Awards

Barry Grooms Receives Realtor Association's 'Distinguished Service Award'

Grooms is the co-owner of SaraBay Suncoast Realty Inc.

12/12/2019 By Staff

Real Estate

Kolter Group Announces Topping Out of The Ritz-Carlton Residences

Located within the Quay Sarasota, the development's highest point is 19 stories.

12/09/2019 By Staff

Top Sale

A Casey Key Estate Sells for $8.75 Million

It’s the highest-priced sale on Casey Key in 10 years.

12/03/2019 By Ilene Denton

What Your Money Can Buy

What $2.7 Million Will Buy You on Holmes Beach

A home with a kitchen Martha Stewart loved; plus, other homes in Indian Beach-Sapphire Shores and Palmer Ranch.

12/02/2019 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate

Realtor Association Commercial Division Changes Name

The new name is the Commercial Real Estate Alliance.

11/20/2019 By Staff

Top Sale

An Oyster Bay Landings Home Sells for $4 Million

The modernist home was designed by award-winning architect Guy Peterson.

11/12/2019 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate

Tarpon Towers Purchases Space for Corporate HQ in Lakewood Ranch

Fruitville Professional Offices, LLC, also purchased space within the Fruitville Professional Villas complex.

11/12/2019 By Staff

Real Estate

Statewide Housing Data Trends Upward in Third Quarter of 2019

Florida experienced more more closed sales, higher median sale prices, more pending sales and rising pending inventory, according to a new report by Florida Realtors.

11/08/2019 By Staff

Top Sale

Siesta Key Notches Second-Highest Home Sale Ever

Take a peek inside this waterfront estate, which sold for $10.5 million

11/01/2019 By Staff

Real Estate

Realtors Affiliate With Local Firms

Brian Wood has joined Michael Saunders & Company and Christopher Higgins has joined Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate.

10/30/2019 By Staff

Real Estate

Single-Family Home Sales, Median Prices Increase in Sarasota-Manatee

The average price for single-family homes in Sarasota is $298,000; in Manatee, the median price is $315,000.

10/23/2019 By Staff

Real Estate

Locals Honored by Florida Association of Realtors

Barry and Sherry Grooms, owners of SaraBay Suncoast Realty, were presented with the Florida Association of Realtors' Florida Honor Society award.

10/15/2019 By Staff

Commercial Real Estate

Former South Trail PPG Paints Building Sells

The 2,340-square-foot building was sold for $510,000.

10/03/2019 By Staff

Most Expensive Homes

The 10 Most Expensive Homes in Sarasota

What all 10 homes, including the three newcomers, share are a prime waterfront location and lots of square footage.

10/01/2019 By Susan Burns

Real Estate

Single-Family Home Sales Increase in Sarasota-Manatee; Inventory Decreases

Median single-family home prices declined in Sarasota County, to $280,000, but increased in Manatee, to $317,000.

09/19/2019 By Staff

What Your Money Can Buy

What $280,000 Will Buy in Lakewood Ranch

Plus, a $7.5 million mansion on Lido Key.

09/01/2019 By Ilene Denton

Market Report

Real Estate Closed Sales, Pending Sales and Median Prices Were Up in July 2019

Sales of single-family homes statewide totaled 28,142 last month, up 10.4 percent from July 2018.

08/23/2019 By Staff

Real Estate

Sarasota Named One of the Top Buyer's Markets in the U.S.

There are more homes for sale in Sarasota than there are buyers.

08/19/2019 By Staff

Real Estate

Taylor Morrison To Build Townhomes at Phillippi Landings

Twenty-nine luxury townhomes are set for the site on Tamiami Trail along Phillippi Creek.

08/15/2019 By Ilene Denton

Joint Forces

Women's Council of Realtors Partners With Goodwill for Annual Fashion Show

The 26th annual event will take place Sept. 4 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

08/14/2019 By Staff