Garage Sale is November 12th from 8 – 4 and Sunday November 13th,  9-1.

Sunday.  Furniture, clothing, kids stuff, tools, odds and ends.  BIG turnout expected.  This is THE EVENT!
Palmer Road east of Cattlemen, 2.5 miles.  3 phases, 278 Homes.

I represented the buyer on this beautiful, gift of a deal, Short Sale home for sale in The Enclave.  We closed September 12th and it only took the bank 2 months to get the contract to closing.  This home is located in The Enclave community, 3 miles east of Cattlemen and I-75.

The home is immaculate with corian countertops, extended lanai, maple cabinets and central vacuum.  The home was built by Centex Homes in 2004.  The view is private with a massive oak tree in the rear and a slough which divides phase II from phase I in The Enclave.

Bill Travers is The Enclave Neighborhood specialist and knows the market.  Contact Bill to know more about The Enclave by clicking here or call him direct at toll free at: 888-206-1175.

It’s September 2011 and there are only *3 active listings on the MLS for homes for sale in The Enclave, Sarasota Florida.  There is a good chance that we could start to see supply and demand factors.  The 3 active homes appear to be overpriced and could explain why they’re still on the market.

There are 278 homes in the Enclave.  Do the math and that’s approximately a 1% vacancy rate of homes for sale.  Typically 5% is a normal rate.  There are 23 homes in foreclosure status.  Average days on the market is 96 days and the median price is at $260,500.  I would say we could raise the prices a little.  However, appraisals are still coming in low so this doesn’t help on financed transactions.  If there are cash buyers out there (and there are), us sellers can be more firm on our price.  Inventory across the board in Sarasota is very low  and the crop is no creme le creme!

Season is almost here  Our northern friends will be coming down looking to buy.  In my opinion, if they looked last year and didn’t buy, just wait until they come down now and realize the inventory isn’t what it was.  They’re likely to feel frustrated.  6 months from now will be an interesting analysis on The Enclave homes for sale numbers. Let’s see where things go.   Click here to contact Bill Travers if you’re interested in buying or selling in The Enclave.

*Stats taken from My Florida Regional MLS & IMAPP on 9/11/11

Recent vandals have taken to mischief last week by egging numerous homes in The Enclave.  Neighbors on Fraser Pine mentioned they had eggs thrown at their  house or car(s).  If you see this activity going on, please contact the police right away by calling 911.

So it turns out a couple (he mentioned a Mr. & Mrs name but I don’t remember their names) petitioned the county to lower the speed limit along Palmer Road from Porter to Niobi.  They want it from 40 to 35 mph!  How does this sit with you?  Personally, I think they should be more concerned about where our kids cross the street to get to Tatum Ridge Elementary School than the celery fields speed limit.  Really?  Have you nothing else to do?  This 1-1/2 mile stretch is within the scope of safe transit to allow a 40 mph allotment.  Sorry, just got off my soap box.  Now let me hear you. Better yet, go to this meeting and voice your opinion.

Tax software indicates over 3o homes in the foreclosure queue.  Pipeline not flowing and now with BOA and others putting a temporary halt while they review their accountability, things may take a while to become active on the market.

I thought I would share this info with you as we’re all going to have to do some adjusting to our daily traffic routing.  The folowing info was taken from the Sarasota County Gov.’s site on the Palmer Road detour.  (Click here for link)

Here is a snapshot from Google Maps and the information. Hope this helps.

Palmer Boulevard area, Sarasota: A road closure is scheduled to begin this week as construction continues on the Celery Fields Regional Stormwater Facility improvement and expansion project. Palmer Boulevard from east of Bell Road to east of Center Road is expected to be closed Monday, June 7, through Sunday, Aug. 22. Variable message signs about the upcoming closure already are installed on Palmer Boulevard. Traffic eastbound on Palmer Boulevard will be detoured to the north onto Bell Road, then east onto E. Sawgrass Road and diverted back onto Coburn Road, then north to Fruitville Road. Westbound traffic on Palmer Boulevard also will be detoured north to Fruitville Road via East Road.

Good Luck everyone getting around this chaos

Also, the sidewalk along the west side of Raymond Road from Palmer Boulevard south to the Raymond Road wooden bridge is closed. In addition, the sidewalk along the north side of Palmer Boulevard from Center Road to the gazebo is closed due to off-road equipment traffic. Pedestrians will need to use another route in this area. Construction equipment will be moving in and out of the Celery Fields on the northwest side of the Raymond Road wooden bridge. The project is expected to be completed in late fall of 2010.

Just letting you all know that I am working at Eslinger Realty in Sarasota. This was a no brainer as Jeff Eslinger and I have known each other for over 12 years and share the same passion when it comes to serving our clients.  I’m still working locally so do not hesitate contacting me on anything to do with real estate in The Enclave or elsewhere. I value your referrrals. Visit my website, SarasotaCommunities.com or contact me toll free at: 941-544-7516.

Anyone want to contribute putting something together for the kids on Halloween, just post it.  Maybe a parade or something?  Just a thought.

Have a great week.

Bill Travers

Web Design & more

 sites that I’ve designed for friends and businesses.  Three of our neighbors had their sites done by me. 

• www.anthonyandrewcreations.com - Local Artist, photographer, sculpturor
• www.patiopaversandcurbing.com - Curbing, patio pavers, concrete decking, pool pavers
• www.EliteSarasota.com – healthy living solutions for fitness, pilates, aerobics, personal, training, boot camp, workouts, weights, balance, yoga, stretching and kids fitness.

Let me know what you think. Thanks

Bill