Darin's Blog

Pinecrest is conveniently located twenty minutes south of Downtown Miami and Miami International Airport. It's home to approximately 20,000 residents and encompasses just about eight square miles. Pinecrest is recognized as one of the most beautiful residential areas in South Florida. Pinecrest'...

  I hear all the time how the high end market is not effected by Florida's recent real estate slump. The rich can afford to hold on to a property until the market changes. How about a place that sits empty for over a year with the 42,000 carrying cost per month. How about a new home sitting for ...

  We all know about a Brokers open, where we have other realtors come and view our new listing. To get everyone to come we serve lunch as a thank you. Well, the other day at an broker's open and we had some realtors from another office come to view the home .It is a 3.4 million dollar beauty in ...

Honey have you seen the keys to the boat? Why? it is time for me to go to work? I love to show customers the opposite view of the house (from the water) or who am I kidding it is just another reason to get out on the boat. The boat is a really good hook when you have a undecided customer. 90% of ...

Okay here we go again! I had a buyer who wanted to see a Flat fee MLS listing. You know the guys for a couple hundred and you get on the MLS and that's all you need to sell your home! The price was reasonably good so we went to see it. Do you know what the name of this houses best friend was? Dis...

Some of us wear a nametag and others just refuse to. If you wear one please tell me places you think are off limits to wear it?  My top pick is a Funeral, yes it has happened and I do not think the person forgot to take it off. Other than that I cannot think of a place I wouldn't wear it to. Oka...

  If you are visiting Miami Florida come see Vizcaya it is a National Historic Landmark; it is also a museum owned by Miami-Dade County and accredited by the American Association of Museums. Vizcaya is open to the public 364 days each year (closed Christmas Day); I invite you to visit this serene...

  I saw a show on TV last night about the power house Wal-Mart, I did not realize how big they are now. They are in China, Mexico, and Brazil . The big debate is always whether they are good for America. I have seen firsthand in my cousin's town in rural upstate N.Y. where they did not want one....

    The housing market is slow in south Florida. Okay slow could be an understatement we are almost grinding to a halt. But luxury property has never really been affected by a slow market, until now. I see a lot of 2 million dollar (and up) homes sitting empty. I went to see one yesterday, a 2.8...

Are short sales helping the market in your Area? Last month our MLS in Miami added a new box for the Short Sale. Now you can see right away instead of plowing thru the broker's remark section to find ‘'subject to third party approval'' My question is this... Is the short sale helping, in my offi...