Boat Dock and Lift on the Intra-Coastal

206 52nd St Condo

Sales for June 2015 were equal to last year at 36 (SF-20, Con-13, Dup-2 & Lot-1) compared to June 2014 at 36 (SF-22, Con-8, Dup-4 & Lot-2). Sales for June 30, 2015 Y-T-D were 235 (SF-139, Con-71, Dup- 10 & Lot-15) up 14% versus June 30, 2014 Y-T-D at 207 (SF-124, Con-56, Dup-17 & Lot-10). Sales for the last 12 months were 409 (SF-234, Con-121, Dup-27 & Lot-27) down 3% over the previous 12 months at 422(SF-251, Con-113, Dup-33 & Lot-25). Of the sales for the last 12 months distressed properties were only 6% of the sales at 24 ( SF-14, Con-6, Dup-4 & Lot-10) compared to the previous 12 months where 8% or 33 ( SF-14, Con-9, Dup-9 & Lot-1) were distressed. Currently there are only 3 distressed properties or 1% of the inventory of 285 (SF-154, Con-75, Dup-25 & Lot-31) for sale on the island. Pended properties (properties under contract) continue to be strong at 39 (SF-27, Con-7, Dup-3 & Lot-2) down from 42 last month but still well above the average. Inventory on the island has stayed pretty low and steady at under 300 for the past thirteen months.

This month’s Frank, Scott & Al’s Great Buy’s have changed since the last newsletter. There are still a couple very strong investment buys. The property at 3603 4 th Ave (reduced to $899,900) went under contract since the last newsletter but fell through and is back on the market. This 3 bedroom/3 bath townhouse with elevator, pool and a roof top deck with awesome views of the gulf and inter-coastal and is an excellent rental. This property is a 10 ratio (rental income covers all the operating costs and most of the mortgage with 20-30% down) and is ideal for someone who wants a property in a great location (three houses to the beach) and in move-in condition. It is one of the best investment buys on the island right now. The two land condos at 201 & 203 57th St listed at $789,000 each have both gone under contract and are due to close on 8/7/2015. Also the elevated duplex at 103 73rd St listed at $799,000 went under contract and is due to close on 8/19/2015.

Check out two other new properties 206 52nd St Listed at $1,330,000 a condo on the Bay and also close to the beach and 9935 Manatee Ave a Bayfront condo on the causeway Listed at $779,900 with great bay views and a lift and second boat dock.

Condo on Sarasota Bay

9935 Manatee Ave Your OWN lift and 2 docks

To summarize the island market, sales in 2015 continue to be at record levels. Again if you look at June 30, 2015 Y-T-D sales at 235 compared to June 30, 2014 Y-T-D sales at 207, a 14% increase, we are continuing to get another great jump on the great sales years in 2012-2014 which had 431, 409 & 381 properties sold respectively. We continue to be on track to again in 2015 have sales of over 400 properties. Single family sales remain strong with 27 currently under contract. Single family sales, for the last three years, have been higher than the peak year of 2005. There are currently 229 single family homes and condos for sale on the island with a total value of $216,991,514 with an average price of $960,139. I have attached some new charts this month. One shows the historic sales price of residential (single family & condos) median sales price rising continually since 2010. Another is sales price to list price ratios. You can see that for the last years residential property has sold at about 95% of the list price. Another shows the historic count of active residential listings and you can see that since 2010 the inventory has been continually going down to its current low levels. All the trends continue to point to moderately rising prices and lower inventory levels. If you’re contemplating buying a property on Anna Maria Island sometime between now and 2016 it would be smart to buy sooner rather than later. Although prices are going up at a moderate rate, a 5-6% increase in prices could mean the difference in the kind of property you are able to buy.

If you’re not already on a search for the properties you’re looking for just call me, Scott or Lynn; give us the criteria and we will put you on one. You will receive auto emails initially of every property that meets your criteria and then you will continue to get all new properties that come on the market after that the day they hit the market.

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