Say you want to sell your unit at Related Group’s new 50 Biscayne Condo in downtown Miami, you find a buyer willing to purchase your unit, you agree on terms, and you probably think, “whew, I’m really lucky I sold.”  Not so fast: today’s Daily Business Review is reporting

Banks and mortgage lenders compile lists of buildings they find too risky for lending, and they refuse to finance purchases there. 

What This Means if Your Miami Condo is “On the List”

It could mean that it will very hard to obtain financing for your condo, whether you are a buyer or a seller, in one of the “non-warrantable” condominiums.

The lists include finished buildings and projects still under development.

Prominent projects on BankUnited’s list include the Related Group’s 50 Biscayne and 500 Brickell; Terra Group’s 600 Biscayne and 900 Biscayne, and Cabi Developers’ Everglades on the Bay.

Is This the Last Nail in the Coffin for Miami Condos?

The impact of today’s news on the Miami condo market:

• Developers with unfinished buildings on the list may have high “walk-away” rates
• Owners of units in “blacklisted” condos may find it next to impossible to sell

Check out Miami’s “blacklisted” condos here:

• Bank United list
• Washington Mutual list
• Popular Mortgage list
• Citimortgage questionnaire

UPDATE:  South Florida Business Journal is reporting that Bank United has blacklisted Opera Tower as well. 

Even buyers with good credit can’t get a mortgage for a condo that has an uncertain value, said Lewis Goodkin, president of Miami-based Goodkin Research. He said because sales have been so slow and 35 percent to 40 percent of buyers could pull out of contracts in some buildings, no one knows the real value of these condos. And, if lenders don’t know the value, he said, they can’t set a loan-to-value ratio with any certainty.

Ok, someone needs to hide the pills!  Enough said.

Pictures from the Southeast Florida Regional MLS

Where will Ricky live?  Yesterday, Ricky Martin listed his home on prestigious North Bay Road for $19.5M.

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I’ve done a round-up of all the short-sales, foreclosures, and bank-owned luxury condos in Miami Beach.  I’m sure there are more, but not all of these types of properties get listed in the MLS, which is what I’m using for my source.

First off, AQUA Allison Island Condos has four units available for sale:

1. 6103 Aqua Avenue #201 - 1/1.5, 1380 sf, $369,000
2. 6103 Aqua Avenue #901 - 4/4.5, 2766 sf, $1,200,000 (no balcony)
3. 6103 Aqua Avenue #704 - 3/3.5, 2203 sf, $970,000
4. 6103 Aqua Avenue #601 - 3/3.5, 2203 sf, $899,900

Next, Murano Grande in South Beach, has three condos listed for sale:

1. 400 Alton Road #2309 - 2/2, 1437 sf,  $874,900
2. 400 Alton Road #2209 - 2/2, 1437 sf, $850,000
3. 400 Alton Road #605 - 2/2, 1437 sf, $850,000

The Green Diamond Condo in Millionaires’ Row has two units:

1. 4775 Collins Avenue #1804 - 2/2 + den, 1550 sf, 2 parking spaces, $765,000
2. 4775 Collins Avenue #1505 - 2/2, 1380 sf, $750,000

Bel Aire on the Ocean in North Beach has one unit:

1. 6515 Collins Avenue #703 - 2/2, 1126 sf, $630,900 

6000 Indian Creek in Millionaires’ Row:

1. 6000 Indian Creek #1801 - 2/2, 1300 sf, $650,000  

Oceanside Plaza in Millionaires’ Row:

1. 5555 Collins Avenue #16Y - 2/2, 1350 sf, $470,000

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