Posts Tagged ‘Bradenton’

Historic house goes solar

Manatee County has taken its first step to answer the demand for solar power in the wake of the ongoing Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.Solar energy now powers the Valentine House, the new guest center that opened May 1 at the county’s Robinson Preserve. One of the oldest houses in the [...] Read more

Improvements for Coquina Beach

The county plans improvements for Coquina Beach and bayside to begin in August:  •Major remodel/rebuild of existing concession stand, including replacing the attached and freestanding restrooms;  • Construct a marine rescue headquarters and dock bayside;  • Rebuild or remodel existing beach and bayside pavilions and construct two new pavilions at the south beach end;  • [...] Read more

Low prices, low rates equal affordability

It seems almost unbelievable that, in spite of the national and world economy, two wars, a never ending national debt and an oil spill our real estate market should be surging ahead. But not only is this a fact of our local market, but the surge extends to the state of Florida as well. The [...] Read more

Bradenton-Sarasota home sales rise May

 The local housing market showed improvement in May as the national housing market saw a decline in existing home sales, according to new figures released Tuesday. Bradenton and Sarasota Realtors sold 1,029 existing homes in May, a 31 percent increase from the 783 homes sold in May 2009, according to the Florida Association of Realtors. [...] Read more

In Manatee, it’s a builder buying binge: Economic slump’s survivors are now picking up pieces of victims

May 10–MANATEE – Residential developers and homebuilders who survived the housing bust now are feasting on the remains of those who didn’t.  They’ve been on a buying spree, using cash savings to acquire finished, but unbuilt lots and subdivisions that have been stalled or lost to foreclosure or bankruptcy. They’re paying up to 75 percent [...] Read more

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