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Archive for January, 2009

South Beach Wine and Food Festival

This years South Beach Wine & Food Festival sounds like it is going to be amazing. Top chef’s from all over the country will be coming to do their thing.

The Celebrities

The festival runs from February 19-22, and takes place at various venues around South Beach. The weather at that time of year is usually the best in the country. You can’t beat walking around Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road in the most gorgeous climate and the energy from the influx of visitors is as intoxicating as the wine at the festival. Many well known names like Emeril Lagasse, Rachel Ray, Paula Dean, and Bobby Flay just to name a few will be part of this years festivities.

The Tribute Dinner

The Tribute Dinner for Emeril is star studded with Martha Stewart as emcee, guest celebrity chefs include Mario Batali, Bobby Flay and Eric Ripert and many more. They have seminars about Barbecue and wine pairing, Sushi and wine pairing, Sherry and cheese and my personal favorite Chocolate and wine pairing with Godiva chocolates. What could be better than South Beach, great food and wine in February? For more information go to www.sobewineandfoodfest.com

If you haven’t experienced this and you are coming to Miami for the first time be warned you may end up doing as so many before you have done and end up never leaving.

Remember if you decide you can’t live another minute without having a home here contact me to find the perfect property.

THE YACHT CLUB CONDOMINIUMS AT AVENTURA, FLORIDA

The Yacht Club Condominium a gated community, built in 1994 and completed in 1995 by Jorge Perez of The Related Group.   Situated on nine acres of land  in the heart of Aventura, with nine low rise individual buildings consisting of six stories and 48 condos in each building of one bedroom one bath, two bedrooms two baths and three bedrooms two baths, architecturally designed with a Mediterranean charm and look.

Location and Amenities

The property is surrounded by three views the Intracoatal Waterway, The Turnberry Marina and The Turnberry Fairmont professional golf course.  Amenities include, two tennis courts, children’s playground, clubhouse, indoor racquetball court, fitness center, gas grills for outdoor grilling, business center, jacuzzi and a beautiful pool in the center of the property surrounded by tropical foliage.  In addition The Yacht Club has it’s own marina with eighteen boat slips up to  70′ feet and a floating dock for sunning and fishing.   The property has in house management with office on site.

Location,Location,Location

As far as location the property is in what we call in Real Estate LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.  In walking distance to the Aventura mall just one and a half miles around the golf course, close to the Aventura school of excellence, houses of worship and very close to the beach.

The Yacht Club Condominiums are great for primary residences and also for secondary home owners.  One of the special aspects of the property is the ability for owners also to rent their apartment immediately and in short term intervals of one month at a time.

Prices range from the height $400’s to the $200’s at the moment my co -worker and I have listings of all styles and price ranges.  Feel free to call.

Tammy Schweitzer -954-805-6580

EWM Realty, Aventura, Florida

THE GOOD NEWS IS THE WORLD IS NOT COMING TO AN END…..

The good news is that sales are being made people are buying the market as of the FACTS AND TRENDS REPORTS gathered from the MLS, as of January 2009 show that the market is shifting and we are inching our way out of a slump. 

In Miami Dade County # of single family homes sold:

1/4 of 10/07, 11/07,12/07   388 homes sold with a 39 month supply

1/4 of 10/08, 11/08,12/08   600 homes sold with a 26 month supply

52% of the total single family homes were priced at $300,000 and reflected 70% of the total sales.

1/4 of 10/07,11/07,12/07     153 homes sold with 30 month supply

1/4 of 10/08,11/08,12/08     419 homes sold with a 19 month supply

In the upper price range homes $1,000,000 and up ++++ the inventory is at a much greater supply, however sales are still being made and many are from CASH BUYERS.

In the condominium market the supply is also beginning to show a lessening of inventory.

As we all well know there will not be a bell that rings letting us know when the high has reached it’s high or when the low has reached it’s low.  Sellers are finally getting an understanding that their property better be priced correctly in order for their property to be looked at by the buyers so as to fall in love and purchase.

BUY WHILE THE GOING IS GOOD AS INTEREST RATES HAVE NEVER BEEN SO LOW AND NEITHER HAVE THE PRICES OF REAL ESTATE.

Tammy Schweitzer

EWM REALTY

Aventura,  Florida

Phoenix is rising from the ashes in Hollywood, Florida…

Hurray for HOLLYWOOD…….With the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino rising out of no where all of a sudden HOLLYWOOD is attracting top notch performers and getting it’s self on to the destination map.  Contained in this mega complex are a variety of restaurants including Jazzis Bistro which serves music and great food.  In addition Improve Comedy Club the Beach Club , Passions Nite Club, shops so many one could drop from shopping, gambling in the Casino and live performances such as Billy Joel, Cirque Dream, Rod Stewart, Motly Crew and Live Boxing.

Another destination which has put Hollywood, Florida on the map is the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk which spans for miles along a pristine clean and most beautiful beach. Newly renovated board walk made of pavers great for biking, walking, roller blading and people watching.  Tourists from around the world come to enjoy the stretch of  inexpensive restaurants, bars, ice cream stands, and cafes along with a Theater under the stars performing concerts each Monday Nite.

THE Hollywood board walk offers something for everyone, especially great warm and sunny beach filled days, it truly is a perfect fun filled vacation and a terrific place to own a vacation home ……………….. HURRAY FOR HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA.

Tammy Schweitzer -EWM Realty, Aventura, Florida

schweitzer.t@ewm.com

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