Feb 16th 2011 4:01PM
The housing market's continual funk may be helping landlords, but not when it comes to Miami rentals. Take Beatriz Carrazana, tenant in Miami's Vue condominium in the Brickell area. She recently re-signed her lease for another year with no raise in rent. And if there's an area that's hot for rentals, it's the trendy,... Continue Reading »
Dec 21st 2010 5:17PM
Ex-NBA star Rony Seikaly is being called on a foul by his former real estate agent. The agent alleges that the Lebanese-born Seikaly, who played for the Miami Heat from 1988 to 1994, owes him a commission on the sale of his $14 million home on North Bay Road. Mirce "Miki" Curkoski, an agent with One Sotheby's... Continue Reading »
Dec 20th 2010 11:55AM
O.J. Simpson may be serving jail time in a Nevada prison, but his Miami home is still stirring up controversy. The surburban Kendall neighborhood's most-famous resident in absentia is ruffling local feathers by collecting the so-called homestead exemption on a house he doesn't occupy full-time. Simpson (pictured left at... Continue Reading »
Aug 6th 2010 2:57PM
Miami home resales are hot and have been driving the market upward for about the last year and a half. But the condos and houses that are the force behind the upswing aren't the most desirable of the lot. There are several factors affecting the recent drop in prices and boom in resales which often are not detailed in... Continue Reading »
Jul 30th 2010 5:01PM
You'd think that now would be the time to pick up a bargain home in South Florida. After all, there are more than 96,000 foreclosures to choose from, and that's just from the first six months of 2010, according to the Miami Herald: "Distressed properties are still dominating the market, with more than half of all homes and... Continue Reading »
