Sarasota Real Estate News

Hello and thank you for reading my blog.  Today, I'm sharing information about areas popular with Sarasota home Buyers, homes on "Linda's List," and upcoming events in Sarasota, Florida.  

Zip Code 34232, average single family home sells for $232k, built in 1978, centrally located in Sarasota and about 20 minutes to Siesta Key Beach. North Sarasota - Zip Code 34243, average single family home sells for $244k, built in 1994, near the airport and University Town Center (UTC) mall, with great shopping and fabulous restaurants nearby.  Most homes are sold in subdivisions with community pools.  Buyers are reminded to check the school system, because homes in the UTC and airport area may not be in the Sarasota County school district.  

In Venice, Florida, there are currently 32 pending sales, mostly single family, from $189k to $800k.  Venice Golf and Country Club, built in the 1990's, has four pending sales.

Linda's List (homes listed by Michael Saunders & Company).  To see photos, go to LindaHRealtor.com and enter the MLS number that begins with the letter A.  
Landings South:  Yesterday on the Michael Saunders & Company agent tour, I visited 5259 Heron Way, an adorable condo listed for $295k with 1,786 sq ft. and a garage  This 2BR 2BA home is complete with fountain and night lighting.  Landings offers a very active lifestyle with over 15 monthly planned activities from tennis to jazzercise, water aerobics, trivia night, bridge, Mah Jongg, and watercolor painting.  Landings is centrally located and 15 minutes from Siesta Key Beach.  MLS A4197208.

Luxury Waterfront Home in Harbor Acres: 
1540 Hillview Drive -  5BR 6.5 BA home with over 7,000 sq ft,  listed for $5.5 million.  MLS A4197272.  Waterfront home with southern exposure and full view of the beautiful Sarasota Bay, with epicure's kitchen.  This home has all of the high end touches, and an unbelievable view from the master shower!  Hillview Drive is a very desirable street address in Sarasota.

Laurel Woodlands in Nokomis is a Well-Kept Secret! 
110 custom homes built in the mid-1990's, just five minutes from I-75 to the east, and five minutes to Nokomis Beach to the west.  Homes sell in the $300's.  Meet your friends at Pop's Restaurant on the Intercoastal Waterway and store your boat at Gulf Harbor Marina.  Laurel Woodlands is an awesome place and I hope to be listing a home there soon!

Upcoming Events:
Taste of UTC: now until Oct 31st - lunch, dinner, and sweet treats at participating restaurants.
Cedric Burnside Project - blues music at Blue Rooster, 8:00 p.m. Friday.

Van Wezel Performing Arts:  
Oct 28th 11:30 to 9:30 p.m. - "Giving Hunger the Blues" fundraising event.  21st annual music festival benefiting the Mayors' Feed the Hungry Program and the Generoso Foundation.  
"So You Think You Can Dance," Season 14 Tour, Friday Nov 3 at 8:00 p.m.
Three Dog Night - Nov 18th, 8:00 p.m.
Ron White comedian, Jan 4th - tickets go on sale Friday!  
www.VanWezel.org or call box office 941-953-3368.

Players Centre for Performing Arts:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Oct 27 & 28th, 5 p.m. reception; 6 p.m. show.
"Moon Over Buffalo" Nov 1-19th

I'm here to help you with your real estate needs - don't hesitate to call me at 941-914-4914 if I can answer questions about Sarasota, Venice, or Siesta Key real estate.  So get out there and have some fun but please don't text and drive!

Most sincerely yours,
Linda Holley, Realtor, GRI
Team Dunn
Michael Saunders & Company
Sarasota, FL  

I'm finishing my book, Motion to Intervene, my own story about purchasing investment properties in a Rocky Mountain ski village during pre-construction--before I became a licensed Realtor.  This formed my career as a Realtor and it took four years of lawsuits to recover a small portion of the money I lost from the contractors and real estate brokerage.    This is a "buyer's beware" book, especially for new construction and a warning to consumers about working with reputable real estate professionals - and it's not all about the national brand! 
 
Anything that could have gone wrong at this project DID!  This town resented out-of-state investors--especially outsiders from "back East," who had driven up real estate prices, so I felt my claim was better in federal court.  One law firm wanted $20,000 to help me, so I represented myself.  

Motion to Intervene is about going home for Dad's funeral, and falling in love with a good-looking cowboy and family friend.  Six weeks later, Renee returned from Atlanta, and asked Charles to take her to the Rockies where her family camped and fished in the 1960's.  She noticed a sign "Condos for Sale," in the window of a nationally branded real estate brokerage,  When she saw the property, Renee was so impressed by the amazing mountain views--it was exactly what she remembered on family vacations--so she bought two shortly after groundbreaking.  The project was a joke around town, and no, I did not marry the cowboy.... :-)  I signed confidentiality agreements in my court settlements, so the location and names were changed in the book to protect me from being sued the rest of my life.  

I hope that Motion to Intervene will be ready for publication this fall.  In the meantime, my team mates and I are here to help you with your real estate needs in Sarasota and Siesta Key, Florida!   Please check out my testimonials at my website: www.LindaHrealtor.com and "Like" me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LindaHolleyLLC

Most sincerely yours,

Linda Holley, Realtor GRI
http://www.LindaHrealtor.com
941-914-4914