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Sarasota Area Property Owners Fight Chinese Drywall & Serious Health Concerns!

Sarasota Realtor — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:18:17 PST

Sarasota-Bradenton property owners pray class action lawsuit resolves years-long legal battle to rid their homes of potentially dangerous Chinese drywall. Sarasota area housing boom (circa 2001-2005) forced imports of Chinese drywall. Personal & Property Dangers Force Class Action Lawsuit According to University of New Orleans toxicologist Dr. Patricia Williams, the drywall appears to release three [...]

Sarasota County Schools Rank #4 Of 67 Counties In Latest State Report; Manatee Plummets To 47th!

Sarasota Realtor — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:34:21 PST

Florida State Department of Education releases 2011 school district report cards – Sarasota Tops List Of 67 County Schools At #4. Sarasota earns #4 spot. Manatee drops to #47. Two neighboring counties – very different school district report cards. Why the HUGE difference in K-12 education between all public school in 2 neighboring counties? Therein [...]

Sarasota LOSES Money, AirTran Announces It’s Leaving Sarasota International Airport!

Sarasota Realtor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:24:18 PST

Sarasota (FL) AirTran will end its service to and from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Aug. 12. The final Air Tran flights at SRQ will be on Aug. 11. Why the shocking reaction in Sarasota? Seriously, you didn’t SEE this coming? Any person of modest means who lives or travels to and from Sarasota knows it’s damn [...]

Sarasota Foreclosures – Wrecking Ball Destroys Dreams, Greedy Bankers Pocket Millions!

Sarasota Realtor — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:13:52 PST

60 Minutes reports on wrecking ball used to fight foreclosure epidemic; 11,000,000 property owners nationwide owe more than their homes are worth! Tick-tick-tick! Cameras capture head-shaking reality: cities throughout the US are bulldozing abandoned properties. Banks foreclose and abandon properties, forcing cities to confront blight. You will have trouble believing the following 13 minute video [...]

Sarasota Real Estate Market Posts Strong December 2011, Signals Approaching Seller’s Market (?)

Sarasota Realtor — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:03:41 PST

Sarasota real estate market optimistically ends 2011 – property sales up 8.2% in 2011; prices show signs of stabilizing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVBjVRYk2vY Most obvious, every real estate market is LOCAL. FISERV, the analytics firm mentioned in the video, sees a different Sarasota-area housing market. Naturally, FISERV doesn’t break down the sales numbers as we do at Sarasota [...]

Lake Sarasota – 7270 Mauna Loa Blvd Overcomes Challenges…Finally SELLS At Last Minute!

Sarasota Realtor — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:43:44 PST

7270 Mauna Loa in Lake Sarasota avoids foreclosure: 2nd lien holder signs off for pennies; appraiser finds value & inspector gives thumb’s up to roof. Selling Sarasota real estate these days definitely requires many stars to align…perfectly. With this sale, we struggled to: 1. Short 2nd lien holder – nobody wants to accept less than [...]

Sarasota’s Siesta Key Beach Redefines “White” Christmas, Northerners Choose Sun Over Blizzards, Black Ice & Arctic Conditions!

Sarasota Realtor — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:12:12 PST

Where’s all the Christmas magic when there’s no snow, no arctic temps & no gray skies? Who said there’s no “white” on Christmas in Sarasota? In case you’re unaware, Sarasota boasts the best “white” in all of the US. To be clear, I’m not talking about SNOW – heavens no. In Sarasota, we don’t “do” [...]

10 BEST “Traditional” Christmas Movies For The Entire Family…PLUS Bonus Gift!

Sarasota Realtor — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:31:37 PST

At Christmas, it’s time for families to gather around the fireplace, fire up the big screen TV & enjoy 10 best Christmas movies of all time…along with one moving Christmas music video! Many wonderful Christmas “feel-good” movies (and network shows) from which to choose. From the long list of awesome Christmas movies, my family loves [...]

Sarasota Real Estate Market – November 2011 Sales Suggest SELLER’S Market…Seriously!

Sarasota Realtor — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:25:45 PST

Sarasota real estate market optimists claim sales numbers point to “seller’s market,” while realists point out troubling markers. YES, sales remained strong in November. YES, median sales price of single family homes increased in November. Indeed, Sarasota faces an obvious contradiction of basic “supply-demand” economics. If there’s demand for Sarasota-Bradenton real estate, why are prices [...]

Sarasota Chalk Festival – You Won’t Believe This Is Chalk…On Streets Of Sarasota!

Sarasota Realtor — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:36:53 PST

Sarasota Chalk Festival – one week during November, Sarasota cherishes brilliant artistic skill “chalked” up on the STREETS of Sarasota. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCtJ5xOKZkQ This year the theme will take everyone through the history of street painting, chalk art, 3D pavement art, street art, graffiti, murals and much more. Numerous artists from around the world will turn South [...]