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"Casey Key real estate" is searched on Google and other major search engines every day by buyers looking for a quiet, luxurious, private beach-front lifestyle. This exclusive island about 25 minutes south of Sarasota, Florida has no stop lights and very little traffic. You’ll see cyclists, walkers, birds, seagulls and pelicans along with some of South Florida’s most beautiful tropical foliage on this special Key.

Entertainers, movie stars, sports figures and author…

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If you have been searching for years for the perfect beach
house, have you looked at homes for sale on exclusive Casey Key,
Florida? This tropical island about 25 minutes south of
downtown Sarasota offers some of the most beautiful beachfront
properties available.

There are still a few of the old Florida beach houses on Casey
Key. These homes are usually priced for the lot value alone and
arent inexpensive. Sports figures and entertainers often hear
about Casey Key real estate when they are searching for beach
properties that offer privacy with access to boating and a
beach.

The Sarasota MLS currently lists five of the Old-Florida style
beach houses, all under 1200 sq.ft, on the Gulf of Mexico. The
least expensive beach house listed in the MLS is $1,195,000 and is
only 892 sq.ft. This cottage features outstanding Casey Key
sunsets. For $2,100,000, theres a charming beach cottage built in
1952 with 954 sq.ft. offering 2 bedrooms and 2 baths.

Need a little more space? There are many homes on Casey Key that
are much larger. Current prices stretch all the way up to $15
million for a luxurious Gulf-to-Bay estate. Contact the John Allen
Team for their experienced knowledge of
Casey Key real estate market. Or search our main website for
photo galleries, virtual tours and all Casey Key real estate
listings.

Casey Key is a short drive to downtown Sarasota where residents
enjoy the cultural amenities of Sarasota, Florida as well as
shopping and galleries.

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Below is a summary of current MLS listing inventory, market activity and recent sales for the exclusive barrier island of Casey Key, Florida. Current Casey Key Home for Sale Inventory Total Home for Sale: 52 Highest Priced Home: $14.9 Million Lowest Price Home: $900,000 Median Home Price: $2,570,000 Average Home Price: $3,391,979 Homes Under Contact [...]

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According to the Herald Tribune article today, two Town commissioners were ousted in the vote Tuesday.  This could be good news for the plans to expand the Longboat Key Club & Resort. Mayor Lee Rothenberg, a critic of the proposed expansion of the resort, lost his reelection bid in District 1 to Lynn Larson.  Peter O’Connor, District 3 Commissioner, [...]

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The Sarasota Association of Realtors just released the February 2010 Sarasota real estate stats and property sales were up 49% over February 2009. In addition, pending sales (properties under contract) spiked up to 967, the second highest in the past four years. The pending sales figure at 967 is a strong indicator for the next few months that real estate in Sarasota continues to improve.

Total property sales hit 528 in the Sarasota real estate market in February 2010 continuing to show a reco…

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The Sarasota real estate marketing team at BuySarasota.com has information on every barrier island published online as well as Sarasota downtown condos and the mainland.  In an effort to keep our customers updated on Sarasota real estate trends, we’ve also embraced Facebook, Twitter and many other social networking sites.  Our multiple websites, multiple blogs and Facebook [...]

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Once again, the Sarasota real estate stats moved up. January 2010 sales were up 58% over January 2009 according to a reported presented by the Sarasota Association of Realtors a few weeks ago.

Pending sales gave a strong performance also – at the 800 level. October 2009 was the last time pending sales performed so well.

“In sharp contract to the first month of last year, January 2010 saw 506 overall sales, compared to only 319 sales in January 2009. In addition, pending sales su…

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