International buyers

What is FIRPTA Withholding?

Withholding of Tax on Dispositions of United States Real Property Interests The disposition of a U.S. real property interest by a foreign person (the transferor) is subject to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (FIRPTA) income tax withholding. FIRPTA authorized the United States […]

Property sales continue hot streak in Sarasota County – statistics May 2014

The early summer started as hot as the spring in Sarasota County for property sales, with exactly 1,100 closed sales reported in May 2014 – 747 single family homes and 353 condominiums. The figure was slightly lower than April’s total of 1,195, and also slightly lower than […]

“Congress clears bill to ease flood insurance hikes” (FAR)

On March 14, 2014 the Senate passed a flood insurance bill that will become law once President Obama signs it, which he intends to do according to his staff members. This bill will no longer require the cost of flood insurance to readjust upon the sale of […]

“2014 begins with Sarasota County market heating up” – SAR

New listings in Sarasota County were up substantially in January 2014, sending the total inventory to a 32-month high level, up 10.6 percent from December 2013 and yet another sign of a market in a strong recovery period. In a recovering market, new listings and the overall […]

Sarasota – The Cultural Center of South West Florida

Sarasota is not just offering some of the best beaches in the United States, Siesta Key Beach, but it´s also one of the best destinations in Florida if you have an interest in cultural events. With dozens of performing arts venues, renowned opera, theatre and ballet companies, […]

Hus till salu och visningar på söndag 23 juni, klockan 13-16!

TEAM NORDSTROM håller följande visningar öppna för allmänheten på söndag, den 23 juni kl. 13-16: 22 Riverfront Drive, Venice, FL 34293. Begärt pris: USD 919,000: Ett fantastiskt hus byggt 2004 på stor sjötomt (5,261m2) med pool, brygga och båtlift vid Myakka River. Plats finns för att bygga […]

Norwegian startar två nya direktlinjer till Fort Lauderdale i Florida, från Stockholm respektive Köpenhamn.

– Marknaden för långdistansflygningar har länge varit präglade av höga biljettpriser med lite flexibilitet. Det mycket goda mottagandet av Norwegians direktlinjer till New York och Bangkok, visar att det finns behov av bra erbjudanden till USA och Asien. Vi fortsätter nu vår långdistanssatsning med att lansera Fort […]

While visiting Sarasota during the winter of 2012/2013, we made the decision to buy a condo in Sarasota. When searching the internet we were very fortunate to find Per & Helena Nordstrom, Swedish speaking real estate professionals active in Sarasota whom we made contact with and met […]

Vi rekommenderar varmt TEAM NORDSTROM!

När vi under vintern 2012/2013 var på semester i Florida tog vi beslutet att försöka skaffa en condo i Sarasota. Via internet hittade vi till vår lycka Per & Helena Nordström, svenska mäklare verksamma i just Sarasota vilka vi tog kontakt med under vår vistelse där. Tillbaka […]

Prisrally på bostäder i USA väntas

USA’s centralbankschef, Ben Bernankes åtgärder för att stötta upp landets bostadsmarknad har lett till en ökande tro på stigande bostadspriser, skriver Bloomberg News. JP Morgan har i veckan mer än dubblat sitt estimat för hur mycket de amerikanska bostadspriserna kommer att öka i år, och spår nu försäljningsökningar […]

July 2012 sales continue hot streak for Sarasota real estate

The Sarasota real estate market remained active and strong in July 2012, with 699 closed sales reported by members of the Sarasota Association of Realtors®. The total was 16.7 percent higher sales than the 599 sales reported in July 2011. The breakdown was 523 single family homes and 176 […]

Investment home sales up 64.5% – at highest level since 2005

The National Association of Realtors – NAR’s “Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey 2012”, covering existing- and new-home transactions in 2011, shows investment home sales surged 64.5 percent to 1.23 million last year from 749,000 in 2010. Lawrence Yun, chief economist at NAR says investors (ususally with […]

Sarasota Sales climb in February 2012; pending sales rise to 11-month high

The Sarasota Association of Realtors (SAR) reports that pending sales in the Sarasota real estate market hit an 11-month high in February 2012, demonstrating once more the health of the local industry as the buying season heats up. Median sale prices were also up substantially for single […]

Sarasota Real Estate sales are up 12.7% over last year

Sarasota Association of Realtors reported that the Sarasota real estate property transactions for November 2011 is up by 12.7% compared to the same period last year. The total also exceeded the October 2011 sales figure of 577. The market has remained strong and stable as the winter […]

Sarasota Real Estate market rebound?

Two national studies – one from Realtor.com and one from Trulia – suggest that some Florida markets are poised for a real estate rebound, and that the Sarasota Bradenton real estate market is among those. “This is a positive trend for Florida,” says John Tuccillo, Florida Realtors […]

Bargains Abound: What Are Buyers Waiting for?

Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, October 25, 2011 With low home prices and ultra-low interest rates, the housing market is offering “perhaps the best deals of a generation,” notes a recent article by Bloomberg Businessweek. Since the housing boom of 2006, home prices have fallen about […]

Foreigners’ sweetener: Buy house, get a visa

WASHINGTON – Oct. 21, 2011 – Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have proposed a new type of resident visa for foreigners who spend at least $500,000 to purchase real estate in the United States. The proposal calls for at least $250,000 to be spent […]

An International Realtor can bring international buyers!

The international buyer, defined as an individual with a permanent residence outside the United States, accounted for approximately 4.6 percent of the total U.S. residential market in the twelve months ending March 2010, according to the report June 2010 report from NAR (National Association of Realtors). When […]