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Miamism Fridays – Vizcaya

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is one of our great Miami landmarks and is often photographed my hundreds and thousands of people.  This perspective by Winston Tinubu, aka Snappr007 on Flickr, really caught my attention because of…

Miami Investment Properties

If you haven’t noticed, Miami has gotten bombarded by investors from every corner of the world. For locals buying Miami investment properties this is a huge disadvantage because the competition is fierce. But this only means…

Miamism Fridays – Key Biscayne Sunset

Self serving photo today from yours truly.  Just to remind you that Miamism has a photo blog where I document Miami through my iPhone.  All you do is click on the camera icon on the top…

Fisher Island Housing Market Report for January 2013

Fisher Island Real Estate Market Report There are currently 81 Fisher Island Condos for sale: Highest priced listing: $15,000,000 for an exclusive Oceanside 7/7/1 Lowest priced listing: $170,000 for a 1 bedroom / 1 bathroom at…

Miami Shores Housing Market Report for January 2013

Miami Shores Homes – Real Estate Market Report There are currently 75 Miami Shores homes for sale: Highest priced listing is $3,399,000  (Short Sale listing at 1680 NE 104th St) Lowest priced listing is $178,000 (Short…

Miamism Fridays – Miami River at Night

The Miami River at night happens to be one of my all time favorite sights in Miami.  The Miami River has evolved through the years into a magnificent combination of urban and rural experiences that reveal…

Miami 1031 Exchange in plain English

We have recently received calls and e-mails from our Miami investor clients, asking about 1031 exchanges. So I decided to explain it in a brief and hopefully understandable way.  We always recommend that you contact and attorney…

Miamism Fridays – Architectural Parking Lots

Talk about the hype this Herzog & De Meuron Parking Lot in Miami Beach has gone through! And although the use of concrete is like we have never seen before in Miami, some people were really…

Tips for Celeb Spotting by Chris Bosh

I was so glad to see Chris Bosh giving us his perspective for the right way to approach a celebrity, on Ocean Drive Magazine sometime last year.  I’ve been waiting for the digital version of the…

Miamism Fridays – Cuban Coffee

Miami has many great things including weather, architecture, art and of course real estate. But there is something we can boast  about all day long and it’s our coffee!!  We’re not talking about your regular old…

Surfside Homes Real Estate Market Report for 2012

There were 53 Surfside homes sold in 2012 and 3 of those were waterfront.  Out of the 50 Surfside homes sold on dry lots, 12% were distressed (short sales and foreclosures) –compared to 30% in 2011,…

Miamism Fridays – The Colors of Ocean Drive

Nothing says Miami and Happy New Year like an Ocean Drive photograph.  This time captured by Bernd Speck, who is an amazing photographer.  Thank you Bernd for the shot and best wishes to all our readers…