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Sunday Open House in Palmetto Bay
Stop by our open house at 7460 SW 179 Street in Palmetto Bay. This modern beauty features 5 beds, 4.5 baths with ample space to entertain. High ceilings and impact windows, screened patio with pool and outdoor grill. Large master suite with sitting area and beautifully renovated master bath. Located near Deering Estate, Palmer Trinity School and Bill Sadowski Park. Sunday March 8 from 12-2 PM Offered at $1,075,000
How to File for 2012 Homestead Exemption in Broward County
Now is the time to apply for your 2012 Homestead Exemption! You must apply between January 1st and March 1st. This will mean substantial savings on your real estate taxes if you purchased a home in Broward County anytime in 2011. If you do not apply by March 1st 2012, you will lose your...
Homestead Exemption 2011 and 2012 – How to File for Homestead Exemption in Miami-Dade
TO ALL NEW HOMEOWNERS: Time to apply for 2012 Homestead Exemption ... now! To be eligible, you must have bought a house in 2011... and ... you must file your application for Homestead Exemption between January 1st and March 1st of 2012 . This will mean substantial savings on your real estate...
Holiday Greeting To Our World … Mike Off The Map
We are but a dot in the vastness that is our world .... We ... Our Planet ... Our Lives. Carl Sagan writes: "Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives....
It’s STILL Time to Buy a Home
The average 30-year mortgage rate is tied with the lowest rate on record- 3.94%, a record set in October. This means it's a great time to refinance your current home or to purchase a new one. Rates in 2011 have been under 5% all year, with the exception of two weeks this year and many people...
South Florida: 4th Largest School System in Nation
There are over 350,000 students right now in South Florida. We have the 4th largest school system in the nation ... and of 6-18 year old students currently attending school in South Florida, they were born in 171 countries, and speak 106 languages. There's a niche for literally anyone wanting...
Is Everyone Renting in Miami ?
With so many people looking to rent or lease now, the opportunity is ripe for investors. Over 50% of all residential real estate purchases in South Florida are cash transactions... And, by buying in cash, and not paying a mortgage, you may well be looking at a higher return on investment...
Miami to Cuba … Real Estate Market … Legal to Purchase Homes in Cuba?
Cuba now has a real estate market? According to a November 14 article in FloridaRealtors.org - Property sales became legal in Cuba as of November 10,2011... for the first time in decades. A sign of economic reform and opportunity? According to that article the window is open for real estate...
Distressed Property Inventory Falls … Miami … 2011
By the end of 2010 distressed single family homes in Miami listed for sale in the MLS (multiple listing service) numbered in excess of 1,000. And as we moved into 2011 that number dropped: The number of distressed properties listed for sale dropped. Distressed single family homes listed ...
Mike Off the Map … Everglades Campgrounds … Hike, Bike, Kayak Wild Miami
Everglades Campgrounds MIAMI... part 4 of a 4 part series by guest contributor, Michael Restivo, to the MiamiRealEstateCafe.com Blog. Farther past Shark Valley is the heart of the swamplands. The Everglades. Although explored in the comfort of an airboat, car, or organized trails, those...
University of Miami Tennis Players … Honor Royal Palm Tennis Club
The men's and women's tennis teams from the University of Miami gave Royal Palm Tennis Club Members and guests a taste of collegiate tennis. You may have been playing SOCIAL TENNIS, but each you remarkable UM Tennis Players (the 16 of you who royally honored Royal Palm by playing with us...
Mike Off the Map … Shark Valley … Miami
Shark Valley ... Hike, Bike, Kayak Wild Miami ... (part 3 of a 4 part series) By guest contributor, Michael Restivo ... MiamiRealEstateCafe.com blogsite: MIAMI & MIAMI REAL ESTATE A mere thirty minute drive from the Florida International University campus is the lush paved trail known...
Villa in Tuscany … Italy… For Sale through the Restivo Team
Breathtaking ... magnificent ... historic ... Villa Paradiso in Tuscany ... Private and secluded ... built in the 1700's .... located in the heart of Toscana, Italy ... between Florence and Pisa ... This superb Villa is strategically positioned - with spectacular views of the Tuscan...
South Florida Lures a Diversity of People … Would You Buy … Sight Unseen?
I moved to Miami from New York City over two decades ago. Homes weren't listed or available on the Internet back then. You had to physically go to see each one ... in person. I think I visited about a hundred before narrowing it down, and buying. We just rented out a beachfront condo to...
Mike Off the Map … Oleta River State Park
Oleta River State Park ... (part 2 ... of a 4 part series ... by guest contributor Michael Restivo) Located in the heart of Biscayne Bay, Oleta River State Park offers miles of fine and challenging mountain biking and kayak trails that run alongside the pristine shoreline through thick...
Mike Off the Map … Hike, Bike and Kayak Wild Miami: Finding Adventure in South Florida
Hike, Bike, and Kayak Wild Miami: Finding Adventure In South Florida Miami is a paradise. Pristine waters kiss fine white beaches under a year round sun. South Florida is the universal symbol of tranquility and relaxation for many. However South Florida isn’t known as an adventurers paradise....
