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🌱 Patch AM: Why a Brookfield couple invested $725K in a Sarasota pool home

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  • Why a Brookfield couple invested $725K in a Sarasota pool home

Also on today's calendar: CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S EVE EARLY with 50's and 60's Dance and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Top residential real estate sales for Dec. 8-12 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis (yourobserver.com) — A Brookfield couple, Konrad and Catherine de Grandville, just purchased a four-bedroom pool home in Sarasota’s Palmer Ranch community for $725,000, highlighting a local tie to Florida’s hot real estate market. The article lists numerous high-end sales across Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, and Nokomis, offering context on current prices and demand.
   

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