Sarasota Luxury Real Estate
 
 
 
THE MARKET from my Broker, Michael Saunders, viewpoint:
>>> Here are the highlights from her article:
  * "The Gulf Coast waterways, beaches and fishing grounds have absolutely NOT been impacted by the BP oil spill—nor are they expected to be."
  * "Powerful loop currents far offshore will actually drag the oil away from us. Regrettably, the oil slick will do its damage elsewhere. "
  * We have award-winning beaches with powdery white sand... as as pristine as they ever were.
  * "Our Gulf and bay waters are a refreshing shade of Caribbean blue and our late Spring weather couldn’t be more ideal for enjoying every precious minute of your hard-earned vacation. Plus, if you’ve ever considered owning a second home or vacation property here, you are looking at prices that haven’t been this low since the turn of the century."
  * "Even though the first time home buyer tax credit expired at the end of April, buyers in our market are still anxiously lining-up to take advantage of the great money-saving incentives that still exist, notably bottoming home prices and low interest rates. Home buyers in the under $300,000 market are even more eager to lock-in the right property; as inventories have dropped dramatically and prices in this category have actually risen over the past few reporting periods. Even so, the March 2010 median home price of $150,000 represents nearly a 60 % rollback from Sarasota County’s boom-time high of $362,000, recorded in December 2005."
  * "As encouraging as this news is, much more work needs to be done to complete our market’s recovery, especially in the higher price brackets. For instance, as of April 2010 our market shows a 32.6 month supply of properties priced over $1 million, based on April’s rate of sales. That’s nearly five times the supply customarily considered normal and healthy in a balanced market! Compare this to the market for properties under $300,000—which presently has a 5.4 month supply of available homes—and you’ll see that sellers of luxury properties must remain extremely diligent in pricing their homes aggressively at or below comparable competitive properties."


 
"Oh, By the Way... if you are thinking of purchasing property as well, I would love the opportunity to assist you and am Never too busy for your Referrals!"  THANK YOU.


 
Regards,
 
SHAYLA TWIT | Michael Saunders & Company | 1801 Main St | Sarasota | FL | 34236
 
p 941.544.7690 | f 941.706.3173 | shaylakoratwit@hotmail.com
 
Sarasota Luxury Real Estate - As you can see from above, Sarasota is abundant with real estate, especially luxury real estate.
 
 
NEWS ALERT: Reports are gathering on the expected significant rise in mortgage foreclosures - bad news for the economy and even worse for all the good folk and families losing their most needed possession. However, we must not allow these dark clouds to overwhelm our thoughts with regard to the luxury real estate market which is improving at an incredible rate.
In Shayla Twit's blog, to be found on moneyjingle.com under the luxury real estate heading, she states that Barbara Corcoran, on NBC's Oct. 7, 2009 TODAY Show, reported sales increases in September 2008 to be an unexpected 35% declared, 'Sarasota is the top place to buy property in the nation today.'
Yes, we have a deep concern for the increase in foreclosures, but the dramatic increase in luxury real estate sales and the great marketing position of Sarasota will surely benefit everyone and lead to a softer market and a beneficial trend for future foreclosure sufferers.
Derek Bishopp
MoneyJingle.com