The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from April 5-11

The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from March 29 to April 4

The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from March 22-28

Following are a list of local holiday services on Longboat Key, St. Armands and Sarasota

The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from March 8-14

Pending sales in the Sarasota real estate market hit an 11-month high in February, demonstrating once more the health of the local industry as the buying season heats up. Median sale prices were also up substantially for single-family homes and condos in February 2012 compared to this time last year — another positive sign for a successful home-buying season.

The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from March 8-14

The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from March 1-7

  Sarasota was named the top city in the nation for retirement, according to TopRetirements.com and MarketWatch: 

1. Sarasota; 
2. San Antonio, Texas; 
3. Naples; 
4. Tucson, Ariz.; 
5. Asheville, N.C.; 
6. Beaufort, S.C.; 
7. St. Augustine;
 8. Ft. Myers; 
9. Venice; 
10. Prescott, Ariz. The list by TopRetirements.com was cited in a recent national [...]

Sarasota City Commissioners are considering balancing the 2013 budget with large cuts such as eliminating the police department. Commissioners say that small cuts here and there will not be sufficient to balance the budget, but that large cuts are needed to make the budget balanced. Some commissioners are stating that the city may even go [...]