A sharp increase in Sarasota's short-term rental properties can have a serious negative impact on affordable housing, accoriding to policy experts. Pictured are waterfront homes on N. Washington Dr.

Sarasota, Florida, has become a popular place to live, and with good reason. The city offers beautiful Gulf Coast beaches, vibrant arts, and warm weather year-round. But affordable housing in Sarasota ...

Rent in Sarasota continued to trend downward in August, bringing the median rent price in the city to $1,386. Rent is down nearly 6% compared with the same month in 2024 and is down 1.1% from July.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Vacation rental regulations have been a topic in Sarasota city commission meetings for years now. This week, city leaders advanced plans to expand an existing ordinance ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Sarasota City Commissioners look to make changes to appease neighbors on Tuesday. City leaders will discuss expanding a barrier-island ordinance that would limit rentals ...

Following the City of Sarasota commission’s adoption of an ordinance last May requiring vacation rental registration in the residential neighborhoods within the Coastal Island Overlay District, city ...

A luxury apartment complex in Sarasota has secured a massive refinancing deal as half its units have been leased.

SARASOTA COUNTY – Local residents will be able to tap into more federal funding to help them rebound from the economic collapse linked to the coronavirus. The Sarasota County Commission unanimously ...

Noise, traffic and changes to community character are the topics that tend to dominate recent debates about the area’s booming increase in short-term vacation rentals. But Cicely Hodges at the Florida ...