Bradenton Herald SARASOTA — Amy Robinson, a broker-associate with RE/MAX Alliance Group, has been selected to appear on the British real estate show, “A Place in the Sun.” She will appear in a 10-minute segment as the Sarasota real estate expert. “A Place in the...

By Josh Salman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune SARASOTA – As John Wilcher laid sleepless in his Army bunk not far from areas of Afghanistan pockmarked by bombings, he could think only of a promise he had made his daughter two years earlier. Wilcher didn’t know if he would ever see his...

Sarasota Herald-Tribune RoseBay moves Sarasota office RoseBay International Inc., a real estate brokerage with offices in Bradenton and Sarasota, has moved its downtown Sarasota office to 1386 5th St., Suite A. The new office focuses on property management services and training, the company...

By Michael Pollick, Sarasota Herald-Tribune SARASOTA – Re/Max Platinum Realty, in a push to sell luxury properties, has moved its St. Armands Circle office to larger quarters and is becoming a full-fledged company franchise. The new office is on the ground floor at South Adams Drive and...

By Amy Keller, Florida Trend Interest from foreigners in Florida residences is spreading to properties throughout the state. Interest in single-family homes from corporate buyers such as equity firms has been a major factor in moving Florida’s residential real estate market out the...

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Because his father was a land developer in Sarasota, Tim Macksey grew up around home building. He has built several homes for himself. One of them was a green building, decades ahead of the trend. In 2002, he got his contractor’s license and started Old World...

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Although she was born in Russia, Marina Parkin considers herself a Canadian, having lived in Toronto for most of her life. A graduate of York University, she is certified as an accountant both in Canada and in the United States. She came to Sarasota 10 years ago and...

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Originally from Fond du Lac, Wis., Joe Hayden — an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers professional football team — has worked in housing-related careers since the early 1970s in Chicago and New Orleans. He moved to Venice in 1985 and got his real estate...

Sarasota Herald-Tribune RE/MAX Platinum goes international RE/MAX Platinum Realty has begun an international department to bring international real estate buyers to the Sarasota-Bradenton area by leveraging the global RE/MAX brand and the RE/MAX broker network in more than 85 countries. The...

Sarasota Herald-Tribune Kathy Marlowe decided to go into real estate for herself just before Sept. 11, 2001. At the time, she was working for accounting firm Arthur Andersen, handling corporate housing and off-site meetings planning. In the aftermath of the terrorist attack, she took a couple...

University Palm Lakewood Ledger – July 2013 By Jonathan D. Kunis, MD   Approximately 4 million Americans are addicted to prescription and illegal opioid drugs. Opioid abuse is the second leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. – think Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith....

By Josh Siegel, Staff Writer, East County Observer EAST COUNTY — Three commercial real-estate veterans told an audience full of industry peers to push consumers to buy now — a growth model Manatee County is trying to follow. Panelists at the June 18 Commercial Real Estate Symposium, hosted by...