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You helped us to sell our property for the most money in the least time! Thank you!
– Gilbert W
It is rare in this day and age to find someone in the realty business that you feel you can trust and that has your best interests in mind.
– Rosa C.
Very Professional and thoroughly helpful through the process. This was my first property sale and she really helped me through the process. Helped with the listing, initial signing, and home presentation. Got a high volume of prospective buyers through my property right away and kept me up to date on what was going on.
– Steven Y.
Thank you again for your excellent work in the recent purchase of my new home. You displayed professionalism and enthusiasm throughout the transaction. I especially appreciate your tireless efforts to find and arrange viewings of alternates which resulted in our purchase of a very good unit.
– Si Chan
We found the whole experience very easy going. We have been looking for an ocean view condo quite a long time and most real estate agents we have met have been very pushy. Meeting you was refreshing as you did not push us into a decision. As you always said:” The house sells by itself!”
– --- Manny P.
Photo Courtesy of 200 Eleventh Avenue Residences
The Knight Frank Wealth Report 2011 states unequivocally that even in a capricious world economy, there are a few things that do not change. John Styles, head of fund management at Knight Frank Investors, says confidence is returning, and direct investment into residential and commercial real estate is the most favored option.
 The venture’s first proposed project will feature a 57-story ultra-luxury tower called The Porsche Design Tower, complete with a sky garage, in Sunny Isles Beach. This tower will showcase a one-of-a-kind robotic parking system, allowing owners to park their vehicles in sky garages directly next to their units. It's a first for Florida, but not so much for New York City. The sky garage has already become a lucrative amenity in Manhattan. A lavish, 19-story building at 200 Eleventh Avenue is nicknamed 'Sky Garage' for the auto elevator (seen above in artist rendering) that allows residents to drive in, hop the lift and park their cars on their own floors, right next to their town home. The units are two stories each, and if the owner has no car, he or she can use the garage space as storage or a studio.  Because a high profile person can drive right in without being seen in public, this building has drawn in many A-list celebrities; Nicole Kidman, Kelsey Grammer and Domenico Dolce (of Dolce & Gabbana) have already bought in. For how much? The space is 2,360 square feet, the private sky garage is 332 square feet, and as of this posting, the prices range from $6 million to $29 million for the two penthouses. All have been sold and a few are up for re-sale. This New York success is no doubt a major motivator for The Porsche Design Studio and Dezer Properties in Florida.Plans for the Tower have already been approved by the City of Sunny Isles Beach. Units at the Porsche Design Tower will range from 3,800 to 9,500 square feet. More than one-half of the units feature a duplex layout, with the ocean-facing units including a private pool. Porsche Design Tower units are expected to range in price from $2.9 million to $9 million. "I could not envision a more exceptional project for our brand," says Dr. Juergen Gessler, CEO of the Porsche Design Group, recently. "The Porsche Design Tower will represent our company commitment to both engineered luxury while delivering technically inspired products, like the state-of-the-art parking system." The proposed building, to be located on a 2.2 acre parcel at 18555 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, will feature three circular platforms at the building’s center which operate as passenger-speed 'automobile elevators' equipped with sensors that will take vehicles and their owners to their designated floor. The cars will then be parked at one of 284 robotic parking spaces adjacent to the owners’ units. The development will come with three robotic car elevators that will take owners and their cars right to their pads, so they won’t have to get out of their vehicle until they are in front of their unit. Once the car is parked, residents will be able to see it through their living room window. The elevators employ a robotic arm that works like an automatic plank. It places the car on the elevator and delivers the resident and their vehicle to the appointed floor, where the arm parks the car and delivers the resident to their unit. "What this is really doing is taking two technologies that have existed for centuries and putting them together," said Gil Dezer, president of Dezer Properties. "It’s taking the robotic arm and it’s putting it in an elevator."  "We feel honored to partner with such a prestigious enterprise," adds Gil. "Our development team is confident this building will serve as a catalyst for other Porsche Design Towers throughout the world. Also, there will simply be no other building in the world with such unsurpassed technological and design elements. The design team engaged in conceptualizing the Porsche Design Tower has addressed every imaginable detail a potential owner might anticipate." As an added note, I interviewed Gil Dezer in 2009 for a high-end print publication. He is young, very courteous, and genial, and with a deep affinity for Porsches. I remember he had seven back then. We toured his home, and at the time, he was installing a 911 Silver Porsche in the foyer of his home, as he thought of it as a work of art as well as an automobile. Here is a video of him discussing the installation. |
 Left to right: Commissioner George “Bud” Scholl, Commissioner Jeanette Gatto, Vice Mayor Lewis J. Thaler, Sunny Isles Beach International Ambassador to Asia Fang Oliver, Mayor Norman S. Edelcup, Commissioner Isaac Aelion. |
On December 15th, 2011, Mayor Norman J. Edelcup, Vice Mayor Lewis Thaler and city commissioners voted unanimously to appoint Mrs. Fang Oliver as Sunny Isles Beach “International Ambassador to Asia.”
The international community of Sunny Isles Beach is growing! Our city is fast becoming world renowned throughout Asia and popular Asian communities within the United States. This is particularly due to the global travels and diligent work of our resident Fang Oliver. At the December commissioners meeting, Mrs. Oliver expressed herself humbly and respectfully, vowing to continue working hard to promote Sunny Isles Beach in every city she visits around the world. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese and English, Mrs. Oliver is owner of Fang Oliver International Realty and Director of Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce North America. Fang is also current Vice President and 2012 President designate of local Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce Miami. The Sunny Isles Beach International Asia Ambassador appointment recognizes Fang’s international knowledge, local achievements and community service. As an active member of the World Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, Fang has widely promoted Sunny Isles Beach to thousands of her fellow Asian community leaders while traveling many months in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Canada, France, Spain, England, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Guatemala, Australia and throughout the USA. Working with Ms. Ibis Romero, Executive Director of the Sunny Isles Beach Tourism and Marketing Council, Fang is delighted to see our international residents, visitors and tourism grow. Fang is currently working with city officials, Florida Taiwanese dignitaries and Senators in Taiwan to develop a Sunny Isles Beach sister city tourism partner with Toucheng Township in Yilan County, Taiwan. Toucheng is a fast growing oceanfront resort community popular with tourists for natural hot spring hotels, whale watching, yacht marinas, fishing, surfing, museums and a black sand beach with a view of the only active volcano in Taiwan. The volcanic “Turtle Island” is located just five miles from the Toucheng coast! Born in 1971 in Taiwan, Fang experienced personal poverty but always directed her struggle to complete her education. Fang was ridiculed and discouraged by many but vowed to travel to the United States and successfully earned her Master’s degree from Columbia University in NYC. While working on her doctor’s degree, Fang taught English in Passaic County College in New Jersey before moving with her husband to Sunny Isles Beach in 2004. Since then, Mrs. Oliver has returned on business with invitations to meet many dignitaries and statesman within Taiwan. In 2008, Mrs. Oliver was honored to become a United States citizen. Today as a licensed Real Estate broker, Fang is actively introducing our Florida Riviera lifestyle to distinguished Asian students and affluent investors worldwide. Our growing Asian community of residents in Sunny Isles Beach includes dignitaries and business owners that greatly appreciate the values of their waterfront purchases creating increased demand on our local inventories. In Sunny Isles Beach, our new Chef Phillip Ho restaurant on Collins Avenue is sure a welcome treat for Asian travelers and residents to enjoy Chinese authentic delights. In her concurrent role as Vice President, Asia Division with J. Milton & Associates, Fang is welcoming new clients from Asia, assisting a smooth transition for EB-5 green card relocation to Sunny Isles Beach. You may contact Mrs. Oliver via Info@FangOliver.com or www.FangOliver.com for more information of the growing Asian community and learn about American citizenship through real estate investment. Someday we may envision direct flights from Asia to Miami Int’l Airport and a nearby Asia village to include a variety of Asian grocery, tea house, restaurants, cultural entertainment and specialty shops. |
"I have a condo for sale in Miami Beach that was known as the "Land of No." No renting, no dogs, no more than 3 people per unit. I decided to take your advice and ‘sacrifice’ the 90% (who will never buy this property) and revise the remarks to target the 10% or even 5% that might actually be interested in my listing.Did Paul’s new strategy work?
Please note that the remarks are short because our Miami MLS only allows us to use 500 letters and spaces in our remarks section. I will let you know if it sells faster with the revisions."
ORIGINAL MLS Remarks:
1510 Sq Ft Waterfront 3 Bed 2.5 Bath Corner Unit, Loft Condo w/10 Ft Ceilings Thru-out & Open Kitchen. Huge Living Room w/Great Light, Private Balcony Overlooks Intracoastal, Bal Harbour & Surfside. Watch Sunrises & Full Moons Over the Water. Loft has Windows Facing East, North & West and Multiple Walk-in Closets. Boutique Building Includes Waterfront Pool & Dock Availability w/No Fixed Bridges to Haulover Cut & Atlantic Ocean Boating! Rare Opportunity: High Ceilings, 3 Bedrooms, Cat OK & Low Maintenance.
Revised Principle of Sacrifice MLS Remarks:
Finally Peace & Quiet! No Barking Dogs! No Renting! Tired of Noisy Neighbors? We Have Concrete Walls! Tranquility at its Best. Want Space? We Have 10 Ft Ceilings to Display Art! 1,510 Sq Ft Waterfront 3 Bed 2.5 Bath Corner Unit, Open Kitchen, Huge Living Room w/Great Light, Balcony View of Intracoastal, Bal Harbour, Surfside. Windows Face East, North & West. Huge Closets. Boutique Building w/only 24 Units Includes Waterfront Pool & Dock Availability! Cats & Pets OK, but No Dogs! Maintenance $500
The national housing market is seeing the brightest spring since the crash, Reuters reported. The housing sector saw rising sales and prices in April, with a nearly 10 percent increase in sales year-over-year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency showed March home prices up 2.7 percent from the previous March, the largest jump in prices since November 2006.