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Selling a Miami Beach Home Competing Against Distressed Properties

Posted on February 24, 2010 | View Comments
Selling a Miami Beach Home in today’s market is nothing less than challenging. Especially if you are a seller that is competing against other short sales and foreclosures and your property is not a distressed property. So how do you compete against properties around you...
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Miami Beach Real Estate Gaging Performance Metrics

Posted on February 19, 2010 | View Comments
Image by Jamey Prezzi via Flickr Gaging performance metrics in the Miami Beach real estate market is a must for Seller’s Agents. A seller’s agent in Miami Beach needs to “know the numbers”. Buyers are smart and savvy; they have information and market data at...
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Miami Beach Real Estate Terms 101

Posted on February 16, 2010 | View Comments
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Miami Beach Real Estate Terms 101, (hint, hint….. they don’t know what you are talking about). I was reading a blog article earlier this morning and the author was saying that often when you do something for a living,...
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FAR Reported Fannie Mae to Ease Condo Mortgage Restrictions, What does this mean for buying a condo in Miami or Miami Beach?

Posted on January 11, 2010 | View Comments
DISCLAIMER: This information is presented to provide an overview of Fannie Mae’s condo guideline changes. For specific information and questions, please consult with your mortgage loan officer. I am not a mortgage loan officer. On Friday I posted a link to breaking news on my...
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Tips for Miami Beach Sellers: Staging 101

Posted on September 9, 2009 | View Comments
Whether prepping a property to sell or rent, staging is KEY! One of my best staged properties was a small little condo off of Drexel. My clients were the perfect “stagers”. Each time I scheduled an appointment to show the unit, I arrived to a...
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August 2009 Real Estate Update…

Posted on August 18, 2009 | View Comments

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Selling Your Miami Beach Condo? Get Rid of the Purple Wall Paper

Posted on May 18, 2009 | View Comments
In this market we have to face facts. One of those facts is that if you are selling your property at this very moment or are planning to put your property on the market, it needs to be in the BEST CONDITION possible. Currently in Miami Beach...
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Miami Beach Rentals South of Fifth… Rented Units in Popular Buildings

Posted on March 18, 2009 | View Comments
This morning I was doing market research based on the amount of rented units by building. I wanted to see which popular Miami Beach (South Beach area) buildings had the highest amount of rentals over the last six months. Miami Beach Over the last six...
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Miami Beach REOs…. how fast should you act?

Posted on March 6, 2009 | View Comments
This morning I was reading through my RSS feeds from other Real Estate blogs through out various parts of the country. I came across Missy Caulk’s blog in Michigan and thought her topic about acting quickly on distressed properties would also be a good topic to look into for the Miami...
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The Courts Condos in South Beach

Posted on February 24, 2009 | View Comments
This past weekend I showed a banked owned property in The Courts at South Beach. The Courts is located in the South of 5th area of South Beach of Miami Beach. The Courts “complex” is spread out over a couple of different blocks located off of...
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