Dennis G. Kotaska, LLC

Members of the Sarasota Association of Realtors® sold more than 1,000 properties in April 2013, the first time sales have hit four figures in a single month since June 2005. There have only been ten months in SAR's 90-year history that sales have topped 1,000, and the other nine occurred in 2004 and 2005! Check out this ...

The March 2013 Sarasota Board of Real Estate figures are out and WOW what a month!  The number of properties sold in March 2013 was the highest since August 2005.  887 units sold in March! To continue the good news the median price for single family homes is $210,000 which is an impressive increase!  The median price for condos ...

Total closed transactions for April 2012 sets yet another record!  March 2012 closed transactions were a 7-year high and April's figures show a 6.6% increase over March's figures!   886 closed transactions for April is the highest number since August 2005.   Nearly 600 single family homes and nearly 300 condos ...

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, ...

The Sarasota Real Estate Market continues to show strength and resurgence.  Sales of homes drives many other elements of the economy so not only is this news good for buyers and sellers but for our community as a whole.   With the pending sales numbers up in March it is a safe bet that we will see more sold homes for April 2012 ...

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" ...