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Real Estate

County Commissioner Christian Ziegler: "The only thing you can do west of the interstate is go taller." (File photo)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • September 6, 2022
County asks staff to tighten up workforce housing loopholes

Sarasota County's half dwelling unit density ordinance has yet to produce tangible results, so commissioners are directing staff to review and suggest refinements.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 1, 2022
Casey Key home sells for $5 million

A Casey Key home tops the week's sales at $5 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
Built in 1993, the home at 605 Weston Pointe Court has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,806 square feet of living area. (Courtesy of Ryan Ackerman, Coldwell-Banker Realty)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 31, 2022
Weston Pointe property sells for more than $2 million

A Weston Pointe property tops the week's sales at $2.05 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
This Lake Club home at 7928 Matera Court sold for $1,785,000. It has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,727 square feet of living area. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 30, 2022
Lake Club home tops sales at $2.7 million

A Lake Club home on Baycross Drive tops the week's sales at $2.7 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
New housing stock increased by 10.9% between 2010 and 2020 in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metro area. Over that same decade, population grew by 18.2%. (File photo)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 29, 2022
Sarasota region housing stock grew 10.9% from 2010 to 2020

Far outpaced by population growth, new housing stock in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area grew more than the national average in the decade between the 2008 recession and COVID-19.

  • Sarasota
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Built in 2006, the home at 1525 N. Lake Shore Drive has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,407 square feet of living area. (Courtesy photo)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 25, 2022
Oyster Bay property sells for $2.9 million

An Oyster Bay home on Lake Shore Drive tops the week's sales at $2.9 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 25, 2022
Redevelopment of Bath & Racquet Club moves closer to city approval

Entering its final Development Review Committee stage, the preservation and conversion the 53-year-old tennis complex into a multiuse project will go before the Planning Board this fall.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The fenced property at 203 Garfield Drive includes two buildings, both constructed in 1936. (Photo by Eric Garwood)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 24, 2022
Ringling Estates properties sell for $2.9 million

Two Ringling Estates properties on Garfield Drive top the week's sales at $2.9 million.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
This LakeHouse Cove at Waterside home at 793 Crosswind Ave. sold for $3 million. It has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,274 square feet of living area. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 23, 2022
LakeHouse Cove home tops sales at $3 million

A LakeHouse Cove home on Crosswind Avenue tops the week's sales at $3 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Although it costs a lot to rent a place to live in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton MSA, renting remains a better bargain here than does purchasing a home. (File photo)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 23, 2022
Sarasota region ranks among the lowest rent-cost-to-ownership ratios in Florida

Although rents are difficult to afford in Sarasota County, the metro area ranks among the lowest of its peers in Florida when compared to the cost of purchasing a home.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering of a $16.99 million home under construction by Seaward Development on Siesta Key features a salt water pool, 1,500-square-foot rooftop terrace and a 1,530-square-foot guest house. (Courtesy of Seaward Development)
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • August 18, 2022
New Siesta Key home offered at nearly $17 million

A new construction home on Higel Avenue that can garage 16 vehicles is offered by the builder at $16.99 million, joining a list of eight-figure homes for sale in the Sarasota area.

  • Siesta Key
  • Real Estate
The home at 1500 Hillview Drive was sold in 1991 for $800,000. (Photo by Eric Garwood)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 18, 2022
Harbor Acres property sells for $12 million

A Harbor Acres home on Hillview Drive tops the week's sales at $12 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 17, 2022
Country Club Shores home sells for $3.1 million

A Country Club Shores home on Schooner Lane tops the week's sales at $3.1 million .

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
This Country Club home at 13207 Palmers Creek Terrace sold for $3 million. It has four bedrooms, five baths, a pool and 5,581 square feet of living area. (Photo by Liz Ramos)
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • August 16, 2022
Country Club home tops sales at $3 million

A Country Club home on Palmers Creek Terrace tops the week's sales at $3 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • August 11, 2022
Windward at Lakewood Ranch launches latest salvo in amenities race

The Neal Communities property shows how middle- to upper-middle-class families are living the country club lifestyle.

  • East County
  • Opinion
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