Miami Real Estate

AFTER SUBMITTING COUNTLESS OFFERS  (ON REGULAR… AND SHORT SALE LISTINGS) ON BEHALF OF TWO VERY DETERMINED AND SPECIAL  BUYERS OF OURS,  I AM TELLING YOU,  IF YOU HAVE THE STOMACH FOR IT, YOUR PERSEVERANCE AND DILIGENCE  COULD PAY OFF  –  BIG.  DOES IT ALWAYS?   NO, OBVIOUSLY NOT.   I AM NOT IMPLYING THAT, BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION.   BUT THIS STORY IS ONE FOR THE BOOKS!  Read the rest of this entry »

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KAPOW  (KIDS AND THE POWER OF WORK) is looking for volunteers  interested in teaching students how class work can help them later succeed in the workplace…  Link to the Miami Herald article here.

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THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE IN THE WORLD THAN MIAMI!   CNN AND TRULIA RANK MIAMI AMONG THE 100 BEST PLACES TO LIVE. Read the rest of this entry »

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THE  TREND IN SOUTH FLORIDA: 

MIAMI HOME BUYERS ARE LOOKING FOR HOMES WITH EASY PEDESTRIAN ACCESS  TO AMENITIES. 

THERE IS A WEBSITE WALK SCORE  WHERE YOU CAN PLUG IN AN ADDRESS TO SEE HOW ‘WALKABLE”  YOUR PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD OR HOME IS.  IT WILL GIVE YOU DISTANCES, AS THE CROW FLIES, FROM ANY ADDRESS TO THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS, STORES, MALLS, SHOPS.   

HOW YOUR HOUSE OR CONDO IS MARKETED FOR SALE  IS WORTH GIVING SOME THOUGHT TO.  “LOCATION IS EVERYTHING”.  GETTING AROUND WITHOUT A CAR MAKES PROPERTY MORE APPEALING TO HOME BUYERS, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.

CONVENIENCE  DOES ADD VALUE… BUYERS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THAT CAN AND DO PAY MORE FOR HOMES WITH PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO LOCAL AMENITIES: RESTAURANTS, DRY CLEANERS, SHOPS AND BOOK STORES… A BIG SELLING POINT. 

BABY BOOMERS AND FIRST-TIME HOME OWNERS  (WHO COMPRISE A SIZEABLE  POOL OF CURRENT HOMEBUYERS)DO NOT WANT TO BE ISOLATED.  Read the rest of this entry »

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University of Miami and Miller School of  Medicine  officially welcomed “world class luminary”  Dr. Sylvia Daunert, Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,  July 1, 2010.  

The University of Miami simultaneously announced the appointment of Dr Leonidas Bachas,  as UM’s new Dean of  Arts and Sciences. 

Both were highly sought-after University of Miami appointments!

Welcome to Miami…   Sylvia and Leonidas … We are thrilled to have you here in Miami.   Alexandra and I so pleased to have had to honor working with you, your family and your esteemed colleagues in your relocation here!  Warmest of welcomes from the Restivo Team!

The goal of the University of Miami and UM’s Miller School of Medicine and Health has been to catapult the University of Miami and UM’s  Miller School of Medicine into the top ten universities in the world. 

The University is well on their way!

Internationally renowned for her work in bioanalytical chemistry and for having developed molecular devices to detect/ treat health and environmental disorders,  Sylvia Daunert is officially now the Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, effective July 1, 2010.

Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the Miller School, and CEO of University of Miami Health System – UHealth says “One of my most important responsibilities as Dean is to attract leaders who are world-class scientists to our faculty, and Sylvia Daunert is a world-class luminary joining our Miller School family.”  Read the rest of this entry »

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Governor Charlie Christ signed into effect these  NEW CONDO LAWS  which take  effect  in Florida, July 1st, 2010. 

The Real Estate Association of Miami and the Beaches (RAMB) truncated and condensed those changes, as they relate to bulk buyers, insurance, sprinkler systems, past-due assessments on foreclosures, denial of common area usage, and diverting tenant rent. 

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Small wonder that Miami condo sales have skyrocketed!   Miami condo prices dropped 40-50% below what they were at  the height of the Miami Condo Market Boom… back in 2006.  Inventory has dropped considerably, with fewer condos and townhomes available for purchase right now than at any other point in time during the past year and a half.  

Due to a significant drop in inventory (and a parallel price drop)  Miami has seen a notable increase in international acquisitions thanks (in part)  to investors  from Italy, England, Germany, Spain, Venezuela, Brazil, Dubai and the Far East.  Read the rest of this entry »

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For a variety of reasons, villas and townhouses are a plausible answer to ‘what’s next?’ Whether you want to lock-up and take-off for a well-deserved romp around the globe… or  eliminate  entirely the hassle of maintaining a large home ( and grounds!)…  a townhouse can offer  freedom, without catapulting you into  quarters of claustrophobically minimal dimensions.  If you want  independence and elbow room …  and a condo is just too confining…the answer COULD BE  a townhouse.   

In both Coral Gables & South Miami there are several in the works – some in the development stages (having already broken ground, or about to)…   others ready for occupancy.  They run the whole gamut, with some available for under $500,000.  

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Specializing in Selling Miami’s Luxury Properties,    Alexandra and Vicki Restivo of EWM Realtors   offer a unique perspective as a mother-daughter team (with a broad base of expertise!). Read the rest of this entry »

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