Sotheby’s International Realty® Brand Honored by Franchise Business Review

March 7, 2010

Signature Sotheby’s International Realty, the luxury  real estate firm based in Sarasota, Florida, today announced that the Sotheby’s International Realty brand won Franchise Business Review’s Best in Category for Real Estate Franchisee Satisfaction award for the third year in a row. The Best in Category award measures franchisee satisfaction with their franchisors and is part [...]

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Signature Sotheby’s International Realty Team Supports Habitat for Humanity

February 23, 2010

As part of its continued commitment to support the local community, a team of volunteers from Signature Sotheby’s International Realty helps support Habitat for Humanity. Nearly a dozen volunteers representing Signature Sotheby’s International Realty recently worked on their second Habitat for Humanity Home on Central Avenue.  Director of Volunteers, Janet Pederson, coordinated the Realtors® to [...]

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January 2010 property sales 58 percent higher than January 2009

February 22, 2010

Provided by the the Sarasota Association of Realtors®. Property sales in the Sarasota market were 58 percent higher in January 2010 than in January 2009, and pending sales were also strong, topping the 800 mark for the first time since October 2009. In sharp contrast to the first month of last year, January 2010 saw [...]

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The Sotheby’s International Realty® network announces its latest Significant Sales.

February 22, 2010

Truly special properties are different at every level, and they require real estate services that are as well. We take great pride in presenting to the world unique places and their stories, and in using our innovative marketing tools, our global network and our relationships with discerning buyers to perfectly match time-honored properties with those [...]

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TRENDS 2009: A Comprehensive Real Estate Market Report

February 13, 2010

Open publication We wanted you to be the first to see an electronic copy of TRENDS, a comprehensive real estate market analysis that we recently published.  This report, offered exclusively by Signature Sotheby’s International Realty, provides a high-level summary of 2009 real estate sales in Sarasota and Manatee counties, as well as highlighting trends on [...]

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Featured Property Tour: 100 Osprey Drive in Sarasota

February 9, 2010

Malvern Oaks, an estate home located on two homesites in The Oaks Golf & Country Club’s Bayside neighborhood, has recently been offered for sale by Carol Clark and Joel Schemmel with Signature Sotheby’s International Realty. The list price on this one-of-a-kind Georgian residence is $7,490,000, representing a $1,500,000 reduction from the last time this property [...]

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Historic Sarasota Estate featured on WSJ.com

January 24, 2010

The Bacheller-Brewer Model Home Estate exudes both historical magnitude and modern amenities, and we are honored to present this truly unique home for sale.  Located in Avondale, this distinguished 1926 residence has acclaimed the honor of being on the National Register of Historic Places. The home is currently featured on the Wall Street Journal‘s website.  [...]

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Significant Sales

January 15, 2010

Truly special properties are different at every level, and they require real estate services that are as well. We take great pride in presenting to the world unique places and their stories, and in using our innovative marketing tools, our global network and our relationships with discerning buyers to perfectly match time-honored properties with those [...]

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Sarasota bucks national trend with best sales report in 33 months

January 14, 2010

With 648 total property sales reported in December 2009, the Sarasota real estate market saw the most closed transactions since March 2007, a 33 month span. Overall sales in December 2009 were also 52 percent higher than December 2008, when only 406 properties changed hands, and 70 sales higher than the 578 sales reported in [...]

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Cheryl Loeffler Featured in PERSPECTIVES Magazine

January 6, 2010

Cheryl Loeffler, an associate with Signature Sotheby’s International Realty, was recently profiled as a Donor of Distinction in PERSPECTIVES, a magazine published by the Ringling College of Art + Design.  A reprint of the article is included below. CHERYL LOEFFLER: Ringling’s Pied Piper Cheryl Loeffler passionately believes in being involved. “If you work in a community, it’s [...]

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