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Harbour Heights

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Harbour Heights Homes for Sale – Punta Gorda, Florida 33983

Harbour Heights is one of the census-designated places of Charlotte Count…

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Punta Gorda Isles

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Punta Gorda Isles Homes for Sale – Punta Gorda, Florida 33983

Punta Gorda Isles (PGI) is a boater’s haven on the southern banks of the…

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Deep Creek

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Deep Creek Homes for Sale – Punta Gorda, Florida 33983

Deep Creek is an unincorporated community of Charlotte County.

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South Gulf Cove

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South Gulf Cove Homes for Sale – Port Charlotte, Florida 33981

South Gulf Cove is a sprawling waterfront community developed in Port Cha…

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The Isles at Lakewood Ranch Previews Soon

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, August 9, 2018 – The annual Tour of Homes in Lakewood Ranch traditionally held each fall adds yet another destination this year in a new community located on the easte…

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Amberwynd of Snead Island

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Amberwynd of Snead Island Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Island living is less well-known but very much a coveted slice too of…

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Bel Mare

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Bel Mare Condos for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Bel Mare is a twin-tower condominium tucked on the southwest of the 288-acre Riviera …

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Arbor Creek

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Arbor Creek Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Arbor Creek is a well-established community in Palmetto off west of Ellenton Gillet…

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Crystal Lakes

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Crystal Lakes Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Crystal Lakes is a charming community in Palmetto developed starting around 2008.

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Highland Shores

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Highland Shores Homes for Sale – Ellenton, Florida 34222

Highland Shores is one of the boating communities in Ellenton which thrived o…

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North Manatee: The Sweet Spots to Watch

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, August 1, 2018 – Expect home buying interest to rev up some more around the Palmetto‒Parrish area, already a blooming submarket of Bradenton and Sarasota homes for s…

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Fairways at Imperial Lakewoods

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Fairways at Imperial Lakewoods Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

The Fairways at Imperial Lakewoods is a large residential develo…

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Regency Oaks

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Regency Oaks Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Regency Oaks is a well-established community in Palmetto.

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Heather Glen

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Heather Glen Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Heather Glen is one of the first residential developments which has set up firm ro…

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Cedar Hollow

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Cedar Hollow Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34232

Cedar Hollow is one of the 27 communities in the east Sarasota area historically…

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Are We into a Housing Bubble?

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, July 25, 2018 – Some market analysts have been warning since the start of this year that the U.S.

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Fresh Meadows

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Fresh Meadows Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Fresh Meadows is a well-established, family-friendly community reaping some rippl…

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Cypress Pond Estates

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Cypress Pond Estates Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Cypress Pond Estates is a small community in Palmetto consisting of just 7…

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Sugar Mill Lakes

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Sugar Mill Lakes Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

The master strokes of prominent Florida regional developer Neal Communities ar…

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Oakhurst Park

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Oakhurst Park Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Oakhurst Park is a community in Palmetto that Maronda Homes has developed as part…

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Sheffield Glenn

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Sheffield Glenn Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Sheffield Glenn is one of the communities that Maronda Homes developed in Palme…

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Sarasota Luxury Home Sales Sizzle

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, July 20, 2018 – It pays to be a luxury home specialist in Sarasota County these days, as the sales uptrend of single family homes priced from around $1 million and abo…

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Creekside Preserve

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Creekside Preserve Homes for Sale – Parrish, Florida 34219

Creekside Preserve is a community in Parrish, north Manatee, with just over…

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Palmer Ranch Neighborhoods Bare New Amenities

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, July 17, 2018 – Sales of new home builds in Hammock Preserve at Palmer Ranch and in Esplanade on Palmer Ranch have been strong since the start of the year, and there a…

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River Plantation

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River Plantation Homes for Sale – Parrish, Florida 34219

River Plantation is a community developed well in time with the rise of Parri…

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Gillette Groves

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Gillette Groves Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34219

Sanford, Florida-based, developer Maronda Homes started developing Gillette Gro…

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Here’s How Sarasota Preserves Its Bay Heritage

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, July 13, 2018 – The waters of Sarasota Bay are part of the factors that shaped the fortunes of many residential developments in Sarasota and Manatee counties, and ways…

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Sarasota: A Leader in Countering Sea Level Rise

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, July 10, 2018 – Purchases of coastal homes and waterfront residences necessarily require weighing the capability of communities to meet the challenge of rising sea lev…

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Ancient Oaks

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Ancient Oaks Homes for Sale – Parrish, Florida 34219

Ancient Oaks is a community established in Parrish to fill a growing demand for a…

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Lexington

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Lexington Homes for Sale – Parrish, Florida 34219

Lexington is a large subdivision off U.S.

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North Port Books First City Hotel

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, July 5, 2018 – The scheduled 2019 opening of Atlanta Braves’ spring training stadium in North Port has started sending positive economic ripple effects to this city,…

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Chelsea Oaks

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Chelsea Oaks Homes for Sale – Ellenton, Florida 34219

Chelsea Oaks is a gated community developed in a low-density setting within the no…

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Oakley Place

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Oakley Place Homes for Sale – Ellenton, Florida 34222

Oakley Place is a fully developed neighborhood of 121 homes in Ellenton at the n…

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No Let Up in Lakewood Ranch Homebuilding

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, July 3, 2018 – Expectations that Lakewood Ranch would eventually have more households than Sarasota and Manatee counties may happen sooner than later, as two more co…

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Garden Village

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Garden Village Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34232

Garden Village is a residential development of single family homes which natio…

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Columbus Landings

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Columbus Landings Homes for Sale – Bradenton, Florida 34205

Columbus Landings is a new community of Highland Homes in the quiet area of …

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Riva Trace

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Riva Trace Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34243

Riva Trace is a gated community off Honore Avenue adjoining the Braden River and off…

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Palmer Place Townhouses

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Palmer Place Townhouses for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34240

Highland Homes sure made the right moves in its new neighborhood, a townhouse…

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Old Forest Lakes

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Old Forest Lakes Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34232

Location and stability are the characteristics of Old Forest Lakes which makes…

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New Ellenton Business Park: A New Driver for Growth in North Manatee

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, June 27, 2018 – North Manatee looms onwards this year as a prime source of real estate market excitement, both in the residential and commercial sectors, with a large …

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Neal Communities Girds for Canoe Creek Launch

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, June 25, 2018 – Lakewood Ranch-based developer Neal Communities has begun compiling an interest list for Canoe Creek, a new residential project in Parrish, north Manat…

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Oak Vistas

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Oak Vistas Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34232

Oak Vistas is a community that local realtors have to be quite familiar with, as i…

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Infra Projects Rev Up West Villages Development

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, June 21, 2018 – Two infrastructure projects—a $45 million wastewater treatment plant and a $41 million road project—augur well for the continuing development of th…

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Cottages of Curry Creek

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Cottages of Curry Creek Homes for Sale – Nokomis, Florida 34275

The Cottages of Curry Creek is located in Nokomis in south Sarasota Coun…

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Phillippi Pines

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Phillippi Pines Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34232

Phillippi Pines is a gated neighborhood in Sarasota Springs, an area that for y…

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Crooked Creek

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Crooked Creek Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34231

Cozy and quiet best describe the condo townhouse development of Crooked Creek in …

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New Park Adds Zip to West Bradenton Homes

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, June 19, 2018 – Bradenton real estate properties around Ware’s Creek just west of the Bradenton downtown area now have an added plus factor on their values, followin…

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Arts Growing Presence in Lakewood Ranch

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, June 13, 2018 – Arts and culture in Lakewood Ranch looks well on its way of matching such delights found in downtown Sarasota.

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Prospects Looking Sharp for Downtown Bradenton Homes

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, June 11, 2018 – Market listings of downtown Bradenton homes for sale are getting some added sheen nowadays, as previously planned new attractions in the city center ar…

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River Dance

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River Dance Condos for Sale – Bradenton, Florida 34205

River Dance is a downtown waterfront condominium in Bradenton that has turned out…

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The Forest at Hi Hat Ranch

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The Forest at Hi Hat Ranch Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34241

Prospective buyers of newly built luxury homes for sale in Sarasota …

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Whitaker Park

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Whitaker Park Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34232

Whitaker Park is a small residential development that homebuilder Ashton Woods co…

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Holiday Harbor

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Holiday Harbor Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34231

Holiday Harbor is a small waterfront community, featuring a mix of new builds an…

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Amberly: Bradenton Beachhead for M/I Homes

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, June 6, 2018 – M/I Homes, a national builder based in Columbus, Ohio, is setting up Amberly, its first foray into the Bradenton real estate market.

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Fruitville Road Property Values Bumping Up?

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, June 4, 2018 – Two projects in the pipeline, which include a road expansion and a new mixed property development, bode well for home values and residents of Pine Valle…

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Forest Creek

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Forest Creek Homes for Sale – Parrish, Florida 34219

Forest Creek is a community in Parrish which started development in 2005 but was on…

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Red Hawk Reserve

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Red Hawk Reserve Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34241

Red Hawk Reserve is one of Sarasota’s bedroom communities east of Inters…

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Vilano

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Vilano Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34240

Prospective home buyers who prefer communities off the beaten path are likely to vee…

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Covered Bridge Estates

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Covered Bridge Estates Homes for Sale – Ellenton, Florida 34222

Covered Bridge Estates is a large community in Ellenton, north Manatee C…

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Airbnb Hosting is Lucrative for Seniors

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 31, 2018 – Rather than downsize, some senior citizens moving to Sarasota may opt to upsize and consider Sarasota homes for sale with in-law suites or apartments wh…

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The Villas at Stillwater

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The Villas at Stillwater Homes for Sale – Englewood, Florida 34223

The Villas at Stillwater, featuring builds by D.R.

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Amber Glen

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Amber Glen Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Amber Glen is a residential development that Highland Homes initiated in Palmetto.

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Arlington Cove

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Arlington Cove Homes for Sale – Englewood, Florida 34223

Arlington Cove is a development in Englewood that regional builder Neal Communi…

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Palmetto Estates

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Palmetto Estates Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Palmetto Estates is a development successfully established by Maronda Homes in…

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Foreign Home Buying Drifts towards Condos

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 29, 2018 – Sarasota condos for sale in the mold of units of the Strand currently under construction off the North Tamiami Trail got a heads-up amongst internationa…

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Rising Prices, Low Supply Inspire Home Sellers

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 24, 2018 – Home sellers now appear gung-ho on the market, based on the 2018 first quarter Home Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey of the National As…

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What’s New in Lakewood Ranch?

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 22, 2018 – As more new homes in Lakewood Ranch are being built, more amenities are being made available too for its residents.

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Arbor Reserve

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Arbor Reserve Homes for Sale – Bradenton, Florida 34203

Arbor Reserve is a new single family home development that Taylor Morrison compl…

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Bradford Manor

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Bradford Manor Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34234

Bradford Manor is a gated community in north Sarasota, Florida, featuring both …

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Moss Creek

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Moss Creek Homes for Sale – Bradenton, Florida 34203

Moss Creek is an infill residential development in east Bradenton by David Weekley …

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Fairfield

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Fairfield Homes for Sale – Bradenton, Florida 34203

Prolific regional builder Neal Communities started developing Fairfield in 2013, rid…

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Rolling Green Golf Links Looms as North Sarasota Game-changer

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 15, 2018 – Some real estate agents and prospective buyers of Sarasota homes for sale, for good reason, must have now marked as an area of interest the neighborhood…

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Hunt Gets Harder for Affordably Priced Homes

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 14, 2018 – Home prices rising so much faster than wage increases is the challenge that low-income buyers in 37 percent of U.S.

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Winding River

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Winding River Homes for Sale – Bradenton, Florida 34212

Winding River is a community that debuted in the Bradenton real estate market in…

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Reserve at Honore

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Reserve at Honore Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34233

Reserve at Honore is an infill housing development in the historic Bee Ridge …

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Spice Bay

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Spice Bay Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34242

Spice Bay is small, gated community which offers newly built architectural masterpiec…

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Heron Landing

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Heron Landing Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34241

Heron Landing is one of the residential developments spurred onwards by Sarasota …

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Epoch Sarasota

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Epoch Sarasota New Condos for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34236

Epoch Sarasota is a condominium project which Seaward Development set at th…

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Bellora Houses of Indian Beach

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Bellora Houses of Indian Beach for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34234

Bellora is a small residential development carved in the Indian Beach …

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Sunrise Preserve

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Sunrise Preserve New Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34238

Sunrise Preserve is a gated community developed starting in 2017 on a 115-…

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Promenade at Palmer Ranch

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Promenade at Palmer Ranch New Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34238

Set a tour of Promenade at Palmer Ranch if you’re in search of …

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Payne Park Village Comes Knocking on the Market

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 10, 2018 – David Weekley Homes has started its marketing efforts for Payne Park Village east of downtown, just one of several projects that this Houston-based buil…

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It’s in Bloom: $67-M Makeover for Selby Gardens

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 8, 2018 – A $67 million plan to renovate the popular downtown Sarasota attraction Marie Selby Gardens moved a step closer to its implementation, with recent report…

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Baytown Square

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Baytown Square New Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34240

Baytown Square is a gated community which consists of 89 townhomes in the la…

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Is It Time to Dig in North Port’s “Golden Mile?”

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 4, 2018 – Two major property developments are poised on the north side of U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail) on a T-bone with Sumter Boulevard in North Port.

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Downtown Sarasota Condo Projects Go High-End

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, May 2, 2018 – Much steam remains in the building boom in the city center of Sarasota, with developers now shifting more towards high-end residential condominium projec…

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Ashton Meadows

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Ashton Meadows New Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34233

Ashton Meadows is a Bee Ridge residential development of national homebuilde…

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Silverstone South

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Silverstone South New Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Silverstone South is a neighborhood in the Willow Hammock Community Devel…

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Old Mill Preserve

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Old Mill Preserve New Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Budget-conscious home buyers seeking options priced lower than sales list…

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Oasis at West Villages

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Oasis at West Villages New Homes for Sale – Venice, Florida 34293

Oasis at West Villages offers one of the most ideal locations to live …

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More Homes Set at West Villages

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April 29, 2018 – The developers of West Villages now has the opportunity to increase its density to 16,400 homes from the current 16,000 approved for this burgeoning i…

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Sanctuary Cove

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Sanctuary Cove New Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Sanctuary Cove Estates is a riverside development on the prime southeast qua…

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Sarasota Gets Top School Rating Anew

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April 24, 2018 – Prospective home buyers with quality schools as a prime factor in their buying criteria would be well-advised to pursue their residential search in th…

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Willow Walk

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Willow Walk New Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

Willow Walk is a well-located residential development with affordably priced re…

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Watch How the Neals Reshape Parrish

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April 19, 2018 – A radical change looms around the traditional village of Parrish, with plans of merging two large development projects—the Villages of Amazon South …

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Tides End

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Tides End Homes for Sale – Bradenton, Florida 34209

Tides End is an island-style residential development which regional builder Neal Com…

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M/I Homes Ups Stakes in Sarasota

 

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April 17, 2018 – Columbus, Ohio-based national builder M/I Homes continues to expand its presence in Sarasota.

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Copperstone

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Copperstone Homes for Sale – Parrish, Florida 34219

Copperstone is a large community in Parrish wherein Ryland Homes gained Manatee Coun…

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Woods of Moccasin Wallow

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Woods of Moccasin Wallow Homes for Sale – Palmetto, Florida 34221

The Woods of Moccasin Wallow is one of several housing projects re…

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The Islands on the Manatee River

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The Islands on the Manatee River Homes for Sale – Parrish, Florida 34219

The Islands on the Manatee River is a gated waterfront communit…

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