Learn More About Sarasota, Florida
Currently there are 1,349 homes for sale, 908 condos and apartments for sale, 147 vacant land for sale, 224 villa for sale and 159 townhomes for sale
Learn More About Sarasota:
Sarasota is a midsize city in Sarasota County on Florida’s southwestern coast. The city is located in the southern end of the Tampa Bay area just north of Fort Meyers and has a population of just over 53,300.
The town’s official slogan is “where urban amenities meet small town living” and this very aptly described the appeal of Sarasota. There’s everything here you could want without having to leave the city. And yet, there is still a very strong sense of community which the residents take pride in.
Sarasota has a humid subtropical climate which closely borders a tropical savannah climate featuring hot humid summers and warm dry winters. The average high in the winter is 70° and in the summer it commonly reaches in the high 80s and low 90s.
Unless you absolutely hate nature and the sunny outdoors, one of Sarasota is major draws is its proximity to the Sarasota Cays, a group of small islands just off the coast. The cays feature some of the softest white sand and clear blue water you will find anywhere. This is a paradise for anyone who likes to enjoy the sun, swim, or do some boating.
Culturally, Sarasota has a lot to offer for lovers of the fine arts. The Sarasota Orchestra, which for years was known as the Florida West Coast symphony, is famous for its three weeks Sarasota music festival which attracts performers, teachers and students from all around the world. Altogether Sarasota has more than a dozen cultural performance centres and organizations such as the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, the Sarasota Film Society, Sarasota Opera House, and the Sarasota Ballet just to name a few
One of the city’s true gems is the Mary Selby Botanical Gardens which is a 15 acre natural wonder that features beautiful plants and natural wildlife. Here you’ll find a children’s rainforest garden with a waterfall and a koi pond.
It was widely viewed that Sarasota was the epicentre of the 2008 housing crash. Perhaps no area of the country was hit harder than this one. However, nearly 10 years later, the housing market has rebounded fully.
Schools in Sarasota are administered by the School Board of Sarasota County. The district is made up of nine high schools, nine middle schools, 24 elementary schools, six special schools, 11 charter schools, and two alternative schools. The district has consistently scored above national averages in both college testing programs and on scholastic aptitude tests.
Amongst the highest rated schools in Sarasota are: Tatum Ridge Elementary School, Ashton Elementary School, Suncoast Polytechnic High School, and the Sarasota school of Arts/Sciences
Sarasota’s best of both worlds appeal is one of the strongest drawing points. It has fully modern amenities, access to beaches and water, and a strong sense of community. This is why it has received several community designations this decade including 100 Best Communities for Young People in 2011, Top 10 Best Places to Retire in the US in 2012, and the Number One Arts Destination Among Cities With Populations of 1000 or Smaller in 2012.
There are many For Sale By Owner listing platforms in the U.S. but ByOwner.com stands out among the pack. This site is a comprehensive, one-stop service for those who want to market their own houses online. Not only does ByOwner expand the sample size of prospective buyers, it does so at only a small portion of the cost imposed by a traditional real estate broker. In fact, you can avoid the usual six percent Realtor's commission -- which can add up to a big chunk of the proceeds -- when you go with our Sarasota, Florida Flat Fee listing.
How is that even possible? It works because we broaden the audience for your home to people that would be otherwise uninformed.
ByOwner not only lists your property with the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for any given city, we also engage the most utilized search engines and the more popular real estate gateway sites, including Trulia, Zillow, Realtor.com, MSN, AOL, Bing, Yahoo, and Google. Meanwhile, once the house is added to the MLS, the FSBO listing appears alongside homes listed on broker sites, specifically ReMax, C-21, Coldwell Banker, ERA, Redfin, Movoto, Keller Williams. This is standard practice among brokerages since sites like this generally display all MLS listings.
As a general rule, sellers who use ByOwner conserve over $15,000 when all is said and done. We give For Sale By Owners the apparatus and noticeability they need while, simultaneously, greatly diminishing the cost of the sales transaction.
As of now (11/03/2024), our Sarasota collection of market data shows 2793 properties.
We have 1349 single-family homes for sale by their owners.
Additionally, there are 908 condominiums for sale in Sarasota.
Roughly, the average purchase price for a single-family home in Sarasota as of last year was $103,500. The average going price for condos is currently $1,363,339. On a square footage basis, the average dollar amount per square foot is $336.
The most recent statistics reveal that there were 98 homes and properties sold by owners in Sarasota in the previous year. Owners sold 74 houses and 15 condos in the Sarasota.
The norm for sales prices of single family residences in Sarasota, based on the numbers we obtained, hovered at $103,500 last year. Buyers have paid an average of $N/A per square foot of living area.
Last year, condos on the market in Sarasota cost purchasers prices in the vicinity of $1,363,339. This works out to $541 per square foot of living space.
Our website displays houses for sale in many Sarasota subdivisions. Among the most popular are the following: The Demarcay, Tripar Estates, South Gate, Sarasota Spgs, Townhomes At Skye Ranch, Villa Ballada, Sienna Park Townhomes At University, Founders Club, Serenade On Palmer Ranch, Lake Sarasota, Villagewalk, Oakwood Manor, Kensington Park, Bird Key Sub, University Village, Hidden Lake Village, Las Palmas Of Sarasota, De Soto Lakes, Bay Oaks, Siesta Beach.