Newsletter 18
Dear friends,
Easter is just around the corner and Passover has begun, which indicates the end of our busy winter season. This year shattered all prior records for tourism and number of visitors.
Our friends from the north are leaving their homes in paradise and returning to their northern residences to welcome spring.
We ensure that their southern properties are safe and secure. Our bonded and insured services provide our clients with peace of mind. Their southern homes are in good hands.
Our services include:
- Home Watch: A weekly concise inspection, and you’re emailed a customized report with our findings.
- Horticulture Maintenance: Your gardens are trimmed and weeded.
- Pool Maintenance: Your pool is balanced and cleaned.
- Staging and Presentation: Organizational and esthetically pleasing results.
- Pressure Washing and Exterior Maintenance: Spring is a perfect time to freshen up the exterior appearance of your southern property. Our pressure washing service removes dirt and mildew from your exterior walls, fences, sidewalks and driveways.
- Preparation for departure and return: We prepare your home for your extended absence and also for your return. You don’t have to lift a finger!
- Alarm Response: we get the call should there be an issue with security at your Suncoast residence.
Here’s some recent Suncoast area news:
TOP BEACH : Siesta Key and Lido were ranked among the top 25 beaches in the nation on Trip Advisor’s “2014 Travelers Choice Beaches Awards” list. Siesta Key Beach made the list for the second year in a row, coming in at #3. It was the highest ranking beach in the continental US. The top two were in Hawaii. Lido Beach ranked #22. “For those who are fed up with the long, cold winter, there’s really no better cure than an escape to one of these award winning beaches”. said TripAdvisor. Click on the link to read the full story:Top Beach 2014
HOME SALES STRONG FOR SPRING : Homebuilders and realtors are in the midst of a bustling spring, thanks to large numbers of tourists and seasonal retirees who are scouting for homes. The industry’s busiest months are March and April. Follow the link for more: Home Sales
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA POPULATION GROWTH : Southwest Florida’s population growth maintained a steady trajectory from 2010 to 2013. More than 43,000 new residents moved to the Suncoast area during that three year period, about 14,000 annually. Florida has now edged past New York to be the third most populous state in the nation. There’s more here:Population Growth Soars
CELEBRITIES LOVE SARASOTA : Add hip fashion designer Michael Kors to the growing list of celebrities who’ve made their way to Southwest Florida. Kors paid $6 million for 2.25 acres of vacant beachfront on Longboat Key. Kors joins Stephen King, Rosie O’Donnell, Jerry Springer, political couple James Carville and Mary Matalin, musicians Dickey Betts, Brian Johnson and Joe Perry (among others) to the list of proud owners of Suncoast properties. Follow the link for more: Celebrities love the Suncoast
A TOUGH MARKET FOR RENTERS : It’s an expensive time to be a renter in Southwest Florida. The cost to rent an apartment is rising at more than double the national average, with Southwest Florida boasting one of the highest occupancy rates in the US. A lack of units and homes for lease, and a strong demand for those available, are expected to further boost the cost of monthly rent for the next few years. Follow the jump for more:Rentals Tough To Find
MEDICAL MARIJUANA REVENUE PICTURE IS HUGE : If voters amend the state’s constitution in November to allow the use of medical marijuana, Florida could witness the birth of a $800 million-a-year industry. In short, Florida would become the second-largest marijuana market in the nation, behind only California. Here’s more:Pot Revenue Prediction
We’re here to help you make your dreams come true. If that’s assistance with finding your dream home in the Suncoast area or carefully watching your southern property when you return to the north or to your home country …. you can count on us. Visit our website for more information:Suncoast Home Concierge
Thanks for reading our newsletter and please let us know if you have any questions. Feel free to forward to your friends, we love referrals.