Lakewood Ranch Homes for Sale on the rise in 2019
Lakewood Ranch is a master planned community spread over both Manatee as well as Sarasota Counties in Florida. It is a massive community having an area of 31000 acres and home to dozens of neighborhoods and condominium communities. Lakewood Ranch is as famous for its beautiful landscaping as it is for well-designed homes. It is […]
The Bay, Sarasota’s new Bayfront Area
The Bay has raised $8m in funding for the first phase of the new public park that is slated for Sarasota’s bayfront area. The area encompasses 53 acres of prime waterfront grounds. The first phase will create a 10-acre park starting at Hwy 41 and continuing along Boulevard of the Arts to the bayfront. The […]
Pay to Park in Sarasota? It’s here, but not as bad as you might think…
Pay to park is now in Sarasota, so I thought I’d try it out because I needed a few pictures of the new Streetscape on Lemon Ave (and wow, is it going to be nice). The metered spaces are designed to give you 10 minutes for free (not the pole meters), however I needed a […]
Will a rise in interest rates slow housing sales?
Interest rates are still relatively low compared to the last 40 years. In 1980 we purchased our first home and paid 15% interest on our mortgage, and as I look back at that purchase I’m still amazed. Our only concern at that time were the monthly payments; that purchase was the perfect starter home for […]