Licensed REALTOR, CWS, ABR | Michael Saunders & Company | Siesta Key & Sarasota Real Estate | Husband, Dad, Pop | FSU Seminole | Ironman | Boston Marathon
2026 YTD scorecard, Sarasota-Manatee (Jan-Aug):
16,329 homes sold (+9.7%) Sarasota condo sales +22.8% Every segment ahead of 2025 pace SF supply now sub-4 in BOTH counties
Eight straight months of the same trend line. That's not a blip, that's a market.
Stat-reading 101, Sarasota edition:
Median price: -1.1% 📉 % of ask: UP to 94.7% 📈 Time to contract: 47 days vs 69 📈 Supply: 3.7 months, tightest in years 📈
Why the dip? $1M+ sales fell 8.2%. Mix, not weakness. Never trust one number.
The condo recovery just went region-wide:
Manatee median: +5.4% (negative all year until now) Sarasota median: +3.3% (2nd straight gain) Sales: +20.5% / +13.8% Supply: 4.9-5.2 months, from 7-8 a year ago
The bottom is officially behind us.
August data for Sarasota-Manatee:
SF supply: 3.7 months Sarasota, 3.9 Manatee Both counties now below the 4.0 balance line.
Sarasota time to contract: 47 days (was 69) Sellers getting 94.7-95.6% of ask.
One summer. That's all the transition took. 🏡
Super proud of the work @McKinleyPLewis is doing. His dedication to faith, family and country is strong. This is well deserved recognition for him and all the staffers behind the scenes that make everything happen. Kudos!
At a time of extreme partisanship, there’s one thing lawmakers in both parties agree on: It’s these staffers that make Capitol Hill run.
Here are the 25 notable Capitol Hill staffers for 2026: https://t.co/9O72m6B25j
UNDER CONTRACT 🌴 | 1332 Siesta Bayside Dr.
This updated 2BR/2BA in Gulf & Bay Club Bayside is officially under contract.
Turnkey furnished • Private garage • Community amenities • Deeded beach access near Siesta Beach
Looking forward to guiding my seller through closing.
🏡 New Annual Rental!
📍Park East at Azario | Lakewood Ranch
✔️ 4BR
✔️ 3.5BA
✔️ Study + Bonus Room
✔️ 2,580 SF
✔️ 2024 Taylor Morrison Bahama
✔️ Screened Lanai
✔️ Resort Amenities
💲$4,800/mo
Message me for details!
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New Price on #SiestaKey 🌴
📍 1332 Siesta Bayside
🛏 2BR | 🛁 2BA
🚗 Private garage
🏖 Deeded beach access
💰 Now $680,000
Updated and turnkey furnished in Gulf & Bay Club Bayside.
Message me for details or a private showing.
Luxury is quietly ripping in Manatee County:
$800-899K sales: +116% $2M-2.99M: +162% $3M-4.99M: +167%
(June 2026 vs June 2025, single-family)
The top of this market did not get the "slowdown" memo.
Sarasota-Manatee H1 2026 scorecard:
~12,500 homes sold (+10% YoY) Sarasota condo sales +23% SF inventory -27% in Sarasota Supply: 6.3 months → 4.1
Started the year as a buyer's market. Ending the half at balance, and tightening.
Wild stat from the June Sarasota report:
Condo SALES up 25.5%. Condo PRICES down 7.5%.
Volume without pricing power = buyers are active but negotiating hard. Condos are the value play on the Gulf Coast right now.
June housing data for Sarasota-Manatee is in:
SF sales: +15% Sarasota, +26% Manatee SF median: $492K (+8%) / $490K (+11%) Inventory: -27% / -15% Months supply: 4.1 in both
The standoff is over. Buyers blinked first. 🏡
🏡 Open House Saturday
📍565 Commonwealth Pl
🕐 1–4 PM
Siesta Key canal-front home with 129' of waterfront, boat lift, heated pool & quick bay access.
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Open House this Friday on #SiestaKey
📍 1332 Siesta Bayside
🕐 1–4 PM
Updated + turnkey furnished 2BR/2BA ground-level condo in Gulf & Bay Club Bayside with garage, screened lanai, deeded beach access, and resort-style amenities.
DM for details or a private showing.
#OpenHouse
Feels like 103° in Sarasota today.
Local solution: load the cooler, point the bow toward Jewfish Key, drop anchor in 2 feet of water, and let the Gulf handle it.
@SarasotaMag has the full sandbar guide 👇
Contact me if buying, selling and/or inventing!
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