Jan 27, 2011 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
The four most common mistakes sellers make can all be avoided. As a seller, you work hard to get buyers IN … You definitely want to keep them interested. Over the past month we previewed countless properties … and it seems to me that...
Jan 26, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
Last year, it made financial sense to rent instead of buy. This year, however, experts say it’s better to buy! Moody Analytics’ chief economist, Mark Zandi, says that by mid 2011 to the end of 2011, it will make more sense to buy in most parts of the...
Jan 21, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
I wish Realtors would take their sellers to see competing listings! If you’re selling your house, have your Realtor show you the top listings competing with your house for buyers. We’ve been analyzing the closed sales, the sales prices, pricing per...
Jan 20, 2011 | GOOD DEALS & WHAT'S SELLING, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
We’ve been previewing homes for our buyers for the past several weeks. One of the nicest homes we previewed last week was 826 Pizarro in Coral Gables…. listed for $599,000.Our buyers (who are relocating to Miami from up north) have their hearts set on a...
Jan 19, 2011 | GOOD DEALS & WHAT'S SELLING, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, NEW LISTINGS
Seriously … This is a great house! We’ve been scouring Miami for well priced, comfortable homes priced under $500,000 and this one takes the prize this week. It was listed last week by a colleague of mine at EWM, Ashley Cusack … and has a...
Jan 18, 2011 | MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE, STAGING/DECORATING
First of all, DO NOT DECLUTTER! Why am I telling you, “Don’t declutter”? I might use some of what you’re boxing, to stage the property. Have 2 people walk through and jot down what needs doing. Your Realtor can be one of those 2...
