The moment you drive onto the Venetian Causeway, you know you are somewhere special.  Stress melts away as the blue waters of the bay and intracoastal invite you to relax.  Belle Isle is just steps away from all of the restaurants, shopping, nightlife, and beaches of Miami Beach.  Overlooking Belle Isle park and bay, Island […]

Miami and Phoenix are seeing a rise in asking prices, based on a Trulia Price Monitor Report.  There are still a lot of good buys out there, but many buyers are frustrated when a new property comes on the market and goes under contract almost immediately.  Decreasing inventory and aggressive pricing by listing agents, mean […]

This bank-approved short sale at The Grandview Palace in North Bay Village has water views from every room.  Other features include: crown molding baseboards updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite counters & a pantry two full baths two good-size balconies All this for $136 per squar foot!

New single family homes listed since July 1. 8 in Coral Gables.  Priced from $349,900 to $13,475,000 7 in Pinecrest.  Priced from $585,000 to $2,099,999 5 in Coconut Grove.  Priced from $450,000 to $1,300,000 3 in Miami Beach.  Priced from $399,900 – $8,650,000

We are half way through the year and the market has been moving.  Sales are up, mostly due to lower prices.    As of June 30, the single family home market in Miami Beach for the year so far is as follows: Closed sales:  94. Low of $190,000 to a high of $25,500,000.  9 of the closed […]

Market information from the Multiple Listing Service for single family homes for the month of January are as follows: Closed sales: 16.  2 short sales 2 REOs.  7 were cash sales, including the one for $3.86 million. Price range of closed sales: $3.86 million – $375,000 Pending sales: 20. 3 short sales, 4 REOs Price […]

Market information from the Multiple Listing Service for single family homes for the month of January are as follows: Closed sales:  8.  Two were short sales, two were  REOs. 4, including the $2.7 million sale, were cash sales. Price range of closed sales: $2.7 million – $370,000 Pending sales: 58.  27 short sales, 8 REOs […]

According to AccuWeather.com, it was 29 degrees in New York and Boston yesterday, and 74 degrees on Miami Beach.   This is the view from every room in this beautiful one bedroom apartment, smack dab on the beach.  Instead of shoveling snow, you could be frolicking in the surf, playing volleyball or taking a leisurely stroll […]

This is not a view that you have to crane your neck to see, but rather the beautiful ocean and beach that is seen from every window in this updated 1 bedroom 1.5 bath at 5601 Collins Ave., in Miami Beach.  Walk along the beach during the day, then down the street to Don Shula’s […]

Below is a quick snap shot of what the real estate market for single family homes looked like for the fourth quarter of 2009.  These numbers are derived from the Multiple Listing Service and though they do not include For Sale By Owners and anything not listed on the MLS, they are indicative of what […]