Apr 20, 2011 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
I don’t shop for clothes the way I shop for a house. Do you? With real estate, it seems to be all about the price per square foot. With haute couture , who in their right mind pays more just because more fabric goes into a dress? Set aside quality,...
Nov 19, 2010 | MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
The experts indicate that real estate prices may well have bottomed-out, at least for single family homes in Miami-Dade. New construction has pretty much stopped and there is very little in the way of buildable land left right now in Miami-Dade anyway. As Ron...
Oct 26, 2010 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI REAL ESTATE
THERE ARE TWO DISTINCT SIDES TO THE FENCE… 1) ON ONE SIDE ARE PEOPLE WHO SEE THIS AS THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO BUY REAL ESTATE: THOSE HOME BUYERS EITHER HAVE CASH AND ARE LOOKING TO INVEST IT IN REAL ESTATE (AS OPPOSED TO THE STOCK MARKET)…. OR THEY ARE...
Oct 24, 2010 | GOOD DEALS & WHAT'S SELLING, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, MIAMI'S TOP NEIGHBORHOODS
Real estate may still be sluggish in some parts of the country, but in Miami buyers have to move very quickly when they find a property, or it will be gone. Before the for sale sign was in the front yard and before the interior photos were visible on the MLS, the...
Oct 11, 2010 | BUYER'S ADVICE, MIAMI MARKET CONDITIONS, MIAMI REAL ESTATE, SELLER'S ADVICE
BARGAIN-HUNTING TIPS FOR HOMEBUYERS… WHAT WORKS/WHAT DOESN’T: 1) WHAT ACTUALLY CONSTITUTES A ‘BARGAIN’ WHEN IT COMES TO REAL ESTATE? IS IT MEASURED BY HOW MUCH YOU CAN GET THE SELLER TO COME DOWN FROM THEIR ASKING PRICE? HOW MUCH...