Dec
02
2009

Sarasota Florida Housing Statistics | October 2009

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Click on Images to Enlarge Graphs and statistics provided by the Sarasota Association of Realtors Strong property sales in the Sarasota market in October 2009 continued to provide ample evidence of a market in recovery, with overall sales nearly 36 percent higher than October 2008. Total sales stood at 574 in October, compared to 364 total sales in October 2008. The breakdown was 419 single family homes and 155 condos sold last month. The upward trend during the traditionally slower season … [Read more...]

Jul
26
2009

Sarasota Florida Housing Statistics | June 2009

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Click on Images to Enlarge Graphs and statistics provided by the Sarasota Association of Realtors If you have been following my statistic reports for the past 6 months or so, you will find that the news is fairly consistent. Home sales for June 2009 again show marked improvement. The Sarasota real estate market rose above the 600 homes sold level for only the second time in 26 months in June 2009, while the median sale price rose for both single family and condos.  This demonstrates a market in … [Read more...]

Jul
15
2009

June's Sarasota Home Sales Statistical Trends

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I was examining sales trends using Trendgraphix software, and have some interesting numbers to report. As you can see, inventory continues to decline, and overall, Sarasota has 10.2 months of inventory. This means that if no other homes were listed, it would take 10.2 months to sell the homes that are currently on the market based on current sales activity.   A six month supply is considered balanced.  If you have been reading my Sarasota statistical housing reports monthly, you will see that … [Read more...]

Jun
24
2009

Sarasota Housing Statistics – Months of Inventory

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I had the opportunity to review the Sarasota housing statistics in more detail yesterday.  As I reported about a week ago in my May 2009 Sarasota Housing Statistics article, according to the numbers released by the Sarasota Association of Realtors, overall, there is currently a 14.3 month supply of single family homes. This number is steadily decreasing, which is a great sign. It is to be noted however that a 6 month supply of homes is considered a normal balanced market, so we still  have … [Read more...]

Jun
15
2009

Sarasota Florida Housing Statistics | May 2009

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Click on Images to Enlarge Graphs and statistics provided by the Sarasota Association of Realtors The statistics are in for May 2009 Sarasota Florida real estate sales: There is more good news for the Sarasota housing market according to statistics released by the Sarasota Association of Realtors.  In May 2009, overall home sales in the Sarasota real estate market exceeded 500 for the second time since June 2008, inventory levels continue to drop (the best news we can possible receive). The … [Read more...]

Jun
01
2009

Sarasota Florida Housing Statistics | April 2009

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Click on Images to Enlarge Graphs provided by the Sarasota Association of Realtors The statistics are in for April 2009 Sarasota Florida real estate sales: Sarasota single family homes sales statistics: If you have been tracking housing statistics for the Sarasota market, you will see that the market continues to show some very positive signs of overall improvement, primarily driven by the bank foreclosure/ short sale market. There were over 500 sales last month, a number we have not seen since … [Read more...]

May
23
2009

Sarasota Florida Demographic Information

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Information Source: US Census Bureau People QuickFacts Sarasota County Florida Population, 2007 estimate 372,073 18.2 mill. Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 14.1% 14.2% Population, 2000 325,957 15.9 mill Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 4.3% 6.3% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 16.4% 22.2% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 29.7% 17.0% Female persons, percent, 2007 52.0% 50.9% White persons, percent, 2007 … [Read more...]

Apr
25
2009

Sarasota Florida Housing Sales Statistics | March 2009

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Graphs provided by the Sarasota Association of Realtors Click on Images to Enlarge The statistics are in for March 2009 Sarasota Florida real estate sales, and again, some interesting news: Sarasota single family homes sales statistics: In March 2009, The Sarasota real estate market saw sales rise to the highest level of the year in March 2009. This was a 33% improvement over the next best month in the past twelve. Banks are the primary force pushing these numbers up. They are finally … [Read more...]

Mar
23
2009

Sarasota Fl. Housing Statistics | February 2009

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Pending sales in the Sarasota real estate market once again rose in February 2009, hitting 782 – the highest level since April 2006, a three year period. According to statistics from the Mid-Florida Regional MLS for members of the Sarasota Association of Realtors®, 611 single family homes and 171 condominiums were reported under contract in February, almost 100 more than the 683 pending sales reported in January 2009, and 19 percent higher than the 654 pendings reported in February … [Read more...]

Mar
04
2009

Sarasota Fl. Housing Statistics – January 2009

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The statistics are in for January 2009 Sarasota Florida real estate sales, and again, some interesting news. lets start with: Sarasota single family homes sales statistics: In january 2009, Sarasota experienced 6319 active for sale single family home listings. At this time last year, there were 8538 homes on the market, so there is effectively a 25% reduction of inventory since January 2008. There were 250 homes sold in January, as opposed to 326 the previous month, so it appears many were … [Read more...]