January 21st, 2010
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest” -Benjamin Franklin
There are no two ways about it: investment in education is a winner from any angle but it’s particularly critical to the real estate market. In my Sarasota real estate business I see firsthand the value good schools add to property prices, and the positive impact that has on communities as a whole. Read the rest of this entry »
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December 24th, 2009
2009: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
As Charles Dickens wrote so famously in 1859, “It was the best of times it was the worst of times”. And for all business and markets globally, 2009 was truly a year of mixed messages. There were some positive parts and some extremely negative ones of course. So, after a turbulent 2009 in the Sarasota real estate community, what lies ahead for 2010? Read the rest of this entry »
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December 19th, 2009
Lee Mirman will address radio audiences on the state of the Sarasota Real Estate market. His discussion will answer the question “What happened in Sarasota Real Estate in 2009?” with actual data on real estate sales and market values relative to prior years. He will also present the three key factors that will positively influence local real estate sales in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: positive market indicators, Sarasota real estate
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November 28th, 2009
The Big Question: How’s the Market in Sarasota?
In my experience real estate agents are people-magnets at cocktail parties and family barbeques if they can answer this 64 million dollar question.
I’ve been involved in Sarasota real estate for thirty years and my experience tells me that in today’s real estate market there is simply nothing more important for any realtor than local market knowledge. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 9th, 2009
Almost daily I get the following question(s), how is it going, how is business? “It is going great,” I say. “Business is good and it’s a lot of work.” It has been for four years that Sarasota real estate has been repricing and this year especially Buyers really believe that we are at or close to some sort of a “bottom.” Part of this can be attributed to the aggressive pricing of bank-owned and short-sale properties. Many of these properties are now listed at liquidation prices, like a going out of business sale, “everything must go.” Read the rest of this entry »
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