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One email when the Sarasota and Manatee numbers are published. What closed sales, inventory and median prices actually did, what it means for a buyer, and what it means for a seller. Every figure sourced. Read the whole archive below and decide for yourself whether it is worth an email address.
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Sent September 25, 2026
August 2026 Market Update
More sales, fewer listings, and a faster market heading into fall.
August didn’t look like a sleepy end of summer. Closed and pending sales rose year-over-year in all four major segments in Sarasota and Manatee counties, active listings fell in every one, and homes went under contract faster. Prices, meanwhile, held steady rather than surging.
The archive
3 issues, newest first. Nothing edited after the fact, so an issue that called something wrong still says what it said.
August 2026 Market Update
Sent September 25, 2026More sales, fewer listings, and a faster market heading into fall.
August didn’t look like a sleepy end of summer. Closed and pending sales rose year-over-year in all four major segments in Sarasota and Manatee counties, active listings fell in every one, a…
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Q2 2026 Market Update
Sent July 29, 2026The luxury market breaks out.
Metro-wide, single-family sales of $10 million or more jumped from 1 to 6 transactions this quarter — a 500% increase. Manatee County led every luxury price band. Meanwhile, condo sales rose…
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June 2026 Market Update
Sent July 22, 2026Sales accelerate as inventory keeps shrinking.
Closed sales rose 11.2%–26.2% year-over-year across every major segment this June, while active inventory fell by double digits in all four. Single-family prices climbed in both counties. Co…
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What is in the Sarasota and Manatee market newsletter?
One email per release: what the closed sales, inventory and median price figures actually did across single-family and condos in both counties, what it means if you are buying, and what it means if you are selling. Every figure is sourced to the Florida REALTORS and Stellar MLS release compiled by the REALTOR Association of Sarasota and Manatee.
How often does it go out?
When the numbers are published, which is monthly, with a longer quarterly issue. There is no filler send. If a month has nothing worth saying beyond the figures, you get the figures and nothing else.
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