Nov 14, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, GOOD DEALS & WHAT'S SELLING, IN THE NEWS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, NEW LISTINGS, REAL ESTATE NEWS
This Grove home at 3659 Bayview Road will be auctioned off – on site – at 11am on Saturday, December 17, 2011 … Whether you are looking to buy or sell, or are just interested in stopping by to see what’s going on, this may well prove to be...
Nov 11, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, FORECLOSURES/SHORT SALES, HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS, STAGING/DECORATING
The first place I bought was in New York City. What I wanted was a condo on the Upper East Side, one that the owners had converted from a studio into a phenomenal one-bedroom condo. It was furnished impeccably… and looked as though it came from the pages of...
Nov 9, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, GUEST CONTRIBUTORS, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
The top two destinations for foreign buyers this year … in Florida… are: 1) Miami and Miami Beach … as well as 2) Fort Lauderdale Ranked TOP 2 in 2011, we expect them to be TOP 2 again in 2012. Each are resort destinations … home...
Nov 7, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
With gas prices having sky-rocketed, homes that may have been considered less desirable (because of proximity to the highway or metro-rail lines) are now in higher demand. No, that’s not true for ALL properties, obviously … nor for all buyers. Not...
Nov 3, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, ITALIANO (CASA A MIAMI), MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
With interest rates below 4% right now – 91 % of all home purchases in the U.S. are at least partially financed – according to the NAR’s 2010 statistics. That’s interesting because international buyers tend to pay cash and they certainly...
Nov 2, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
With so few homes available for rent or lease right now in Miami, you may be tempted to lease something that’s under repair or renovation. If you’re considering that, hopefully your timeframe for move-in is at least somewhat flexible, because even with...
