Real Estate Report

Buyers Gain Leverage as Prices Drop and Listings Climb in Sarasota and Manatee

“We’re in a buyer’s market now. There’s a huge amount of inventory to choose from, and people are no longer making random offers. They’ll pay full price—but only if comps support it.”

07/24/2025 By Kim Doleatto

After The Surge

Sarasota County Is Seeing a Tourism Slowdown

A variety of factors are at play: the aftermath of last year's hurricanes, changing traveler demographics, politics and hotel occupancy dips (even as daily rates have risen).

07/23/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Wellen Up

Oakbend Launches in Wellen Park Amid Continued Growth in North Port

The 181-home community will include private amenities and multigenerational living, with prices starting in the high $600,000s.

07/22/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Dune Duty

A New Volunteer Initiative Aims to Plant 12,000 Sea Oats in Manatee County

Keep Manatee Beautiful is looking for 300 volunteers to help plant sea oats along the dunes of Anna Maria Island in an effort to shore up the natural protections between the island and the water.

07/16/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Going Up

A Roundup of Every Single Downtown Sarasota Condo Project Right Now

Nine new projects could add another 717 condo units and 153 hotel rooms to the city.

07/03/2025 By Kim Doleatto

High Stakes

Urbanist Brent Toderian Says Tall Buildings Are Not the Problem

“Sarasota has a huge disconnect between the types of developments being built and the actual needs of the community."

07/02/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Blush Rush

The Little Pink House That Could

How a pint‑sized bubble‑gum cottage in Braden Castle Park defied the odds—and the market.

06/30/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Mic Drop

Music Director and Host Russell Gant Leaves WUSF After 42 Years Behind the Mic

The voice of classical music in Tampa Bay and Sarasota retires from the airwaves the same way he lived in them—attuned to the value of good timing.

06/25/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Caring Crossing

Two Sarasota Brothers Just Paddled from the Bahamas to Florida to Raise Awareness for Cystic Fibrosis

It's all to raise money for the Piper's Angels Foundation, which provides support to hundreds of cystic fibrosis patients each year.

06/24/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Going Up

New 276-Unit Apartment Community Breaks Ground in North Manatee

The Kolter Group is building "market rate" apartments, adding to the growing footprint of mid-rise housing in Palmetto.

06/23/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Local Legacy

Local Firms Win Big at the 2025 AIA Florida Awards

From a Venice pavilion to a Longboat Gulf-front estate, Sarasota-area architects return with award-winning work across the map.

06/19/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Nice Ness

A Historic Sarasota School Home on Siesta Key Hits the Market

Listed at $5.3 million, this poured-concrete Sarasota School original sits on the edge of Heron Lagoon, offering seamless indoor-outdoor living.

06/18/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Photos

Photos: 'No Kings' Protest in Downtown Sarasota

Thousands of people gathered on the Sarasota bayfront to protest the Trump administration. Here's a look.

06/16/2025 By Kim Doleatto Photography by Lori Sax

Talking Walls

A New Mural of Irene and Lewis Colson Is Part of Sarasota's New 'Call for Walls' Initiative

The new initiative brings murals—and local history—into the heart of city neighborhoods, one wall at a time.

06/12/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Mamma Mia!

Behold the Area's Most Expensive Listing Ever

Dubbed "La Serenissima"—Italian for "super serene"—this opulent Italianate home's $35 million price tag makes it Sarasota and Manatee county's priciest listing to date.

06/10/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Condo news

A New Condo Law May Offer Owners Some Relief. Is It Enough?

Florida’s new condo law aims to ease financial pressure after the Surfside collapse, but rising costs, insurance hikes, and mounting reserves continue to squeeze owners—especially in aging buildings.

06/06/2025 By Kim Doleatto