Home & Real Estate

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

Retail

Granite Company Leases Space for New Sarasota Store

Ace Granite recently leased 22,000 square feet of industrial space at 3935 N. Washington Blvd., Sarasota.

06/12/2017 By staff

Manufacturing

Bradenton Glass Company Expands

Bradenton's Key Glass recently added 18,000 square feet of space to its current location and celebrated the 25th anniversary of the company's founding.

06/09/2017 By staff

Construction

New Jimmy Buffett-Themed Condo, Marina Announced

The developer Minto Communities and Margaritaville Holdings are planning to build One Particular Harbour in Bradenton's Harbour Isle.

06/09/2017 By staff

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Futuristic Family Home Near IMG Academy

The big, informal residence in Esplanade on the Bay is on the market for $2.9 million.

06/08/2017 By Robert Plunket