estate Office

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty recently hired Marykay Greenfield and Michael Greenfield.

07/16/2018 By Staff

Design

Design Firm Ranked Among Top National Remodeling Companies

Gilbert Design Build recently placed at No. 162 in Remodeling magazine's list of 550 of the nation's biggest full-service remodelers.

07/13/2018 By Staff

Top Sale

100-Acre Equestrian Farm Sells for $8.6 Million

The property includes a 19,000-square-foot estate.

07/12/2018 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Home With History on Casey Key

This Casey Key estate was the home of Louis Marx—the famous toy manufacturer—whose daughter married Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst who released the Pentagon Papers and set into motion the chain of events that led to Richard Nixon's resignation.

07/11/2018 By Robert Plunket