It is an exciting time to be a Lakewood Ranch home owner! Why? Because right now, a new 800,000 sq. ft. mall is under construction nearby, which completion set for the fall of 2014! This massive development will be located north of State Road 70 and is expected to feature everything from housing to retail to […]
Whichever way you look at it, the real estate market is finishing strong as we wrap up 2013! According to a recent Bloomberg report, several market indicators are showing growth and gains, which is great news for home buyers and home sellers alike! Today, we’re going to share with you some of the highlights of […]
All eyes are on Florida’s real estate market, according to a recent Herald Tribune article I was reading. Evidently, the Home Buying Institute recently predicted that our state will surpass other housing recoveries in California, Las Vegas and Phoenix next year. The institute’s predication comes as housing supply is waning in many area markets, including […]
Lately, we are receiving more and more inquiries from people interested in investing in Sarasota and Manatee County homes. Why? In addition to this area being a wonderful place to live, a lot of residents are reacting to a recent climb in home prices. In other words, these buyers are trying to take advantage of […]
More and more people are taking out building permits for new construction homes, according to a recent Bloomberg article I was readying! Evidently, in October, building permits across the nation climbed to the highest level in more than five years! This is an incredible milestone for the national housing market and also one that’s being […]
As real estate experts, we’re always looking for market indicators to suggest whether the market is favoring sellers or buyers. We look at a variety of factors, including average list price, median sales price and price per square footage. Another indicator we look at is the days that a home spent on the market before […]
Great news for interested home sellers throughout the country: The price for single-family homes has increased in 88 percent of the country’s cities! That’s according to third quarter data recently discussed in a Bloomberg article. Experts are saying that the increase is directly attributed to buyers competing for limited inventories as well as a decrease […]
It’s not too late to find your ideal home in the warm and relaxing Lakewooods Ranch, Florida. When the first phase of the Esplanade Community was constructed, the 400 units sold out quickly. Fortunately, a second phase opened earlier this year and is available for sale now! The new Esplanade Golf and Country Club extension […]
Here’s another sign that the tide has turned on the national real estate market: US homes entering the foreclosure process fell to their lowest levels in 7 years during the 3rd quarter of 2013. This is tremendous news for interested home sellers because foreclosures have been pulling down median sales prices all across the country […]
Home prices in both the United States and Canada have steadily been increasing over the last several months, according to recent housing market data. Evidently, CoreLogic Home Price Index recently reported that U.S. home prices have increased in nearly all major cities, and were up 12.4 percent year-over-year in August. Meanwhile, in Canada, home prices […]
