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Surreal Listings that edge on the insane

Rick and I recently had a listing that was as strange as they get.  A gentleman was acquiring an abandoned 4-plex for dirt cheap and wanted to make a quick buck and called us to sell…

Miami Shores Community Talk

I found this letter written to The Miami Herald by a friend and neighbor in Miami Shores and thought it would be important to share. Some of us live in our communities and are not aware…

How to Sell Your Home in Black and White

(if the video does not appear on your screen, please click HERE to see it)    The Real Estate Zebra has come up with a genius idea to present Real Estate Concepts to customers.   How…

Obstacle Course Showings

These are not for the light of heart. There is a disclosure to wear comfortable shoes and the listing agent will not be responsible for torn clothing in case you must climb chain-link fences or be…

Accident on The Palmetto

One of my favorite local blogs, Stuck on The Palmetto, or better known as SotP has closed down. I find this to be a huge loss because Rick and Alex wrote with passion and dedication and…

Fisher Island Real Estate Market Conditions

Fisher Island is the HOTTEST zipcode in the nation and deserves current real estate market condition information. To think I never published these before is beyond me – so here’s the scoop: There are 122 Active…

Renting your Miami property is like pulling teeth

Just because you are renting your Miami property doesn’t mean you have to work with incompetent Realtors. Today was a strange day for me and it reinforced why Realtors and the real estate industry in general…

Miamism Holiday Fun

We’re taking a break from regular “Miamism Fridays” and making it all about the holidays.  Today I wanted to share some photos of Miami Shores homes that I drive by on a daily basis and it’s…

Miami Shores Annual Holiday Walk

  The Miami Shores Heidi Hewes Chapter of the Woman’s Cancer Association of UM had their Annual Holiday Walk last night. Five generous Miami Shores residents opened their beautiful homes for 500 people to tour. The…

Miami Shores Tree Lighting Ceremony

There are some local events that I look forward to every year, The Miami Shores Tree Lighting Ceremony is one of them.  I wanted to share some photos and videos of the event, especially for those…

Miamism Holiday Fun

To keep with the Spirit of The Season, we requested that our friends and readers send in anything that has to do with The end of the year Holidays.  Whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or any…

Identifying Architectural Styles in Miami- Art Deco

Because of my architectural background, I like to give information about architectural styles to help you identify elements when purchasing and selling Miami Real Estate. Although Miami’s Mediterranean Revival architecture is very popular, Miami does have…

Miami Real Estate and attorneys

When you choose a Miami Realtor you should be very thorough at investigating their work ethic and track record.  The same applies to Miami attorneys.  We, as Realtors, have dealt with 2 types of attorneys in…

Miamism Holiday Fun

We just received this adorable Christmas animated picture from Leslie Bloss of her grandson. Thanks Leslie!! Keep sending those Holiday Photos to info@miamism.com – we would love to feature them in Miamism.