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Longboat Key | Real Estate

The Bird Key home at 426 Meadow Lark Drive sold for $2,952,000. (file)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 7, 2022
Gulf of Mexico Drive home is Longboat Key's top seller this week

Property at 5940 Gulf of Mexico Drive sells for $4.7 million during the week of Dec. 27-3

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 7, 2022
Home on South Washington Drive sells for more than $10 million

Waterfront home offers 11,200 square feet of Mediterranean-design luxury.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Homes are averaging seven to nine days on the market before going to contract, according to local sales figures.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 7, 2022
Manatee, Sarasota real estate sellers keep smiling as prices keep climbing

Region's median sales price for homes is third in Florida, behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale and Naples.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Built in 1951, it has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 3,836 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • January 5, 2022
Ringling Estates property sells for $3.38 million

At $3.38 million, a Ringling Estates property on Lido Key tops all transactions this week.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 28, 2021
Top Longboat-area real estate sales of 2021

Here are the real estate sales that made the headlines in 2021.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Unit 101 condominium at 4955 Gulf of Mexico Drive was built in 2007. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,122 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 19, 2021
Positano condo unit sells for $4.1 million

Built in 2007, the condo is the top seller in the Longboat Key area for the week of Dec. 6-10.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Built in 1973, the home at 465 E. Royal Flamingo Drive has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,383 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 13, 2021
Bird Key property sells for $2.5 million

Waterfront home on East Royal Flamingo Drive is the top seller for the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 3 in the Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands, Bird Key areas .

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Mosaic tile floors are featured in the home.
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 6, 2021
Home of Longboat Key pioneer on the market

Bayou Hammock property was once the home of Herb Field.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Built in 1967, the home at 7 Winslow Drive has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,075 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 5, 2021
Longboat Shores home sells for $1.76 million

Property on Winslow Place is highest seller on Longboat Key for the week of Nov. 22-26.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 3, 2021
Iconic 1950s ZigZag House for sale in Lido Shores

Acclaimed ZigZag house is an authentic example of the style known as the Sarasota School of Architecture.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The home on Gulfside Road was Built in 2010. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 4,201 square feet of living area.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 28, 2021
Gulfside Road home sells for $6.3 million

Sleepy Lagoon property is the top seller in the Longboat Key area for Nov. 15-19.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 24, 2021
With record broken, Sarasota area home prices reach state's elite

Sarasota County median price hits $410,000, moving region to No. 3 statewide.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Two condominiums sold at L'Ambience recently, one for $4 million and another for $3.5 million.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 20, 2021
Pair of Longboat condominiums are top sellers on the islands

L'Ambiance units sell for $4 million and $3.5 million in separate deals that closed between Nov. 8-12.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 18, 2021
North-end beachfront home on the market for $10.88 million

Property at 6211 Gulf of Mexico Drive was built in 1993 in a Mediterranean style.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • November 13, 2021
Bonaire condo is top-seller on the islands

5005 Gulf of Mexico Drive unit sells for $3.25 million in deals that closed between Nov. 1-5.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
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