Cheryl McKane joins Longview Realty Inc.

Cheryl McKane has joined the staff of Longview Realty Inc., where she will be in charge of the company’s Sarasota and Manatee county residential property transactions.

Originally from Middletown, N.Y., McKane began her real-estate career in New York more than 20 years ago. She has been a Sarasota resident since 1993 and has a son and five granddaughters.

“I am blessed to live in one of the most beautiful places in the country,” McKane said in a prepared statement. “Sarasota-Manatee, Florida and the surrounding areas offer world-class entertainment, beautiful white-sand beaches, top-rated schools — all with a small-town charm blended into a cosmopolitan city life.”

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