SARASOTA, home to championship golf courses, internationally acclaimed beaches, and a nationally recognized cultural scene, is also home to a growing number of the "rich and famous" with good reason: Our waterfront real estate offers everything from gulf front condos and homes (we have 35 miles of uncrowded beaches!) to intracoastal waterway, deep water canal or wide-open bay front properties (approximately 17,000 pleasure boats call Sarasota home). Our array of golf course communities is touted by golfing enthusiasts (approximately 60+ golf courses are close by). Art patrons find the downtown / bayfront area condos, or homes in the "west of Trail" area comfortably close to our cultural amenities as well as many of our outstanding restaurants (and the new Ritz Carlton). Sarasota's weather is Florida at its finest! Only an hour's drive from Tampa, we are far enough south to avoid most of the winter cold fronts that plague the northern half of the state, yet far enough north to avoid south Florida's extended summer heat. Best of all, the hurricanes and torrential rainstorms typically pass us by! Prices: Sarasota consistantly wins national kudos for all that it has to offer, and has continued to appreciate accordingly. In the past year, the Sarasota - Bradenton area has realized the highest appreciation in the nation - close to 40%. In the city of Sarasota, prices run $335,000 (for a 2 bedroom "villa") and up in a gated golf course community. A gulf front condo will run $640,000 (2 bedroom, in an older building, some gulf view) and up. Waterfront single family homes (beachfront property or boating water frontage) command a premium, ranging from $900,000 (a "teardown" on a canal) to $15 million or more (a well-known author paid over $8 million for his local Florida mansion 4+ years ago). View example properties (right) and/or click the Realtor button to obtain more specific information within 24-48 hrs. Hype vs. Help: Anyone can claim to be an expert but, as former "insiders" in the Sarasota real estate market, we know who is and who isn't. At your request, we will match you with a Realtor specifically chosen for his / her expertise in the type of property and/or area you desire at no cost to you. Unlike most referral systems, we are not restricted to any one company, which helps to assure you receive the service you expect ...and deserve. |
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