Aug 2, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
By counter-offering, you temporarily relinquish ‘control’. Power moves to the other party … who can accept, decline, counter back, or withdraw entirely (moving on to another property … or another buyer). Unlikely scenario, although we just...
Aug 1, 2012 | JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, MIAMI RESTAURANTS
Miami Spice starts today … It runs from the first day of August through the last day of September … There are some fabulous restaurants participating this year… each of them offer unique signature dishes …. melanges of tropical fusion and...
Jul 31, 2012 | MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
We were in Key West for a few days earlier this summer, and I was struck by the number of different languages we overheard, just strolling the length of Duval Street … Most were international visitors/ tourists but some were ‘International...
Jul 30, 2012 | ITALIANO (CASA A MIAMI), JUST FOR FUN, LUXURY & WATERFRONT PROPERTY, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
House Hunters International is casting … searching for buyers or renters moving abroad. They are looking for an upbeat, enthusiastic, effervescent, outgoing family/invididual/couple who is in the process of relocating from one country to an...
Jul 27, 2012 | JUST FOR FUN, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Some of the stories surrounding home buying are funny. Other stories fit into various other categories. On the ‘funny’ side this summer was a transaction where a buyer insisted the seller vacate early – because on the spur of the moment he wanted...
Jul 24, 2012 | BUYER'S ADVICE, HOME MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
Condos and apartment buildings in Miami-Dade are required to get a 40 year recertification once they’re 40 years old. Single-family homes and buildings with less than 10 occupants and less than 2,000 square feet are exempt from that requirement. An...
