Ponce & Davis Roads Estates

October 31, 2014

Too Tired to Walk On Halloween?

 I’ve had a couple of clients who recently moved to Miami ask me where they can relax and enjoy a Halloween Party with their kids. If you live in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Pinecrest, or Palmetto Bay you are in SO much luck! These communities are so exceptional, […]
August 6, 2014

Luxury Rental Market On Fire in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, & South Miami!

As summer winds down, the rental market continues to wind up! As if Back-to-School isn’t stressful enough; there are still so many families out there trying to settle down into a school district. Realtors are tripping over themselves to get through the front door, and know that we all have […]
July 3, 2014

No Plans for 4th of July? I Can Help!

  This time of year always seems to sneak up on us! Miami is filled with beautiful venues to enjoy activities as we celebrate our independence in this great country. Although there are tons of options to choose from, I have three favorite spots where I like to enjoy this holiday with […]
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 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 […]
April 2, 2014

It’s a Dog’s Life Near Hammock Lake Park

One of my favorite things to do is take my dogs to that beautiful park adjacent to the Hammock Lake and Snapper Creek Lake communities that I call ‘dog park’ (but many refer to it as the Dade County Nursery). It’s a vast parcel of unspoiled land nestled between Old […]
March 21, 2014

Just Listed For Sale by Val Byrne in Coral Gables 1220 S. Alhambra Circle

Call this the house that sunshine built!  Whoever designed this very special mid-century Coral Gables home loved light and the beauty outdoors, because you see can see it from every room. ‘Sunshine’ house is also magnificently located. It’s walking distance to Publix, the University of Miami, Sunset Elementary School, 2 […]
March 18, 2014

Attention Urban Dwellers!

LUCKY YOU if you live in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, South Miami, High Pines (and Ponce corridor), or Pinecrest, because they are Farmers’ Market communities!  A community is only as good as its ‘sense of community’, and there is something wonderfully refreshing and ‘grass roots’ about bumping into friends and […]