Wire fraud is a common concern in residential real estate closings, and unfortunately, it has become rampant in recent years. Wire fraud occurs when a cybercriminal intercepts an email containing wire transfer instructions and replaces the ...
One of the best ways to steadily grow your real estate business is to network and create reliable connections with other business professionals. In the tight-knit communities of Sarasota and Bradenton, businesses depend on each other for a multitude ...
The RASM REALTORS® Charitable Foundation (RRCF), the philanthropic branch of the REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee (RASM), is pleased to announce the opening of a grant application process for local housing-related non-profit ...
Located in West Bradenton, Palma Sola Trace is a collection of homes, condominiums, and townhouses that combines convenience with a great quality of life developed by Taylor Morrison. It all began with the Palma Sola Golf Club in 1968. This quickly ...
The profound importance and powerful impact of NAR's advocacy work has become increasingly clear over the last several years. The REALTORS® Legislative Meetings, which took place May 6 - 11, 2023 in Washington, DC, allow us to build on that ...
Hurricane season is right around the corner, and although your home may lose power, you won’t be left in the dark about the effects of the storm on your pending transaction if you have this article handy. Both the FAR-BAR As-Is Contract and ...
Why would Realtors® need to pay attention to local and state politics? It cannot be overstated, but the adage “If real estate is your career, policy is your business,” has never been more crucial than it is today. Our elected ...
Foxfire West, Sarasota’s rustic and close-to-town neighborhood of around 60 luxury homes, historically broke ground in 1981 as an equestrian community. As such, many homes include secondary structures like barns, additional garage space, ...
Being a REALTOR® in the last few years has been anything but “normal.” In our area, we saw some of the lowest levels of listing inventory ever, home values spiking to their highest amounts, and one of the most frantic real estate ...
Congratulations to the 13 REALTORS® and one Business Partner selected to be participants in the RASM Leadership Academy Class of 2023. The RASM Leadership Academy is a rigorous program designed to develop emerging REALTOR® leaders who want ...
Real estate professionals have a responsibility to protect their customers’ best interests, the public interest, and their own business interests, and knowing and understanding fair housing is crucial to fulfilling this responsibility. ...
The term “green building” has been trending now for several years as more and more home and business owners are looking to build environmentally friendly homes to save money on cooling and heating costs and to reduce their overall carbon ...
Every year, REALTORS® throughout the state of Florida visit Tallahassee to directly lobby our state lawmakers on legislative issues that directly affect REALTORS® and homeowners. From March 29 – 31, leaders from the REALTOR® ...
Are you a leader? Would you like to help shape the future of our Association? If so, then consider applying to serve as a Director or Officer. You can be a part of the next generation of REALTOR® leaders who will guide our Association into the ...
Here's an extraordinary example of our REALTOR® family coming together to support the community. And we couldn't be more excited to partner with RASM member Brian Loebker to support this cause: Feed a Healthcare Hero. The money raised BENEFITS ...
Click HERE to download and review the full statistical report or visit www.myrasm.com/statistics. September 2019 statistics will be released October 22. For the August 2019 housing market, single-family home sales increased, pushing sales volume up ...
Download or visit statistics and review the full statistical reports. SARASOTA, Fla. (November 21, 2018) – Compared to last year, the Sarasota and Manatee County market statistics report more closed sales, inventory and a general rise in ...
Click HERE to download and review the full statistical report or visit www.myrasm.com/statistics. The October 2018 report will be released on November 21. SARASOTA, Fla. (October 19, 2018) – When Hurricane Irma made its path toward Sarasota ...