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What you need to know BEFORE BUYING A HOUSE!

 
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Looking to Buy?
 
We’ve lived in Coral Gables and Pinecrest for nearly two decades, and know the South Florida neighborhoods you want to live in.  Though our website, you have the opportunity to explore on your own  -   at your leisure.  We are here to answer your questions as they arise
 
It’s all about lifestyle, timing, and choices. Whether you’ve outgrown your current home … are ready to downsize… buying your first home… looking for a vacation home… making an investment…stepping into something new Read the rest of this entry »

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More High End Homes Are Selling in Miami According to Ron Shuffield

 

High end home sales are once again on the rise in Miami.  Ron Shuffield of EWM Realtors, an affiliate of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, reports  Pending sales in the $1 million plus price-range Read the rest of this entry »

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% of Mortgage Fraud on Foreclosures in Miami in 2010?

A bevy of  probing questions  were posed to Miami Realtors, Pam Mayers and Vicki Restivo,  March 7th, 2010 at the Miami event “Taste of Pinecrest”. 

The community event,  at Pinecrest Gardens, gave Miami residents a chance to ask their real estate related questions of EWM Real Estate Consultants, Vicki Restivo and Pam Mayers, hosting a booth there for that purpose. 

Many of the questions posed pertained to property values,  real estate market forecast, interest rates,  current real estate market trends Read the rest of this entry »

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Selling your House in Miami? How to Determine the PRICE!

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How do you, the seller,  determine the true market value of the house you’re wanting to sell?  What the seller wants or needs is not the  determining factor for pricing the house.   Read the rest of this entry »

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Luxury communities & enclaves in and around Miami.

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The Cloisters: Located in Coconut Grove, this gated community features 40 private villas. Each villa has three floors and offers 4,500-7,900 square feet of living space and private elevators. Each villa has 3-5 bedrooms, 2 car garages, and a rooftop terrace overlooking fabulous views of the bay, ocean and city. The Cloisters community offers residents a pool, clubhouse and tennis court.

Gables by the Sea: Located in Coral Gables, this prestigious community has much to offer. Residents enjoy luxurious estates and channels/waterways with ocean access. The community boasts a playground, basketball and tennis courts as well as 24 hour security patrol and guard house. True to its name, life revolves around the sea, with sailing, water skiing, and scuba diving as year round activities. Gables by the Sea offers luxury living in a tranquil coastal setting. Read the rest of this entry »

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Brokers Open House: 13724 SW 92 Ct – New Listing on E-Lake.

You are invited and welcome!  Come for lunch (lake side) this Wednesday 12pm- 2:30pm!  Preview this Contemporary 2 Story on E-Lake   -  13724 SW 92 Ct.  -  by the Falls.   $2,249,000.  Breathtaking waterviews…Come see it during the day… then come back for a spectacular sunset! Just listed by Pam Mayers and the Restivo Team.  

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Directions:  US 1  to  SW 136 St (turn west… past  the Falls Shopping Center). Turn (south) at SW 92 Ave (corner of Macy’s). Turn right (north) at SW 92 Court … and follow the curve.

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Miami Realtor … Rants and Raves ! WHERE DO THESE MIAMI REAL ESTATE PRICES COME FROM?

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Not again!   Pricing your house for sale at $763,247.00?  

WHY?   What did you have for breakfast ?  

Who thought up that bit of nonsense?  Who on earth suggested  listing your home for a price NO ONE CAN REMEMBER?  They should be hung out to dry!   Seriously, what market segment  were you afraid of “missing out” on?  Read the rest of this entry »

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Miami Waterfront : Two Story Contemporary Home Just Listed on E-Lake

Contemporary  Two Story Miami Waterfront  – Just Listed For Sale 13724 SW 92 Ct,  Miami, Florida 

E-LAKE …  A True Miami Lifestyle…  ON VACATION … Living In Your Own  RESORT  Home!

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 This private oasis is nestled on a quiet side street,  abutting  Miami’s highly desirable recreational and motorized  freshwater  E-Lake.  The 76 acre Miami lakefront community is home to residents who rarely relinquish their claim to the lakefront!   Here’s a contemporary home – 13724 SW 92 Court, Miami, Florida  33176 -  renovated and modern, with high ceilings, a truly breathtaking ”great room”, modern European kitchen overlooking the lake, dual stairwells, a wine cellar,  indoor black granite spa with lake views, private dock with electric boat lift, private beach, and a beachfront outdoor covered summer-kitchen.  Read the rest of this entry »

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FOR SALE BY OWNER… You’re Certainly Not Alone, Thinking You Can!

 

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Sellers undertaking the ”FOR-SALE -BY OWNER”  challenge (FSBO)  …thinking it can’t be all that hard… are in good company.

How many times have  I heard:   “WITH THE INTERNET NOW, I CAN LIST IT ONLINE and I DO OPEN HOUSES… so… Read the rest of this entry »

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Where Will Home Values Be … 6 months from now? Shadow Inventory

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Banks are holding on to shadow inventory.  Shadow inventory… the new topic of conversation …soon to be  common vernacular.    Shadow inventory is foreclosure inventory that’s about to come on the market -property the banks have not yet foreclosed on, and property the banks have not yet released for sale.  No, there’s not a likelihood that there will be a flood of foreclosed properties, dumped onto the market.  The  foreclosure inventory will likely be released in drips and drabs… but the experts agree… foreclosure inventory will increase, and it will affect the housing market – and prices… causing prices to drop. Read the rest of this entry »

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