Three years ago, it seemed like every week that there would be a party thrown to commemorate the launch of sales for a new preconstruction condominium project. The parties were grand - open bar, all-you-can-eat buffets, firework shows, flamingos walking around, synchronized swimmers, half-naked cocktail servers, the finest wines, talking parrots - you name [...]

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A 1 bedroom/1 bath bank-owned foreclosure with 777 square feet of interior space at Bentley Bay recently had a $100K price drop. At this point, it fell onto my radar as being a good deal. It is currently being offered at $449,900. The condo is located on the 12th floor.
The unit faces [...]

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The following data was collected on Sunday, November 11, 2007. The average price per square foot of condos currently listed in the following 19 developments in South Beach dropped from last month’s average. In fact, it even dipped below September’s average. It went from $889.83 per square foot, in October, to $886.71, [...]

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Correction: I’ve been told that the picture above is from the 1920s and is of the old Flamingo Hotel.  
I viewed the above picture a few days ago. I found it simply amazing to see what Miami Beach and Flamingo South Beach looked like in the 1960s. There were so many parcels of [...]

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A 2 bedroom/2 bath bank-owned condo foreclosure at Murano Grande just became available yesterday. The unit has 1,437 square feet of interior space, with marble floors throughout, and is listed at $899,000, or $626 per square foot. The price is negotiable. The condo is located on the 23rd floor and has panoramic views [...]

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