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Home Buying Home Selling Real Estate

Luxury Condos Keep on Selling!

The Sarasota and Manatee county markets for condos & townhomes remain disconnected for properties between $600k and $1M. In Manatee, it is better to be a buyer; however, the market is balanced in Sarasota. While the $1M+ condo market in Sarasota has favored sellers all year, this is just the second month that we have also seen it happening in Manatee.

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Home Buying Home Selling Real Estate

Your Single Family Home Market Update

Whether you are looking to buy, sell or invest in real estate, it is important to understand market conditions. Real estate is hyper-local, with market dynamics changing from subdivision to subdivision. However, county trends will give you a good idea of what to expect.

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Home Buying Home Selling Luxury Homes Real Estate

The Luxury Single Family Home Market is Warming Up

Although the luxury single family home market ($1M+ homes) is much better balanced this year than last, it is still a strong buyer’s market in both Manatee and Sarasota counties. Markets are generally considered in “balance” when there is about six months of inventory for sale at the current pace of home sales. When the inventory gets greater than that, buyers tend to have more leverage than sellers in negotiations.

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Home Maintenance Real Estate

Home Maintenance to Get Rid of the Unseen “Gross”

Home ownership and home maintenance are joined at the hip, so I am sure you are aware that there’s plenty of work you should be doing. Sorry to lengthen your list, but there are a few more things to add that aren’t likely yet on it. Here are some important, but lesser known maintenance activities.

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Home Maintenance Real Estate

Are You Prepared for a House Fire?

There will likely be a new house fire every minute and a half this year in the United States. That means we can expect over 350,000 house fires every year in our country. Are you and your family ready for a fire in your home? While there are a myriad of fire safety and prevention tips, three really stand out for me.