Feb 3, 2009 | COMMUNITY INFORMATION, IN THE NEWS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
At midnight on February 17, 2009, all television stations will stop broadcasting in analog and switch to digital broadcasting. Federal Law mandates this known digital TV transition or DTV which will affect the whole United States. The transition allows airwaves to...
Jan 29, 2009 | LUXURY & WATERFRONT PROPERTY, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, MIAMI'S TOP NEIGHBORHOODS, NEW LISTINGS
Just listed is a fabulous apartment at the Murano Grande located at 400 Alton Road in Miami Beach. This 14th floor beauty features the utmost in style and elegance with 20×20 blue limestone floors and marble kitchen countertops, top of the line appliances. The...
Jan 26, 2009 | COMMUNITY INFORMATION, JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE, STAGING/DECORATING
The Fontainebleau Hotel just recently UNVEILED itself… under the scrutiny of ABC and CBS ….national television… and a packed house. A miriad of stunning Victoria’s Secret lingerie models flaunted their stuff on the runway… Heidi Klum,...
Jan 14, 2009 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
For $690,000, this completely updated Pinecrest home with antiqued walnut floors in the formal living room, crown moldings carved from plaster, and a feel of “Versailles” is worth a closer look. I was surprised at the $690,000 price tag, given the...
Dec 23, 2008 | BUYER'S ADVICE, GOOD DEALS & WHAT'S SELLING, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, MIAMI'S TOP NEIGHBORHOODS
I stumbled across a 1912 Coral Rock house in Coral Gables, very near to the Grove, just off Ingraham Highway… currently listed for sale for $899,000. Anyone looking for an historic property to restore should take a look at this one. It has been gutted, with...
Dec 17, 2008 | BUYER'S ADVICE, IN THE NEWS, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
For the first time in history, 30 year fixed rates dropped close to 4.75% yesterday. Jumbo loans too are now hovering near 5.5 % . What a shock! This drop in fixed rates is historic, and likely to be a very short-lived, giving home buyers a small window of...