Brickell Condos and Neighborhood Guide

August 25, 2012

We have officially launched our revised and updated Brickell condos page.  It went live earlier this week but a few minor kinks had to be worked out before I wanted to make the announcement.  Around 90% of our business comes from non-locals so, first and foremost, I wanted to create a page which catered to those who are unfamiliar with the area.  Our new neighborhood page is loaded with fresh content.  I included a brief description, geographic and demographic information, as well as a short history lesson about Brickell.  It also has a video/picture slideshow which contains over 150 pictures of the neighborhood.  A Yelp widget was included as well to give people a sense for the quality of restaurants and other types of businesses throughout Brickell.

Towards the middle of the page, we have highlighted the five most recent resident reviews for condo buildings in Brickell.  We hope that people who currently reside or have resided in one or more of the buildings in the neighborhood will share their experience and assessment with those looking for an unbiased opinion when shopping for a new condo in Brickell.

For those who are used to the old version of the page and wish to skip to the Brickell condos section, click on the “jump to Brickell condos” link found at the top of the page.  We have, however, modified the way this section is organized.  Now, not only can you get a quick glance at the inventory counts for each building but you can also see how many short sales and REOs are currently available for sale on the MLS.  As you will see, a majority of the condo buildings in Brickell do not have any short sales or REOs on the market for sale.  In fact, excluding the three pre-construction condo developments, two-thirds of them (20/30) do not have any distressed sales at all.  That is pretty remarkable given how bad things were just a few years ago.

Perhaps the greatest new addition to the Brickell condos page is the statistics box in the upper right-hand corner just above the video.  Towards the middle of each month, we will begin posting various neighborhood statistics calculated using sales figures as of the last day from the previous month.  The reason why we wait a few weeks is because real estate agents tend to forget to change the status of a property from pending to sold in the MLS after it closes.  Only sales figures for condo developments in Brickell that are found on the page will be incorporated.  Think of it as a mini Brickell Condo Index.  Expect the first update to be released around the middle of September.

Considering my day-to-day responsibilities as a real estate agent and the amount of time I already put into the website, my hope is to roll out a new neighborhood page every 2-3 months.  I would appreciate any feedback that you might have so that these neighborhood pages will continue to evolve and get better with time.