Coral Gables

August 15, 2014

Just Sold by Val Byrne in Deering Bay Estates! 13632 Deering Bay Drive

List Price: $1,099,000.00 3 Bedrooms | 3.5 Baths www.13632deeringbayclubvillas.com The Club Villas are the best kept secret in Deering Bay, maybe in all of Coral Gables! Located midway between the illustrious Milano, Verona, and Siena buildings and the Estates of Deering Bay Yacht and Country Club, these very spacious residences offer the […]
August 15, 2014

Just Sold by Val Byrne in the Gables Marquis! 3232 Coral Way, Unit 1403

List Price: $338,000.00 2 Bedrooms | 2 Baths The Buyer and I were so pleased to have found the Gables Marquis, a gem of a building a couple of blocks east of Miracle Mile. We looked at Ten Aragon, Merrick Place, Villa Isabella, and The Minorca in Coral Gables; and then searched […]
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 […]
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 […]
August 23, 2013

Will You Please Watch This Video and Ask 2 People To Do The Same?

http://www.millionjobsproject.us Did you know that in buying one additional American-made item in every 20, or so, products you purchase it will result in 1 million jobs for Americans? So says Alex Bogusky, advertising genius and former proprietor of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, now of Coca-Cola and “The Real Bears” satire fame, turned full-time consumer […]
August 23, 2013

Do You Know The 6 Real Estate Pitfalls?

 Fox News had an article last week that every Seller or soon-to-be Seller should read.  Adam Verwymeren lists 6 pitfalls which will hinder a sale, and I ditto them!!! 1.  The Price Isn’t Right We are not seeing a lot of over-priced properties in South Miami/High Pines, the Ponce Estates […]
August 9, 2013

Why “Selling” Miami Is So Easy

I gave a 5-hour “community tour” last week to a physician who is considering a position in Miami. ‘Community tour’ is a relative term with me because you pretty much see the town through my eyes, and I am biased – I love Miami. From an airport area hotel we […]
April 19, 2013

Do We Want To Redefine “Post-Andrew Roof”?

  Yes, I think it is time to re-visit the post Hurricane Andrew roof that we Realtors loved to hear about for so long. No matter where your property is located (or your prospective property) – the surrounding areas of Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, South Miami, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay and […]
March 20, 2013

Attention Artists, Nature Lovers, and the Eclectic at Heart!

There are a couple of really neat homes that recently came on the market in South Miami –quite out of the ordinary, and each so special. I would venture to say I am on Sunset Drive between Cocoplum Circle and Galloway Avenue a couple dozen times per week and know just about […]