Home & Real Estate

Hometown Bradenton

Four Great Old Bradenton Neighborhoods Retain Their Small-Town Charm

These neighborhoods are dripping with authenticity.

06/28/2017 By Robert Plunket

Deals

Office Building on 1 Acre Sold for Over $1 Million

Sarasota's 10 Sarasota Center Blvd, LLC recently purchased an 8,518-square-foot office building on almost 1 acre, located at 10 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota.

06/26/2017 By staff

New hires

Real Estate Firm Adds Sales Associate

Mimi Kruk recently became an affiliated sales associate with the central Sarasota office of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate.

06/26/2017 By staff

New hires

Realtor Association Picks New CEO

The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee recently selected Jeffrey Arakelian as the group's new chief executive officer.

06/23/2017 By staff

Real estate

Florida Home Sales and Prices Up

Sales of single-family homes in Florida totaled 27,850 in May, up 7.6 percent from May 2016, according to new data released by Florida Realtors.

06/21/2017 By staff

Deals

Vacant Industrial Property Changes Hands

Sarasota's Kamur USA, LLC recently purchased a 3.7-acre parcel of vacant industrial land for $340,000.

06/20/2017 By staff

Data

Rate of Housing Starts Drops

The rate of new housing starts dropped by 5.5 percent between April and May and in May stood at 2.4 percent below the May 2016 rate.

06/20/2017 By staff

New hires

Real Estate Office Adds New Sales Associate

Anna Eckstein recently became an affiliated sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's central Sarasota office.

06/19/2017 By staff

Deals

Apartment Complex Sold for Almost $2.2 Million

Malcolm Stevenson recently purchased Indian Beach Apartments from Harvey Vengroff for almost $2.2 million.

06/19/2017 By staff

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: An Anna Maria Beach Cottage for $2.95 Million

Emma’s Cottage was originally built in 1912.

06/19/2017 By Robert Plunket

Real estate

Sarasota Ranked No. 9 in List of Affordable Vacation Home Destinations

The real estate brokerage Redfin recently ranked Sarasota as No. 9 in a list of the country's 15 most affordable beach towns for buying a vacation home.

06/16/2017 By staff

Deals

Downtown Land Sells for $815,000

Sarasota's Ringling 1702, LLC last month purchased an office building on an 11,531-square-foot parcel located at 1702-1710 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.

06/16/2017 By staff

Deals

Downtown Sarasota Property Sold for Almost $2.2 Million

Bradenton's 201 Fletcher, LLC recently purchased a 9,653-square-foot office building.

06/15/2017 By staff

Let It Grow

William's Wildflowers Offers a Green Alternative to Conventional Wedding Flowers

Annie Schiller creates wildflower bouquets for weddings and special events.

06/15/2017 By Megan McDonald

Design

Venice Landscaping Company Ranked No. 110 for Revenue

Venice's ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance & Design was recently ranked No. 110 in Landscape Management magazine’s list of the country's top revenue-generating landscape firms.

06/14/2017 By staff

Media

Local Realtors Featured on HGTV Show

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Joe Murphy Team will be featured on an episode of the HGTV show My Lottery Dream Home that airs Friday.

06/14/2017 By staff

New hires

Real Estate Firm Adds Two

Realtors Keith Kropp and Wayne Rogers recently joined the Sarasota firm Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate – Atchley Properties.

06/13/2017 By staff

Deals

Roofing Company Pays $1 Million for Sarasota Warehouse

Roofing By Curry, a roofing replacement, repairs and maintenance company, recently bought a 9,500-square-foot warehouse.

06/13/2017 By staff

Interior Design Awards 2017

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Announcing Our 2017 Interior Design Awards Competition!

The competition is open to area design industry professionals; winners will be published in the October issue of Sarasota Magazine. But hurry! The deadline to submit is July 14.

06/12/2017 By Ilene Denton

Big Deals

Office Condos Sold for $540,000

Sarasota's Margareta Bering and Wilhelm Bering recently purchased two office condo units in Lakewood Ranch Technology Park.

06/12/2017 By staff