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SAR Monthly Statistics Released for January 2012

Pending sales spike in January 2012; prices also rise The new year started with a 38 percent jump in pending sales from the previous month, as reported by members of the Sarasota Association of Realtors® - a strong indicator for a successful 2012 Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:57 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Nearly 100 house markets improving

WASHINGTON – Feb. 6, 2012 – The list of housing markets showing measurable improvement expanded by 29 metros in February for a total of 98 entries on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI). With Read More...
Posted Monday, February 06, 2012 2:53 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

2011’s foreclosures lowest in four years

RealtyTrac released its Year-End 2011 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report today. It shows a total of 2,698,967 foreclosure filing actions – default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions – reported on 1,887,777 U.S. properties in 2011, Read More...
Posted Friday, January 27, 2012 2:34 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Florida’s housing sales activity higher as 2011 ends

ORLANDO, Fla. – Jan. 20, 2012 – At the close of 2011, Florida’s existing home and condominium markets reported higher sales compared to the previous year, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. It was Read More...
Posted Monday, January 23, 2012 1:54 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

U.S. foreclosure rate lowest since pre-recession

NEW YORK (AP) – Jan. 12, 2012 – About 1.9 million homes entered the foreclosure process in 2011, the lowest level since 2007 when the recession began, according to a report Thursday by the foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. The firm Read More...
Posted Friday, January 13, 2012 12:09 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

U.S. housing starts surge, though level remains low

WASHINGTON (AP) – Dec. 20, 2011 – A surge in apartment construction gave U.S. builders more work in November. But 2011 is still shaping up to be one of the worst years in history for homebuilders. The Commerce Department says builders broke Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 21, 2011 9:37 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Florida’s existing home, condo sales up in January

Image via Wikipedia Florida’s existing home, condo sales up in January ORLANDO, Fla. – Feb. 23, 2011 – Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales rose in January, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 24, 2011 9:17 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Florida Realtors Report: 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers

ORLANDO, Fla. – Jan. 5, 2011 – The 2010 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers in Florida looks at the traits of the state’s current real estate clients, and it identifies the characteristics of today’s homebuyers. It describes the Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 06, 2011 11:57 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Strong rebound in pending home sales

WASHINGTON – Dec. 2, 2010 – Pending home sales jumped 10.4 percent in October, showing another positive uptrend since bottoming in June, according to the National Association of Realtors® . The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking Read More...
Posted Friday, December 03, 2010 11:32 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

Monthly Statistics Released for February 2010 - Sales Up 49 Percent!

Property sales up 49 percent in February 2010; pending sales spike Overall property sales reached 528 in the Sarasota market in February 2010, up nearly 49 percent over February 2009, and pending sales were also strong at 967 - the second highest total Read More...
Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 1:34 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

HOME AND CONDO SALES CONTINUE TO INCREASE STATEWIDE

HOME AND CONDO SALES CONTINUE TO INCREASE STATEWIDE Fourth quarter 2009 sales of existing single-family homes in Sarasota -Bradenton rose 51 percent over the same period in 2008, with 2,468 homes sold at a median price of $160,600, according to the Florida Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 16, 2010 9:54 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

November 2009 Sales Up 86 Percent!

The Sarasota real estate market remained hot in November 2009 with overall sales nearly 86 percent higher than November 2008. Total sales stood at 578 in November, mirroring last month’s total of 574 and much higher than the 311 sales reported in Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 16, 2009 5:23 AM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments

FHA Loans To Get Costlier

It’s about to get more expensive to take out—and a bit harder to qualify for—a loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration . Faced with rising losses and falling reserves, the FHA is preparing a series of tweaks to its underwriting Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 02, 2009 4:40 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 1 Comments

October sales in Sarasota market continue strong pace

Strong property sales in the Sarasota market in October 2009 continued to provide ample evidence of a market in recovery, with overall sales nearly 36 percent higher than October 2008. Total sales stood at 574 in October, compared to 364 total sales in Read More...
Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 1:51 PM by Chaim Gleitmann CIPS | 0 Comments