Learn More About Sunrise, Florida
Currently there are 175 homes for sale, 471 condos and apartments for sale, 2 vacant land for sale, 9 villa for sale and 33 townhomes for sale
Sunrise, Florida
Located few miles west of Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise is a flourishing community in central-western Broward County, Florida. Its neighbors include Davie, Lauderhill, Weston and Plantation. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area which is home to more than six million people. The city is managed by a government based on the commission/manager concept. It is headed by a mayor, who is assisted by four city commissioners.
The development of Sunrise is attributed to developer Norman Johnson, who bought 2,650 acres of land in the area in 1960. The community, which was targeted at retirees, was originally to be known as Sunset Village. But residents objected to the choice due to the finality somewhat suggested by the name. This led to a change to "Sunrise." The community was incorporated as Sunrise Golf Village in 1961, with Johnson appointed its first mayor by Governor Farris Bryant. It had less than 350 residents at the time.
Many people were lured to the area by a world-famous "upside-down" house developed and constructed by Johnson and F. E. Dykstra. Publicity in the media about the house attracted thousands of people from across the country, with some staying back to make the Village their home. By 1967, it had 4,300 residents who occupied just 1.75 square miles. Sunrise, incorporated as a city in 1971, started expanding in the 1970s. It now covers more than 18 square miles, extending to the Everglades. Today, the city has more than 92,000 residents, according to 2015 estimates.
Sunrise is a full-service city. It provides its own utility services, including natural gas, water and wastewater. Its water and wastewater system extends about 70 miles serving over 200,000 commercial and residential customers. The city's utilities department operates what is considered Florida's sixth-largest municipal gas system. Sunrise also has several other departments, including police, fire rescue, community development and leisure services.
Some of the most popular communities around Sunrise are Sunrise Lakes, Sunrise Golf Village, Sunrise Lakes Phase 1 and Sawgrass Lakes. Sunrise Golf Village preserves the city's original name. Sunrise Lakes is a peaceful, safe retirement community in the heart of the city, offering exciting and extensive selection of on-site amenities.
The infrastructure revamp embarked upon by the City of Sunrise in the late 1980s to the 1990s helped to established it as an important corporate headquarters hub. Today, it is said to host more than 100 corporations and the region's biggest office park. Among the companies with headquarters here (including regional) are AT&T, Grant Thornton, Marsh Insurance, Mednax, Sunshine Health, Wendy's and E. & J. Gallo Winery. As a result, the city is an important center for job creation in the region.
It promises not to be a boring time in Sunrise, with so many things to see and do. Attractions include the world-class BankAtlantic Center, The Oasis at Sawgrass Mills and the 65-member Sunrise Symphonic Pops Orchestra. Among the many exciting events in the city include the Woodstock Arts & Crafts Festival, which kicks off the holiday season in the first weekend of December every year.
Sunrise is a city for almost everybody or all groups, ranging from businesses to job seekers and families. It has something for everyone whether you are there for business, on relocation or just for fun.
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Our Sunrise, Florida flat fee listing provides all the services performed by a broker yet spares the seller from paying a six percent commission usually due to the real estate brokerage. ByOwner offers a win-win scenario: the widespread publicity that realtors generate and a sales transaction at a far lower price than the traditional mode of selling would afford.
Yes, ByOwner assures your property all of the exposure of the local MLS but it does not stop there. Our service also connects with all the dominant search engines as well as the most frequently visited online real estate portals, such as Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.com, MSN, AOL, Bing, Yahoo, and Google. Better still, once the house is listed with the MLS, the FSBO will show up on broker sites like ReMax, C-21, Coldwell Banker, ERA, Redfin, Movoto, Keller Williams. Because broker portals routinely include all the new MLS listings, your Sunrise For Sale by Owner property will likewise appear.
On balance, our seller-clients keep over $15,000 that would have gone to the broker. With the resources and attention ByOwner provides, the For Sale by Owner keeps more of the proceeds when the sale happens, retaining more for another purchase, investment or savings.
According to our Sunrise inventory (updated 04/19/2024), there are presently 692 properties.
You can access 175 homes for sale by their owners.
Our properties include condominiums as well, with 471 condos for sale in Sunrise.
Prices for homes in Sunrise fall around $532,495 and for condos it’s $488,556. A useful equivalent is $221 per square foot of living area (i.e. bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, living and dining rooms; no closets or storage space).
Our information reveals that 35 Sunrise homes and properties sold and changed hands last year. This number embraces 15 single family residences and 17 condos in Sunrise conveyed by owners.
The sales price of single family houses sold in Sunrise over the last year tended to hover near $532,495. The average per square foot amount for the living space works out to $208 in these cases.
Condos in Sunrise sold at -- give or take -- $488,556 for the whole of last year. Per square foot of living area, that is $324.
