Shore Thing

Gulf-Front Lido Shores Estate Sells for $15 Million in One of the Region's Biggest Deals of the Year

After 20 years of ownership, Thomas and Paula McInerney sold their nearly 2-acre Westway Drive property in an all-cash transaction.

07/20/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Fireworks Included

A Harbor Acres Estate Sells for $17 Million, Sarasota's Highest-Priced Mainland Sale This Year

The home, at 1204 Hillview Drive, is also Harbor Acres' top sale of 2026 (so far).

07/06/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Historic House, Held

Peek Inside a 1925 Mediterranean Revival Home in Sapphire Shores

Now on the market for $2.7 million, the historic Brody-Murrell House at 547 N. Shore Drive has been updated with care, not stripped of character.

03/30/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Glass & Grain

Let's Gawk at a Glass-Wrapped Modernist Home in Oyster Bay Landings

A Sweet Sparkman–designed home translates International Style principles into 4,042 square feet of glass, wood and modernism along Roberts Bay. It’s on the market for $7.95 million.

03/04/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Mamma Mia, Here We Go Again

Price Cuts Come for Everyone—Even the Most Glittery

Sarasota’s most theatrical estate—once listed at $28.35 million—has reemerged $2 million cheaper, right on cue with the region’s shifting real estate reality.

12/04/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Maine Attraction

How a Fixer Upper in South Sarasota Was Converted Into a Historic Treasure

Located at 2525 Ashton Road, it’s nestled in a neighborhood with deep local roots: the Maine Colony Historic District, which came to be around 1916.

04/01/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Home Is Where the Art Is

Home Tour: A Sarasota Home Rooted in Art and Nature

With an art studio that incorporates true northern light and a lush private garden, this Indian Beach-Sapphire shores home is a reflection of artist Melanie Whaley's creative vision. It's on the market for $3,195,000.

01/30/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Mamma mia

This House Is for Sale for $28.35 Million

Frescoes, marble, arches and wrought iron overfloweth in this Italian-inspired villa. It's the most expensive listing in Sarasota County right now.

09/05/2024 By Kim Doleatto

See Seibert

This Original Sarasota School of Architecture Home Comes With a Food Garden

Perched on the corner of Siesta Drive and Shade Avenue, this Tim Seibert abode is on the market for $950,000.

02/09/2024 By Kim Doleatto

MCM Marvel

Sarasota Magazine Founder Dan Denton's Lido Key Home Hits the Market

After three respectful renovations over a 35-year period, Denton created a sublime example of the Sarasota modern style. It's now on the market for $4.95 million.

12/08/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Still Standing

This Old Home Seeks a New Steward

Built in 1918, this West of Trail home is on the market, but there's a catch: New owners can add on, but not demolish.

08/28/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Top Sales

These Were the Top 10 Local Real Estate Sales of 2022

This year, a roaring local real estate market brought never-before-seen price points that inched the Sarasota and Manatee region toward a new level of luxury.

12/28/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Cha-Ching

This Harbor Acres Home Just Sold for More Than $15 Million Cash

Located on coveted Vista Drive, the French provincial-style home is dripping with Old World elegance and custom-built features imported from France.

09/14/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Paddle up

This Myakka Ranch Comes With Livestock, a Stocked Lake and Tropical Fruit Gardens

It's listed for $6,995,000 million—and you can bid on it in Sotheby's inaugural live real estate auction.

09/13/2022 By Kim Doleatto

home gawk

Peek Inside the Home That Netted San Remo Estates' Highest-Ever Sale

A local tech CEO and chairman of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast purchased the waterfront boating property after outgrowing his Golden Gate Point condo.

06/14/2022 By Kim Doleatto