The Sanctuary at Pinecrest is on 112 Street, next to the Village of Pinecrest Community Center and Pinecrest Gardens.  Twelve homes are tucked into this enclave built by nationally recognized, award wining builder Brookman-Fels.  Built between 1995 and 1998, the homes sit on over 33,000 square foot lots and are between 5,200 -7,900 square feet […]

In most markets in the country, Labor Day is the official end of summer because children are back in school and the weather starts getting cooler.  Along with students settling in their seats, the real estate market also starts to slow down since parents try to make their move to align with the start and […]

Located on Red Road between Coral Oaks Tennis Club and Pinecrest Gardens, Criterion Estates was developed between 1996 and 2001.   There are a total of 7 two-story homes that range in size from 5,200 square feet to over 8,000.  The lots are 22,000-32,500 square feet and have beautiful landscaping.  The last sale was in […]

On August 13, the Financial Times of London posted a video titled Foreign Buyers Flock to Miami.   EWM’s Ron Shuffield and Carole Smith were featured in the story, which highlighted the following: 2011 was a record year for the number of sales of single family homes and condos Majority of foreign buyers are from Venezuela, […]

EWM’s Coral Gables office had another amazing week in sales.  Over $23,000,000 in sales and leases this week, the week before schools start.  That follows last weeks’ $19,800,000+ in sales and leases.  The fact that sales are so high the last two weeks of summer vacation is a sign that the real estate market in […]

Directly across the street from Red Oaks and behind Arboretum Estates is the ultra private Palms Estates.  This gated enclave of six homes, ranging in size from 4,000-7,500 square feet on half acre lots, has not seen a single turnover since the homes were built, between 1995-1998.

Gone are the days of having to receive paperwork via e-mail (or fax!), print it out, sign it, scan it, pray all of the pages scanned correctly and e-mail it to next party, who has to go through the same process, before the executed contract comes back completely illegible. Not only does e-signing make for […]

Gone are the days of having to receive paperwork via e-mail (or fax!), print it out, sign it, scan it, pray all of the pages scanned correctly and e-mail it to next party, who has to go through the same process, before the executed contract comes back completely illegible. Not only does e-signing make for […]

Just south of Red Oaks and next door to Wayside Fruit Stand is Arboretum.  This gated community of 11 single family residences was built between 1991 and 1993.  Homes  range in size from 4,000 to 6,000, lots from 15,000 to 19,000 square feet. The residents really love Arboretum; there has not been a property listed […]

There are several gated communities in the Village of Pinecrest.  Most of them consist of only a handful of houses.   I will be featuring these communities over the next two months. The first one is Red Oaks.  Located off of  Red Road, Red Oaks is walking distance to Hirni’s Wayside Garden Florist,  Pinecrest Wayside Market, […]