The Sarasota area continues to grow and thrive in exciting ways. Read on to discover new spots for sweet treats, baseball and more!

Doughnuts on Deck

A new doughnut shop is coming to East Ringling Boulevard! The Five-O Donut Co will serve up classic and filled varieties, with gluten-free and vegan options too. The shop is the latest sweet [...]

Curious how the housing market is performing along Florida's Gulf Coast? We are bringing you everything you need to know about Manatee, Charlotte, or Sarasota real estate from the first quarter of 2017. Watch our MSC Market Report delivered by Drayton Saunders, President of Michael Saunders & Company and read on for more details.

Taking a Look at the [...]

It is time for Florida residents to start thinking about filing for homestead exemption. In our first newsletter of 2016, we broke down the benefits and requirements of this money saving measure. Here is a little refresher, so you can check it off your list.

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Benefits Of Filing Homestead [...]

Like many potential buyers and sellers, if you find yourself puzzled by where home prices are going, you are not alone.  In addition to overall U.S. economic conditions, so many uniquely local variables influence home prices that even the most seasoned housing experts seldom agree on how much—or how little—prices are expected to rise [...]

One of the most eagerly-awaited trends in the region’s real estate market appears to finally be taking hold.  For the past six months, the overall inventory of properties for sale throughout Sarasota and Manatee Counties has risen steadily; providing a good measure of relief from the acute shortage that has stymied buyers for nearly two years. [...]

No matter how you slice it, 2013 was an exceptional year for Southwest Florida’s housing market.  In fact, the Sarasota Association of Realtors has officially reported its second most productive year ever in terms of the total number of properties sold.  Indeed, were it not for the shortfall in available properties that these many months [...]

• Combined sales of single-family homes and condominiums throughout Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Counties during the month of December were up nearly 18% compared with November; and by 1.6% compared with last December. • The overall inventory of properties is up by 10.3% compared with a year ago. There is currently a 5.1-month [...]

I like to do my fair share of antiquing. It’s all about finding that perfect item – overlooked by everyone else (maybe even the shop owner) – but you know it’s true worth and, by golly, you are buying it and bringing it home with you! Fortunately, there is a place in southwest Florida where you may just uncover that forgotten [...]