Casey Key Florida Real Estate Market Update

Current Inventory on Casey Key, Florida includes 52 homes for sale. Prices start at $699,000 and go up to $12,000,000. View all current inventory at out Casey Key real estate website where you can see detailed information, photos and virtual tour of all of these listings.

Casey Key Inventory - July 26, 2010

• Homes for Sale: 52
• Highest Priced Home: $12,000
• Lowest Priced: Home: $699,000
• Median Price: $2,199,500
• Average Price: $3,096, 823

Pending Sales

• Homes Under Contract: 1
• Listing Price: $6,890,000

2010 Casey Key Sales

• Homes Sold: 10
• Highest Sale: $4,500,000
• Lowest Sale: $960,000
• Median Sale Price: $2,325,000
• Average Sale Price: $2,870,800

Casey Key Real Estate Sales Chart - 2010

Contact the John Allen Team at 941-544-6467 for more information or to make arrangements for a private tour of Casey Key homes for sale.

Casey Key Fish House

It’s always a treat to stop by the Casey Key Fish House when we are showing Casey Key real estate. Try the grouper fingers for a start or peel and eat some delicious fresh shrimp. You’ll probably have an egret visit your table or at least peep through the open windows just waiting for a mistake. Those birds are like puppies sitting under a table.

In season, the Casey Key Fish House is packed with residents, buyers of Casey Key real estate for sale as well as vacationers enjoying the sunshine and the tropical feel of Casey Key. The staff here is friendly and helpful suggesting the best catch of the day or making sure you and your doggie find a spot on the outdoor deck. The Casey Key Fish House is a great place to stop of a cocktail and light dinner after a long beach walk. During the winter season, the Tiki Bar is open for business too.

The homes of the north end of Casey Key have an advantage – just a few quick steps and you’re at the Casey Key Fish House of lunch or dinner. If you are searching for Casey Key real estate, check out the homes for sale on the north end of the Key for their convenience to the Casey Key Fish House, the library, the mainland as well as downtown Sarasota. Currently there are 53 homes for sale on Casey Key, Florida.

Casey Key FL Real Estate - Market Update

Despite the soft market, inventory levels for Casey Key homes for sale have remained fairly constant. Casey Key Real Estate continues to be some of the most desirable real estate in all of Florida. There are currently 48 homes for sale on Casey Key ranging from $999,000 to $14,999,000.
Casey Key Market Snapshot:

• Active Listings: 48
• Lowest Priced Home: $999,000
• Highest Priced Home: $14,999,000
• Median Listing Price: $2,572,500
• Average Listing Price: $3,535,627

Casey Key Sales Data (last 6 months)

• Sales Last 6 months: 5
• Highest Sale: $6,200,000
• Lowest Sale: $1,075,000
• Median Sales Price: $1,800,000
• Average sales Price: $2,815,000

Casey Key Recent Sales Chart


If you are interested in exploring current opportunities on Casey Key, call the John Allen Team direct at 941-544-6467. We can help you search all Sarasota homes for sale to find the property most suited to your lifestyle and budget.

Casey Key Florida: Pardise Found

Known for its "Old Florida" charm, Casey Key is one of Sarasota's simpler islands consisting of single family homes and just a few inns and cottages. There are no towering hotel chains or beach resorts here, only charming and luxurious estate homes. Homes on Casey Key range from simple beach villas to sprawling Gulf front estates. Many homes have their own private beach.
With less than 500 homes, both full-time and part-time residents enjoy their private and quiet sanctuary away from the rest of the world. However, the island is only minutes away from all of the culture, shopping, restaurants and amenities Sarasota and Venice have to offer. It no wonder why so many high net worth individuals from around the world are drawn to this secluded area. One can truly call their home paradise on this island.
BuySarasota.com gives you access to information on thousands of MLS litings. Use the comprehensive Casey Key homes section to search through current listings. Give the John Allen Team a call direct at 941-544-6467 if you would like more information or a private tour of Casey Key homes for sale.

Casey Key Florida Home Sales Heating Up

The Summer temperature is not the only thing heating up on Florida's Gulf Coast, Casey Key home sales are heating up as well. Currently the Sarasota MLS reports 49 homes for sale on Casey Key. Our July 2 Casey Key real estate update showed that there were two homes under contract. In our April update, there was only one home under contract. Today there are 5 homes pending with listings prices from $2 million to $8 million – more evidence that the real estate recovery of the luxury market is beginning. Savvy buyers are taking advantage of the current market conditions. There has been one closed home sale on Casey Key in the last 6 months. We represented the buyer for this transaction.

Currently the selection of waterfront Casey Key real estate for sale is excellent. Buyers are surfing listings for fairly priced properties with good value and buying. Small beach houses are booked for showings as well as older ranch style houses that are ready to be razed or updated. Magnificent waterfront mansions are built in place of smaller houses on Casey Key. An $8 million Gulf to Bay residence built in 1990 offering 4 bedrooms is under contract. Activity is once again on the rise.
Affluent home buyers from around the world choose this tropical island for its beauty and privacy. Residents and vacationers love the beaches, the jetties, the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The natural beauty of this tropical island with its lush foliage, wildlife and array of architectural styles is perfect for every camera buff and adventurer.
A quiet, laid-back community, you’ll see walkers, bikers and Mote Marine volunteers during sea turtle season on the Key tending turtle nests. You’ll have to watch out for little baby turtles making their way to the ocean or the mamma as she makes her way back to Gulf at this time of the year.
Casey Key offers some of the Sarasota area’s prime waterfront real estate as it stretches between the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay.
Casey Key Real Estate Stats for Last Six Months

• Highest Priced Home for sale: $17,000,000
• Lowest Priced Home for sale: $1,295,000
• Homes Currently Under Contract: 5 ($1,995.000 to $8,295,000)
• Recent Closed Sales: 1

For more area information, photo galleries, and virtual tours of Sarasota’s barrier island: Siesta Key, Lido Key, Bird Key, Longboat Key, and of course Casey Key, visit our main Sarasota real estate website or contact me direct at 941-544-6467.

Don't Forget Your Camera When You Visit Casey Key

There's more to Casey Key than its real estate. Gated estates with draping bougainvillea, a pelican diving into the Gulf of Mexico for his catch of the day and an aristocratic heron walking across a lawn are all Casey Key scenes that will warrant a snap of your camera lens.


Casey Key's towering palms, lush tropical foliage are magnificent backdrops for the palatial mansions that any camera buff would love. Take a walk or a drive on Casey Key and visit some of South West Florida's most beautiful real estate. You'll pass flowering oleander, hibiscus and orchid trees. This Florida Key will keep your head spinning while snapping your lens at every bend and turn.

Stop at the Casey Key Fish House for lunch, take a walk on the beach or visit the jetties. Make a reservation at the Gulf Surf Resort Hotel, a vintage 1950s motel and stay a few days on the beach. Explore Casey Key.

If you're lucky enough to get to Casey Key during sea turtle season, you will enjoy taking photographs of the Mote Marine volunteers who tend the nests. You may see a little baby turtle making his way to the ocean or maybe the mamma as she makes her way back to Gulf after laying her eggs.

Casey Key is home to some of the areas premier real estate. Currently the Sarasota MLS reports just over 50 homes for sale on Casey Key FL priced from the low millions to $17 million. There are small beach cottages which are priced for the land value alone as well as some new homes with boat docks and deeded beach access.

Snapshot of Casey Key Real Estate

• Highest Priced Home: $17,000,000
• Lowest Priced Home: $1,175,000
• Average Price: $3,880,472
• Median Price: $2,800,000

For more area information, photos, and virtual tours of Siesta Key, Longboat Key, and Casey Key real estate, visit BuySarasota.com today or contact Jon Allen at 941-544-6467.

Collecting Sharks Teeth on Casey Key Beach

You’ll see many walkers on Casey Key Beach with their heads down. They are looking for sharks’ teeth, shells and pieces of sea glass. Jewelry makers use sharks’ teeth especially in expensive designs and according to some sources rare sharks’ teeth can command a price of up to $5,000.

Divers enjoy the cool Gulf waters searching for sharks’ teeth in the Venice, FL and Casey Key area too. Dive sites offer information on spots to work near and around both Venice and Casey Key. Read more on this Florida fossil site.

Both Casey Key and Venice are vacation destinations for avid collectors of sharks’ teeth. Venice even hosts an event around the first of April each year called the Shark’s Tooth Festival. This year the event is April 9,10, and 11 at the Venice Airport Festival Grounds. Browse among fossil vendors, arts and crafts booths and enjoy shark tooth hunts. Be sure to bring sunscreen. The back of your neck might need it!

Casey Key is a private island located about 15 miles south of downtown Sarasota, Florida. This Sarasota neighborhood is known for being a tropical paradise where many celebrities reside. The 8 mile barrier island is also home to extraordinary sunsets!

For more information on Casey Key Beach real estate or if you are interesting purchasing Casey Key properties, contact John Allen today at 941-544-6467 or visit BuySarasota.com.