Land · Volume 01 · Q2 2026
The dirt before the deal.
A quarterly read on land entitlement activity, sale pricing, and development trends across Sarasota and Manatee counties — compiled from closed deals, not asking prices.
A quarterly read on land entitlement activity, sale pricing, and development trends across Sarasota and Manatee counties — compiled from closed deals, not asking prices.
One land volume per quarter. New volumes are added here as they're filed.
Suburban commercial land is pricing at $450–478K/acre, with sellers asking roughly 25–30% above that basis. Active listings hit a 10-quarter low and days on market compressed sharply, though large-tract supply took a real hit after Manatee's March conservation easement on ~1,400 acres.
Download full report (PDF)4.5-acre parcel from the former mall site sold for multifamily redevelopment — a marker of how infill retail sites are being repositioned this cycle.
Cameron Wilson, CCIM is a commercial real estate broker in Sarasota, FL with 25+ years of experience across retail, industrial, and investment sales. The Wilson Report is compiled independently from closed-deal data, brokerage reporting, and public records.
Cam is a broker with Ian Black Real Estate, LLC.
