Sarasota Real Estate News

 JUST SOLD! 

1080 West Peppertree, Siesta Key condo, Peppertree Bay condominiums, 2 bedrooms 2 baths, gulf-side condo, $420,000, turnkey furnished. 

3040 Grand Bay, Longboat Key condo, 3 bedrooms 3 baths, condo on Intercoastal, $700,000, partially furnished, great view of Sarasota Bay.  Buyer’s backup contract was accepted!   

Home Buying Statistics: 

Eight percent of home buyers are from the Silent Generation (ages 71-91).   
Nine percent of first-time buyers financed their purchase with a VA loan. 

Buyers Look for Smart Homes. 

Consumers are looking for high tech Smart Homes today.  Target has an Open House in San Francisco featuring Smart Home products.  For example, smart lamps connect to a phone app so you can adjust the lighting remotely from your phone.  Attach a device to baby’s pajamas and when he/she starts crying, the light and coffee pot turn on! 

Despite warnings (and more warnings), people continue to text, browse, and chat while driving.  Several new apps will lock the phone when moving and some will give cash back if the phone is left alone.

Linda’s List – Homes on my list are updated.  Please call Linda Holley, Realtor, 941-914-4914 for more information; to see photos, go to LindaHrealtor.com and enter the MLS number in the home search field.

 5302 Cape Leyte Drive, Siesta Key, Siesta Isles subdivision, 2 bedrooms 2 baths, garage, many updates, walk to Siesta Beach, large lot, price reduced to $619k.  MLS # 4180498. 

 5408 Eagles Point Circle, Sarasota 2 bedrooms 2 baths $399,000,  

Bayview Homes I.  MLS# A4182828.    

 1451 Rebecca Lane, Sarasota, 4 bedrooms, 5 baths, $2.6 Million,

Oyster Bay Landings   MLS# 4180745. 

More Homes Sold in Sarasota County in March 2017 in these areas:  Venice, Florida home sales have exploded!

 Baytown Square, Sarasota, Townhomes $200’s, zip code 34240. 

Caribbean Village, Venice, Single Family $300’s zip code 34292 (new homes). 

Heron Creek, North Port, Single Family $200’s zip code 34287. 

Islandwalk, Venice, Single Family $200-$300’s zip code 34293 (new homes). 

Lake Sarasota, east Sarasota, Single Family $200’s zip code 34241. 

Pelican Cove, South Sarasota, Condos, $200-$300’s zip code 34231. 

South Gate, Central Sarasota, Single Family, $200’s, zip code 34239. 

South Venice, Single Family $200’s zip code 34293. 

Stoneybrook at Venice, Single Family $300’s, zip code 34292. 

Venice Golf and River Club, Venice, Single Family $200-$400’s, zip code 34275. 

Venice Gardens, Single Family $200’s, zip code 34293. 

Going to a new home community to see their inventory?  It's important to take me with you, otherwise I can't help you through the home-buying process.  Sometimes Buyers need to terminate contracts and don't know how or when it's time to pull out of a real estate transaction for both new homes and resales.  It costs you nothing to have a real estate professional on YOUR side at all times when you are looking for a home.

Let Linda Holley answer your Sarasota and Venice real estate questions – call 941-914-4914.  Check www.LindaHrealtor.com for a mortgage calculator and more information about buying and selling your home.

Most sincerely yours,

Linda

PRICE REDUCTION!  5302 Cape Leyte Drive, walk to Siesta Beach.  2 BR 2BA with den on large lot, now $619K, Open House Sunday, April 2, 1-4 p.m.

JUST SOLD!  New 4BR pool home in Venice to an Indiana family, very savvy Buyers, a real estate family.  We met at my Open House in 2015 at the Country Club of Sarasota, when they were in town visiting friends.  Their plan was to relocate to Sarasota the summer of 2016.    They did everything right – here’s how:  

1. Found their Realtor (me!) at an Open House in Sarasota and told me their plan.
2. Obtained loan pre-approval from MSC Mortgage so they knew how much they wanted to spend.
3. Thoroughly researched the Sarasota real estate market through MLS listings I sent--plus their own exploring on Zillow, and Trulia.
4. Got their home ready to sell, priced it right, and it sold very quickly.
5. We visited Sarasota and Venice new homes and resales last summer, comparing locations, schools, and amenities.
6. Educated themselves about the area schools.
7. Chose Venice, Florida, a smaller but fast-growing town with a great restaurants, beach, good schools, offering larger homes at affordable prices.
8. Realized that they did not need to live on a golf course.
9. Chose a subdivision with very easy access to I-75, so they could be in Sarasota to work and visit friends in just 20 minutes.
10. Decided to buy a new home during the construction phase; found the floor plan and lot for a pool home.
11. Negotiated and re-negotiated with builder on incentives.
12. Once under contract, immediately obtained a pool sketch from a pool contractor. Oops! Due to a setback, there was not room for a regular size pool, contrary to what we were told by the on-site agent. Cancelled the contract and found a larger lot that would accommodate their desired floor plan with a lap pool.
13. Rented two different furnished homes in Venice until they closed on March 30th.  This was not easy but they followed their intuition and it all worked out for them.  So happy!
14. Kept an eye on the construction progress and discovered that the wrong kitchen back splash was installed. Mistake corrected by the builder.
15. They are in their new home, and husband is on his way from Indiana to Sarasota driving a truck with their furniture that has been in storage since August.

Linda’s List:

A4180498 - 5302 Cape Leyte Drive, in Siesta Isles, Siesta Key, 2BR 2BA den, garage, many updates, newer kitchen cabinets, HVAC, turnkey furnished, approx. 1/3 of an acre, walk to Siesta Beach, impeccably maintained, 1,649 sq ft, reduced to $619,000. 

A4179716 – 4871 Tivoli Ave, off University Parkway, Longwood Villas, near University Town Center Mall and Sarasota Bradenton Airport, 3BR 2BA villa with garden view, updates, 1,990 sq ft, $310,000. 

A4165887 – 800 N. Tamiami Trail #815, Alinari, 2BR 2BA condo overlooking Sarasota Bay downtown, 1,323 sq ft, $525,000.   

Go to my home page www.LindaHrealtor.com and enter the MLS number beginning with “A” in the home search field to see photos and more information. I’m here to help you negotiate the best deal possible, so don’t hesitate to contact me at 941-914-4914 if I can answer any Sarasota real estate questions.  Email me at LindaHRealtor@gmail.com if you would like to be added to my weekly blog posts about Sarasota real estate.

Thanks for reading my blog!

Most sincerely yours,

Linda Holley

Realtor, GRI

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