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The Miami-Dade region has been regarded by many to be the epicenter of Florida's mortgage foreclosure crisis. In a survey done in 2007 by Money Magazine, it listed 33,160 foreclosures, including those in all of Sunny Isles and Golden Beach, and in some small areas of Aventura and North Miami Beac...

Longboat Key is barrier island located off the coast of Sarasota, Florida. Its sugar-white beaches are famous tourist destinations, along with the area's manicured lawns, southern architecture, and crystal waters. This barrier island is a tropical vision of understated elegance, according to obse...

The city of Aventura is located in northeastern Miami-Dade County. The city has a population of around 30,027 residents,and was named "Aventura" because it was the name of one of the earliest condominium developments in the area. The city was initially developed in the late 1970s and into the 80s...

The art of blogging has showered the real estate industry with a lot of benefits, and can an d should be one of the tools in your property marketing toolbox. By creating a real estate blog in your area and talking abou current events, industry updates and other useful commentary, you can begin to...

The effects of the US housing crunch have wide-reaching implications that may take some time to correct. In its aftermath, thousands of homeowners have been displaced from their homes by the tide of foreclosures, and many private home lending firms have either closed shop, or filed for bankruptcy...

Many of us are not used to the idea of seeing large buildings or 4 to 6-bedroom homes, as vast, energy-hungry structures. However, they are, and in the US today, these buildings account for around 65% of total electricity consumption, 36% of total energy use as well as 30% of greenhouse-gas emiss...

The conditions in the city of Miami these days have been interesting lately, and despite the predictions of doom, it’s a fact that this surely is a gloomy year, but it won’t be like that for long, according to analysts. The conditions in the Miami waterfront condo market are not that stellar, as ...

The city of Fort Lauderdale, located in scenic Broward County, Florida, is a thriving and vibrant metropolitan enclave, and is blessed with an economy that has a tableau of diverse services and commercial activity. While the city has successfully retained its small town roots and demeanor, it has...

The general definition of commercial real estate commonly involves referring to a vast array of office buildings, licensed brokers, available listings, company agents, sale prices, high rise leases, loans agencies, developer conditions, offices, spaces with views, for sale listings, special sales...

We all know that most real estate agents are employed by brokerages, and many brokers still do business the usual old-school way. Today's brokerage firms need to promote the fast-rising art of blogging to their individual brokers, because it enhances both the agents' and the brokerage firm's Web ...