EWM Realtors » 2008 » March http://blog.ewm.com Public Blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 SIMA-International Real Estate Exhibition http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/sima-international-real-estate-exhibition/ http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/sima-international-real-estate-exhibition/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:25:48 +0000 Ines Garcia http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/sima-international-real-estate-exhibition/ MadridFrom April 9 thru April 12, 2008 Madrid (Spain) will be the Real Estate Capital of the World. After 10 years, SIMA has become the most important and largest Real Estate International Exhibition. Last year more than 150,000 visitors and 800 exhibitors attended.Every possible Real Estate related information will be available….from construction technology, investment markets worldwide and tourism real estate to promotion, management and planning of cities. FAR and NAR are among the list of exhibitors; and on April 9th there will be a forum to discuss the Real Estate Market in Florida.

]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/sima-international-real-estate-exhibition/feed/ 2 Valore immobiliare… a Miami si raddoppiera’ http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/valore-immobiliare-a-miami-si-raddoppiera/ http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/valore-immobiliare-a-miami-si-raddoppiera/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:01:35 +0000 Vicki Restivo http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/valore-immobiliare-a-miami-si-raddoppiera/ Perche investire a Miami? Le tasse sulla proprieta’ in Florida sono alte rispetto a quelle in Italia, e sono calcolate dal governo basate sul valore catastale (il prezzo d’aquisto). Acquistare pero’ un immobile in un mercato basso (come addesso) e’ un’ ottima scelta. Il valore dell’immobile si alzera’ nei prossimi anni. Le tasse si alzeranno meno in proporzione. L’aquisto immobiliare e’ fatto tramite avvocato e agente immobiliare (Realtor), e non esiste l’atto notarile nell’acquisto delle case. Il prezzo al metro quadro ora a Miami e’ mediamente di $308 per un condominio/appartmento, e mediamente di $252 per una casa … tanto meno della media delle grandi citta’ d’Europa (Firenze, Roma, Milano, Venezia, Madrid, Londra, Parigi…) Il prezzo si e’ notevolmente abbassato negli ultimi 6 mesi (dal 10% per case in vendita nella contea di Miami). Abbiamo quasi toccato il ” fondo “. E’ previsto che il ricupero iniziera’ prima della fine del 2008. Il NAR (National Association of Realtors) dice che il valore di un’immobile a Miami si raddoppiera’ tra circa 10 anni. Sarebbe un’impresa quasi impossibile trovare un investimento migliore.

Qualsiai informazione che richiederete su Miami o d’intorni, saro’ lieta ad aiutarvi. VICKI RESTIVO (Top 2% degli agenti immobiliari negli Stati Uniti) e-mail: RESTIVO.V@EWM.COM Cellulare: 001-305-793-1365 (Italiano/Inglese) www.vickirestivo.com

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Homes in Foreclosure in Coconut Grove

  1. 4004 Kumquat Road | $626,000 | $294 Price/Sq.Ft. | 2130 Sq. Ft. | 3Bed,3Bath

  2. 4365 Ingraham Highway | $739,000 | 4 Bed/4Bath

  3. 3520 St. Gaudens Ct. | $1,190,000 | $469 Price/Sq.Ft. | 2535 Sq. Ft. | 3 Bed,2 Bath

  4. 3190 Carter Street | $170,950 | $136 Price/Sq.Ft. | 1256 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bed, 2 Bath

  5. 3309 William Avenue | $185,000 | $210 Price/Sq.Ft. | 880 Sq. Ft. | 2 Bed, 1 Bath

  6. 4131 Ventura Avenue | $490,000 | $410 Price/Sq.Ft. | 1196 Sq. Ft. | 3 Bed, 2 Bath

  7. 4171 Pomona Avenue | $515,000 | $346 Price/Sq. Ft. | 1487 Sq. Ft. | 3 Bed, 2 Bath

  8. 3075 Elizabeth Street | $610,000 | $290 Price/Sq. Ft. | 2104 Sq. Ft. | 3 Bed, 2.5 Bath

  9. 2951 South Bayshore Drive | $195,000 | $241 Price/Sq. Ft. | 810 Sq. Ft. | 1 Bed, 1 Bath

  10. 2951 South Bayshore Drive | $319,900 | $286 Price/Sq. Ft. | 700 Sq. Ft. | 2 Bed, 2 Bath

Riley Smith, Realtor

Ranked in Top 1% of Realtors Nationally

Cell: 305.342.1623

Smith.R@ewm.com

www.RileySmithProperties.com

 

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If you’re looking for a deal, here are the Lowest Price Per Square Foot homes in Coconut Grove as of March 30th. The Average Price Per Square Foot in Coconut Grove for the month of February was $371.00.PPSFChart

Riley Smith, Realtor

Ranked in Top 1% of Realtors Nationally

Cell:305.342.1623

www.RileySmithProperties.com

SmithR@ewm.com

“Coconut Grove Specialist”

]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/lowest-price-per-square-foot-homes-in-grove/feed/ 0 How Do I Check For Open Permits? http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/how-do-i-check-for-open-permits/ http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/how-do-i-check-for-open-permits/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:01:22 +0000 ewm http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/how-do-i-check-for-open-permits/ PERMIT SEARCH
 Building Permit
EWM.com has made available this comprehensive list to assist buyers and sellers in determining if there are open, cancelled, or expired permits on a given property.

We have compiled all the various towns in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties into one place.

Each town is different. Some handle their own permits through their own Building and Zoning Departments and have their own web sites, some link to the County.

These web sites are designed differently–if that particular town offers this service online, you may be able to click once and find what you need immediately, or you may need to search a little once you are on a particular site. Whenever possible, we have provided the most direct route to the information you need. In some cases, the information you need may not be offered or available on their web site, and you may find just a name and phone number of a department to call.

]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/31/how-do-i-check-for-open-permits/feed/ 1 Enticing deals: Palmetto Bay selling like wildfire! (…the new Pinecrest!) http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/30/enticing-deals-palmetto-bay-selling-like-wildfire-the-new-pinecrest/ http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/30/enticing-deals-palmetto-bay-selling-like-wildfire-the-new-pinecrest/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:24:50 +0000 Vicki Restivo http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/30/enticing-deals-palmetto-bay-selling-like-wildfire-the-new-pinecrest/ Homes JUST LISTED in Palmetto Bay … are selling in mere days! Why? Last week, I closed a sale on 16642 SW 78 Ct…. listed at $799,999. It sold for $780,000. Directly across the street, the sign had barely gone up, and I had a contract on a home that would take your breath away: 16641 SW 78 Ct… listed for $885,000 and sold for $860,000. A fistful of Palmetto Bay homes (priced from half a million to just under one million) in literally the blink of an eye, have contracts on them… the message being: If you see something you like, buy it! Palmetto Bay homes pending… in March alone!:

7930 SW 152

8420 SW 136

6821 Sw 144

14270 SW 73

14020 Old Cutler

7844 SW 165

8380 SW 143

15320 SW 77 Avenue

8598 SW 168th

16641 SW 78 (All pending …THIS MONTH!)

Four more that I’m aware of, have offers, and are under negotiation… Two were on the market less than a week! Signs of change. A far cry from the scarce number of offers a few months back! Stagnant market? If March is the indicator, Palmetto Bay is anything but stagnant. Almost a dozen homes in Palmetto Bay, listed from half a million to a million, have offers in on them, this month alone! People are looking for deals (the kind Pinecrest dangled so enticingly 7-9 years ago): You’ll find similar opportunities in Palmetto Bay right now to the ones smart buyers jumped on a decade ago in Pinecrest! … See something you like? Put in an offer! Hesitate… Someone else will take advantage!

Looking to Sell…Wanting to Buy? Contact Vicki Restivo (Top 2% Realtors Nationwide) 305 793 1365 restivo.v@ewm.com

]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/30/enticing-deals-palmetto-bay-selling-like-wildfire-the-new-pinecrest/feed/ 0 Un posto al sole http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/un-posto-al-sole/ http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/un-posto-al-sole/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:51:38 +0000 Vicki Restivo http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/un-posto-al-sole/ Investire a MIAMI e’ la parola d’ordine !L’investimento che piu’ di tutti da un importanza esponenziale negli ultimi anni è senza dubbio l’immobiliare.Investire all’ estero e’ sempre stato un “pallino” di noi europei. La Florida unisce interessanti proprietà immobiliari e vincoli di compra/vendita molto agevolati. Miami in particolare, grazie al clima favorevole in quasi ogni periodo dell’anno e al fascino che è venuta acquisendo nel corso degli anni, vanta un interessante numero di investimenti divisi tra case condomini ed appartamenti.In momenti come questo l’investire negli immobili (per noi europei con il cambio attuale euro/dollaro le stime di crescita diventano ancora più appetibili ) da a chi ha la possibilita’ di diversificare, forse uno dei metodi piu’ sicuri di capitalizzare al meglio i propri soldi

Vicki Restivo, Realtor (EWM Realtors, Inc), agente immobiliare specializzato sul posto, puo aiutarvi a sbrigare le pratiche burocratiche nella maniera piu’ facile e sbrigativa. Contattare: restivo.v@ewm.com (cell): 001 305 793 1365

]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/un-posto-al-sole/feed/ 0 83,060 homes now for sale in South Florida http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/83060-homes-now-for-sale-in-south-florida/ http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/83060-homes-now-for-sale-in-south-florida/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:08:19 +0000 Bob Bishopric http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/83060-homes-now-for-sale-in-south-florida/ FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING 3/28/08

Miami-Dade and Broward Counties Combined

Single Family Homes for Sale: 34,341 (up 166)

Condos, Townhomes, Villas for Sale: 48,719 (up 108)

South Miami/Coral Gables

Single Family Homes for Sale: 750 (up 16)

Condos, Townhomes, Villas for Sale: 468 (up five)

We’ve reached a milestone, over 83,000 residences for sale in South Florida. Since I’ve been compiling these figures beginning in August of last year, we’ve added over 3,500 residences for sale. That’s a net increase of about 500 homes per month above and beyond the number that come off the rolls either by sellers giving up or actual sales. My personal belief is that the market is going to stagnate until the November elections deliver us a new administration and perhaps meaningful property tax relief.

We have a bit of a prisoners’ dilemma going here. Cooperation is in order. Unless the inventory goes down, prices will remain depressed. So it would be logical for sellers who can’t sell at their price to take their property off the market. If enough people did that it might revitalize demand and pricing. The market would get better faster and then sellers could come back in to take advantage.

If you would like any information about South Florida, easy-living South Miami/High Pines or Coral Gables homes (or how to sell your property) please contact me at bishopric.r@ewm.com or at 305-401-8058. I’ll be happy to answer any of your questions.

Source: SE Florida MLXchange

]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/83060-homes-now-for-sale-in-south-florida/feed/ 0 Wines for the Weekend: Restaurant wine lists http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/wines-for-the-weekend-restaurant-wine-lists/ http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/wines-for-the-weekend-restaurant-wine-lists/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:23:53 +0000 Christopher Zoller http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/wines-for-the-weekend-restaurant-wine-lists/ Wine with your meal; it’s meant to be. But sometimes finding one in a restaurant can be a daunting task. In the bad old days your server would drop a big old leather-bound volume on your table with your menu and leave you without a clue. Sure, you could look for the cheapest wine and think you’re getting a bargain, but that would be a huge mistake. Or you could find a well-known or recognizable brand and pay way too much for it. Or you could ask to speak to the sommelier, who may or may not know what they are doing but certainly would not know your taste or desires unless you both are expert communicators. And then you’d have to wonder if he or she was trying to “up sell” you into something more expensive.

Well fortunately the times are changing. First, you can do a little homework before going out by looking for the restaurant’s wine list on their website. Most places will post at least representative bottles and prices along with their menus so you can work on your wine and food pairings in advance and spend more time at the table with your dining partner(s). So thanks again to the wonders of the Internet.

But even better is the latest trend in wine list layout: listing the wines by their characteristics. I have to think that this is due to the interest that today’s chefs and chef-owners are taking in their cuisine and how to enhance their flavors at the table. Wine was always meant to complement food, either by creating an interesting contrast of flavors, or providing a palate-cleansing refreshment of the taste buds, or marrying the food flavors with the varietal flavors. Certain pairings have become classic: Chardonnay with shellfish, sauvignon blanc with goat cheese, Sauternes with foie gras, Cabernet Sauvignon with steak, Pinot Noir with… well, almost anything.

In many of the better restaurants, and I don’t mean just the expensive ones, the chef and the manager/sommelier have been working together to list the wines by their flavor and weight. I can think of several in Coral Gables, the Design District and on Miami Beach that now list white wines as “crisp” or “weighty” or “rich” or even “fruity”. They might give you two or three categories just of crisp white wines, ranging from a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc to a Spanish Albarino. Then move on to a list of weightier, more acidic food-friendly Rieslings or Gruner Veltliners from Alsace or Austria; and finally offer you several styles of chardonnay, including the newly popular “un-oaked”.

A restaurant list like this will also take you through all sorts of red wines, from the lightest in both weight and flavors for salmon and tuna or roast chicken (Beaujolais, Burgundy, Grenache, Pinot Noir), to the heaviest, thick with strong tannins to cut through that well-marbled New York Strip (Syrah/Shiraz, Merlot, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon).

This will be a great way for you to get to know which wines are to your liking and why. So next time you are dining out, do a little homework and then look for this new style, food-friendly wine list.

Let me know what you find. I always welcome your questions and comments.

]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/wines-for-the-weekend-restaurant-wine-lists/feed/ 8 Open House Sunday – March 30, 2008 http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/open-house-sunday-march-30-2008/ http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/open-house-sunday-march-30-2008/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:00:45 +0000 ewm http://blog.ewm.com/2008/03/28/open-house-sunday-march-30-2008/ Hey, welcome back! We have some gorgeous houses for you to visit this weekend. So get out there and start house shopping! Who knows.. you may find that perfect home you’ve been dreaming about.

This week’s featured areas are:
Brickell – Coconut Grove – Coral Gables – Cutler Bay – Kendall/Falls – Miami – Miami Beach & North Bay Village – Miami Shores & Vicinity – Miramar – Palmetto Bay – Pinecrest – Plantation – South Miami – Weston

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Coconut Grove

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Coral Gables

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Cutler Bay

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Miami Beach & North Bay Village

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Palmetto Bay

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