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Record-Breaking Sales and Key Milestones Secure Win for Third Consecutive Year West Villages, FL— Exceeding sales from the previous year by 13 percent, West Villages Florida once again made a mark on the list of top U.S. Master-Planned Communities – cementing a position among elite master-planned communities across the country. During 2018, West Villages Florida sold 1,108 homes – 116 more...

The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (15 acres, including 9 acres of display gardens) is the only botanical garden in the world dedicated to the display and study of epiphytes, especially orchids and bromeliads, and their canopy ecosystems, with a focus on botany, horticulture and environmental education. Ongoing research and exploration for tropical plants attracts worldwide attention of international...

   BY HERALD TRIBUNE  Staff Report      U.S. News & World Report named Sarasota the number one place to retire for 2018. It analyzed the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the country, with a focus on “housing affordability, desirability, happiness, taxes, the job market and access to top-quality hospitals,” according to the story. U.S. News picked that criteria...

Trip Advisor listed   Siesta Key named in the top 10 breathtaking beaches In The World. Siesta Key has three wonderful beaches on this 8-mile stretch of "the world's finest, whitest sand™" along the Gulf of Mexico, each one of our beaches offers a slightly different beach experience, but they all share the same azure gulf waters, picture-perfect sunsets, and soothing breeze that melts away your...

Article From REALESTATE US NEWS Major industries in Sarasota include education, trade, transportation and, of course, tourism. Unemployment rates in the leisure and hospitality sector are several percentage points lower than the region's overall rate (which is still slightly lower than the national average). Health care is also a prominent sector, with facilities like the Venice Regional Bayfront...

The area ranks 21st in a national list of the Top 100 places to live. By Staff Report For Herald Tribune Sarasota is the best place to live in Florida and one of the Top 100 in the United States, according to a magazine's new ranking. In its 100 Best Places to Live in the USA, U.S. News & World Report placed the Sarasota metro area No. 21, ahead of any other place in Florida. "Warm...