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Benefits of Reduced Debt

Benefits of Reduced Debt If you've set a goal to pay down your debt this year, you're not alone. Strategically reducing or paying off debt benefits your finances tremendously, but can positively impact other areas of your life as well. Reduce stress. According to a recent study, more than 85% of Americans intermittently feel stressed by their finances and 30% feel stressed constanly.*  By making a commitment to pay off your debt, you're also ...

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Ponce-Davis

Ponce-Davis is an unincorporated exclusive community in Miami, bordering High Pines on the west, Coral Gables on the north and south, and Old Cutler Road on the east. The community has access to all of the amenities Coral Gables has to offer. Ponce-Davis is minutes away from Downtown Miami and walking distance to the many shops, bars and restaurants in South Miami and Merrick Park Shopping Center. The neighborhood is very family oriented...

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Westchester

Westchester is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in suburban Miami-Dade County with over 29,000 residents, located between SW 8th Street (Tamiami Trail) south to SW 40th Street (Bird Road) and SW 117th Avenue east to the Palmetto Expressway. The public schools belonging to the Westchester area include Royal Palm Elementary, Coral Park Elementary, Banyan Elementary, Emerson Elementary, Olympia Heights Elementary, Tropi...

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Coral Gables – “The City Beautiful”

Founded in the 1920s, Coral Gables is a notable beauty with Mediterranean-style architecture located just southwest of downtown Miami. The Gables is a well known area of Miami with classic Old Spanish homes originally constructed in the 1920s and 1930s. The Gables keeps its nickname “The City Beautiful” because local authorities enforce rules on homeowners to keep their community looking its best. The streets are lined with trees and there...

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Doral Isles

Doral Isles developed by Lennar features an attended gatehouse entryway with private island villages. The community of Doral Isles is divided into 13 subdivisions, each named with Caribbean themes. These subdivisions have unique styles and structural characteristics that would appeal to a diverse group of home owners. Doral Isles has lake-front and free-standing homes, semi-attached houses (coach homes), townhouses, and condominiums. ...

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Coconut Grove Lifestyle

Coconut Grove is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood in Miami formed along Biscayne Bay and “the ridge” to prevent flooding. It pre-dates the City of Miami and was annexed into the City of Miami against its will in 1925 but stands apart from the City of Miami as a distinctive entity even today. Steeped in rich cultural heritage, Coconut Grove is also an extremely dynamic business community located between Biscayne Bay and Highway...

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Gated Cutler Oaks

Cutler Oaks is an exclusive Old Cutler walled community of 24 two-story homes surrounded by mature oak trees and lush landscaping. The quiet communities entrance was originally built with a guard house but now has a pass code protected gated entrance. Lot sizes range from 15,000 square feet to close to 18,000 square feet. This community began developing in 1987, with originally 4 different models in the French Provincial style with volum...

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Short Sales & Foreclosures in Miami-Dade County

By 2013, distressed homes accounted for 14% of all sales nationally.  In 2012, they were at 22%.  Most people understand foreclosures come about when the owner no longer makes payments on their mortgage.  At this point, the bank works to take back ownership of the property and then sells it off.  Short sales are different because the owner and the bank work together to sell the property prior to the home going into foreclosure.  Why is it ca...

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