The number of sales of homes and condos last month in Sarasota County was nearly 20% higher than those in August 2008.
The Sarasota Association of Realtors reported 498 property sales last month, compared to 415 sales the previous year.
In addition, the inventory of for-sale properties is shrinking. There were 3,949 single-family homes and 2,343 condos for sale at the end of August. At the end of August 2008, there were 6,461 homes and 2,407 condos for sale.
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19 2012 Merit Scholarship Recital
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - May
20 Gentle Yoga and Meditation with Lynn Burgess
10:00 am - 11:00 am - May
20 Fun Fitness for Parkinsons
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - May
20 Annual Meeting of Friends of the Selby Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Culinary roots
05/16/13
Trevor Kunk is the chef de cuisine at Blue Hill in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which the James Beard Foundation just named "most outstanding restaurant." -
Bright lights
05/16/13
Sarasota native and resident Bri Oliva made her TV debut May 7, on the "Rachael Ray Show." Oliva was selected to participate in a segment called "Hidden Dangers on the Playground." -
Key to the city
05/02/13
More than 100 community members and leaders, friends and family surprised Paul Thorpe, one of the founding members of the Downtown Association of Sarasota, April 25, at The Gator Club, to show their appreciation and celebrate the strides he’s made for Sarasota over the past four decades.
