Corelogic just released some exciting news from the national housing market: Home prices are back on the rise! The real estate data provider reported that home prices increased 0.9 percent in January after falling 0.1 percent in December. And this is indicative of a larger trend, Corelogic reported. After all, over the last 12 months, prices […]
Sarasota County homeowners are sure to be relieved when they hear about the latest decision made by the US House of Representatives regarding flood insurance! Recently, the House overwhelmingly approved a piece of bipartisan legislation that will help keep flood insurance rate increases to a minimum. The possibility of flood insurance hikes had been […]
Some encouraging news for interested home sellers came out of Sarasota County recently: Although real estate market activity slowed down a bit in January, it revved right back up in February. Experts credit the spurt in activity to record tourism numbers as well as increased home buyer interest. This further drives home the belief that not only […]
Home buying fervor has driven home prices to their largest annual gain since 2005, according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. Evidently, home buyer interest – fueled by low mortgage rates as well as reduced inventories – helped drive prices up in 2013. Now, experts are saying that home buyers and home […]
Things just keep getting better and better for the Sarasota County, FL real estate market! Everything from the total home inventory to the median sales price is improving, demonstrating that our local housing market is headed for a strong and extended recovery period! The recent market activity has been so encouraging that home owners are […]
Time to Move To Sarasota, Florida! Just in case you didn’t already have a lengthy list of reasons to move to Sarasota Florida, here’s another one: The moderate temperatures we enjoy here in Sarasota are expected to stay that way for longer periods of time because of changes in the main system that determines our […]
The luxury home market on the Sarasota real estate market is heating up according to our recent posts and the just released sales data! The Mortgage Bankers Association recently estimated that sales of new single family homes had a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 543,000 units in January 2014, which is a noticeable increase from the […]
Changes are afoot on the national housing market that suggest that this year is going to increasingly favor the home seller. And that means buyers will likely be paying more for real estate in 2014. According to a recent news article, the National Association of REALTORS® recently reported that nearly 5.1 million homes sold last […]
If you’re a current Sarasota home owner thinking about listing your property on the local housing market, 2014 may be a promising year! According to a recent article I was reading, experts believe 2014 will be defined by positive growth and activity on the local Sarasota housing market – from an increase in home sales […]
How the Sarasota County Real Estate Numbers Add Up! Home sellers all across Sarasota County are celebrating the latest market data released recently by the Sarasota Board of REALTORS®. The latest data from SBOR® revealed three encouraging trends for home sellers: The median sales price for single family homes has jumped by double digits. The […]
