The three counties we serve
Each county guide covers the market at the wide view — how its coastline, taxes, flood zones, and communities differ. The individual community guides sit beneath each one.
Manatee County →
Gulf beaches and a navigable river paired with one of Florida's most active new-construction corridors — flood zones, CDD fees, and water access explained.
6 communitiesSarasota County →
Gulf barrier islands and an arts-driven downtown alongside master-planned inland communities — flood zones, condo rules, and the seasonal market.
11 communitiesCharlotte County →
One of Florida's largest natural harbors and the Gulf Coast's most extensive residential canal networks — waterfront, golf, and new construction.
4 communitiesCommunities in Manatee County
The county seat, the barrier island, the river towns, and the new-construction corridor east of I-75. Read the full Manatee County guide →
Bradenton →
Manatee County's riverfront county seat, with housing from downtown condos and mid-century ranches to Manatee River estates and master-planned golf communities.
Lakewood Ranch →
Ranked by RCLCO as the best-selling multigenerational master-planned community in the United States for eight consecutive years, spanning Manatee and Sarasota counties east of I-75.
Parrish →
Northern Manatee County's new-construction hub — master-planned communities, new schools, and Manatee River boating access at a lower cost of entry than the coast.
Palmetto →
The county's north-of-the-river boating city — marina condos, canal homes, and fast-growing corridors between the Manatee River and Tampa Bay.
Ellenton →
An unincorporated community on the north bank of the Manatee River, where riverfront boating, gated subdivisions, and 55+ communities meet direct I-75 access.
Anna Maria Island →
A seven-mile, low-rise barrier island at the mouth of Tampa Bay where cottages, canal-front boating homes, and Gulf-front estates trade under three different city rulebooks.
Communities in Sarasota County
Four barrier islands, a bayfront city, and the inland master-planned communities stretching south to the Charlotte County line. Read the full Sarasota County guide →
Sarasota →
Gulf beaches, a bayfront downtown, and a serious arts calendar, with housing from 1920s bungalows and downtown condominiums to canal homes and bayfront estates.
Siesta Key →
Sarasota's signature barrier island — a quartz-sand beach, a low-rise skyline, canal and Gulf-front homes, and a market where elevation and insurance decide value.
Longboat Key →
A low-density barrier island of roughly ten miles between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf — Gulf-front condominiums, canal homes with docks, and golf at the Longboat Key Club.
Lido Key & St. Armands →
Gulf-front beach living paired with the walkable shops and restaurants of St. Armands Circle, minutes from downtown Sarasota.
Casey Key →
An eight-mile, nearly all-single-family barrier island between Siesta Key and Venice, with Gulf-front, Gulf-to-bay, and bayfront homes.
Osprey →
A small bayfront community between Sarasota and Venice — home to Oscar Scherer State Park, The Oaks, and Southbay's resident-owned marina.
Nokomis →
An unincorporated coastal community with the county's oldest public beach, direct Gulf boating through the Venice Inlet, and homes from inland ranches to Casey Key estates.
Venice →
A small Gulf Coast city with a walkable 1920s downtown, an island shaped by the Intracoastal, and housing from mid-century ranches to new construction in Wellen Park.
Wellen Park →
A large master-planned community built around a walkable lakefront downtown, with more than a dozen villages and an active new-construction market.
North Port →
Sarasota County's largest city by land area — a fast-growing grid of platted home sites, freshwater canals, and master-planned communities.
Englewood →
An unincorporated Gulf Coast community on Lemon Bay, split between Sarasota and Charlotte counties, with barrier-island beaches and a deep boating culture.
Communities in Charlotte County
Charlotte Harbor, the canal networks feeding it, and the barrier island guarding its mouth. Read the full Charlotte County guide →
Punta Gorda →
A small harborfront city where the Peace River meets Charlotte Harbor, known for canal-front homes with direct boating access and a rebuilt historic downtown.
Port Charlotte →
A canal-laced community on Charlotte Harbor — more than 165 miles of waterways and one of the more attainable saltwater-access markets on the Gulf Coast.
Rotonda West →
A deed-restricted, canal-laced golf community on the Cape Haze peninsula, minutes from Boca Grande and Englewood Beach.
Boca Grande →
A low-rise historic village on Gasparilla Island, known as the Tarpon Capital of the World and one of the Gulf Coast's most supply-constrained coastal markets.
Tell us how you want to live, and we'll narrow the map.
Boat access, walkability, new construction, a gate, a golf course, a budget that has to work — the right community usually comes down to two or three of those. The Wave Estates Group covers all three counties, so the recommendation isn't limited to one farm area. Brokered by Preferred SHORE Real Estate in Sarasota, serving clients in English and Russian.