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The Future of Real Estate Marketing

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In an earlier blog post, I had mentioned that several big changes with my real estate business had taken place over the past couple of months.  Well, one of those big changes was transferring my real estate license to a new broker.  I now have my real estate license hung with Luxe Living Realty.  While   …Continue Reading


Rony Seikaly’s Stunning South Beach Condo at Murano Grande

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Over the past week, I have had the opportunity to tour a number of stunning condominiums throughout South Florida.  Tuesday afternoon, was business as usual.  That day I was fortunate enough to tour the 4,000 square foot residence of former NBA star turned international DJ Rony Seikaly.  The luxury, 3 bedroom plus den/4.5 bath residence   …Continue Reading


Miami Featured on “Today” Show This Morning

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This morning, Miami was once again in the national spotlight.  The young, vibrant and beautiful city was featured on the “Today” show for its Friday Field Trips series.  The three minute video clip above will give you a gist of the praise that Miami received during the morning show’s coverage of the city.  Miami is   …Continue Reading


Record-breaking Sale – Setai South Beach PH-B Sells for $27M

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The South Florida real estate market is off to an outstanding start in 2013.  News has broke that a record-breaking sale has taken place at Setai South Beach.  PH-B has sold for an amazing $27M, or $3,800 per square foot.  It breaks the previous sales record for condominiums in South Florida of $25M set last   …Continue Reading


Luxury Real Estate Market Ended 2012 With Two Huge Condo Sales in South Beach

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The Miami Beach luxury real estate market closed out 2012 with a bang.  Two huge condo sales took place over the last four days of the year. A bi-level penthouse at Icon South Beach sold on New Year’s Eve for slightly under $21M, or $2,623 per square foot.  The 4 bedroom/6.5 bath condo sold above   …Continue Reading


Real Estate Porn – "I know It When I See It"

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The phrase, “I know it when I see it”, was made famous in the 1964 landmark case of Jacobellis v. Ohio. It was used to describe Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s threshold test for pornography.  It occurred to me recently that the same threshold test should be applied to determine what does and does not   …Continue Reading


Penthouse A at Apogee South Beach Hits the Market for $25M

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Penthouse A at Apogee South Beach is back on the market for a cool $25M, exactly 365 day after selling last April for $11.5M.  Judging by the pictures, it does not appear that any upgrades were made to the unit prior to putting it back on the market.  The 6 bedroom/7.5 bath penthouse condo has   …Continue Reading


Amar'e Stoudemire Sells W South Beach Penthouse for $5.2M

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NBA superstar Amar’e Stoudemire has officially sold his W South Beach penthouse.  The transaction closed earlier today and reportedly sold for $5.2M.  The sales price represents a 20 percent discount off the $6.5M asking price established this past April.  Stoudemire purchased the property directly from the W South Beach developer in July 2009 for $5,575,000.    …Continue Reading


Luxury Condo Sale at Continuum South Beach North Tower – $6.5M

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Another luxury condo sale in the books for 2011!  A 4 bedroom + den/4.5 bath condo at Continuum South Beach North Tower closed yesterday for $6.5M.  The 5,300 square foot condo has a private elevator, wide-planked wood floors throughout, 5 assigned parking spaces and offers views of the Atlantic Ocean and beach from the 8th   …Continue Reading


Three Bank Owned Condo Foreclosures Worth Pursuing

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The foreclosure forefront has been quite slow ever since several U.S. banks initiated a voluntary freeze in October.  The freeze on foreclosures was implemented after banks had acknowledged using “robo-signers” to approve hundreds of foreclosure documents a day without first verifying the information in them.  Bank of America, the largest U.S. financial institution, announced the   …Continue Reading