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Miami Restaurants Attract Business with Clever Marketing – Spris, Blu Pizza e Cucina, Blu Pizzeria
Make dinner fun! The price of your dinner in a handful of Miami restaurants depends on what time you place your order! Order between 5-7 pm and your meal costs the same as the time the order was placed! Order at 5:37pm and that dinner is $5.37. Wait until after 7:00pm though, and you'll...
Mosquito Aerial Spraying Alert – Miami Community News Advisory
MOSQUITO AERIAL SPRAYING SCHEDULED for AUGUST 31, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 Source: MiamiRealEstateCafe Mosquito aerial spraying at Homestead Air Reserve Base (HARB) and parts of the surrounding area is scheduled to occur during the week of August 31, 2009 through September 4, 2009. The...
Receive your Property Tax Notice?
Source: Restivo|MiamiRealEstateCafe Pleased with your Property Tax Notice? (If so, skip this entirely!) If not, (and you live in Miami) you can file an appeal to protest your proposed property tax. Generally it should be done within about 25 days of when you receive your Truth in Millage...
Miami Real Estate Market Upswing Bad News for Buyers?… WHOOOO KNOWS!
This morning, there were a pair of beautiful big, round, yellow eyes, staring down from the areca palms on our back patio... a tiny barn owl. When we moved to Miami nineteen years ago (from New York), another little barn owl sat perched on our front gate post while we unpacked stuff from the...
Unsolicited Advice from a Realtor at a OPEN HOUSE! Selling Miami BETTER,FASTER,SMARTER!
A distinct benefit to having other Realtors preview a HOUSE YOU ARE SELLING is FEEDBACK ... different perspectives... stories... tidbits of history! I LOVE the unsolicited feedback I got from one of my colleagues at EWM. ... simple... and worth it's weight in gold! My colleague from the EWM...
PUNTINO: Miami Restaurants are Bringing In the Business! ITALY LOVES FLORIDA!
The Miami Restaurant, Puntino Downtown, in the heart of Downtown, caters to a local business crowd during business hours and serves up traditional Italian fare in a lively atmosphere until 11pm.... drawing patrons from as far away as Palm Beach and Pinecrest! Downtown Miami seems to...
OPEN HOUSES DON’T SELL HOMES! WHAT DOES?
OPEN HOUSES don't sell homes! ... (So they say!) ... But I've SOLD many homes to buyers who came because of an open house. (I even sold a CONDO to a buyer who was visiting a friend and got off on the wrong floor - An hour later, we had a contract!) Who comes to open houses? Everyone and...
Buying a New House in South Florida? Can you GET WINDSTORM Insurance? Need SHUTTERS in South Florida?
What if you want to buy a house with PARTIAL SHUTTERS, or without any SHUTTERS WHATSOEVER? Not all homes for sale in Miami come with hurricane shutters! Actually, you might be rather surprised at how many homes have NO hurricane shutters... NO impact glass... no protection!. Can you GET...
Wake Up to Private Recreational Lakefront – Boat/Fish/Swim/Jetski – E-Lake: 9200 SW 140 St. Miami
Private Lakefront Property: SWIM. JETSKI. BOAT. FISH. Wake up to waterviews and direct LAKE ACCESS. Your own private dock and your own white sandy beach. Resort-style recreational living in Miami: 9200 SW 140 St, Miami Florida. Sunset Daquiris as you gaze out over the water. Two Chickee...
University of Miami Ranks In Top Tier of US News & World Report of America’s Best College Report
As the new school year approaches, the UM family has something to boast about- The University of Miami has been ranked number 50 in best colleges in the nation in their 2010 edition. In the past eight years, U of M has moved up 17 spots, being number 51 last year, making it one of the fastest...
Jordin Sparks Underground Visit to Studio; Boasts About Miami!
Season Six American Idol winner Jordin Sparks made a stop at Y-100's studio Wednesday morning with a secret performance and interview. A few lucky fans were treated to Jordin's "One Step At A Time" and her current single "Battlefield," as well as a Q&A with the audience. She is currently on...
Miami: Truly a Foreign Affair !
Love at first sight? As Realtors, we work with a myriad of foreign buyers. Many foreign investors are drawn to Miami, as much for the location and weather as for the laid-back lifestyle, reputation and romantic allure. Our buyers come from Italy, Germany, Spain, Brazil, England... ...
Wall Street Journal Questions Property Appraisal Accuracy
Out-of area appraisers are the name of the game in Miami these days. How do these appraisals affect property sales? Do out-of-area appraisers actually have adequate knowledge about neighborhoods they are covering? How do they come up with accurate appraised values? What about school...
PORTABILITY allows you to Transfer HOMESTEAD ASSESSMENTS to your NEW HOME in Miami!
When you buy a new home anywhere in Miami, you CAN transfer your HOMESTEAD ASSESSMENT DIFFERENCE to that new property. Perhaps you've heard it referred to as "PORTABILITY". Property owners in Florida can transfer up to $500,000.00 of their previously HOMESTEADED PROPERTY ASSESSMENT DIFFERENCE to...
HGTV Miami Style: David Bromstad / Miami Real Estate is VIBRANT!
HGTV is a household word these days, impacting how we stage houses and show property ... and ultimately how we buy and sell homes. David Bromstad's HGTV show "Color Splash" reaches homeowners all across the United States, as well as abroad, and has certainly infused Miami sellers with ...
