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Have you ever dreamed about purchasing Miami Real Estate?
Would you love to own Miami
Condos or a Waterside
Beach Home? Are you looking at Miami real estate for the
sunny skies, beautiful beaches, diverse culture or the interesting
employment opportunities?
Whether you plan to purchase a house or a luxurious mansion,
your search for Miami real estate is probably best started
by selecting a neighborhood. There is Miami, Miami Beach,
Aventura, Coral Gables, Coconut Groove, North Miami, South
Miami, South Beach, and Key Biscayne. The Neighborhood Guide
from the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau is a
great place to start.
If you're an IT whiz, health care professional or travel
industry guru, you'll probably be able to find a job in Miami
in no time. Miami's home to a large number of educational
institutions. If you have school-age kids, Miami-Dade Public
Schools is the fourth-largest public school district in the
nation. Miami is home to the University of Miami, Florida
International University and a number of other colleges and
universities.
Miami real estate condos dropped 46 percent in Broward
and 40 percent in Miami-Dade compared to September 2005.
They also went down from a month earlier, by 12 percent in
Miami-Dade and 8 percent in Broward.
Miami house sales were down 12 percent and 24 percent for
Broward from a year ago. But the picture was brighter when
compared to August: Sales were up 10 percent in Miami-Dade
and 5 percent in Broward.
Real Estate prices in Miami were flat to mildly down compared
to last year, but up 2 percent from August 2006. Condo prices
were up slightly from last year and 8 percent from last month
in Miami while staying flat in Broward.
What is the average Miami home cost? The September median
price of a house was $371,700 in Miami-Dade and $370,300 in
Broward. For condos it was $270,800 in Miami-Dade and $205,800
in Broward. The median is the point at which half are more
and half are less.
Miami Florida Real Estate To Consider
- South Beach - South Beach's 10 miles of beach
are alive with a frenetic, circuslike atmosphere and are
center stage for a motley crew of characters, from eccentric
locals, seniors, snowbirds, and college students to gender
benders, celebrities, club kids, and curiosity-seekers:
Individuality is as widely accepted on South Beach as
Visa and MasterCard.
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Miami Beach - Miami Beach (24th St. and up) has
experienced a tide of revitalization. Huge beach hotels
are finding their niche with new international tourist
markets and are attracting large convention crowds. New
generations of Americans are quickly rediscovering the
qualities that originally made Miami Beach so popular,
and they are finding out that the sand and surf now come
with a thriving international city.Before Miami Beach
turns into Surfside, there's North Beach, where there
are uncrowded beaches, some restaurants, and examples
of Miami Modernism architecture.
- Surfside, Bal Harbour, and Sunny Isles - make
up the north part of the beach (island). Hotels, motels,
restaurants, and beaches line Collins Avenue and, with
some outstanding exceptions, the farther north one goes,
the cheaper lodging becomes. All told, excellent prices,
location, and facilities make Surfside and Sunny Isles
attractive places to stay, although, despite a slow-going
renaissance, they are still a little rough around the
edges. However, a revitalization is in the works for these
areas, and, while it's highly unlikely they will ever
become as chic as South Beach, there is potential for
this, especially as South Beach falls prey to the inevitable
spoiler: commercialism. Keep in mind that beachfront properties
are at a premium, so many of the area's moderately priced
hotels have been converted to condominiums, leaving fewer
and fewer affordable places to stay.
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