Paul and Carol make a dynamic team as their individual strengths are hugely complimentary to the other. They enjoy working together and are loved by their clients for their down-to-earth personalities and the old-fashioned work ethic that they bring to their business.
August 12th, 2011
Second Quarter 2011 About The Same As Second Quarter 2010
While it is true that the numbers are pretty flat year over year for the second quarter of the year, what is perhaps more encouraging is that the number of houses that sold and the pricing of those homes sold showed a nice increase from the first quarter. There were 3085 sales in the three [...]
August 7th, 2011
Home Ownership In The U.S. at a Low
The U.S. Census Bureau announced in its second-quarter report that home ownership is at the lowest level it has been since 1998. One of the reasons given for this is stricter credit standards for folks trying to qualify for financing while another is that as owners fall behind on their payments they are being evicted [...]
August 7th, 2011
763 Acre Ocala Horse Farm ~ Like no other!
Every once in a while in life something amazing and out-of-the-ordinary happens. Just such a thing occurred in the past few weeks. While we are fortunate to represent some fabulous properties in Florida, each of those is special in its own right, a most spectacular farm came our way and I am thrilled to be [...]
August 5th, 2011
A Big Change In Who Owns the Land – Now Retailers
If 5 years ago you had taken a look at Sarasota County to see who the top 10 land owners were, you would have found the names of many of the big builders and developers of our area. Names like Tuscano, WCI Communities, Divosta Homes, Centex Homes and the like. Names that reflected the massive [...]
August 3rd, 2011
Don’t Hold Your Breath But Your (Sarasota) Insurance Premium Might Drop
As it turns out, Citizens Property Insurance has been told by its actuaries that it has actually been overcharging some folks who live along the water in Sarasota County and that they should look at dropping those individuals’ premiums by as much as 10%. That is good news for some. Siesta Key, in particular, is [...]
August 3rd, 2011
Case-Shiller Reports Homes are Going Up In Price
The highly regarded Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home-price index (released on July 26) showed that prices rose in 16 out of the 20 cities it tracks. Neither the Sarasota-Bradenton nor Charlotte County-North Port markets are part of this list but, both did see an uptick in pricing during June as more high-end homes changed hands. [...]
August 3rd, 2011
Siesta Key Plans Parking Improvements
It is not surprising that the #1 Beach in America might have parking issues at times. Who doesn’t want to spend the day there and who doesn’t want the ease of having your car as handy as possible so that transporting coolers, chairs and umbrellas is a breeze? More parking and improved shuttle services are [...]
July 23rd, 2011
Although Only Half Way Through 2011, Sales are Topping All of 2010
While it can’t be said across the board in the area, certain builders and communities and, yes, Realtors (like yours truly) can say that even though we are only half way into the year of 2011, already the sales have reached or surpassed those of the entire year of 2010. That is good news. Some [...]
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Carol Clark and Paul Clark
Carol Clark and Paul Clark