Some may call it stabilized, others a market correction. Either way, since the frantic real estate boom amid the pandemic years of 2020 to 2022, the local market has retreated to more of a balance both in terms of inventory and pricing.
Whether that balance favors the buyers or the sellers in part depends, as is always the case in real estate, on location. Lower land costs in farther flung suburbia brings lower prices than resales standing on lots in more urban environs.
The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee has released its year‑end 2025 real estate market report for both counties. Throughout 2025, the region experienced contrasting trends not only between the two counties, but also single-family homes vs. their condo/townhome counterparts…