This issue features 2015's top sales from throughout Sotheby's International Realty, starting with sky-high views from Manhattan's tallest residential building in New York.  Also features locations including Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Wyoming and the United Kingdom.  

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Motu Tane (which in Tahitian translates to “Man’s Island”) is well known in Bora Bora as having been Paul-Emile Victor’s home. Paul-Emile Victor was the famous French polar explorer and author; he chose as his personal paradise refuge Motu Tane in Bora Bora, to live a peaceful and secluded life. An exceptional private island at just under 47,800-square-yards with coconut groves, encircled by a white sand beach with Polynesia’s sparkling turquoise blue waters just beyond. This incredible vision is topped off with Bora Bora’s mountains, majestically etched against the backdrop, bringing to life nature’s exotic canvas. $50,000,000 USD

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SARASOTA, Fla. (March 21, 2016) – The beginning of 2016 has seen some fluctuations in total sales and home prices as the housing market steadies itself after a record-breaking 2015. Even with a dip in sales, median home prices remain strong and the market appears solid.

​For the month of February, total sales in Sarasota County were down 6.4 percent with a 13.2 percent dip in single family sales offset by a 9.6 percent increase in condo sales. Similarly, in Manatee County, total sales were down a mere 2.4 percent, with a 10.7 percent decrease in single family sales offset by an impressive 19.5 percent increase in condo sales. More buyers may be considering condos because there are not as many single family listings under $200,000 as there are condo listings.

SARASOTA, Fla. (February 23, 2016) – The end of 2015 witnessed record-breaking sales for both Sarasota and Manatee counties. January sales reflected the expected seasonal dip as a result of reduced buying activity during the holidays, even as median prices continued to rise.

“Our slice of paradise is catching its breath a bit after our very busy fourth quarter,” said Linda Formella, RASM President, “and while sales are slowing down slightly, we are confident that our real estate community will continue to see steady, sustainable growth in the first quarter of 2016.”

​For the month of January, Sarasota County experienced a slight 1.2 percent rise from last year in total sales for single family homes at 520 sales, while condos were down 5.2 percent with 217 closed sales. In Manatee County, single family homes were down 5.4 percent from last year to 385 total sales, but condo sales rose 2.6 percent with 156 closed sales. 

SARASOTA, FL (January 22, 2016) – The year 2015 was one for the record books in real estate sales for both Sarasota and Manatee counties, closing out the year with an all-time record of 20,691 in combined closed transactions, 1,302 sales above last year’s numbers.

“These truly are exciting times for the real estate community, and reflects the hard work and dedication of our Realtor® members,” said Linda Formella, 2016 RASM President. “Our industry has been steadily and soundly rebuilding and I am so proud of our professional Realtors® and all the industries that support the real estate community.”

​There were 1,671 combined sales in both counties in December 2015, 28 percent higher than November, but down slightly from December 2014. Median sale prices increased across the board. Single family prices rose 22 percent in Sarasota County to $239,900 and nearly 12 percent to $262,963 in Manatee County. Condo prices were also up 22 percent in Sarasota County, at $217,000, compared to $178,249 for Manatee County, an increase of 6 percent

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