September 9, 2015
Who are they and do they want? For starters, these uber rich folks have at least $30 million in assets. They are ultra-high net worth indivuduals (UHNW) who buy the finest wines, watches, cars, yachts, jewelry and real esatate. In seeking safe investment diversification, they purchase second homes in foreign countries to gain citizenship or residency status. Acccording to a recent study, there are […]
September 7, 2015
Most of the time, a home buyer does not have opportunity to directly question a home seller. Sellers usually make themselves scarce during showings and this is always preferable. When I represent a buyer, if an opportunity presents itself to talk with the seller directly, there are some excellent questions to pose that often elicit answers not required or documented. These […]
August 30, 2015
In the Village of Pinecrest, 13 acre parcels of land this year have transferred ownership. Five lots were exclusively land sales and eight were homes on acres that sold for land value. Here’s the break down. Land Sales: Total 5 When looking at land values, the actual sale price is less significant than the sale price per square foot ($/SF) because parcels very in […]
August 15, 2015
June single family home sales in The Village of Pinecrest ranged from $5,100,000 for a new modern home with 9 bedroom, 9.5 bath and 10,000 square feet of living space to $433,650 for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home built in 1957. The top sale price per square foot was $505 and the lowest $212. The average June sale in Pinecrest was $1,441,825 or $311 […]
August 10, 2015
The Village of Pinecrest has a home for everyone. There’s a sprawling Mediterranean estate on over an acre with 9 bedrooms, 10 baths and 16,000 square feet of luxury living offered for $9,599,000. Or, if you are a first time home buyer and have dreamed of living in a wonderful community with great schools and parks, there’s a 4 bedroom, 2 bath home […]
July 31, 2015
Luxury Market: Sales Over $1 Million In the luxury market, with 13 sales over $1 million, the hot market continued to be between $1 – 1.4 million. Eleven of the 13 homes that sold in the second quarter were between $1.1 and $1.3 million. This year only two homes sold at the top end between $ […]
July 29, 2015
Single-family luxury home sales in the Village of Pinecrest show stability when comparing 21015 and 2014 second quarter sales. In the under $1 million market, prices have increased. Take a look at the chart for comparisons. Luxury Market: Sales Over $1 Million The luxury market had three fewer sales this quarter over the same period last year. The average sale […]
July 26, 2015
When I sell a client’s home, I want potential buyers to be completely captivated by the photographs that represent the home. Nothing motivates a buyer more in desiring to see a home than high quality, architectural and design photos that highlight the very best of a property. Now a days, one can snap decent pictures with a good quality digital camera and that […]
July 20, 2015
A group billing itself as Consumers for Smart Solar announced last week that it’s launching a petition drive to place a solar energy amendment on the 2016 ballot. The goal is to collect 700,000 signatures by early next year in order to qualify. This is an important and vital amendment aimed at preventing another group, Floridians for Solar Choice, from prevailing with their […]