2009 luxury real estate statistics for condos in the SoFi neighborhood of South Beach. The condo index is comprised of nine waterfront high-rise condos: Apogee South Beach, Continuum South Beach: North & South, Portofino Tower, South Pointe Tower, Murano at Portofino, Yacht Club, Murano Grande and ICON South Beach. There were 129 sales in the condo index in 2009 vs. 153 in 2008, a drop of 16%.
Much like the high-end condos, Miami Beach waterfront homes had a tough go of it in the early part of this year. But, all told, the impact of the real estate correction will be most felt in the luxury waterfront sector. Our first ‘big’ sale didn’t come until June, and still stands unrivaled.
Venetian Islands: Whaaa?
What really raised my eyebrow was the lack of sales on the Venetian Islands for the first half of the year. During the first half of 2008
This has been a very interesting year. I’ve said before that the SoFi neighborhood in South Beach has weathered the real estate storm like a champ. Our busiest time of the year begins with Art Basel at the beginning of December and continues well into June.
For the previous few years, the week of Art Basel has been incredible. Last year was the year of NO action; and it only got worse from there. While inventory languished on the market for the first half of the year, sellers seemed to hear the message. List prices dropped, and dropped fast.
Since starting this blog which, which seems like it’s been going on and on for years now, I was really excited to find out that I did a stats post for the EXACT same time period last year. When doing stats, my goal is to not just give the numbers but to show what they [...]
The former Versace residence, located at 1100-1116 Ocean Drive in South Beach
Casa Casuarina was built in 1930 and modeled after the Alcazar de Colonin Santo Domingo, a residence built in 1510 by the son of Christopher Columbus and reputedly the oldest existing house in the western hemisphere.
Gianni Versace purchased the building in 1992 for $2.9 million. [...]
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