Your Guide to Buying and Selling Homes On Anna Maria Island

Happy New Year, friends and neighbors. It's back to full-time service for this Realtor, whose wife is now seven months into her new lungs. (Check out her story Here)

I'll keep you apprised of the best values and ways to help determine just what those values are. And for sellers, I'll help you price your property properly. It's still a buyer's market, and if you truly want to sell, you'll make it attractive to buyers.

If you're looking for a home, or want to see how you stack up against the competition, now we have a much better way to search our Multiple Listing Service here at Call The Islanders. Look near the top of the left-hand button stack for Custom Searching, to see how it all works. Or slide down the button stack at left to see everything in each of the three cities here on the island.

Check out the latest news on the Island at My Blog. There's a lot of news lately that will help you understand the dynamics of buying and selling on our island.

Find out all the best to see, dine and do at John's Picks. That's a fresh update as of April 14, 2011.

And look for helpful information at Helpful Links.

Anna Maria Island is in the news again. Here's a great new article from the Washington Times.

www.calltheislanders.com/WashingtonTimesArticle

More recently, Sarasota Magazine did a great article on the town of Anna Maria. Not to say we don't love Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach too, but this one's just poetic.

www.calltheislanders.com/SarasotaMagazineArticle

There's also great dining on Anna Maria Island. If you would like to read a super article on that subject, click here:

www.calltheislanders.com/NewYorkTimes 

And now, Anna Maria Island has been named Best Quaint Family Island in the world, by Islands.com in its November 2009 issue. Check it out here:

www.calltheislanders.com/islandsmag

But most importantly, Anna Maria Island is a great place to live. So when you need information about buying or selling homes, condos or multi-family properties, particularly here in a resort or second-home area like Anna Maria Island, come straight to The Islanders for expert advice. 

We have a lot of experience living on Anna Maria Island. And we know real estate sales and marketing. We're passionate about people. We love to help. We really know the island… and our business.

And that’s good for you. Particularly when it's a buyer's market as it is right now on the Island. So when you're ready, give us a call or send us an email. We will do what it takes to help you meet your real estate goals for second home ownership, a primary residence or an investment. We also know Manatee County, Longboat Key, Sarasota and Bradenton, too!

If you prefer to use this site as a tool before getting in touch, you can find all the Manatee County Multiple Listing homes, condos and such, at the "Find a Home" button. Search just like we do! Anna Maria Zip Code 34216. Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach are Zip Codes 34217.

And check in with our new Blog to get our take on current market conditions, news and info you can use.

Let's get together and talk about your home buying and/or selling plans. Call the office (941-778-6066) or the cell phone (941-685-8822) or send an e-mail (john@calltheislanders.com); we'll set-up a time that is easy and convenient for us to meet.

P.S. If you're not ready to meet in person, please tour through my website. I'm sure you'll find the resources here useful and helpful. Enjoy!