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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

Shifting Gears

A Private Club Built Around Cars Is Headed to Downtown Sarasota

The Sarasota Motor Club would convert a former drone manufacturing headquarters into a private social club with collector-car storage, dining and event space—plus, the property could potentially become the new home of a beloved downtown restaurant.

07/16/2026 By Kim Doleatto

The House That Grew

Home Tour: A McClellan Park House That Grew With Its Owners

The property’s real impact is its organization around light, flowers, food and family.

07/13/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Fireworks Included

A Harbor Acres Estate Sells for $17 Million, Sarasota's Highest-Priced Mainland Sale This Year

The home, at 1204 Hillview Drive, is also Harbor Acres' top sale of 2026 (so far).

07/06/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Popular Content

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

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

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

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

    The 10 Most Expensive Homes in Sarasota

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

Concrete Dream

Behold: The Priciest Home on the Market in Sarasota-Manatee

Listed for $38.45 million, the under-construction Longboat Key estate began as a family dream house. If it sells anywhere close to ask, it could reset the region’s residential sales record.

07/01/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Match Point

Bath + Racquet Nears the Finish Line in Sarasota

The long-awaited reinvention of Sarasota’s former Bath + Racquet Club is moving into its final stretch.

06/22/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Report

Sarasota-Manatee Buyers Are Back, but They’re Not Rushing

May data shows pending sales rising, with median single-family home prices reaching $475,000 in Sarasota County and $460,000 in Manatee County.

06/18/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Peek Inside

Here's What’s Coming to the Former Hyatt Regency Site

It's another Hyatt, actually. The new Hyatt Centric Harborside will bring 174 hotel rooms, event space, dining and 117 condominium residences to Kolter Urban’s new 20-story waterfront tower.

06/16/2026 By Kim Doleatto

More Rosemary

Bayside North Moves Ahead in the Rosemary District

The second phase of the Bayside project will add 96 rental residences, 15 workforce housing units, eight furnished guest suites and a ground-floor restaurant near the bayfront.

06/02/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Suncoast Searchlight

Developers Push Massive Data Center Complex in DeSoto County

Florida-based DCIP Group has already secured rezoning approval for an initial 34-acre site at a decommissioned power plant near Arcadia, but company executives say the project could eventually expand to roughly 1,300 acres.

05/28/2026 By Alice Herman/Suncoast Searchlight

Real Estate Report

Sarasota-Manatee Home Sales Rise as Inventory Tightens and Median Prices Hold Steady

April data shows stronger buyer activity across single-family homes and condos in both counties, with Sarasota’s condo market posting the sharpest jump in sales.

05/19/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Palm Reading

Sarasota Commissioners Reject Controversial Palm Avenue Tower Again

City commissioners voted 4-1 to reject a mediated settlement for the 1260 N. Palm Residences, keeping alive a fight over height, compatibility and the future of Palm Avenue.

05/05/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Taking the Keys

Mark Vengroff Builds on His Father’s Ambitious Affordable Housing Mission

From One Stop Housing’s headquarters inside its University Row apartments near Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, the company now operates more than 4,000 affordable rental units across multiple states with additional developments in the pipeline.

05/04/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Market Report

March's Real Estate Data Shows Sarasota Prices Are up for the First Time This Year

March median sale prices reached $485,000 for Sarasota single-family homes and $494,205 for Manatee County single-family homes.

04/21/2026 By Kim Doleatto

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