In August 2026, Sarasota County’s single-family home market held roughly steady from a year earlier, according to Florida Realtors data. There were 646 closed sales, up just 0.8% from August 2025, or about five more homes. New pending sales rose 1.1% to 665. That’s small growth, but it shows buyer activity is keeping pace with last year and not slowing heading into the fall.
In August 2026, Manatee County’s single-family home market grew over the prior year, according to Florida Realtors data. There were 687 closed sales, up 5.7% from August 2025. New pending sales, which show contracts signed during the month, rose 4.4% to 665. That points to steady buyer demand heading into the fall, since those contracts will close in the months ahead.
Not all home improvements are guaranteed to improve your home’s value by more than what you are investing. Here are some that Florida Realtors has identified as producing mixed returns.
Community Development District (CDD) fees are a common feature of single-family home communities in Florida, especially newer master-planned developments. A CDD is a special-purpose unit of local government, authorized under Florida Statute Chapter 190, that a developer establishes to finance, build, and maintain the infrastructure for a community: things like roads, water and sewer systems, drainage, street lighting, and often amenities such as clubhouses, pools, gates, and parks. Rather than the developer paying for this infrastructure upfront and folding the cost into the home price, the CDD issues bonds to cover construction, and homeowners repay that debt over time through an annual assessment tied to their property.
If you are listing your home for sale, you want to have an idea if the people are coming through to look at it are serious buyers. Florida Realtors has put together the infographic below with some things you should look for to determine just that.
