Miami Social: “We’re Like the Most Fabulous Circle in Miami”

Miami Social:  “We’re Like the Most Fabulous Circle in Miami”

This post has nothing to do with Miami Beach real estate, but it is soooo good—I just had to.  I’m sorry. New “reality” TV show about Miami (well, they really mean South Beach) premieres July 14th on Bravo. Here are some doosie quotes that almost make me embarrased to live in Miami. Could you EVER imagine [...]

Miami Social:  “We’re Like the Most Fabulous Circle in Miami”


Timing the Real Estate Market

Timing the Real Estate Market

With all of the talk that has recently been taking place about the real estate market, you may be wondering if now is the time to buy.  After all, everyone knows that the biggest real estate investment credo is to “buy low and sell high.”  But, how can you tell if now is really the [...]

Timing the Real Estate Market


South Beach: South of Fifth Street (SoFi)

South Beach: South of Fifth Street (SoFi)

I received a voice mail from a local news station about  the South of Fifth street neighborhood (SoFi), in South Beach, asking me to do an on-camera interview for a story they were doing on the area.  I was thinking to myself, “Why are they doing a story on SoFi?  I’ll bet you The New York [...]

South Beach: South of Fifth Street (SoFi)


Miami Beach Real Estate: Continuum Penthouse Sells Over $15M BELOW Original List Price UPDATED

Miami Beach Real Estate:  Continuum Penthouse Sells Over $15M BELOW Original List Price UPDATED

The Penthouse at Continuum South Beach, located at 100 S. Pointe Drive, once listed for $25M has sold for $9.9M. Back in March, a penthouse at Il Villaggio in South Beach, originally listed at over $18.9M, sold for $7M. Penthouse 1 at Continuum was owned by Howard and Lillian Steinberg.  The penthouse, purchased in 2003 for $7M, has five bedrooms, [...]

Miami Beach Real Estate:  Continuum Penthouse Sells Over $15M BELOW Original List Price UPDATED


Miami Beach Real Estate: South Beach Condo Stats for 1st QT 2009

Miami Beach Real Estate:  South Beach Condo Stats for 1st QT 2009

Providing real estate stats for South Beach real estate, as you could guess, is not all that exciting.  I’ve had that stats for about a month now but haven’t posted them because I feel that providing the raw data WITHOUT insight is offering no service to my readers and my clients.  The last month has [...]

Miami Beach Real Estate:  South Beach Condo Stats for 1st QT 2009


Owner of Recently Closed Miami Beach Restaurant “The Forge,” Lists Ocean Drive Home for $10.9M

Owner of Recently Closed Miami Beach Restaurant “The Forge,” Lists Ocean Drive Home for $10.9M

Last week, Shareef Malnik, owner of The Forge Restaurant in Miami Beach, listed his home at 222 Ocean Drive in South Beach for $10.9M.  Malnik paid $1M for the South Beach real estate in 1995.  The most interesting fact about the house is that now it is the ONLY single family home on Ocean Drive.  Gianni Versace’s [...]

Owner of Recently Closed Miami Beach Restaurant “The Forge,” Lists Ocean Drive Home for $10.9M