Florida Property Tax Reform
The Florida Property Tax Reform is not what a lot of us hoped for, but it’s better than nothing. January 29th, 2008 is the date when voters will head to the polls to have the opportunity…
2007 Miami-Dade County Real Estate Market Conditions Summary – Aventura
Aventura Real Estate Market Condition Summary for 2007 38.39% drop in home sales – 38.67 % in condo sales There are obviously not many single-family home sales in Aventura, so I?ll concentrate on condos. Aventura 2007…
Happy New Year 2008
We, at Miamism, would like to wish all our readers an INCREDIBLE NEW YEAR!! If you have not decided what to do for New Year’s Eve, here’s a list from others in Miami: Miami Provocateur Miami…
Miamism Holiday Fun
I can’t believe 2007 is almost over, and with that thought let me share with you a Holiday Zebra sent to me by Shannon Lefevre from Naples, Florida. (OK….some people have unusual holiday decorations….which makes it…
Surreal Listings that edge on the insane
Rick and I recently had a listing that was as strange as they get. A gentleman was acquiring an abandoned 4-plex for dirt cheap and wanted to make a quick buck and called us to sell…
Miami Shores Community Talk
I found this letter written to The Miami Herald by a friend and neighbor in Miami Shores and thought it would be important to share. Some of us live in our communities and are not aware…
How to Sell Your Home in Black and White
(if the video does not appear on your screen, please click HERE to see it) The Real Estate Zebra has come up with a genius idea to present Real Estate Concepts to customers. How…
Obstacle Course Showings
These are not for the light of heart. There is a disclosure to wear comfortable shoes and the listing agent will not be responsible for torn clothing in case you must climb chain-link fences or be…
Accident on The Palmetto
One of my favorite local blogs, Stuck on The Palmetto, or better known as SotP has closed down. I find this to be a huge loss because Rick and Alex wrote with passion and dedication and…
Fisher Island Real Estate Market Conditions
Fisher Island is the HOTTEST zipcode in the nation and deserves current real estate market condition information. To think I never published these before is beyond me – so here’s the scoop: There are 122 Active…
Renting your Miami property is like pulling teeth
Just because you are renting your Miami property doesn’t mean you have to work with incompetent Realtors. Today was a strange day for me and it reinforced why Realtors and the real estate industry in general…
Miamism Holiday Fun
We’re taking a break from regular “Miamism Fridays” and making it all about the holidays. Today I wanted to share some photos of Miami Shores homes that I drive by on a daily basis and it’s…
Market Conditions for Miami Shores, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside and Biscayne Park
When you look at the last 11 months of market reports for the single-family real estate market in the cities of Miami Shores, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside and El Portal, you will notice that there is…
Miami Shores Annual Holiday Walk
The Miami Shores Heidi Hewes Chapter of the Woman’s Cancer Association of UM had their Annual Holiday Walk last night. Five generous Miami Shores residents opened their beautiful homes for 500 people to tour. The…
Miami Shores Tree Lighting Ceremony
There are some local events that I look forward to every year, The Miami Shores Tree Lighting Ceremony is one of them. I wanted to share some photos and videos of the event, especially for those…