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• Room to Roam in Coral Gables

  One of the top requests I’ve been receiving lately from buyers is to show them homes with substantial square footage.  That’s in limited supply, particularly in Coral Gables. As a matter of fact, there are presently only 15 properties which boast over 10,0000 square feet of living space. I have [...]

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• Fairchild Garden Spreads Its Wings

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  Butterfly Posing at Fairchild Garden Source: Flickr

  Out of town guest coming to visit for the holidays? Looking for something new to do while enjoying our stellar weather? Head on over to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables and enjoy the opening of the $6 million Paul and Swanee DiMare [...]

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• Spotted: Featured In Miami Herald Real Estate Article

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  The Miami Herald ran an article yesterday reinforcing what I posted a few weeks ago about strong October sales. The article’s main thrust was that “the number of sales contracts on single-family homes and condos in Miami-Dade jumped sharply in October despite the very low inventory of homes on the market.”

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• Art Miami Kicks Off Festival Season

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  I love this time of the year, not just because of the holidays and the stellar South Florida weather but because it kicks off festival season. On December 4th, Art Miami will usher in the beginning of Art Week Miami with its focus on the best in modern and [...]

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• New Tax Appeal Law May Impact You

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  I received an informative email last week relating to our property taxes. I saved the information to share with you as last week was so hectic! All homeowners should have received your property tax bills by now and some may want to appeal. You may, however, not be aware [...]

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• Upward Trend: Housing on the Rebound

  Yesterday’s national news touted continuing real estate market improvement. The local trend mirrors it as well. The Miami Herald is reporting that “amid an exceptionally tight inventory of residential properties for sale, October sales of existing single-family homes spiked 41.9 percent in Miami-Dade from a year earlier to 1,142 [...]

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• Cyber Showing

   

  I’ve been at this business for a long time – two decades. (I started at the age of ten.) I’ve seen it all or so I thought. Today was a first for me. I showed one of my listings via Skype! The estate is sizable but typically I tour the property [...]

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• Historic Coconut Grove Home on the Market

  Cape Coral Lighthouse in Cocont Grove, 1883

  In the late 1870s, John Peacock visited Coconut Grove and was enraptured by the waterfront city. So much so, that he built a home and enticed his brother Charles to visit. His brother and wife would go on to build the Peacock [...]

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• Light Up

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  Source: Miami.com

  No, this isn’t Colorado! But Coral Gables is lighting up to kickoff the holiday season tomorrow, Thursday November 15th at Village of Merrick Park’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony from 6:30-8:30PM. According to the shopping center’s website, the festivities include in-store events and promotions and live entertainment, culminating with [...]

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• Can You Rent A Beach in Coral Gables?

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  Apparently Miami Heat’s Ray Allen can for a mere $50,000 a month! Huffington Post is reporting that Ray Allen has moved into a posh Tahiti Beach estate with over 11533 square feet, nine bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a pool, an elevator, Whirlpool spa, maid/inlaw quarters, [...]

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