Sarasota-Bradenton property owners pray class action lawsuit resolves years-long legal battle to rid their homes of potentially dangerous Chinese drywall. Sarasota area housing boom (circa 2001-2005) forced imports of Chinese drywall. Personal & Property Dangers Force Class Action Lawsuit According to University of New Orleans toxicologist Dr. Patricia Williams, the drywall appears to release three [...]
60 Minutes reports on wrecking ball used to fight foreclosure epidemic; 11,000,000 property owners nationwide owe more than their homes are worth! Tick-tick-tick! Cameras capture head-shaking reality: cities throughout the US are bulldozing abandoned properties. Banks foreclose and abandon properties, forcing cities to confront blight. You will have trouble believing the following 13 minute video [...]
7270 Mauna Loa in Lake Sarasota avoids foreclosure: 2nd lien holder signs off for pennies; appraiser finds value & inspector gives thumb’s up to roof. Selling Sarasota real estate these days definitely requires many stars to align…perfectly. With this sale, we struggled to: 1. Short 2nd lien holder – nobody wants to accept less than [...]
At Christmas, it’s time for families to gather around the fireplace, fire up the big screen TV & enjoy 10 best Christmas movies of all time…along with one moving Christmas music video! Many wonderful Christmas “feel-good” movies (and network shows) from which to choose. From the long list of awesome Christmas movies, my family loves [...]
Sarasota real estate market optimists claim sales numbers point to “seller’s market,” while realists point out troubling markers. YES, sales remained strong in November. YES, median sales price of single family homes increased in November. Indeed, Sarasota faces an obvious contradiction of basic “supply-demand” economics. If there’s demand for Sarasota-Bradenton real estate, why are prices [...]