We have a great rental on Siesta Key with a boat dock, private beach, two pools and a beach cabana. Close to restaurants and marina. At $780 per month this one bedroom condo is a great deal. Cable television and water utilities included. Tenant only pays electric. Available for immediate move in. If not rented soon the condo will be furnished and rented seasonly. Click here or call 941-650-4626 for details.
Today we celebrated the birthday of the love of my life. My Opal, has been a wonderful wife and mother to our two children. Honey, I wish you many more happy birthdays. All my love, Perry.
We have developed a website with videos and information to market sales and annual rentals at Admirals Walk. Properties marketed by our company are featured on our websites including www.admiralswalkcondominiums.com and www.sarasotacondominiums.com which is the number one Google search result for “Sarasota Condominiums”. We offer full service property management including:
We receive inquiries daily about Admirals Walk so if you are interested in selling or renting your place give us a call.
A short time ago you would not expect to find any condominiums on Siesta Key under $300,000. But prices have fallen back down to pre-boom levels. right now there are actually 36 condominiums for sale on Siesta Key that are priced under $300,000 and 15 of them are two bedroom condos. With prices now at this level these units are selling. Now really is time to buy.
Former Soviet President and Nobel Peace Prize winner,Mikhail Gorbachev was in Sarasota yesterday to participate in a series of talks at the Ringling College Library Association. The talks were held at the Van Wezel performing arts center.
This Saturday, Cirque de la Symphonie, accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra will be perform at the Van Wezel.
Visit Sarasota Orchestra or Van Wezel for more information.
Right now home builders in the Country Club East section of Lakewood Ranch, The Lake Club, Greenbrook East, and La Cantera in the Country Club are offering a Platinum Membership at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. This incentive valued at $52,000 is offered on select homes and homesites when purchase before January 15, 2009. I have seen some very attractive pricing on these new homes. With rates currently at the lowest point in 50 years coupled with this lated incentive and already reduced prices, it just may be a great time to consider coming down from the fence. Contact me at 941-650-4626 for more information.
Opal, I am so glad that I married you seven years ago today. You are truly the best thing that has ever happened to me. It has been seven wonderful years full of memories. For the good ones; Opal, I thank you and for the bad ones; Opal, I am sorry. You have been the catalyst for so much good in my life. So much change and so much personal growth. I would not be who and am or where I am today without you.
Opal, I celebrate who you are. A Godly women in whom my heart trusts. I give you all that I am and all I hope to become. Thank you and Happy Anniversary!
In 2006, most visitors to Florida came from Canada followed by United Kingdom and South America. The following is a breakdown of the 6 countries or regions from which most visitors came from.
On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve lowered the benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point. With the rate now at 2.25% and sales activity climbing, the Sarasota/Bradenton market is showing clear signs of improvement. Buyers in increasing numbers are taking advantage of the lower rates and good deals. As always, I continue to scan inventories looking for goods deals for home buyers and investors and have been involved in three situations in the past two weeks were buyers have been written offers only to have another buyer make a highe offer. One client put a low “take or leave it” offer of $440,000 on a $499,000 condominium on Siesta Key. The seller countered at $495,000 and the buyer decided to let the offer “marinate”. While it was marinating another buyer came in with a higher offer which was accepted. Inventories are high but the good deals are selling. An experienced agent can help you find those deals.
Hamilton Home Mortgage Minute with Perry Corneau of Corneau & Assocaites.
Sarasota, with its vibrant cultural offerings, world famous beaches and numerous golf courses has long been attractive to retirees. It is no surprise that AARP named Sarasota number 4 on its list of “The 15 Best Place to Reinvent Your Life.” In recent years, however the median age has be declining as many younger people have been attracted to the area because of the high quality of life and strong job markets. Sarasota County, which includes the city of Venice and parts of North Port ranks number 7 on the list of Top 10 U.S. counties with the highest percentage of residents 65 years or older. In 2000, census data placed Sarasota in the number 5 spot. It is expected that Sarasota’s influx of younger people will soon be out paced by aging boomers in the next few years. Currently 29.4% of Sarasota county’s population is 65 years or older. Nationally the percentage of people 65 years or older is 12.4% and in Florida the number is 16.8%
Top 10 U.S. Counties by percentage of persons over 65.
Florida tops the list of fast growing states. This is one of the reasons that Florida will continue to be a great place to own real estate. From 2000 to 2006 Florida experienced a net migration gain of 1,221,000. Other states were as follows:
Biggest gainers
Florida +1,221,000
Arizona +541,000
Texas +452,000
Georgia +378,000
North Carolina +347,000
Nevada +318,000
Biggest losers
Michigan -239,000
New Jersey -277,000
Massachusetts -290,000
Illinois -473,000
California -950,000
New York -1,242,000
It may be surprising to some to know that the shores of North and South Carolina see far more storms than do Florida’s West Coast. Sarasota, Manatee and Charlote counties are among the least likely of locations for a hurricane to make landfall. Actually, Sarasota has not had a hurricane make landfall on it’s shores since 1921. 
That hurricane damaged the fishing docks at Marina Jacks thus clearing the way for the upscale waterfront that Sarasota is so well known for. An earlier storm created New Pass back in 1848 when it made landfall along the shores of Longboat Key. We did have a close call in 1966, when hurricane Alma passed just offshore on it’s way to the northern waters of the Florida Panhandle.
As Tropical Storm Chris all but fizzled out Thursday, long-range hurricane forecasters issued new predictions that call for a lighter-than-expected storm season. Click here for full story.
An Active Adult community is an age-restricted community that typically requires at least one resident be age 55 or better and restricts anyone under 19 from being a permanent resident. Age restrictions may vary by community.
I have just listed a two bedroom condominium in an Active Adult Community called Parkway Villas. Click here for more information.
Click here for a list of Active Adult or 55+ age restricted communites in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
