West Florida has seen its luxurious lifestyle shaken. (more…)

In another sign that the Sarasota-Bradenton housing market is recovering faster than most parts of Florida, June home sales climbed 5 percent from the same month last year. (more…)

Sales of existing homes nationally are expected to drop 4.6 percent this year to 6.2 million, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday - a stark contrast to the Bradenton-Sarasota market, which has seen sales gains the last two months. (more…)

… but when?

It may be six months to a year away, but experts say local real estate activity is expected to make a full recovery. (more…)

While there have been some signs of a change in fortunes for the Southwest Florida housing market, many of the region’s home builders continue to struggle with a sluggish market. (more…)

A local Realtor’s sales push launched a few months back, “Time2Buy,” seems to be having positive results, so it is a safe bet that Kathy Roberts and Joe Hembree are feeling vindicated this week. (more…)

Looks like Florida mortgage news isn’t all bad. (more…)

Florida mortgage demand is slowing and home sales are way down. But that hasn’t swayed a local real estate brokerage, which is growing by 14 real estate agents.

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Sarasota-Bradenton was a bright spot in an otherwise dismal national and state Florida real estate market during March.

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After more than a decade in the home appraisal industry, Bill Samuels decided to branch out on his own. Leaving a large Sarasota appraisal firm in order to bring a more personal touch to clients, Samuels planned on starting small - just him in fact.

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