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Housing Outlook

Hundreds of Units Are Headed for Downtown Sarasota. But What Does the Rental Market Say?

Developers are proposing new apartments at the same time as the Sarasota metro area ranks among the nation's highest for vacancies and rent concessions.

10/23/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Report

Sarasota Condo Sales Surge as Local Housing Market Picks Up Speed

Sales are rising, inventory is shrinking and luxury buyers are spending big. But there are still deals to be made.

10/22/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Essential Intelligence

What Amendment 3 Could Mean for Sarasota and Manatee Real Estate

Florida Realtors has put millions behind a proposed property-tax break. Here's how it could affect homeowners and what three local agents expect.

10/22/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Village Reprieve

Apartment Deal Falls Through for Sarasota’s Historic Downtown Village

A proposed 324-unit apartment complex would have replaced the colorful cottages on Fruitville Road. Now, tenants have more time to plan—and the owners say the property isn’t for sale.

10/05/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Lease Relief

Sarasota Lands Among the Nation’s Best Cities for Renters

After the pandemic rent surge, Sarasota remains in the nation’s top 10 for renters as new apartments and move-in deals expand their options.

10/02/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Room to Roam

Siesta Key Estate Sells for $26 Million Cash—the Area’s Most Expensive Home Sale of 2026

Built on a vacant Gulf-front lot, 3990 Higel Ave. has seven bedrooms, a guest house and 131 feet of Gulf frontage.

09/29/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Bay Meets Gulf

Manasota Key Sale Sets New Englewood Record

Nashville businessman Dale Broadrick bought the Gulf-to-bay estate for $9.2 million after searching Florida’s barrier islands for privacy, boating access and nearby amenities.

09/24/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Suncoast Searchlight

New College Neighbors Head to Mediation Over Disputed Campus Master Plan

Six residents from in and around The Uplands are questioning whether the college followed state planning requirements and adequately considered public input and relevant data.

09/14/2026 By Gabriela Szymanowska/Suncoast Searchlight

Newtown

Sarasota’s Nearly 14-Acre Marian Anderson Site Moves Closer to Redevelopment

The city-owned Newtown property is planned for health care and light-industrial development, but commissioners added restrictions.

09/09/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Tropical Chill

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Home Values Are Down 17 Percent From Their Peak

According to the Zillow Home Value Index, it's the third-largest decline among Florida metros since 2022.

08/31/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Popular Content

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    The 10 Most Expensive Homes in Sarasota

    Siesta Key Estate Sells for $26 Million Cash—the Area’s Most Expensive Home Sale of 2026

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Real Estate Report

Sarasota-Manatee Home Sales Rise as Inventory Tightens

July brought more closings, fewer active listings and a surge in Sarasota’s luxury market.

08/19/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Wow, Waldorf

Sneak Peek: The Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota

New renderings reveal the homes, gardens, gathering spaces and—wait for it—an orangerie at the 18-story downtown tower.

08/19/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Benderson Bend

Sarasota Commissioners Clear the Way for Benderson’s Transformation of Former County Building

A pair of unanimous votes allows Benderson to pursue Class A offices, ground-floor retail and a dramatic redesign of the vacant building at 1660 Ringling Blvd.

08/18/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Seven Figures

Nearly One In Nine Sarasota-Manatee Homes Sold for $1 Million or More This Spring

Seven-figure sales grew more than twice as quickly as the overall housing market, suggesting $1 million isn’t the rarity it once was.

08/06/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Going Up

Sarasota-Manatee Ranks Among the Nation’s Busiest Homebuilding Metros as Millennial Ownership Spikes

The metro ranks No. 5 nationally for single-family permits per capita and No. 8 for multifamily permits as millennial homeownership surges.

08/03/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Master Class

Lakewood Ranch Holds No. 2 Spot for New Home Sales as Wellen Park Jumps to No. 3 Nationally

Lakewood Ranch and Wellen Park landed among the nation’s top three master-planned communities, while Bradenton’s new SeaFlower earned an honorable mention.

07/31/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Office Hours

Sarasota Area Ranks No. 4 for Job Market Momentum and No. 2 for Office Investment

Two new rankings place the Sarasota area among the country’s rising job markets—and Sarasota among its strongest markets for office investment.

07/30/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Moving Breakfast

The Breakfast House Plans a New Home—and Possibly a New Bungalow Village

The longtime Sarasota restaurant plans to turn a Fruitville Road home into its new location, with hopes of eventually bringing several neighboring bungalows along.

07/29/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Report

Sarasota-Manatee Home Sales Surge as Inventory Shrinks and Prices Split

June median prices reached $492,450 for Sarasota single-family homes, $490,000 in Manatee, $343,750 for Sarasota condos and townhomes and $310,000 in Manatee.

07/22/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Shore Thing

Gulf-Front Lido Shores Estate Sells for $15 Million in One of the Region's Biggest Deals of the Year

After 20 years of ownership, Thomas and Paula McInerney sold their nearly 2-acre Westway Drive property in an all-cash transaction.

07/20/2026 By Kim Doleatto

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