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Merry Christmas from the Keys

Does this picture leave you wishing that you had a home in the Florida Keys?  Well if it does, you need to call, text or email me so that I can help you find your home in the Fabulous Florida Keys!  When my husband and I moved to the Keys from Miami in 1982, we thought we would stay here a few years and then sell and move on.  Needless to say, that’s not what happened.  We can truly say that we have been all over the world and can not imagine living anywhere else.  The Keys are our true home and I would love to help you find yours.  When you are ready to look for a home in the Keys, I’m ready to help.  Happy Holidays and our best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012!

What’s new about the real estate market in Florida and the Florida Keys?  Florida Realtors News reports that,

“ 2011 was a good time to buy a Florida home. It wasn’t the easiest time if a buyer
needed a mortgage or tried to strike a deal on a short sale, but selling prices appear to have hit bottom in some areas, and buyers had a wide selection. In another decade after home inventory falls and mortgage rates rise, Floridians could look back on 2011 as the best time in recorded history to buy a home.”

The same can be said about Florida Keys real estate, 2011 has been very active with cash buyers leading the way and snapping up some very nice million dollar plus waterfront properties.  Less than half of the sales in the Upper Keys are being financed.

If you have been waiting for the bottom of the real estate market, I think it’s here!  Or we may have just passed it.  As they say, we won’t know where the bottom is until it’s behind us.  If you are considering buying a home in the Fabulous Florida Keys, now is the time to call, text or email me and put me to work for you!

Have you been looking for a waterfront home in the Florida Keys and think that you just cannot afford it?  This is my newest listing and is being offered at $395,000!!!  Located in Tavernier and on an oceanside canal this home at 159 Peace Ave. is the DEAL of the WEEK!!  With 2 bedrooms and 2 baths upstairs, a nice open floor plan and a HUGE garage below, there is plenty to please all of your family members.  Call, text or email me today for more details or to see this incredible value!  Your search for your home in the Florida Keys is only a phone call away!

159 Peace Ave., Tavernier, FL

Have you been thinking that you are going to wait and buy at the bottom of the market?  How do we know where the bottom is?  We will probably not know it until it’s behind us and then it might be too late to get that great deal that you have been waiting for.  For some investors, the right time is NOW.  The Marlin Bay Yacht Club LLC of Stuart has just purchased the Marlin Bay development in Marathon for $15 million.  This was at one time planned to be a $220 million luxury bayside development but building stopped in May 2008 with only 13 homes, 65 boat slips, clubhouse and pool were completed.  Grand opening is expected in February or March of 2012.

Have you been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the right time to buy?  Lower prices coupled with great interest rates make this a great time to buy a Florida Keys Home!  Call, text or email me today and let’s find your home in paradise!

Marlin Bay development in the Florida Keys

This Islamorada home didn’t last very long on the market as it was priced to sell!  Located in the Safety Harbor neighborhood on Lower Matecumbe on a canal with bay views, there was a stampede of people looking at the house.  But only one lucky person has it under contract.  If you are looking for Florida Keys real estate, you should have seen this one, or your realtor should have sent it to you as soon as it came on the market!  With 3 bedrooms and 3 baths on the main living floor, plus a half bath downstairs by the pool, it is perfectly designed for the whole family to enjoy.

To help you with your search for your home in the Florida Keys, you can call, text or email me today!

It may be doom and gloom for the real estate market in other parts of the United States, but here in the Fabulous Florida Keys, buyers are continuing to buy property as prices have declined.  The graph below illustrates that the number of homes for sale in the Upper Florida Keys is continuing to decline.  The average price of the home sales is only down 3 %  compared to the end of last year.  Just click on the link below to see the graph.

Jan-Oct 2011 Florida Keys Real Estate Market for Blog

 Yes, it’s true!!  You can buy a very nice Bayfront home in Islamorada for less than $1 million.

Imagine living in this wonderful home in the Florida Keys and getting up each morning to look out over the waters of Florida Bay.  Your choices are unlimited with this wonderful dock with 2 boatlifts.  There is plenty of room for all your water toys.  With 2 bedrooms and 2 baths on the main living level and an additional 1 bedroom and bath downstairs has all the room you need!  After a busy day on the water you can come home, relax and watch the sunset from your home, backyard or dock.