Sarasota is known to be one of the finest areas on the Gulf Coast of Florida. People from all over the world choose Sarasota to buy their luxury homes. One visit to Sarasota and you will see why! Let's take a look at the top 5 luxury homes currently being marketed in Sarasota County sorted by the list price. 411 North Casey Key Road Listed for $19,000,000 View Full Listing Sheet Spanning over 300' of pristine, white sand beach, this magnificent & very private gulf-and-bay-front … [Read more...]

I had fun with the last trivia question, so I figured I would throw out another one based on the October 2011 MLS sales report. Feel free to throw out your best guess in the comments section below! What is the year to date (as of October 2011 report) percentage increase in MLS sales for both single family homes and condos for Sarasota? … [Read more...]

I was looking at the Siesta Key recent sales report for the Sarasota MLS, and figured I would share info on two very recently sold Siesta Key Homes (according to the Sarasota MLS). The first featured property is the lowest sold price single family home in Siesta Key; the second featured property is the the highest priced Siesta Key single family home. Both homes have sold in the past thirty days. Siesta Key Homes  - #1 The first home is a 2 bed, 2 bath 1620 sq ft home located on 1 1/2 canal … [Read more...]

I  was taking a look at the most recent sales statistics report for the Sarasota MLS (September 2011 report) this morning, (yep, ...that is how I actually spend this Sunday breakfast this morning.  ...and yes, my wife just shakes her head sometimes). ...BUT, I thought I would throw out a trivia question for you.  I thought it would be fun to see what you think, and to see how quickly someone gets the correct answer.   Ok, here it goes (In my best game show voice)... According to the … [Read more...]

If I needed a surgical procedure, who would I want to do it? More specifically, if I did not know a really good surgeon specialist, where would I turn to find one? Would I go to the phonebook or online? maybe, ...but probably not. It's too important of a decision. I would want the best insight possible for such an important decision. Who better to ask than a professional in that business? I would ask my family doctor who he/she would go to for the procedure of he/she needed it. At … [Read more...]

Another very cool addition to my website this week is the addition of mobile phone friendly search tools.  If you own a smart phone such as Droid, Iphone, Ipad, or similar, you can now browse for homes on my website using a mobile-friendly version of my advanced Map Search. This mobile phone property search feature only operates on the Advanced Map Search page. To use it: 1. Go to Advanced Map Search 2. If you are viewing that specific page with a mobile smart phone, a window will pop up … [Read more...]