Real Estate

Robin Hartill
July 6, 2011

Bird Key home sells for $4.95 million

The Bird Key home at 667 Mourning Dove Drive sold for $4.95 million - the largest sale on the island since January 2008, when the home at 643 Mourning Dove Drive sold for $6.9 million.

Longboat Key
Real Estate

Robin Hartill
July 6, 2011

Real Estate Reports

Andrew Bers Team named recipient of Five Star Award

Longboat Key
Real Estate

Pam Eubanks
July 1, 2011

Neal home sales continue to grow

Neal Communities recorded 37 contracts for the month of June.

East County
Real Estate

Adam Hughes
June 30, 2011

Tower Residences condo sells for $2.25 million

A condominium in The Tower Residences tops all real-estate transactions from June 13 to June 17. Michael and Karen Valentino, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 1203 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to Sally Yanowitz, trustee, for $2.25 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,985 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.85 million in 2003.

Sarasota
Real Estate

Robin Hartill
June 29, 2011

Bird Key home sells for $4.95 million

The sale amount is the highest amount paid in more than three years on Bird Key.

Longboat Key
Real Estate

Robin Hartill
June 29, 2011

Sleepy Lagoon home sells for $1,775,000

James and Pamela Eatrides, of Bradenton Beach, sold their home at 700 Lyons Lane, in Sleepy Lagoon, to Michael and Desiree Trahan, of Waitsfield, Vt., for $1,775,000. Built in 2006, the 4,763-square-foot home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a swimming pool. The property last sold for $325,000 in April 1999.

Longboat Key
Real Estate

Observer Staff
June 29, 2011

Real Estate Reports

Wagner Realty announces its top agents for May; SAR announces strong sales numbers for May

Longboat Key
Real Estate

Adam Hughes
June 23, 2011

Casey Key home sells for $3.1 million

A home on Casey Key tops all real-estate transactions from June 6 to June 10. Tammis Day, of Sula, Mont., sold the home at 135 N. Casey Key Road to Roso LLC for $3.15 million. Built in 1974, it has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,681 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $4.5 million in 2006.

Sarasota
Real Estate

Adam Hughes
June 22, 2011

Lakewood Ranch C.C. home tops sales at $925,000

A home in the Country Club of Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Jeffrey and Andrea Bruner, of Wayne, Mich., sold their home at 7119 Teal Creek Glen to Roderick McKenney and Wanda Brown, of Nova Scotia, Canada, for $925,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 4,640 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2,238,000 in 2005.

East County
Real Estate

Robin Hartill
June 22, 2011

Lido property tops week's sales

Lewis and Debra Comer, of Unit 1104, sold Unit A-802 at L'Elegance on Lido Beach, 1800 Benjamin Franklin Drive, to Kerstin Halsall, Constance Crosby and Cecil Rochwerg, as trustees of The Sapphire Trust, of Ontario, for $1,083,000. Built in 1996, the 1,980-square-foot unit has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. It last sold for $718,000 in April 2000.