David Barr's Sarasota and Venice Real Estate Blog

I just published my latest e-newsletter for real estate statistics and news in Venice, Sarasota, and Lakewood Ranch. This time of year, it's time for a review of 2018, and where I think the market will go for 2019.  Hint:  if you're a home buyer, you'll have more choice and more opportunity to negotiate. By the way, I was a top local agent in Venice and Sarasota, according to Homelight: Get my e-newsletter here:  https://shoutout.wix.com/so/c3McMIQ81

As if the widely used (sarcasm) Benderson Park rowing basin and the huge new mall at the intersection of I-75 and University Parkway weren't enough, developers and politicians are already rubbing their greedy hands together at the prospect of more commercial development and the tax money that comes with it. Read this article about Lakewood Center in Lakewood Ranch:   http://www.bradenton.com/2013/10/27/4794668/lakewood-centre.html Is it just me or did many of us escape to Florida to avoid this kind of sprawl and the traffic congestion it brings?