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• Island Style as seen in Sarasota Magazine, October 2010

  MSC Marketing 9:32 am on October 11, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: Communities (4), Luxury, People (3), Sarasota (63), The Gulf Islands (5)   Filed under: Communities, Luxury, People, Sarasota, The Gulf Islands

   A spectacular West Indies design breathes new life into a historic Siesta Key property.

   

  Author: Carol Tisch 

  Photographer: Matt McCourtney

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  More than 100 years ago, one Sarasota family’s dream of a water-oriented, outdoor lifestyle on then remote Bay Island was realized by barging in a tiny wood frame bungalow from Tampa. Now a similar dream has led a young Sarasota family to build a grand new home on the property surrounding that historic 1905 cottage.

  Bay Island is a sliver of land separated by a canal from northern Siesta Key; today, you drive over the North Bridge to Bay Island and then cross another bridge to Siesta proper. But a century ago, visitors—who included celebrities and U.S. presidents, most friends of John Ringling—arrived by boat at Bay Island’s Hamilton Hotel and then traveled across the bridge by horse and cart to Siesta’s beaches. (More …)

  
   
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• Christie's Great Estates Quick Facts

  MSC Marketing 3:19 pm on September 23, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: Buyer info (73), Christie's Great Estates (4), global affiliations (24), Listing Presentation (7), Luxury, seller info (62), Statistics (63)   Filed under: Buyer Info, Christie's Great Estates, Global Affiliates, Listing Presentation, Luxury, Seller Info, Statistics

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• A Rewarding Experience - Still the Gulf Coast's Leading Authority

  MSC Marketing 2:31 pm on September 23, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: Consumer news and advice (162), Listing Presentation (7), Luxury, seller info (62)   Filed under: Consumer news and advice, Listing Presentation, Luxury, Seller Info

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• Luxury Portfolio.com Statistics Q2 2010

  MSC Marketing 5:02 pm on September 16, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: competitive information (50), demographics (8), global affiliations (24), home buyers (115), Luxury, market share (36), real estate (165), Statistics (63), web statistics (31)   Filed under: Buyer Info, Global Affiliates, Luxury, Luxury Portfolio, Statistics, Web Stats - 2010

  This presentation from LuxuryPortfolio.com show updated statistics from the second quarter of 2010.

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• Wealth On The Rise

  MSC Marketing 12:28 pm on August 17, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: Agent advice (15), agent information (58), Luxury, wealth (3)   Filed under: Agent advice, Agent information, economy, Luxury, Wealth

  By Kathleen Carlin-Russell

  Editor in chief of Unique Homes Magazine

  There are more millionaires in America now than there were a year ago. In the New York area alone, there are now 667,200 high-net-worth individuals (people with a net worth of more than $1 million, excluding real estate), according to the 2010 U.S. Metro Wealth Index released last week by consulting firm Capegemini. That number put New York at the top of the list, which showed HNWI in the 10 largest U.S. metro areas monitored grew by 17.5 percent in 2009 — the highest rate of growth in more than four years.    (More …)

  
   
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• News Alert! The Luxury Market Has Returned

  MSC Marketing 9:02 am on June 17, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: economy (72), housing affordability (45), housing market (54), Luxury, real estate (165), residential (65), Today's Marketplace (34)   Filed under: Luxury, The Housing Market

  by Steve Harney on June 4, 2010

  There is no longer any question that luxury homes are beginning to sell.  The high-net-worth client has marked 2010 as the year to again start purchasing real estate and their desire is turning into sales. Financing is beginning to open up in the ‘jumbo’ market and prices are starting to reflect true values as upper end foreclosures are starting to mount. What does this market have in store for us as we move forward in 2010? That will be determined by supply and demand.

  DEMAND

  Obviously, demand is increasing. The Wall street Journal reported:

  “After a near-disastrous 2009, the luxury market appears to be making a comeback, driven by growing buyer confidence, improved financing conditions and more-realistic seller pricing. Despite the housing downturn, attractively priced homes in some of the nation’s most coveted neighborhoods are selling, sometimes fast and sometimes with multiple offers. Nationwide, sales of homes selling for $2 million to $5 million in the first quarter totaled 2,461, up 32% from a year before, says CoreLogic.” (More …)

  
   
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• Luxury on Sale

  MSC Marketing 12:55 pm on February 17, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: best opportunities (7), housing affordability (45), Luxury, maximum opportunity (12), real estate (165)   Filed under: Bradenton, Buyer Info, Condominiums, Luxury, The Housing Market

   

  February 17, 2010

   

  Check out the bargains at Riviera Dunes in Palmetto.

   

  By Robert Plunket, Real Estate Junkie, Sarasota Magazine

   

  The whole town is talking about those luxury apartments at Riviera Dunes up in Palmetto that have been reduced to prices that are truly startling – they now start at $140,000 for a 2,000-square-foot unit that was originally priced at almost half a million. Are they any good? What’s the catch? And what does this mean for the future?

   

  Riviera Dunes is a very elaborate high-end development on the eastern edge of Palmetto that includes private homes, a big marina, and three large apartment complexes, the one in question being called Bel Mare. It was built at exactly the wrong time and has been purchased out of foreclosure by a company that specializes in turning these sort of situations around. Apparently they purchased 53 units for an average price of $120,000 and are now selling them at greatly deflated prices. (More …)

  
   
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• OMG! Is that a Luxury Home Buyer I See?

  MSC Marketing 9:00 am on December 29, 2009 | Comments:0
  Tags: consumer confidence (53), home buyers (115), Luxury, real estate (165)   Filed under: Buyer Info, Charts, Luxury, Seller Info, Statistics

  by Steve Harney on December 29, 2009

  Though the upper end market has been weak over the last few years, this may be proof that it is starting to turn. It is something we will continue to keep our eye on.

  Yesterday, we reported on the differences between two major housing reports that were released last week. Today, I want to comment on something both reports had in common but has been vastly under-reported: the sudden increase in sales of luxury homes.

  The past several months have shown a tremendous uptick in buyer activity. And, though the market has been buoyed by the increase in sales, the major drawback was that it was mostly low-end properties that were selling.

  But there is some great news! The mid-tier and upper-tier prices are beginning to show movement!! (More …)

  
   
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• Staying Current in the New Global Market Place

  MSC Marketing 3:01 pm on November 23, 2009 | Comments:0
  Tags: Christie's (8), Consumers, Global Marketplace, Leading RE (4), LuxeAnalytics, Luxury, Luxury Portfolio (9), Mayfair (11), Previews, Regents, Savills, Sotheby's   Filed under: Luxury Portfolio

  Luxury Portfolio Recent Web Facts

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• Christie’s Great Estates - Reaching the World With International Marketing

  MSC Marketing 2:40 pm on October 29, 2009 | Comments:0
  Tags: best opportunities (7), global affiliations (24), Luxury, maximum opportunity (12), real estate (165), social networking (14), web exposure (27), web statistics (31)   Filed under: Global Affiliates, Statistics, Web, Web Stats 2009

  Christie’s Great Estates provides global opportunities superior to any other international luxury real estate network. Michael Saunders and Company is proud to be part of this network in delivering the most optimum international marketing strategy to our sellers. Click on the below image to download a viewable and printable version of how Christie’s Great Estates global network is the best option to sell your home.