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        <description>Sarasota Real Estate and Community News Blog by Bryan Guentner of REMAX Platinum Realty in Sarasota and Venice Florida</description>
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            <title>Sarasota County Luxury Real Estate Update</title>
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As of January 31, 2012, there were 11 properties that are showing sold in Sarasota Florida County during the last 60 days that were listed above $2,000,000.&nbsp; 

The highest priced property that was listed for $3,990,000, sold for $4,100,000 on Siesta Key. &nbsp;Another sold on Siesta Key for $4,000,000.&nbsp; 

There was also a sale on Manasota Key with full gulf views for $2,400,000.&nbsp; Eight of these eleven properties were all cash transactions.

Don't forget to contact Re/Max Platinum... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:55:28 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Sarasota County Luxury Real Estate Foreclosure Index Report</title>
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As of January 31, 2012, there were 225Luxury Short Sales and 10 luxury foreclosures that had closed in the previous 6 months.&nbsp; The average sold price of the pre-foreclosures was $1,237,500.&nbsp; That price was 84% of the original list average price of $1,508,500.&nbsp; 

The average sold price of the luxury foreclosures was $1,342,900 with less than 3 months of inventory left.&nbsp; The inventory and average days on the market of Sarasota luxury foreclosures and short sales (pre-foreclosu... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:54:06 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Property Sales in the Sarasota Real Estate Market are up 8.2% for 2011</title>
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For the entire year of 2011, property sales of members of the Sarasota Association of Realtors jumped by 8.2% to 8,224, achieving the highest level since 2005.&nbsp; The surge in sales was accompanied by stabilization in the median sale prices, which now stand at $155,925 for single family homes and $156,800 for condos over the full year, and have not fluctuated much for the past 12 months.

Once, again, the market has demonstrated that Sarasota is a destination of choice for many homebuyers.&amp;n... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:16:12 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Sarasota County Luxury Real Estate Update</title>
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As of January 1, 2012, there were 10 properties that are showing sold in Sarasota Florida County during the last 60 days that were listed above $2,000,000.&nbsp; 

The highest priced property that was listed for $3,500,000, sold for $2,400,000 on Manasota Key. &nbsp;Another sold on Bird Key for $2,675,000.&nbsp; 

There was also a sale on Longboat Key with full gulf views for $2,250,000.&nbsp; Eight of these ten properties were all cash transactions.&nbsp; 

Don't forget to contact Re/Max Plati... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:30:39 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Sarasota County Luxury Real Estate Foreclosure Index Report</title>
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As of January 1, 2012, there were 28 Luxury Short Sales and 10 luxury foreclosures that had closed in the previous 6 months.&nbsp; The average sold price of the pre-foreclosures was $1,176,768.&nbsp; 

That price was 84% of the original list average price of $1,435,446.&nbsp; The average sold price of the luxury foreclosures was $1,342,900 with less than 3 months of inventory left.&nbsp; 

The inventory and average days on the market of Sarasota luxury foreclosures and short sales (pre-foreclos... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:29:23 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>November 2011 Sarasota Real Estate Sales up 12.7% over 2010</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ November 2011 property transactions in the Sarasota real estate market totaled 602, up 12.7% over last November.&nbsp; The total also exceeded the October 2011 sales figure of 577.&nbsp; The market has remained strong and stable as the winter season gets into full swing, reflecting continued confidence in Sarasota as a destination location. 
According to a report from Barbara Corcoran, real estate expert on the Today Show, Sarasota was one of the top recovering markets in the nation.&nbsp; Corco... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:21:30 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Good Numbers for Sarasota-Manatee Economy</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ A range of statistics on unemployment and business sales all point in the same good direction for the Sarasota-Manatee economy, but differ on how fast the economy is recovering. 
Most notably, the local unemployment rate has fallen much more quickly than the national average.&nbsp; Unemployment in the two counties stood at 12.7% in September 2010, but had fallen to 10.3% by last month. The national rate fell much more slowly over that same period, from 9.6% to 9%.

Meanwhile, a look at the sales... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:54:24 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Sarasota County Luxury Real Estate Update</title>
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As of November 30, 2011, there were 12 properties that are showing sold in Sarasota Florida County during the last 60 days that were listed above $2,000,000.&nbsp; The highest priced property that was listed for $5,350,000, sold for $4,800,000 on Manasota Key. &nbsp;Another sold on Bird Key for $2,750,000.&nbsp; There was also a sale on Casey Key with full Bay views and gulf frontage for $3,650,000.&nbsp; Ten of these twelve properties were all cash transactions.

Don't forget to contact Re/Max... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:36:33 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Sarasota County Luxury Real Estate Foreclosure Index Report</title>
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As of November 30, 2011, there were 27 Luxury Short Sales and 9 luxury foreclosures that had closed in the previous 6 months.&nbsp; The average sold price of the pre-foreclosures was $1,138,130.&nbsp; That price was 83% of the original list average price of $1,396,204.&nbsp; The average sold price of the luxury foreclosures was $1,392,222 with less than 3 months of inventory left.&nbsp; The inventory and average days on the market of Sarasota luxury foreclosures and short sales (pre-foreclosure... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:35:37 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Pending Home Sales Jump 6% in the Sarasota Real Estate Market in October 2011</title>
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The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes jumped in October to the highest level in a year.&nbsp; The gain follows three months of declines so is not enough to signal a housing recovery.

The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday its index of sales agreements rose 10.4% last month to a reading of 93.3.

Pending sales in Sarasota and Manatee counties totaled 1,207 in October, up 6% from a year ago and 4.4% from September.

This information is from the Herald Tribune.

D... ]]> </description>
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