Miami Lakes Real Estate with Stephanie L

    A promotional billboard welcomes visitors to Hialeah in 1921, making this pretty prairie catch the eye of a pioneer aviator Glenn Curtiss and a Missouri cattleman James H. Bright who saw the city for its great potential in 1921      At the time, Glenn Curtiss and James Bright could not have ...

  FACT HIALEAH Means: Pretty Prairie Hialeah, Fl, the "City of Progress" is located upon a larger prairie between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades.   Giving it's name Hialeah translated as "Pretty Prairie" or "Upland Parries".   The Seminole Indian interpretation of its name, "High Prairie"   Now...

  Yeah... Let's be happy that Florida is not on this list. According to a recent survey on bankrate.com closing cost have increased 36.6% since 2009. On average, the origination and third party fees on a $200,000 purchase mortgage added up to $3,741. The State with the highest closing cost is: N...

  The town awards Celebration Point and Loch Isle the neighborhood matching grant program. The neighborhood matching grant program is designed to assist homeowners' associations with funding for various beautification projects matching dollar for dollar raised by the homeowner association to imp...

  As a foreclosure specialist when I come, knocking on the door of homeowners it usually means; the bank is now the owner and you have to vacate the property.   I feel sad for some of these owners who truly have had a hardship. I often find myself explaining to them, it does not have to get to t...

  I recently was completing a walk-thru on a property where I was the listing agent. I met the Buyers agent and the buyer at the property and to my surprise.... This Buyer was with a 3-inch binder in hand and her checklist. She had request after request.  Now, get this... I cannot believe what t...

  If you're like many first-time homebuyers, chances are you've been spending your weekends driving around visiting open houses and shopping on the web. This is a great way to get a feel for what you want. The problem is,  what you want isn't always what you should get. Before you start touring ...

  Working with Home Buyers I am often asked... How are the schools in the area? As a result of this frequently asked question, I now recommend to all my Buyers to visit Florida Smart and Great Schools before they move.   It is a question that all homebuyers with kids ask and these two website wi...

  The results are in...... The best overall fisherman at the annual Town of Miami Lakes "Father Knows Best Fishing Tournament was Chrisitan 'Tony' Mira with the largest fish caught - a 38-inches Carp and the first fish caught of the day. Most Fish Caught - Team Mira with 22 Bluegill and 2 Carp S...

Time to Buy... Mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest levels of the last 50 years. Mortgage rates fell to 4.58% this week on 30-year fixed-rate loans, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey. That beats last week's mark of 4.69%, which was already the lowest since Freddie's count began in 19...