Dec 20, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
The average 30-year mortgage rate is tied with the lowest rate on record- 3.94%, a record set in October. This means it’s a great time to refinance your current home or to purchase a new one. Rates in 2011 have been under 5% all year, with the exception of two...
Dec 19, 2011 | COMMUNITY INFORMATION, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SCHOOL INFORMATION
There are over 350,000 students right now in South Florida. We have the 4th largest school system in the nation … and of 6-18 year old students currently attending school in South Florida, they were born in 171 countries, and speak 106 languages....
Dec 15, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
With so many people looking to rent or lease now, the opportunity is ripe for investors. Over 50% of all residential real estate purchases in South Florida are cash transactions… And, by buying in cash, and not paying a mortgage, you may well be looking at...
Dec 14, 2011 | IN THE NEWS, ITALIANO (CASA A MIAMI), MIAMI REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE NEWS
Cuba now has a real estate market? According to a November 14 article in FloridaRealtors.org – Property sales became legal in Cuba as of November 10,2011… for the first time in decades. A sign of economic reform and opportunity? According to that...
Dec 13, 2011 | FORECLOSURES/SHORT SALES, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
By the end of 2010 distressed single family homes in Miami listed for sale in the MLS (multiple listing service) numbered in excess of 1,000. And as we moved into 2011 that number dropped: The number of distressed properties listed for sale dropped. Distressed...
Dec 8, 2011 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE
The men’s and women’s tennis teams from the University of Miami gave Royal Palm Tennis Club Members and guests a taste of collegiate tennis. You may have been playing SOCIAL TENNIS, but each you remarkable UM Tennis Players (the 16 of you...
