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February 26, 2015

Will We See The End Of Controlled Choice?

Brief background: In the 1980’s Miami-Dade County Public Schools established “Controlled Choice,” a system whereby the school system selected the school that a student would attend. It was intended to desegregate the schools. Fast forward to 2015 and Coral Gables is the county’s only remaining city to have Controlled Choice, […]

February 6, 2015

Trader Joe’s in Edgewater?

The Edgewater area has blossomed within the past few years into a wonderful pedestrian friendly community. Centrally located, Edgewater is just north of Brickell and Downtown Miami, south of the beautiful Design District and Midtown, and a short drive away from Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Coconut Grove. Many companies have been fighting […]

January 29, 2015

The Underline Is Going To Be Top-of-the-Line! Thank You Meg Daly!

What do the UM, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, the Dade County parks, public works and transit departments, and the Mayors of Miami, Coral Gables, and South Miami have in common? They are avid supporters of Meg Daly’s “Underline” dream of transforming the existing, practically unused paved path that runs […]

January 21, 2015

All Eyes Are On Miami!

Did everyone read last week’s Business Monday cover story about Miami being a leading luxury capital of the world? It was a WOW moment for Miami where we were defined as “a cosmopolitan playground for the world’s wealthy,” “the American Riviera,” and “a magnet for capital and people from all […]

January 14, 2015

The Buzz on Condos in Coconut Grove! There’s Life Beyond Park Grove…

I have clients coming to Miami this month who want to buy a condo in Coconut Grove but can’t afford nor wait for Park Grove to be completed. I adore Park Grove but we have to remember there is life beyond that site! Architectural styles change and building popularities ebb […]

January 10, 2015

Recently Sold by Valaree Byrne in Coral Gables! 515 San Antonio Avenue

List Price: 1,375,000.00 4 Bedrooms | 3 Baths 515SanAntonio.com My first closing in 2015 was one of my favorite homes listed in 2014! The house was a classic 1990 built with a mix of Florida Vernacular and Modernism, and spanned a beautiful 14,700 SF lot. There was no one living at the […]

December 3, 2014

Immigration Overhaul Could Be a Bright Star in Miami Real Estate Development

Although controversial, Barack Obama’s recent executive actions to overhaul the immigration system will further feed real estate development in Miami. The EB-5 visa can lead to citizenship if a foreigner invests a minimum $500,000 in US-approved real estate projects and creates jobs locally. Some developers are using the EB-5 to help […]

November 20, 2014

It’s Give Miami Day! Let’s Do It!

Give Miami Day began 3 years ago and has been ‘giving’ ever since; with 115 new charities coming on board this year alone. Give Miami Day is a 24-hour period where donations can be made online to over 500 charities, beginning today, November 20th at 12:01AM. Last year, Give Miami Day […]

November 13, 2014

What a Difference a Decade Makes!

I’ve sold this flagship building on Red Road in South Miami twice! In 1999 Sunhouse Construction and the developers of Downtown Dadeland purchased the property for $465,000 and when they relocated in 2003 the building was purchased and completely renovated by the very talented Jorge Blanco, DDS, and his dental […]