Real Estate Boot Camp: BOLD Begins August 20th in Sarasota, FL and you don't need to be a Keller Williams agent to enroll! The first day and "First Step To BOLD" is entirely free. Contact John Buetergerds of Keller Williams Realty Select in Lakewood Ranch to find out about attending the First Step to BOLD at 941-894-4063 or email jbsellshomes@kw.com. Agents from Michael Saunders, REMAX, Exit Realty, Coldwell Banker and many more have taken this 7 week course and have boosted their production.  It has been several years since BOLD has been offered in the Sarasota / Manatee County areas, and this opportunity may not come again for years to come. Since the first day is free, so it only makes sense to come find out what the nation's largest  real estate franchise is teaching to it's agents.... 08/10/2014

DON T WORRY - BE HAPPY!   Sarasota, FL, Sarasota County, Real Estate, Homes, For Sale   OverviewMapsPhotosDescription Bradenton, Sarasota, Videos, for Relocation, Community, Area, Local, Information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Construction Homes for Sale!Neighborhood $295,000 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms2 BathroomsInterior: 1,916 sqftLot: 0.23 acre(s) Location 201 Londonderry DrSarasota, FL 34240USA The Serena Group Keller Williams Realty of Manatee(941) 757-5377info@TheSerenaGroup.comhttp://www.TheSerenaGroup.com         Listed by: Keller Williams Realty of Manatee Our recent listings BEAUTIFUL HOME WITH a FABULOUS VIEW, and many UPGRADES!INDOOR & OUTDOOR LIVING AT ITS FINEST!BUY A GLORIOUS LIFESTYLE!DON'T WORRY - BE HAPPY!CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU! Subscribe to our listin... 08/08/2014

 Beautiful Sarasota Bayfront Park, Sarasota FL Sarasota Bayfront Park is a unique, rare and beautiful find. This pet friendly nature park has many activities for all ages. It is surrounded with water, and is located in the downtown of Sarasota, Florida.     Features of Sarasota Bayfront Park The Arch shape designed entrance welcomes you to the Sarasota Bayfront Park where admission and parking are free. Families with children love this playground, besides having fun playing on the bridges and slides, they also see birds flying in the sky or walking on the ground.  You can also watch dolphins dancing above the water or boats on the bay.  Bayfront Park is also a great place for a family picnic.   Many residents and visitors enjoy biking, boating, fishing, kayaking, meeting friends, roller... 08/04/2014

  2014 Back to School Tax Free Shopping in Sarasota County, Florida   Summer will be over soon, and starting tomorrow August 1 – 3, 2014, Sarasota County Florida, is offering a Back to School Tax Free Shopping weekend. This is a great opportunity for back to school shoppers to save money.       The following are some of the different Tax Free items:     Back to School Clothing and Accessories   Each blouse, dress, graduation cap and gown, gym suit, jacket, martial art attire, pant, raincoat,  shirt,  short, skirt , slack, suit, sweater, underclothes, uniform, socks and shoes,  scarves,  belt, bow tie and  tie, hairclip, hairband and ponytail holder, backpack, handbag, purse , wallet and many other items which sell for $100 or less. Click here for the detailed tax free list   Back to Sch... 07/31/2014

New construction homes for sale at Sandhill Preserve on Palmer Ranch are selling quickly. Sandhill Preserve on Palmer Ranch is a beautiful new community being developed and built in Sarasota. Palmer Ranch is located south of Clark and west of the freeway. The central location makes this community desirable. The builder of this community is DiVosta. Here is a link to our community video: http://youtu.be/iaPIh_8dGsE Palmer Ranch in Sarasota has been developed over the last 30 years and has a variety of different communities and neighborhoods. Recently, new communities, such as Sandhill Preserve by DiVosta, are being built and are selling at a fast pace. 85 Homes Sold In 4 Months Sandhill Preserve opened in the Spring of 2014 and in only 4 months 85 homes were sold. The community will have... 07/30/2014

Real Estate Market Report Sarasota Florida 34238 for June 2014     I review in this video the leading real estate market indicators (pending sales, average sales price, average days on market, and average sold price to original list price) for the 34238 zip code in Sarasota Florida for June 2014. The number of new listings in the 34238 zip code in Sarasota in June of 2014 was 61. This is up 7.0% from 57 in May 2014 and down 1.6% from 62 in June 2013. The number of new pendings in June was 57. This is down 25.0% from 76 in May and down 24.0% from 75 in June 2013. The number of closed sales in June was 67. This is down 9.5% from 74 in May and up 6.3% from 63 in June 2013. The median sales price in May was $260,000. This is down 10.3% from $289,750 in May and up 5.7% from $246,000 in June ... 07/21/2014

Real Estate Market Report Sarasota Florida for June 2014     I review in this video the leading real estate market indicators (pending sales, average sales price, average days on market, and average sold price to original list price) for Sarasota Florida for June 2014. The number of new listings in Sarasota in June of 2014 was 1,047. This is down 13.5% from 1,210 in May 2014 and up 1.7% from 1.029 in June 2013. The number of new pendings in June was 1,223. This is down 8.3% from 1,334 in May and down 0.3% from 1,227 in June 2013. The number of closed sales in June was 1,053. This is down 7.1% from 1,134 in May and up 5.4% from 999 in June 2013. The median sales price in June was $194,000. This up from $183,500 in May and up from $172,000 in June 2013. The number of active listings in Ju... 07/21/2014

Coral, sponges, jelly fish and more are to be found at Mote Marine Laboratories in Sarasota Florida. This is the best possible location to begin educating yourself and your children about the diverse populations that live just off shore here in Florida. There is so much to do and learn that you can easily spend two days at Mote Marine Laboratories and Aquarium in Sarasota Florida. 07/21/2014

Lobster anyone? This lobster is at home in the tank at the aquarium in Mote Marine Aquarium and Laboratories in Sarasota Florida.   A visit to Mote Marine Aquarium and  Laboratories in Sarasota Florida means an educational day learning about the marine life that resides just off the coast here in our beautiful Sunshine State. 07/21/2014

Here come the clowns.......fish that is. I though everyone would enjoy the video I made at Mote Marine Labs down in Sarasota Florida of the clown fish. Be sure to continue viewing so that you also see the little squid change colors. There are so many wonderful residents of our oceans and most of us are pretty clueless as to how beautiful they area. Mote Marine Labs in Sarasota Florida is one place for an education. 07/21/2014

Home Sales in Prestancia on Palmer Ranch in Sarasota, Fl  Just Sold, This Beautiful Villa located at 7270 Alicante Blvd. in the Valencia neighborhood of PrestanciaThis home that was for sale in Prestancia on Palmer Ranch closed  May 20, 2010 for $320,000.  A beautiful court yard style villa that was originally on the market for $385,000.  As you can see from the pictures this is a unique style of home over here in Sarasota.  You usually tend to find this style over on the east coast of Florida in the West Palm Beach and Boca Raton areas.  This home was a pleasure to sell because it was so very well maintained and the owners had taken great pride in decorating the home with wood flooring and a fabulous kitchen.  The guest bedroom suite is across the pool area from the main part of the ho... 07/17/2014

                              Palmer Ranch Neighborhoods in Sarasota, FloridaPalmer Ranch is one of the more popular and largest of the master planned communities in Sarasota.  What is today known as Palmer Ranch was once a 10,000 acre plot of farming land for cattle and citrus farms that was purchased by Bertha Honore Palmer, a wealthy socialite business woman in 1910.  Today this area is home to thousands of residents who now call Sarasota home.  Palmer Ranch is located starting on the south side of Clark Road and runs south being bordered by route 41, Tamiami Trail and Honore Ave.Palmer Ranch is home to 25 different communities and neighborhoods, from single family homes to maintenance fee villlas and condos.  This area of Sarasota has become very desirable because of its close locat... 07/17/2014

The Country Club of Sarasota  in Palmer Ranch in Sarasota, Florida is a gated community of almost 300 homes.  The entrance to this neighborhood is onto Torrey Pines Blvd. from Beneva Road near the Sarasota Square shopping mall in Palmer Ranch. The Homes in the Country Club of Sarasotaare very well maintained 3 and 4 bedroom homes with pools and have backyard views of the TPC Prestancia golf course.  Living in this neighborhood gives you golf cart access to the Tennis Club and to the 2 championship TPC Prestancia golf courses.   This community of Country Club of Sarasota also plays host to one ot the premier tennis clubs in Sarasota the Serendipity Tennis Club which you see when you pass through the 24 hour guarded gate house.                One of my favorite activities is playing tenni... 07/17/2014

There are many Homes for Sale in the Southside School District of Sarasota.  Homes that are for sale in the Southside elementary district would include the neighborhoods of Cherokee Park, Oyster Bay, the Landings, Harbor Acres, "West of the Trail", Siesta Key, Bird Key, and Downtown Sarasota out to Lido Key and Longboat Key. Searching for homes for sale in the Southside School District of Sarasota can be easily done with this specialty designed search page.  Click onto this link SaraSellsSarasota Property Search by School and you will be taken to a page with a list of the types of schools. Click onto elementary and then scroll down the list to Southside Elementary.  After you click onto Southside Elementary then you can, (if you want to), refine your search by choosing your search crite... 07/17/2014

  Prestancia on Palmer Ranch, Sarasota, FL has a number of beautiful homes and villas for sale and is also one of the premier gated golf communities in Sarasota. Located in the heart of the Palmer Ranch area of Sarasota is this exclusive gated community of Prestancia. This community is host to the world golfing at the TPC Prestancia Country Club.  This is a 24 hour guard attended gated community that features 12 different neighborhoods with over 495 full and part time residences.  Prestancia homes vary from large prestigious single family homes ranging in prices from over a million dollars to spacious villas and condos that start in pricing from $250,000. Prestancia is a great area for your primary or your second home.If you are looking for a golf course view or a view of a natural pres... 07/17/2014

This Grove Pointe Home on Wilde Pointe Drive is for Sale.  A 4 Bedroom, 3 Full Bathrooms, with an office and a pool is now on the market for $308,500.  Just over 2,500 square feet of living space you will enjoy all the fantastic upgrades made on this Grove Pointe Home.    Grove Pointe Homes especially on Wilde Pointe Drive are rare to come onto the market in this very desirable family oriented neighborhood.  This Grove Pointe Home features top of the line kitchen appliances, granite counter tops, cherry wood cabinets and cherry hardwood flooring plus a newer AC unit.  If you like to work from your home then you will enjoy the home office with the large window view in the front of the house.  Do you like to entertain? Then this home will work for you.  Enjoy the pool and lanai area along... 07/17/2014

This Turtle Rock home at 8303 Deerbrook Circle in Palmer Ranch is for sale for $410,000 by Sara Leicht of Michael Saunders and Company.  Within the gated community of Turtle Rock on Palmer Ranch this beautifully remodeled 4 bedroom, 3 bath, ofice, pool and spa home resides at 8303 Deerbrook Circle.  This spacious home has over 2,300 square feet of living area offering a gourmet open kitchen overlooking the family room.  Real wood kitchen cabinetry with self closing drawers, granite counter tops, new large tile flooring, updated bathrooms, tray/volume ceilings with crown molding, recessed lighting, bay windows, a sitting area in the master bedroom and newer appliances and ac unit.  The Turtle Rock community has 2 gates both having attended guards, a community pool, clubhouse, 2 tennis co... 07/17/2014

Prestancia Home for Sale on Palmer Ranch This outstanding Prestancia home for sale on Palmer Ranch in beautiful Sarasota, FL.  New to the market, inside the gated community of Prestancia on Palmer Ranch this is a 4 bedroom home with 3 full bathrooms including the pool bath. There is a large pool with a hot tub/spa that overflows into the pool while you look out at a private lake/pond area in the backyard.  The entire back lanai area is very private and has sliders that open up to it from the living room, family room, and master bedroom.  Features include parquet wood flooring, carpet, a 3 car garage, and a very large circular driveway.  This home is very bright and sunny with a westerly exposure for the pool area and an easterly exposure for the front door. This Prestancia Home for Sale... 07/17/2014

This Chaparral home for Sale in Mote Ranch is located at 6837 Wagon Wheel Circle.  This is a beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home of 2,045 square feet, with a 2 car attached garage in the family style neighborhood of Chaparral which is in the heart of Mote Ranch.  This lovely bright and spacious home has two separate entertaining areas along with an extra large screened in lanai.  The interior has been freshly painted and the back yard is open and private.  If you are looking for that Florida style home that has been very well maintained then you will want to come and look at this Chaparral home that is for sale in Mote Ranch. Priced at $250,000. and HOA fees are very reasonable at $572. a year.This House Sold on May 24, 2012 for $230,000       Chaparral in Mote Ranch is a beautiful nei... 07/17/2014

Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club NeighborhoodsStoneybrook Golf and Country Club has a total of 14 different neighborhoods to choose from in this  master planned community on Palmer Ranch.  Stoneybrook is a gated community that has access from either McIntosh Road or from Central Sarasota Parkway.  Below is a map of Stoneybrook.  Zoom in to see the individual streets by name.   These are the 5 Stoneybrook Neighorhoods that are made up of single family houses: Abbey Ridge, which has a neighborhood community pool Grey Oaks Merion EstatesGlen Meadow Trace MacGregor PinesThe Stoneybrook Neighborhoods that are made up of villas which are homes set up in a duplex style are:  Pebble Creek and The Villas at Forest Hills which has a community pool for the residents of Forest Hills.There are 7 St... 07/17/2014