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Thinking about a nice waterfront condo in Sarasota, Florida? Take a look at Golden Gate Point near downtown Sarasota. Here you will find some of the nicest condos in Sarasota. Some of them include La Bellasara, Grande Riviera, Majestic Bay and Phoenix. All of these condos include breathtaking water views. Watch the video below to learn more about this fun 22 acre peninsula and why so many yearn to live here. 

Give us a call at 941.822.0708 if we can help you buy or sell a condo on Golden Gate Point.

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Imagine walking out onto your balcony in the morning to breathtaking views of the John Ringling Bridge, Sarasota Bay, the downtown Sarasota skyline, and, in the distance, the skyline of Longboat…

My oldest son turns 5 this week, so in honor of him, I’m going to write about his most favorite activity, the thing he asks to do every Saturday, the thing he asks to do every time we drive home from his preschool (which is [in]conveniently located right by a mini-golf course), the only thing he said he wanted for his birthday this year: “Putt-putt, Mommy!”

Like it or not, we live in vacation central down here in wonderful Sarasota.  There are a few downsides that come with being a “tourist town” (I’m looking at you, traffic!) but the perks outweigh the negatives for us.  And one of the best perks is there is no lack of things to do!  A favorite of 5-year-olds and tourists alike is mini-golf, and there are so many unique places to go to…

Below is press release from the Sarasota Association of Realtor. Here are the highlights:

• More than 1,000 properties sold in April 2013. 
• This is the first time sales have hit four figures since June 2005.
• There have only been ten months in SAR's 90-year history that sales have topped 1,000. The otehr 9 occured in 2004 and 2005
• 14% increase over April 2012
• April 2013 median sales price - $217,000
  
• April 2012 median sales price - $175,000
• Pending sales were at 1,097, slightly lower than last month's figure of 1,221 and slightly up from last April's figure of 1,068.
  
• The inventory is down almost 19 percent since April 2012.
  
• The April 2013 months of inventory were 3.2 months for single family and 3.9 months for condos, with both…

Thinking about purchasing a vacation property in Sarasota? One of the draws of this gorgeous beach town is our vibrant downtown area. Watch the video below to learn more about downtown Sarasota and why so many yearn to live here. 

Give us a call at 941.822.0708 if we can help you buy or sell a property in downtown Sarasota, Florida.

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Sarasota, Florida, is well-known as one of the region's most culture-rich cities, and downtown Sarasota is the center of it all.  Located on Sarasota Bay, downtown offers something for everyone.  It provides a wide array of big city activities and events while still retaining the small town vibe. 

Visitors to downtown will enjoy an eclectic mix of shops and dining, with everything…

Watch the video below to admire the beauty and serenity of Lido Key and St. Armands Circle. Both keys are located conveniently just a couple of miles west of downtown Sarasota and offer a variety of beautiful of homes and condos for sale. 

Give us a call at 941.822.0708 if we can help you buy or sell a property on Lido Key or St. Armands Circle

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Welcome to Lido Key in sunny Sarasota, Florida. This island paradise is located just west of downtown Sarasota, over the Ringling Bridge, between Longboat Key and Siesta Key, Lido Key offers many amenities for tourist and resident alike. The entire west side of the key is covered in white sand beaches looking out over the Gulf of Mexico. The atmosphere is peaceful and…

A little free press doesn't hurt. Below is an article from the Sarasota Herald Tribune about all of the fabulous sales in the luxury home and condo market. They were nice enough to quote me. Here is a link to the article - Sarasota luxury sales hit 4 month high. 

Sarasota luxury sales hit four-month high

Luxury homes sales in Sarasota County hit a four-month high in April, driven by a shrinking inventory of high-end properties and the seasonal upswing in real estate activity.

Forty-six luxury residences priced over $1 million changed hands for a total of $85.3 million last month.

That topped the 40 single-family homes and condos that sold for $72.1 million in March, and outstripped the 36 sales for $76.4 million in April…

We received a call this morning from one of our clients raving about our Realtor John Wilcher. She wanted to say this instead of typing,

Of course, we love to receive these testimonials. We receive these for all of our Realtors.  Our agents are a reflection of the DWELL brand so it is a priority for us to hire professional and ethical agents. In a nutshell:

We Want This:	Not This:

If you operate like the guy on the right there is a good chance you will end up on Michael Braga's radar and be…

Buyers are not asking about bank owned and short sale properties like they used to. It seems that all of the positive real estate news in the media and Realtor community is changing the buyers from "I Need a Smokin Hot Deal!" to "I would like to buy a nice home at a good value." There are still many homeowners underwater and waiting to get through the legal system. I imagine this supply will provide a steady stream of distressed properties for the next few years.

Sarasota Foreclosures

Above is sales data for bank owned and short sale properties in Sarasota county since early 2006. The light green bars represent the inventory of distressed homes, the dark green bars are the sold properties and the red line indicates pending sales. Compared…

Check out this lovely home listed by DWELL Realtor Ansu Swanepoel.  Give us a call at 941.822.0708 if you are interested in this property.

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Congratulations to DWELL co-broker Allison Werner for becoming a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist!

Allison recently attended a conference at the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, which exists to help real estate professionals provide high quality service to buyers and sellers of the luxury market.  The 2-day intensive-study course covered topics such as trends and amenities in today’s luxury market and creating marketing plans for multi-million dollar property, meaning that DWELL is even better equipped now to serve million dollar buyers and sellers.  Laurie Moore-Moore, President of the Institute and author of Rich Buyer, Rich Seller!  The Real Estate Agents’ Guide to Marketing Luxury Homes, said that “Allison Werner is an…