The Trend in Suncoast’s Real Estate – Still Hot and Getting Hotter. The month of August in Florida is known for its notoriously hot weather. As Floridians – whether we’re born here or have found our way to paradise decades ago from the Midwest – or last year from the Big Apple – the weather is something we all get used to. [...]

  The month of July 2020 has been one for the record books. COVID-19 has put our state in the national spotlight. While the number of cases in our communities have been low, the overall toll it has taken on us as residents, friends, neighbors and family is [...]

  If Noah Webster were alive today he may well have changed the definition of luxury in his big book of words. Surely, his definition - “a condition of abundance or great ease or comfort,” still works. As does “sumptuous environment lived in luxury.” Like Florida in July, he was getting warmer. A second entry: “Something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary – One of [...]

Introducing: Now Trending  A few weeks back, we introduced our new video series, Michael Saunders ON, featuring Michael and California Association of Realtors Chief Economist, Leslie Appleton-Young.  This week, we are launching a new feature series for our blog called, Now Trending, which surfaces specific market activity and consumer trend information that can’t be accessed anywhere [...]