Florida 2nd in Wealth

August 28, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

Florida Trend Magazine reported that newly released Internal Revenue Service information indicates that Florida wis second only to California in the number of residents with a net worth of $1.5-million or more. Florida is home to 199,000 of these wealthy individuals while California is home to 428,000.  Surprisingly New York has only 168,000 such individuals and Texas has 108,000.  Other states in the [...]

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Sarasota Real Estate

August 26, 2008 by · 2 Comments 

Currently in Sarasota, there are 8,677 single family homes and 4,599 condominiums for sale.  This is the lowest levels of inventory since February 2006.  Inventory levels continue to decline as the best deals are being purchased by buyers and investors that realise that now is a great time to buy.  Prices remain higher than they were [...]

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L-3 in Sarasota

August 24, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

One of Sarasota’s larger high tech employers, L-3 which produces 70 percent of the world’s cockpit voice and flight data recorders (black boxes) and 80 percent of the world’s marine recorders, has renewed their lease for an additional 10 years.  They plan to renovate and expand their current facility near the intersection of Fruitville and Cattlemen roads.  [...]

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New College in Sarasota

August 23, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

Recently, U.S. News and World Report listed Sarasota’s New College as number 5 among the best public and private liberal arts universities in the country.  Additionally, Forbes ranked New College as 3rd in the nation for liberal arts and 29th overall among all U.S. universities. Share

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International Visitors to Florida

August 22, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

In 2006, most visitors to Florida came from Canada followed by United Kingdom and South America.  The following is a breakdown of the 6 countries or regions from which most visitors came from. Canada  -  2,100,000 United Kingdom  - 1,300,000 South America  -  883,000 Germany  -  206,000 Japan  -  70,000 Australia  -  51,000  Share

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Tropical Storm Fay; Much to do about nothing..

Tropical Storm Fay; Much to do about nothing..

August 19, 2008 by · 3 Comments 

Tropical Storm Fay Today has been a beautiful day here in Sarasota.  Since the media has pumped up the story of this little storm to near histeria, a third of the schools in Florida have closed for the day.  Yes, it is the second day of the new school year and the kids are staying [...]

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Sarasota Condos For Sale

August 19, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

Click here to search Condominiums for Sale in Sarasota. Share

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Opportunities in this Market

August 18, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

The median home price in the US is now at the lowest level since the last quarter of 2004.  The market will soon recover as wise buyer continue to gobble up the good values in short sales and foreclosure properties.  Sellers who purchase since 2003 will continue to have difficulty selling for some time.  There are many good deals to be found [...]

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