Real Estate
What's that Remodel REALLY Worth when considering a Sale?
Remodeling your home in a way that makes it more functional and enjoyable for your family over the next couple of decades is usually worth expense and effort. But what if you are planning to sell your home sooner rather than later? The fact is, few large-scale remodeling projects add enough equity value to your home to realize a pr...
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Market UPDATE!
Anna Maria Island Real Estate is hot, hot, hot! We are at unprecedented inventory and transaction levels. The Island Real Estate team for years has used inventory versus transactions or better known as “absorption rate” as a leading indicator of real estate appreciation. Absorption Rate is a measure of supply versus demand. We have...
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Why Pest Control Is So Important for Your AMI Investment:
Unless you’re a professional entomologist or amateur bug enthusiast, bugs are kind of icky and definitely not creatures you want to share your home. Because of its heat and humidity, bugs love Florida as much as people do, and for practically the same reasons. From cockroaches to termites, and ants to spiders, engaging a profession...
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November Sales Market Update
Hope everyone is enjoying the Fall? Thought it would be interesting to compare some details about single family real estate for each city on Anna Maria Island.
DEFINITIONS: “For Sale” column provides a snap shot of single family properties for sale In the corresponding city as of the middle of October. “Sold” column are number of s...
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3rd Quarter Real Estate Snapshot for all Anna Maria Island
Larry Chatt here, I hope everyone is enjoying their summer? Real Estate on Anna Maria Island has been a mixed bag of results for buyers and sellers for the last six to twelve months. If you are a buyer looking for product that is 5+ years or older and may need a renovation here or there then life is grand. There is plenty of great ...
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4 Point Inspections
When you purchase a home on Anna Maria Island, you may need a “4 point inspection” before securing a homeowners policy. In fact, most insurance companies will require this when a home is older than 40 years, or a rental property is older than 30 years. A newly constructed home does not need this inspection for insurance. You can ge...
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2018 Market Summary for Anna Maria Island by Lawrence Chatt, Broker
Results are in for Anna Maria Island Real Estate for 2018. I would like to discuss each category of real estate then will move on to the overall health of Real Estate on Anna Maria Island.
Single family homes on average were flat for 2018. The amount of single families sold (234), average sold price ($1,050,000), and days on market...
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In the News - Anna Maria City Makes One Million Dollar List
Zillow publishes each year a list of cities where the median price of real estate is one million dollars. Anna Maria city in the August 2018 article just made the list along with 23 other cities. 17 of the 23 cities are from California or New York City. Anna Maria city is the only new addition this year to the lis...
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AFTER CLOSING - NOW WHAT? Lawn Tips
AFTER CLOSING: So your Island Real Estate Sales Agent has been there with you through the closing, but the work isn’t done! You’ll need local vendors for both routine maintenance and special projects. Critical to keeping your curb appeal is choosing a landscape maintenance vendor that is right for what you envision your property to...
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