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1302 Asturia Ave was listed this week. This beautiful Old Spanish home is located on one of the most picturesque streets in Coral Gables. It is on a corner lot, with lush landscaping providing lots of privacy to sit by the oversized pool. Inside the home is completely updated with crown moldings, original wood floors, fireplace, and a family room with exposed wood-beamed ceilings. It is within walking distance to the Granada Golf Course. Details of 1302 Asturia Avenue: Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 2.5 3,508 sq. ft of living space 12,500 sq. ft. lot Listed for sale at $1,350,000   Presented […]

I am excited to announce that yesterday we closed on 1100 Coral Way in Coral Gables. The home sold for $985,000 and the proud new owner already has great plans to redesign the exterior and interior elements of the home. Some of those plans include changing the facade of the front of the home, which will mostly likely be done by creating a grand entrance way. This will change the front of the home dramatically. Interior changes involve reconfiguring the layout of the floor plan, opening up the space some more, and lots of updating. We are truly excited to see […]

This beautiful Coral Gables home was just listed this week. Everything is top of the line and is the home is situated on close to an acre of land. It is located on prestigious Edgewater Drive and is truly a gem.  Details of 190 Edgewater Drive: Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 5 1/2 6,545  sq. ft of living space 41,338 sq. ft. lot Listed for sale at $3,890,000   For more information on this or any other property you see on this site, please feel free to contact me at 305-525-7324 Presented by: ReMax United Real Estate

I was very happy to receive a wonderful testimonial this afternoon from a client of mine.  “Oscar has been very responsible in helping me selling my house within a month, really good with the market pricing and it only took us 2 open houses to get an offer.  Oscar is very fast in responding emails and texts and very supportive when the situation calls for. He was with me on every step on the journey of selling my house and helped me on every single detail in between. This entire experience can be so overwhelming and you walked me through […]

In the month of February there were a total of 24 single family home sales in Coral Gables, seven of which were waterfront and golf view properties. The average sales per square foot for non-waterfront homes was $314.33, which is an increase from last months average of $283. The average sales per square foot for waterfront homes was $598.84. The only sale on the Biltmore Golf Course, 1275 Mariola Ct, sold at $395.01 per square foot.

In the past month, I have had two examples personally happen to me which outlines how important and necessary proper permitting is. I had two separate occurrences of delayed closings, one because of open permits and one because of no permits. It is important for anyone who is buying or selling a home to understand the components involved with permitting. In the first example, I saw first hand how not pulling proper permits will delay a closing. A professional window installer didn’t pull the permits for the hurricane impact windows installed in the home. Doing so caused a delay in […]

Coral Gables has increased efforts to ensure banks maintain foreclosed homes. On Tuesday City commissioners approved an ordinance that raises the annual fee for keeping an abandoned property on the registry. The fee was raised from $200 to $600. Having properties on this registry allows for police to issue trespassing warnings and starts the initiative for legal action against banks that let these foreclosed homes deteriorate. The city is hoping that this measure will preserve property values throughout the city. According to RealtyTrac there are about 100 bank-owned homes in Coral Gables. “It sounds to me like another arrow in […]

Oscar Arellano will be appearing on Univision Channel 23 tonight. Tune in at 6PM to see Oscar speak about his views on the real estate market and new market trends.