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Updates from February, 2012
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Michael Saunders & Company Web Stats and Market Leader YTD 2011
Beth Ward
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Best Places to Retire 2012 - 10 Great Sunny Places to Retire
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If bright skies and warm temperatures are on your must-have list, these cities fit the bill
from: AARP | January 2012
Sarasota, FloridaIf you’ve ever dreamed of retiring on the best beach in the U.S., now might be your chance: Siesta Beach, of the dozens of waterfront strands in and around Sarasota, earned the top beach in the U.S. honors from Dr. Beach for the white sands, crystal water and wide area for sunbathing, playing or people watching.
Sarasota, which sits south of Tampa on Florida’s Gulf Coast, is beach-centric but there’s more to this city of 52,025 people than simply embedding toes in sand.
See also: Ten best states for retirement.
Start with the arts scene, which includes a renowned Rubens collection at the Ringling Museum of Art, which is adjacent to John Ringling’s Ca D’Zan Mansion, an impressive, if somewhat gaudy, homage to Venetian Gothic architecture. Sarasota also has its own opera house, ballet company, symphony orchestra and multiple theaters, all in a modern downtown surrounded by water.
The city’s historic neighborhoods include Towles Court art district, which harbors colorful wooden homes, galleries, shops and restaurants. Main Street is ideal for walking — and popping in and out of quaint boutiques and restaurants, along with lively bars. Towles Court hosts regular art walks, featuring works of local artists.For non-beach natural diversions, forge into Myakka River State Park, which offers hundreds of miles of hiking trails, campgrounds, cabin rentals and airboat tours. Wildlife here includes red-tailed hawks, otters, foxes and alligators. And for man-made diversions? Golf and tennis are big in Sarasota, with dozens of public and private courses and hundreds of tennis courts. For baseball fans, Ed Smith Stadium is the spring training headquarters of the Baltimore Orioles and home to a minor league franchise.Sarasota was hit hard during the housing crash and is still recovering. Foreclosures are a big issue here, but that also means you might pick up a house at a steep discount. Unemployment is above the national average and most jobs are in retail, tourism and hospitality, and thus don’t pay well. But prices of most goods and services are in line with incomes, thus the cost of living index is average.Crime is above average here but most residents say they are happy living here, and most are fairly healthy: The obesity rate is below the national average (although the diabetes rate is slightly above average). While there’s no science to prove it, good health and happiness may be linked to hanging around some of the world’s best beaches every day.
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Florida Sales Report November 2011 Exisiting Condominiums
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Florida Sales Report for November 2011 for Single Family Existing Homes
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SHT Reprints of the US Airways Magazine are now Available for Purchase!
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The Sarasota Herald -Tribune Reprints of US Air Magazine are now available. If you would like a large quantity of reprints, we will be taking orders at $.50 a piece. Orders should be placed by no later than Monday, December 12th
Please contact Jennifer Horvat to place you order.
Office 941.955.8200 ext. 3242
email jenniferhorvat@michaelsaunders.com
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Florida Sales Report – 3rd Quarter 2011 Existing Condominiums
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Florida Leads Top 10 Cities for Home List Price Increases
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FLORIDA MARKETS DOMINATE TOP-TEN LIST OF HOUSING MARKETS THAT HAVE SEEN THE GREATEST INCREASE IN MEDIAN LIST PRICE
A top-ten list of the U.S. housing markets that experienced the greatest year-over-year increase in median list price—just released by the National Association of REALTORS®—turns out to be all but completely dominated by Florida markets.
Only three non-Florida markets broke into the ranking, the first appearing at #6. The top five are Ft. Myers-Cape Coral, Miami, Naples, Sarasota-Bradenton and Punta Gorda. The other Florida markets included on the list are Lakeland-Winter Haven and Daytona Beach.
Published: Friday, November 4, 2011 at 12:54 p.m.
Florida communities, including Sarasota-Bradenton and Charlotte County-North Port, dominated a list of the 10 cities that have seen the largest percentage increase in median list prices when comparing September with a year earlier.
The list from the National Association of Realtors speaks to the lack of available properties on the low end of the market; to the growing number of high-end owners getting off the fence and trying to sell; and perhaps to seller’s confidence about what they can get for their homes.
Sarasota-Bradenton was No. 4 on the ratings, culled from 4 million listings on more than 900 multiple listing services around the country. The median list price during September was $233,0000, 16.5 percent higher than a year ago.
Charlotte County-North Port was $169,000, up 14 percent from a year ago.
Other markets up in Florida include Fort Myers-Cape Coral, whose 34.5 percent increase put it at No. 1; Miami, with 25.6 percent increase at No. 2; Naples, at No. 3; Lakeland-Winter Haven, at No. 7; and Daytona Beach, at No. 9.
The other non-Florida communities were Shreveport-Bosier City, La.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; and Boise City, Idaho.
Nationally, the median list price has risen 1.6 percent to $190,000, the NAR reported.
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Trendgraphix Market Report September 2011
Beth Ward
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Michael Saunders & Company Year-to-Date Website and Market Leader Stats, September 2011
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Trendgraphix Market Report August 2011
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