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.

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, 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 ...

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 resident Charlene Brusoe said at least four homes on her street in the last couple of years have become or will be vacation rentals. Her neighborhood, Bellevue Terrace, is about 15 minutes ...

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.

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 ...