Friday, December 23, 2011

Southwest Florida Home Sales and Prices Up

There was a good article in the Sarasota Herald Tribune newspaper on the 21st. I copied it below.


A sharp increase in November sales and median prices and a growing feeling that buyers need to act fast in order to get what they want is taking hold of the Southwest Florida real estate market.

Facing multiple bid situations at the low end of the market, buyers are finding their decision times have become compressed.


In Bradenton, investors are no longer trying to low-ball sellers and are offering what they think properties are worth, while in Sarasota, agents are getting tough with their customers.


"I told one client and his wife they needed to make up their minds about a house," said Ronnie Caron, who runs her own Sarasota agency. "If you continue to mess around, you're going to lose it."


Other clients passed on a

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