SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April, 19, 2013 – Realtors from across Florida turned out en masse in Tallahassee on April 9–10 for the “Rally in Tally” to push for legislative measures that they hope will provide further stimulus to the growth of the state’s property market. The activities for the two-day event, officially dubbed as Great American Realtor Days (GARD) by the organizing Florida Realtors®, included visits to individual state solons to press for legislative solutions on several issues on the industry.

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April, 18, 2013 – Current conditions are just ripe for both sellers and buyers in the luxury home segment to engage the market, Sarasota Bay Real Estate said, noting recent national indicators from the Dallas, Texas-based Institute of Luxury Home Marketing (ILHM). Based on data as of the end of March, Laurie Moore-Moore, ILHM founder and CEO, said that inventory levels in the upper tier residential property market have been falling and luxury home prices are trending up.

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April, 17, 2013 – The Bradenton-Sarasota MSA bids to partake of the economic gains expected in Florida this year with the holding of Spark Growth: Riverwalk 2013 this May 2–5, a four-day showcase on the potentials for business developments and recreational opportunities in the locality, Sarasota Bay Real Estate reported. This event, the full service real estate firm said, timely and in tune with recent indications of appreciable growth for the Sunshine State this 2013 and onward.

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April, 16, 2013 – Pulte is the developer of Harrison Ranch located in Parrish a short distance north of Waterlefe Golf and River Club and the River Wilderness Golf & Country Club east of Bradenton, Manatee County. Pulte announced this March that it is opening a new phase at this development, which though not as expansive as the mixed-use Lakewood Ranch or the master-planned Palmer Ranch, also offers extra-wide space in addition to views of lakes and nature preserves.

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April, 15, 2013 – The Sarasota Association of Realtors (SAR) recently reported that months of inventory for single family homes for sale currently listed in the MLS this February declined to 5.0 months. The February level is a marked drop from the 5.4 months inventory for single family homes this January and the 7.2 months recorded in February 2012. February 2013 condo inventories dropped to 5.6 months from 8.4 months in January and from 9.1 months recorded a year earlier.

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April, 14, 2013 – With half of the 34 available homes at GreyHawk Landing on the pending sales list as of the start of this April, a recently announced expansion of this community is indeed a well-timed undertaking, Sarasota Bay Real Estate said. The development of this subdivision, located off State Road 64 started in 2001, and 492 home sites are programmed for the new phase being added by its master developer, Sam Rodgers Homes & Neighborhoods.

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April, 13, 2013 – A recent golf study by the Sports and Leisure Group can put aside the apprehension of some Doubting Thomases on the wisdom of property developments like Esplanades Golf and Country Club, one of the first U.S. golf communities to be launched since the Great Recession, Sarasota Bay Real Estate said. The study, presented during the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida, indicated bullish prospects for the U.S. golf market.

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April 12, 2013 – Current home market activity in Palmer Ranch, one of the largest and most desirable master planned developments in Southwest Florida, reflects the energized mood of the residential property sector in the region, Sarasota Bay Real Estate reports. The full service real estate firm noted that there’s a good number of pending sales, new listings as well as new construction opportunities available in this development consisting of some 25 gated and non gated neighborhoods.

SARASOTA, FLORIDA, April 11, 2013 – Residential property searchers in the Manatee–Sarasota area should brace themselves for some hard bargaining in the typically brisk spring home buying season that opens this year with a tight market inventory, Sarasota Bay Real Estate reports. This low inventory situation underscores even more the necessity of home-hunting with the guidance of a realtor having an inside track on the market in the locality, the full service real estate firm added.