EWM Realtors » TK Heatley http://blog.ewm.com Public Blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Living in South Miami, High Pines and Coral Gables – High Pines Active, Pending & Closed Sales http://blog.ewm.com/2009/11/17/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-high-pines-active-pending-closed-sales/ http://blog.ewm.com/2009/11/17/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-high-pines-active-pending-closed-sales/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:17:48 +0000 TK Heatley http://blog.ewm.com/?p=27887 MLX reports as of November 16, 2009 13 active listings in High Pines. 7 were built from 2005 to 2009 while the remaining 6 were built 1949 to 1953. The last 6 months has seen 12 closed sales -7 of the homes were built in the 1950s, 4 in the 1940s, and 1 in the 1990s. There are presently 4 pending sales. Interestingly 2 were from homes built in 2007, 1 from 2008 and 1 from 1960. The closed sales ranged from a high of $890,000 to a low of $415,000.  The pending sales (and all we can use is the asking price as the contract price is not known until the actual closing occurs) were $1,764,000, $1,499,000, $1,180,000, and $499,000. It is too early to tell if the pending sales reflect an interest in the newer higher priced homes or if the sellers of these homes “had” to sell and radically dropped their prices.

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]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2009/11/12/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-when-you-need-assistance-from-miami-dade-county/feed/ 0 Living in South Miami, High Pines and Coral Gables – A Dog Whisperer Who Can Really Train Your Dog ! http://blog.ewm.com/2009/11/04/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-a-dog-whisperer-who-can-really-train-your-dog/ http://blog.ewm.com/2009/11/04/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-a-dog-whisperer-who-can-really-train-your-dog/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:52:29 +0000 TK Heatley http://blog.ewm.com/?p=27398 Have you ever wished that your dog  just would behave . Well a couple of years I actually found someone who could not only do it but in the process would  put a smile on your dog’s face (as well as yours). Paulina Tuerbane really is a dog whisperer just like the one on Animal Planet. So if you need the to get your best friend to act properly, call Paulina at Miami’s Dog Connection. She is the best I have ever seen.

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]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2009/11/04/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-furniture-drive-for-charlee-homes-for-children/feed/ 0 Living in South Miami, High Pines and Coral Gables – Foot Works-The Epicenter Of Running In Miami http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/29/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-footworks-the-epicenter-of-running-in-miami/ http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/29/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-footworks-the-epicenter-of-running-in-miami/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:42:10 +0000 TK Heatley http://blog.ewm.com/?p=27149 The other day I had the opportunity to visit with Hans Huseby who with his wife Laurie have owned and operated the highly successful running store FootWorks in downtown South Miami for the last 36 years. FootWorks is without a doubt the textbook example on how to start a small business, how to run it properly, and how to make it more successful than any of its competitors. On any day you will find runners from beginners to ultra marathoners somewhere around the store. As of right now 800 runners are participating in the Team FootWorks Miami Marathon training sessions. I congratulate the Husebys on their success, and I am happy to have done business with them over the years. So if you move to Miami or live in Miami and like to run make a note to visit FootWorks in South Miami at the intersection of Red Road and Sunset Drive..

]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/29/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-footworks-the-epicenter-of-running-in-miami/feed/ 0 Living in South Miami, High Pines and Coral Gables – The Changing Residential Realtor http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/28/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-the-changing-residential-realtor/ http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/28/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-the-changing-residential-realtor/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:22:49 +0000 TK Heatley http://blog.ewm.com/?p=27103 The world of the residential real estate has changed…Customers often start on the internet…Newspaper ads are used more to satisfy sellers than actually to get information out about houses that are for sale….Houses are found by searching “Realtor.com”, “Trulia” and  “You Tube”…..Social Media venues like “Twitter” are introducing buyers to realtors. No longer can the single realtor survive easily…There just isn’t enough time in a day to present property on the internet, show property to buyers, to communicate over social media outlets, and to handle all the varied situations that occur on a daily basis…So what is happening…. Savvy realtors are grouping together in teams to handle the changing demands of the industry…My team, Heatley Real Estate, consists of my wife, Susan, a  successful realtor for 20+ years, my son James, a realtor for 5 years  who concentrated on real estate and finance at Clemson University, and myself who spent many years in residential real estate finance with Chase Manhattan Mortgage…Together we are able to provide our clients with the real estate expertise needed in this market….

The other important factor is the  real estate company(broker) with whom your real estate agent “hangs” his/her license…We are proud and happy to be with EWM the largest real estate brokerage company in Miami-Dade County and Broward County. Not only does EWM provide us with all the technologies we require, but it also is  financially strong which provides us with the assurance that our broker will not fail. In this day and age it is comforting to know that we are part of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway group of companies.

]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/28/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-the-changing-residential-realtor/feed/ 0 Living in South Miami, High Pines and Coral Gables – Dinner at Tutto Pasta http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/26/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-dinner-at-tutto-pasta/ http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/26/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-dinner-at-tutto-pasta/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:29:55 +0000 TK Heatley http://blog.ewm.com/?p=26934 Last Thursday my wife and I went out for dinner with our good friend  and owner of South Miami’s well known Bellezza Spa at 7245 SW 57 Ct.. We left the immediate area of South Miami/Coral Gables and went just west of Brickell to Tutto Pasta a small Brazilian Italian restaurant at 1751 SW 3rd Ave, Miami. This is another local tip on where to go to eat. The food is fabulous, the prices reasonable, and the waiters friendly. Of course if you want to go to a more well known expensive place on South Beach that is your choice, but if you like good food you might want to try Tutto Pasta.

]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/26/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-dinner-at-tutto-pasta/feed/ 0 Living in South Miami, High Pines and Coral Gables -Who would get married during the college football season ? http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/23/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-who-would-get-married-during-the-college-football-season/ http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/23/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-who-would-get-married-during-the-college-football-season/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:29:15 +0000 TK Heatley http://blog.ewm.com/?p=26866 A year ago my son’s phone rang, and the news was great. Two of his best friends from Clemson University had decided to get married…. Several months later the phone rang again.. Horrible news !!! The  date of the wedding and the date and time of the all important University of Miami/Clemson University football game in Miami were exactly the same . In past years all the Clemson grads would come to Miami, go to the beach, have the traditional pre-game beer party, and then head to the game. But, not this year…So Saturday afternoon somewhere in the rainy hills west of Charlottesville, Va. a wedding band will be playing the Tiger Rag ,and my son and his friends will be glued to their mobile phones waiting for my texts coming from the 50 yard line of Land Shark Stadium in Miami….The moral of the story…Don’t schedule a wedding college football season….. Go Canes !!!

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]]> http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/20/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-condos-in-the-city-of-south-miami/feed/ 0 Living in South Miami, High Pines and Coral Gables – Local Event Manager http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/19/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-local-event-manager/ http://blog.ewm.com/2009/10/19/living-in-south-miami-high-pines-and-coral-gables-local-event-manager/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:25:04 +0000 TK Heatley http://blog.ewm.com/?p=26732 Do you have a medium or small sized company and want to have a meeting , special event, or conference, but  just don’t have the time or expertise to do it. Well don’t worry —High Pines resident Thomas Taulbee can do it for you. Thomas who has over 15 years in meeting, conference and special event planning runs Arristar Events. As an event manager he will supervise and coordinate all aspects of your event program. As an added benefit Arristar offers “environmentally responsible” options for meetings and special events ! I have known Thomas for over 35 years and can vouch for his expertise and ability to put together  top notch programs. So don’t put off your next special event- go ahead and contact Thomas.

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