David Barr's Sarasota and Venice Real Estate Blog

I've previously blogged about this property for sale at 2440 Hawthorne St. in Sarasota. Now you can buy the property for the lot value, plus a brand new 3/2 2,881 sq. ft. home with 3 car garage from Vision Homes for a package price of $499,900. New home and lot package for sale in Hyde Park in Sarasota $499,900 The home details, including elevation, floor plan, and feature sheet, can all be found on my website:  http://www.davidbarrhomes.com/#!2440-hawthorne-st-sarasota/c17js The over-sized 15,730 sq. ft. lot is available separately and the future owner can select their own builder.  No deed restrictions, so let your imagination free and be near it all in Sarasota.

An informative article Florida Realtors economist Brad O'Connor about new housing permits shows what parts of Florida are experiencing a construction boom. The orange shaded areas show Hillsborough County in Tampa, and Orange County in the Orlando, with the state's highest number of building permits. What I found interesting is that Manatee and Sarasota Counties combined had basically the same number of new building permits as Miami-Dade and Broward Counties on the east coast of FL. You can read the entire article here, and use the interactive map:   http://www.floridarealtors.org/ResearchAndStatistics/John-Tuccillo-Market-Report_Summit-Blog.cfm Buying a new home is not something to do on your own without the assistance of an experienced buyer's agent.   Competing new home construction can negatively impact the resale of your 2 or 3 year old property down the road.  Quality of life issues such as traffic congestion can also have a negative influence on the fut...