Dennis G. Kotaska, LLC

Buying a home may never get any cheaper than the current conditions we are experiencing.   Several housing experts are predicting that this year will be the last chance for bargain hunters to cash in on the best deals of the weak housing market. With home prices down 34% nationally since 2006 and mortgage rates at historic lows, ...

Februrary is usually our "connect" month for real estate in the Venice area of Florida.  It is a buffer between the winter and the spring selling seasons.  2012 is off to a very good start and the February real estate numbers show us that more homes are selling and sold prices are increasing.   The ...

Residential real estate may still be soft in some places nationally, but not in Sarasota and Manatee counties.  The number of completed home sales fell a bit in February, according to new figures from local Realtor associations, but the number of homes under contract — the best indicator of current home-sales activity — rose to ...

The market for million-dollar-plus homes and condominiums is returning after being largely dormant in Southwest Florida for nearly five years. Real estate agents say the market's upper-end segment has nearly rebounded, based on sales and pending sales. Many compare the current streak of sales — and the number of homes on the market ...

The RE/MAX National Housing report just came out!  Prices have begun to inch up slightly, sales are up over 8% and inventory is shrinking.  Our real estate market is on the mend.  You will see in this report that nationwide we are a 6.6 month supply of homes for sale.  Six months is considered a "normal" ...