Sarasota Mayor swims with the Sharks for Google

The competition heats up for what city will be named the test site for Google’s new high speed Internet network connection. Sarasota’s Mayor got in the swim of things by jumping into a tank full of sharks at Mote Marine to get the attention of Google executives. Watch this clip from News channel 8 to see what happens.

http://www2.tbo.com/video/2010/mar/17/sarasota-mayor-swims-with-sharks–44264/video-news/

In Depth Analysis of the Market

This link will take you to a well researched Sarasota market report for the fourth quarter of 2009. It’s produced by Realtor.org and will give you some insight into what we’ve been dealing with in this market.

Pay special attention to the drivers of supply and demand, job creation, and Florida’s economy in general. The state needs to improve dramatically in these areas before we will see any appreciation in home prices. The good news is that we now are more affordable than most other parts of the nation! With the exception of 2003 to 2007, Florida has always been an affordable state.

So I guess its “back to basics”…warm weather, beautiful beaches and golf courses, cheap housing, no state income taxes, nearby highly rated hospitals, and baseball spring training…the perfect place to retire!

http://www.realtor.org/wps/wcm/connect/759adb8041b3814e8a0fffa3819af93a/lmr_fl_sarasota.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=759adb8041b3814e8a0fffa3819af93a

Sarasota Association of Realtors – February Report

Short Sales and bank owned deals dominated the sales volume in Sarasota again in February accounting for nearly half of all sales. Here are your February stats from the SAR.

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I Love the Van Wezel!

Enjoyed the Moody Blues at the Van Wezel last night. The old rock band from the early 70s put on a great show and there wasn’t an empty seat in the house!
What a gem we have here in Sarasota! Just look at the line-up for the month of March at the Van Wezel:
Itzhak Perlman,The Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra, the Joffrey Ballet, The Moody Blues, Coney Francis with Bobby Lewis, Cirque Le Masque, Porgy and Bess, Pink Floyd and more! All in one month!!
And people think that if you don’t get tickets early you can’t get them…not always true. We met a couple last night that sat next to us in the fifth row that got tickets AT THE DOOR! They were returns that someone bought and returned that night. We bought our tickets MONTHS in advance.
So take your chances if there’s someting you’d like to see and go to the box office the night of the concert.
And support the “Purple Palace”! Just another reason Sarasota is such a great place to live.