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As Housing in Florida Plummets, the Top Tier of the Market Just Dips

Posted on: Saturday, October 27th, 2007 in: Market Updates

By GERALDINE FABRIKANT - New York Times FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 20 — Despite a record number of foreclosures and a raft of public auctions of unwanted houses, the upper tier of the real estate market in Florida remains relatively immune to the spreading disaster. Houses and condominiums with price tags of $1 million or more [...]

Rosewood to get out of Acqualina

Posted on: Friday, October 26th, 2007 in: Market Updates

BY DOUGLAS HANKS Rosewood, one of the top hotel brands in Sunny Isles Beach, plans to exit the market after only a year and a half amid a falling out with the owner of the Acqualina condo-hotel resort, company officials said.Rosewood has run Acqualina’s 96-room hotel since its May 2006 opening. But on Wednesday, the [...]

South Beach Oceanfront Villa For Sale

Posted on: Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 in: Our Condo Listings

  BEACH HOUSE AT IL VILLAGGIO IS ONE-OF-A-KIND Dear Mark,I am very pleased to present one of South Beach’s finest oceanfront residences.  The 3550 square foot (329.8 m²) home is an all-glass, 2-story villa residence designed to offer its residents unobstructed ocean views from each room.   South Beach’s oceanfront properties are mainly hotel buildings.  So, [...]

Miami’s 50 Biscayne Closes First Units

Posted on: Monday, October 8th, 2007 in: Market Updates

Well: 50 Biscayne has finally opened its doors!  The 500+ luxury condo complex in Downtown Miami has been under construction since 2003, and it has turned out beautifully. Buyers at 50 Biscayne are now making final preparations for their closings, and there are a handful of buyers who are keenly-interesting in flipping thier condos prior [...]

My October 8, 2007 E-Mail Blast

Posted on: Monday, October 8th, 2007 in: Market Updates

THIS E-MAIL IS BEST VIEWED IN AN E-MAIL CLIENT SUCH AS OUTLOOK OR AOL.  IF YOU ARE USING A BLACKBERRY YOU MAY NOT SEE THE DIAGRAMS AND TABLES PROPERLY.  YOU MAY CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO VIEW THIS E-MAIL ONLINE:  http://www.zilbert.com/news/email/10082007.htm. OCTOBER 8, 2007 – MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA , Here is what’s hot this [...]

New Retail Center at 5th Street and Alton Rd

Posted on: Friday, October 5th, 2007 in: Market Updates

  The following content comes from the South-of-Fifth Neighbors Association.  This is an organization made up of condo owners from this part of South Beach.  Earlier today, Gerald Posner, SOFNA President, his wife Trisha, Bryant Kirkland, SOFNA’s Treasurer, and Miami Beach Commissioner Michael Gongora, met with Jeff and Michael Berkowitz, the President and Vice-President of the [...]

Zilbert’s Miami Real Estate Update – Sept 26 2007

Posted on: Thursday, October 4th, 2007 in: Market Updates

South Beach’s BENTLEY BEACH Condo Hotel becomes the HILTON BENTLEY The Hilton Hotels Corporation is making its first venture into the South Beach market with the recent announcement that the Bentley Beach condo hotel is being converted into the HILTON BENTLEY.  The hotel sits across from legendary restaurant PRIME 112 in the most southern part of [...]

Zilbert’s Miami Real Estate Update – Sept 2007

Posted on: Thursday, October 4th, 2007 in: Market Updates

US FEDERAL RESERVE CUTS INTEREST RATES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS CNN reports that “The Federal Reserve cut…(interest rates) by half of a percentage point Tuesday to 4.75%.”  It seems that the central bank is concerned the mortgage meltdown plaguing Wall Street and Main Street could hurt the economy.  This should have a positive effect [...]

Condo Deals at Miami’s 50 Biscayne

Posted on: Thursday, October 4th, 2007 in: Super Cheap Deals

We are very excited that Related Group’s 50 BISCAYNE is ready to open its doors.  Closings start in just a few weeks. As we are near the completion of this project, we have a handful of sellers who have pushed our CONDO FLIP PANIC BUTTON.  This is our program whereby the seller will sell his [...]

Listing: Il Villaggio BH-06 – South Beach Oceanfront Villa

Posted on: Thursday, October 4th, 2007 in: Our Condo Listings

Il Villaggio, Unit BH06 1455 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139 – Get Map – Property Information – Unit BH-06 Listing Price: $6,000,000 Price Per Square Foot: $1,690.14 Number of Bedrooms: 3 Number of Full Bathrooms: 3 Number of Half Bathrooms: 1 Interior Area: 3550 sf (329.8 m²) Monthly Maintenance Fee: $2,600 2006 Taxes: $68,777 [...]