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Desota Park is a historic West of the Trail subdivision in Sarasota, Florida with a unique charm and an unrivalled location. Situated directly to the east of McClellan Park, it is walking distance from the Southside shopping and restaurant district. Desota Park Sarasota Homes for Sale as of Apr 12, 2011: Homes for Sale: 2 Highest List Price: $299,000 Lowest List Price: $259,900 Median List Price: $279,450 Distressed Homes for Sale: 0 Desota Park Sarasota Homes under Contract as of Apr 12, 201... Read Full Post

14 indicted on 44 counts in Sarasota real estate flipping fraud investigation Sarasota, FL. - Breaking News.... The Sarasota Herald Tribune anounced this afternoon that the U. S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida and the Sarasota County Sherrif have indicted 14 individuals on 44 charges involing real estate flipping in the Sarasota area. Many of these people flipped the same porperties numerous times betrween themselves and close associates. According to the Herald Tribune "The list... Read Full Post

Desota Park is a historic West of the Trail subdivision in Sarasota, Florida. The original architecture of the community was the Spanish Eclectic Style Bungalow, prevalent during the 1920s when the subdivision was platted. Desota Park has a unique charm and an unrivalled location. Situated directly to the east of McClellan Park, it is walking distance from the Southside shopping and restaurant district. Desota Park Sarasota Homes for Sale as of 11/11/2010: Homes for Sale: 7 Highest List Price... Read Full Post

Paradise Shores is a beautiful waterfront neighborhood located just south of Harbor Acres and west of McClellan Park. Many of the homes in Paradise Shores have Sarasota Bay frontage or line picturesque canals. Paradise Shores has an eviable location minutes from downtown Sarasota, Southside Village and Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Originally platted in 1953, Paradise Shores offers sophisticated elegance in a peacefull waterside setting. The Streets that make up this community are: Blue Heron, ... Read Full Post

Desota Park is a historic West of the Trail subdivision originally platted in 1924. The subdivision is bounded on the north by Hyde Park Avenue and on the south by Hibiscus Street. The east and west boundaries are US 41- Tamiami Trail and Osprey Avenue. The following streets are part of Desota park: Datura, Clematis, Wisteria, Hibiscus as well as Hyde Park Ave. The original architecture of the community was the Spanish Eclectic Style Bungalow, prevalent during that era. Many of the original h... Read Full Post

Today the Sarasota Association of Realtors (SAR) released statistics for June 2010 sales. SAR reported; "Property sales in June 2010 in the Sarasota market once again topped the 700 mark, with 776 total sales - once again the highest of the year and the highest total since December 2005 when 784 properties were sold. The figure of 776 sales topped the May 2010 total of 766, the previous high, and was 27.2 percent higher than June 2009, when only 610 homes and condos sold." Since I knew these ... Read Full Post

Sarasota, FL. - Sarasota-Foreclosures.com announced today that the price of an estate at 160 Stanford Dr. on Manasota Key has been reduced from $576,333 to $499,900. The property last sold in June 2004 for $1,000,000.The homes are located directly on Lemmon Bay with 152 feet of bayfront seawall.The site includes two homes, which are connected by huge 14 ft x 40 ft bonus room. The main house has 2 master bedrooms, 2 guest bedooms, a den, living room and family room.The family room and kitchen ... Read Full Post

Previously occupied sales of residential homes dropped 17% in Dec. 2009. This was the largest decline in US home sales in more than 40 years. Bucking the national trend the Sarasota-Bradenton area has an increase of 43% during this same time period. The Florida Association of Realtors also reported a similar increase of 42% in sales in the N. Port-Pt. Charlotte areas. Today's Sarasota Herald Tribune reported, "year-end data showed prices dropped 29 percent in Sarasota-Bradenton and 25 percent... Read Full Post

The real estate market in Southwest Florida continued to boom in October and the rest of the state is doing quite well too. In fact, for the first ten months of the year, the Cape Coral and Fort Myers market area has seen sales soar 96% on a year over year basis and the Bonita Springs and Naples market area was not too shabby either, up 42%. The Sarasota market also joined in the fun, seeing sales rise 36% year over year. Port Charlotte did not fair as well, as sales were up only 4% for the m... Read Full Post

West of the Trail is the area in Sarasota, Florida that is West of U.S. Highway 41 or the Tamiami Trail. Often homes for sale in Sarasota West of the Trail are preferred by affluent buyers who want to be near the Sarasota Memorial Hospital, local shops and restaurants or a quick drive to downtown Sarasota. Convenience is the desirability of this neighborhood. Harbor Acres, Paradise Shores and McCellallan Park are popular subdivisions near Sarasota Memorial Hospital. This neighborhood shows pr... Read Full Post