The following are six well known condo buildings in Miami that were given the Fannie Mae Special Approval Designation since my last update on January 18, 2010.  The special designation makes it now possible to obtain financing for condos in these buildings using a conventional loan.

Brickell Key II

One Miami East

One Miami West
Skyline on Brickell
The Aston
Vue [...]

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Arts District of Miami Closed Condo Sales – November 2009 – There were 12 closed condo sales in the Arts District of Miami last month in the MLS.  The average sales price of these condos was $177 per square foot.

Downtown Miami Closed Condo Sales – November 2009 – 18 condos in Downtown Miami closed in [...]

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Below, you will find what I believe to be the five best condo deals of the 46 distressed sales that closed in the month of May in the MLS located in Brickell, Brickell Key, Downtown Miami and the Arts District.  I think the distressed condos that closed in the month of May were better deals [...]

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I must say that I’m very impressed with how far video technology has come along over the past year.  Gone are the days of YouTube’s grainy video quality. YouTube now allows people to upload and view HD videos. Don’t expect the HD quality that you see on your HD TV but it’s still a big [...]

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A lot has changed since I last published the Brickell Condo Index three months ago.  Condo foreclosures have continued to hit the market, financing has become extremely difficult to obtain and a few bulk condo deals have closed in that time.  As a result, it should come as to no surprise that overall condo prices [...]

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