May 6, 2011 | LUXURY & WATERFRONT PROPERTY, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS
Back in 1951 you could buy a Mackle home on Key Biscayne with just $500.00 down … and a pricetag of $9,540.00. Now, you can’t buy a thing on the Key for even remotely close to that … not even vacant land. Okay, that’s not entirely true. ...
Apr 19, 2011 | IN THE NEWS, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
16641 SW 78 Ct in Palmetto Bay SOLD earlier this month, despite appraisal issues that threatened to derail the transaction. Appraisals are all across the board now in Miami and buyers and sellers are truly in the hands of whomever is sent out to value the...
Apr 14, 2011 | MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS, SELLER'S ADVICE
Like it or not, the housing market is linked to the economy and to job growth. With consumer confidence waivering, and potential home owners concerned about job security, that apparently wouldn’t bode well for the housing market. But the malls and stores are...
Apr 6, 2011 | GOOD DEALS & WHAT'S SELLING, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS, SELLER'S ADVICE
This is the kind of information that should be all over the local Miami newspapers. Miami Real Estate is selling … and the real estate market is heating up faster than many of us would have imagined. 6625 SW 97 Avenue in Miami was under contract the first day...
Mar 18, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
The Real Estate market is heating up… South Florida is already on a roll … first quarter of 2011. In Miami, it’s still very much a buyer’s market. If you are thinking about buying, and want to explore creative funding there are a...
Mar 8, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS, SELLER'S ADVICE
Mortgage lenders often require 2 appraisals on real estate transactions priced over $1.2 million in Miami. We just jumped that double appraisal hurdle … with a surprising outcome …one I’ve yet to see before . I wonder if anyone else has...