Waterfront homes and condos in Sarasota and Manatee County are
regarded as the most valuable and desirable real estate locations.
Any waterfront (salt water) real estate with views of the intracoastal waterway or beachfront, Gulf of Mexico, can quickly increase a homes or condos value 200%-300% or more. There are fantastic values right now on waterfront homes and condos(condos being the most affordable) turning the clock back about 7 or 8 years. Today, Siesta Key, home of Siesta Beach,the best beach on Earth. has many great buys available. Longboat Key and the rest of the areas "key properties" are also selling a huge discount off of the 2005 bench mark highs. So what was extremely difficult to purchase for many people most of this decade is now reasonable and worthy of consideration. Think of it as Sarasota and Manatee County is having a 50% Off Sale on all waterfront real estate. So maybe it's time to make a move and buy yourself a little slice of paradise. While living on Siesta Key or Longboat Key would be wonderful, you should consider that anywhere you live in Sarasota or Manatee County you are only a few minutes drive to a beautiful county owned beaches. Waterfront is a loosely used term in real estate and can mean the Gulf of Mexico or a duck pond in someone's backyard. Most of the homes and condos on this page have a map below the listings details so you can see exactly what type of waterfront the property has. Map Search is also a great page to search for waterfront homes and condos.