Carlos Justo unloads Batchelor Estate on North Bay Road, but is it too late?

Carlos Justo unloads Batchelor Estate on North Bay Road, but is it too late?

June 13th, Joan Fleischman chronicled the financial distress of Sol Sotheby’s Broker Carlos Justo. Sources have said that the former home of George Batchelor was sold this week for around $12M. Terms were undisclosed except that it would be a quick closing. The parcel consists of two properties: one consisting of a 9,476 home on [...]

Carlos Justo unloads Batchelor Estate on North Bay Road, but is it too late?


Madonna to buy in Miami?

Madonna to buy in Miami?

Lesley Abravanel from the Miami Herald reported in her blog that Madonna is house-hunting in Miami. While reading her article today , I felt that a couple things did not make sense: If Madge was looking for privacy, Golden Beach would be the LAST place she would consider because the oceanfront homes are on a [...]

Madonna to buy in Miami?


Guided Floating Tour of North Beach

Guided Floating Tour of North Beach

Every Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the summer; 4 p.m. in the winter; a 90 minute boat tour highlighting Miami Beach’s history and architecture departs from 65th Street and Indian Creek Drive. The tour started by the North Beach Development Corporation, a nonprofit that promotes the North Beach neighborhood of Miami Beach, cruises along the [...]

Guided Floating Tour of North Beach


Coming Soon: Canyon Ranch Living Hotel, Spa & Condos Miami Beach

Coming Soon:  Canyon Ranch Living Hotel, Spa & Condos Miami Beach

Today I went to a presentation by the Canyon Ranch Miami developer. To give you a little background on me and my history of this project, I have been a fan of this project since BEFORE the project was launched over three years ago. The project consists of three towers on OVER 6 acres of oceanfront [...]

Coming Soon:  Canyon Ranch Living Hotel, Spa & Condos Miami Beach


BREAKING NEWS: Two more condos bite the dust!

BREAKING NEWS:  Two more condos bite the dust!

Rumor has it that Vitri South Beach – just north of the “SoFi” neighborhood (ICON, Murano Grande, Apogee) is returning deposits and considering a change of use to a hotel. From what I know the units on the lower end of the price range sold well, but the penthouses, which were priced @ $1100 p.s.f., [...]

BREAKING NEWS:  Two more condos bite the dust!


How Consumers Use Real Estate Blogs

How Consumers Use Real Estate Blogs

When I started thinking about who would be best able to offer consumers the most insight on the use of Blogs, I immediately thought of Brad Carroll. Brad is the owner of Dakno Marketing and is a marketing consultant to some of the top Agents, Speakers and Coaches in the real estate industry. Since Brad [...]

How Consumers Use Real Estate Blogs