Vacations for Miamians….and others
Where do people from Miami go on vacations? This could be a loaded question, since we do go everywhere around the world, but when talking to my friend from Colorado, Mariana Wagner, the subject came up. …
Educated low ball offers – Miami Waterfront Listings
We just received an offer that was $200,000 under listing price for one of our waterfront listings. We are required to present all offers by law but went ahead and asked the cooperating real estate agent…
Florida Property Tax Reform – What’s going on?
I am sure you are wondering what is going on with The Florida Property Tax Reform. Will there be changes? When will changes take place? How will this benefit me? Will the Miami Real Estate Market…
Football Sandwich Shop in Miami
Have you ever driven by a really ugly looking place and you see that it is packed with cars and wonder if it is any good? I mean absolutely no offense to the owners of The…
Market Conditions for Miami Shores, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside and El Portal
Real Estate Market Conditions don’t appear to have changed a great deal since last month, but we are seeing more movement with regards to showings and more offers coming in. In addition, great news starting to…
Miami Real Estate Tug of War
We just sold a Miami home and everything was going perfectly until the end. I’m telling you this story just so you are aware that even “picture perfect” real estate transactions can have obstacles and you…
Miami Beach Real Estate Blog
This is our Miami Beach Real Estate Blog where we not only encourage participation, but depend on it! So don’t be afraid to click on “Leave a Comment” to tell us how we’re doing, if you…
Housing Slump is over
It’s no news, we’ve had a tough Miami real estate market. Everything we hear in the media is negative, one report after the other, the never ending housing slump, bubbles bursting, markets crashing……..you know what I’m…
Shops at Mid-town Miami
Do we really need another shopping center in Miami? My answer will always be ABSOLUTELY!! There are never enough places to shop. The Shops at Mid-town were created as the retail component of the Mid-town Miami…
The Tides Hotel – Miami Beach
Once in a while I take a photograph of a building that I really like. The Tides Hotel on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach is one of them. The classical Art Deco Facade makes a statement…
Sales Tax Break for Hurricane preparation – UPDATED
Hurricane Season is right around the corner. Every time I even hear the word hurricane, by stomach turns and my breathing pattern changes (I’m not kidding). So here’s what I had in mind. Instead of rushing…
Bay Harbor Islands, Florida
The town of Bay Harbor Islands is located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, near South Beach, the Bal Harbour Shops, Downtown Miami and other areas in Miami-Dade County. It’s comprised of a group of islands within walking…
Miami’s Upper East Side
Of course this area needed a catchy name and it is not at all unlike Manhattan’s Upper East side…..well maybe it is. But the whole concept of this area is very similar to what happened to…
Blatant Mortgage Fraud that we will not be a part of
You hear a lot of talk about Mortgage Fraud, how it is rampant, how banks are cracking down on easy loans, how the number of foreclosures is increasing……but the call we received today still has me…
Real estate questions answered with conviction
Miami Beach Real Estate is full of questions, many of which we know the answers to , and others which need investigating. Just this week, I worked with some buyers that hired me for my architectural…