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• A note of optimism http://realestatetoday.blogs.heraldtribune.com/11528/a-note-of-optimism/ Right about now, homeowners can use a reason, any reason, to be optimistic about the future of the real estate market.Once such reason comes from Walt Molony, a spokesman for the National Association of Realtors.He notes, “To accommodate household growth and units lost through age and obsolescence, we need about 1.4 million housing starts per year.”We [...] A note of optimism
• Home-sales figures hardly surprising http://realestatetoday.blogs.heraldtribune.com/11523/home-sales-figures-hardly-surprising/ For once the experts got it right.  The home-buyer tax credits proved to be a narcotic for the real estate market.The news today that July sales fell by big percentages across the country shows that the credits just bunched up buyers at the closing table, rather than letting them proceed at an orderly pace over several [...] Home-sales figures hardly surprising
• Reintroducing The Founders Club http://realestatetoday.blogs.heraldtribune.com/11511/reintroducing-the-founders-club/ The concept of re-introducing upscale real estate developments to the market is becoming a trend.A few weeks after Barbara Mei of Surfside Properties “re-introduced” the Beau Ciel condominium, built in 2003 on Sarasota's bayfront, with a mid-summer soiree in the elegant gathering room, London Bay Homes is doing the same thing with The Founders Club, which [...] Reintroducing The Founders Club
• Reader poll: Where are we? http://realestatetoday.blogs.heraldtribune.com/11468/reader-poll-where-are-we/ http://realestatetoday.blogs.heraldtribune.com/files/2010/08/togobagans-300x219.jpg Given the shape of our state, it is sometimes difficult to label the various geographic regions. For example, the University of South Florida is in Tampa, which is really in West Central Florida, according to Rand McNally. The Southwest Florida Water Management District includes Hernando County, which is way north of Tampa Bay.And here at [...] Reader poll: Where are we?
• New roundabout doesn't look like a disaster http://realestatetoday.blogs.heraldtribune.com/11484/new-roundabout-doesnt-look-like-a-disaster/ http://realestatetoday.blogs.heraldtribune.com/files/2010/08/roundabout-300x185.jpg The new roundabout at Five Points is now open to vehicular traffic. All that needs to be done is some finishing work on brick pavers and landscaping.I visited the roundabout twice on Friday and once today, and surprise, surprise, it seems to be working just fine. Although  one critic of roundabouts called them a “disaster” in [...] New roundabout doesn't look like a disaster
• July market report show sales and prices in decline http://realestatetoday.blogs.heraldtribune.com/11456/july-market-report-no-spinning-these-numbers/ The Herald-Tribune ran an encouraging story about how well the real estate market performed in the second quarter.The July figures don't match. Reported by the Sarasota Association of Realtors, they show a market that is losing ground.Residential sales by SAR members dropped 47.8 percent from June, from 776 sales to 525, when people were still [...] July market report show sales and prices in decline

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