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Condo Prices Dip in Sarasota and Manatee Counties as Single-Family Homes Hold the Line

"If the home is priced appropriately, buyers should stop and offer that price instead of trying to beat it down."

08/22/2025 By Kim Doleatto

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

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

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

Glass Act

Tervis Has Completely Moved Out of Its Venice HQ

The nearly 120,000-square-foot campus is now home to gaming software company Combat Waffle Studios Inc. and the Global Sports Institute.

05/26/2025 By Staff

Market Watch

'Too Many People Are Still Living in 2021': Home Inventory Climbs and Prices Fall

In April 2025, Sarasota County's median sale prices were $470,000 for single-family homes and $339,500 for condos; Manatee County reported medians of $464,000 and $300,220, respectively.

05/23/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Perfect Storm

Buyers Are Gaining Ground With More Choices and, in Sarasota, Lower Prices

Insurance rates, interest rates and a volatile political climate—plus a hurricane hangover—are creating a perfect storm that favors buyers.

04/24/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Englewood Up

New Developments Shape Englewood’s Growing Housing Market

With more than 580 units sold at BeachWalk, new communities like Shores at Stillwater and Palm Lake at Coco Bay offer more choices as inventory rises.

04/09/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Report

Buyers Take the Lead as Sarasota-Manatee Housing Inventory Hits 8-Year High

Inventory is swelling, urgency is fading and buyers are gaining leverage in a shifting market, according to the latest data.

03/24/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Report

Buyers Regain Leverage as Local Housing Markets Shift

Inventory surges, prices soften and longer sales timelines mark the start of 2025, with all but Manatee County’s single-family home sector favoring buyers.

02/24/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Main Line

A New Mixed-Use Retail and Residential Project Is Headed to Main Street

The High Line will bring 142 units to Osprey Avenue and Main Street, 16 of which will be attainable, plus 6,600 square feet of retail space.

02/06/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Report

Boom, Balance, Buyer’s Market: The Data on 2024′s Real Estate Market

Last year was about lots more inventory, price drops and more time on the market.

01/24/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Holding Main Ground

Two Major Buildings in Downtown Sarasota Have Sold for $13 Million

Sarasota-based Baird, Inc. purchased the Sunburn Cannabis Dispensary and Fit2Run buildings for $13 million—but the group plans to keep the Art Deco-style buildings the way they are.

01/17/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Rooms with a View

65 New Luxury Units Are Going Up on Lido Key Beach

The newly built Rosewood Residences condo tower sits on the former site of Coquina on The Beach and Gulf Beach Resort Motel. Prices start at $6.8 million.

01/15/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Sprawlin' and Ballin'

Lakewood Ranch Is a Top Master-Planned Community–Again

For the seventh consecutive year, the master-planned community earned recognition for its sales.

01/09/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Looking Ahead

From Storms to Stability, Three Local Realtors Share Their Predictions for 2025

Drayton Saunders, Judie Berger and Robert Goldman talk price trends, storm impacts and what to expect this year.

01/03/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Q & A

New Realtor Association President Debi Reynolds Shares Her Insights on the Local Market

Reynolds shares her answer to the big question: After back-to-back hurricanes, what will the real estate market look like in 2025?

12/23/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Report

It's Rising Inventory, Slowing Sales and a More Balanced Market in Sarasota and Manatee Counties

The latest real estate data shows longer time to contract and growing inventory. The median price for a single-family home in Sarasota County is now $490,000 and $430,000 in Manatee County.

12/20/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Fruitville Hospitality

A New Hotel Is Probably Coming to Downtown Sarasota

A developer purchased three single-story addresses on Fruitville Road that, if approved, would be demolished to make way for a proposed 10-story hotel.

12/16/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Palm Up

Another Condo Development Is Going Up in Downtown Sarasota

With five stories and 12 units, 625 Sarasota at The Palm broke ground last week. Prices start at around $2.5 million each.

11/26/2024 By Kim Doleatto

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