Marc Rasmussen's Blog: Sarasota MLS

Looking for a luxury waterfront home in Sarasota, Florida? Take a look at this home in Lido Shores on Lido Key. Located on Westway Drive this is one of the most sought after areas in Sarasota. The water views are simply breathtaking. This is a 5 bedroom, 6 bathroom, 6,618 square foot home built in 2001. The asking price is $10,000,000.

The home at 1301 Westway sold earlier in the year for $7,423,500. That home was similar in location, builder and size. It had 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms  and 6,580 square feet.

1255 Westway Drive

Many say that this is the most beautiful home in Sarasota.  The combination of classic proportions, graceful design and elegant quality, all perfectly positioned…

Check out this modern home for sale on south Casey Key. This is a 4 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom beachfront home with 7,722 square feet. It was built in 2008 and the asking price is $7,995,000. This home has an amazing view of the Casey Key beach and Gulf of Mexico. This is one of the few modern homes that you will find on the beach in the Sarasota area.

612 South Casey Key Road

"Oasis by the Sea" is a beachfront estate designed by renowned modern architect Guy Peterson and completed in 2008 by master builder Michael Walker.This home is the Silver winner of SRQ Magazine's Annual Home of the Year award whose aesthetic is defined by a main pavilion providing full beach views through floor-to-ceiling…

The above home in Lido Shores sold for $7,423,500. This is the highest 2009 residential sales price for a home in Sarasota. This home had five bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms and 6,580 square feet.

1301 Westway Drive

One of Sarasotas prettiest homes on the azure waters of New Pass in sought-after Lido Shores! This international designers home shows like nothing else in Sarasota with its elegant, but livable sophistication. Superb quality one expects in a home of this caliber is present everywhere: walnut floors, wonderful woodworking, stone terraces, 3 fireplaces. This is quiet luxury. Handsome 2 story living room, formal dining room, detailed library/media room, smashing kitchen opens to…

Below you will find the 3 most expensive Sarasota real estate listings.

3315 Bayshore Road, Sarasota, FL - $12,875,000

This home is located in north Sarasota along the bay. This is a wide part of the bay so the views are spectacular. It is only about 5 minutes from downtown Sarasota. Many refer to this area as the "museum area" because it is near the John Ringling Museum. This home has 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms and 11,610 square feet. The asking price is $12,875,000.

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A hidden gem in Sarasota, this property is one of the most sophisticated bayfront resorts in the area with 240' on Sarasota Bay and encompassing 2.5 acres of tropical grounds. Located on…

I just got a funny lead from my website. I am not sure the lead is amused but I got a good chuckle out of it.

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You discriminating pieces of shit. Listings that start at $100,000????? what if I want $99,000? F*ck you.

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I altered the last part there to make it PG rated and omitted the name and email address. I emailed her back thanking her for the laugh. She is complaining about my Quicksearch on the home page of http://www.luxurysarasotarealestate.com. On my form you can only search above $100,000. So when you are designing your IDX's and quick searches keep price ranges in mind. ;-)

The chart above shows the number of single family homes and condos for sale, under contract and sold over the last 5 years in Sarasota, Florida. The light green lines represent the number of homes and condos for sale. The red line shows the number of properties under contract and the dark green line represents the number of sold properties.

From an owner of Sarasota real estate and a Realtor selling in Sarasota it is great to see the sharp decline in inventory, the rise in pending sales and closed sales. It looks like we still need to absorb some of the inventory in the market. Based on closed transactions we currently have jut over a 10 month supply of properties for sale. Real estate "experts" profess that a 6 to 7 month supply is normal. If we get a…

I've noticed something interesting lately in Sarasota, Florida. Several beach front & bay front homes have recently gone under contract. Just off the top of my head I know of 3 beach front homes on north Longboat Key, 2 on Siesta Key, and a bay front home on Lido Key (shown above) for $8,999,000 have gone under contract. There also have been several homes and lots on the beach that have closed within the last 60 days. We just had a home on Bird Key close for $4.75 million.

Is the smart money buying?

Sarasota seems to be forming a bottom. The low end of the market is selling quickly. I cannot imagine prices will drop too much more in that segment of the market. If you ever wanted to get into buying…

I was in the gym the other day talking to a buddy of mine. His friend has his house on the market. After he told me that I could immediately see frustration in his face. I got the, "Why hasn't my house sold yet?" question from the guy. It is a pretty common question that many Realtors get from sellers.

Here are 5 reasons why your home may have not sold.

1) Lousy Photos

There are a lot of properties out there for sale. Buyers typically have several properties to choose from so sellers really need to set themselves apart. Roughly 9 out of 10 buyers start their search on the internet. If you have limited photos or if they are blurry or dark you really hinder your chances of having the buyers want to…