The Sarasota real estate market continues on its upward trend of closed sales, home inventory, and home prices. The number of closed sales for single-family homes increased by 6.9% since this time last year. Condo sales also improved by about 0.8% from last year. Sarasota Market Update for August 2017 Closed sales for both single-family […]
Archives: September 2017
How Buyers and Sellers Have Lost Thousands of Dollars to Email Scams
Email scams are as old as, well, email, but as the years go by, these scams have become more and more sophisticated. Recently, several home buyers have fallen victim to specially targeted email scams that attempt to rob them of their closing costs — sometimes up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. These types of […]
6 Questions to Ask When Considering a Neighborhood with an HOA
Let’s say you have your heart set on buying a home in a community with a swimming pool, a clubhouse, and maybe even a playground or trails. Having access to these amenities often means living in a community with a homeowners association, or HOA. Generally, an HOA is responsible for keeping the neighborhood looking beautiful […]