Gated Communities

June 27, 2014

Park Grove, the New Heart & Soul of Coconut Grove!

  Fabulous new developments are popping up all over Miami, but one in particular stands out among the rest in Coconut Grove, and that’s Park Grove! I had a fantastic breakfast presentation at the sales center Wednesday morning and was absolutely blown away! Three towers overlooking spectacular views of the bay and the treetops of Coconut Grove will […]
June 12, 2014

Val’s Top 10 Reasons to Consider Living at Cloisters on the Bay in Coconut Grove

  10. You’ll never have to worry about parking at the Coconut Grove Art Festival. 9. “The Harbour in Historical Coconut Grove” is going to be absolutely fabulous!   8. Ransom Everglades School, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, and St. Hugh Catholic School are blocks away. 7. The Security Staff […]
May 22, 2014

Just Listed by Val Byrne in ‘Cloisters on the Bay’ Villa 1137

Cloisters on the Bay is Coconut Groves finest urban address. Villa 1137, one of only 40 homes in this exclusive enclave of Mediterranean Villas, was recently completed; never lived in. It’s a gracious tri-level residence with additional rooftop terrace, and is comfortably outfitted with an elevator. At the Cloisters one […]
May 12, 2014

Anyone For Tennis Or Golf?

I am often asked by prospective buyers and renters at Deering Bay if the list price includes access to all of the facilities. The answer is for the most part, no.  Deering Bay Yacht & Country Club offers a variety of equity and non-equity memberships giving access to its Arnold […]
May 1, 2014

What About Those “Diamonds in the Rough”?

Sometimes realtors describe a property as being a “diamond in the rough”; or maybe “a gem that needs polishing”; or a house that has “good bones”. The current buzz phrase is “classic mid-century”, which when translated often means a home built in the 1940’s-1960’s that may or may not have […]
April 25, 2014

Miami’s Rental Market Madness!

In my 20-year real estate career in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, and the Brickell corridor I have NEVER seen so many people looking to rent.  I’m predominantly a Buying and a Selling Agent in Miami’s luxury home market, but I’m well versed in the local […]
April 16, 2014

Some Cool Chicks in Snapper Creek Lakes

  I walk through beautiful Snapper Creek Lakes from my home in South Miami a couple times a week: passing through Hammock Lakes Park, the Dade County Nursery (see my Dog Park blog), and often stopping by the Wayside Fruit Stand for a drink on the way home (my FITBIT tells […]
April 11, 2014

Just Listed by Valaree Byrne in Deering Bay! 13632 Deering Bay Drive (Club Villa)

This lovely corner-built Club Villa adjacent to Deering Bay’s world-class deep water marina awaits some lucky Buyer! If ‘condo living’ doesn’t suit your lifestyle but you yearn for minimal-maintenance living, the Club Villas are magnificent compromise.   At Deering Bay Club Villas you can enjoy the comforts of single family home lifestyle, […]
April 4, 2014

And the Real Estate Forecast Continues to be Sunny Skies……

  Ron Shuffield, President and genius data cruncher at EWM Realty International delivered our spring outlook last week and the forecast is SUNNY!  Watch this quick video to hear it for yourself, but in a nut shell Ron summarized the last three years of real estate sales in Dade County […]