Palm Beach Real Estate and Loans

Starting tomorrow morning I'll be reviewing the second quarter sales numbers for these major Palm Beach Gardens communities:

PGA National

BallenIsles

Mirasol

Mirabella

Old Marsh

Old Palm

Steeplechase

and San Michelle.

It's been rather busy (regardless of what the newspapers say!) so I'll be going over what sold in the last 3 months and what's still available.

BTW - as so many people have already found out, if you've found a Palm Beach Gardens home that you really like, then you need to get serious about making an offer.  I run into people all the time that want to wait 'just a bit longer' only to come back to see that someone has already bought 'their' home.  

It doesn't even have to be a long wait - I showed a newer listing last week that was actually under-valued.  In the few hours that the prospective Buyers stalled, someone else bought the house. I hate to say 'I told you so...".

Those who wait, lose.

If you're interested in the best Golf / Country Club properties available in the area, I'd suggest taking a look at the Open Houses in BallenIsles and Mirasol this weekend from 2-4 PM.

113 San Marita Way - BallenIsles

126 C Palm Bay Terrace - BallenIsles

40 Somerset - BallenIsles

19 Laguna Court - BallenIsles

148 VintageIsle Lane - BallenIsles

116 Banyan Isle Drive - BallenIsles

118 Andalusia Way - Mirasol

114 Playa Rienta Way - Mirasol

104 Tranquilla Drive - Mirasol

130 Terra Linda Place - Mirasol

Just let the Gate Guards know which homes you'd like to see and they'll point you in the right direction.

If you have any questions or you would like to set up a private showing of any of the Leibowitz listings, just call me at 561-282-7406.

View BallenIsles / Mirasol Open Houses 4/26/09 in a larger map

Palm Beach Gardens Luxury Real Estate for Sale:

124 Viera Drive in Mirasol

This 3 Bedroom / 3 1/2 Bathroom / 2 Car Garage home is in the Riviera subdivision of Mirasol.

This single family home has never been lived in and it's features include:

- arched doorways

- study / den

- neutral tones and flooring

- block glass in dining room and master bath

- view of the 7th hole of the Tom Fazio-designed Sunrise Course

- wood-paneled appliances in kitchen

- central vacuum

- oversized figure 8 pool

- Sports Membership is required

Call me for more details and to set up a time to see the home and the Club facilities at Mirasol.

The results are in for the 1st quarter's sales in BallenIsles, Mirasol and PGA National.

(This may be 4/1, but this report is no joke.)

So for all of you that keep insisting that 'nothing' is selling, take a look at the following:

These are the actual CLOSED sales for 1/1/2009 through 3/31/09

BallenIsles

144 Isle Drive

120 Palm Point Circle #20-C

108 Island Cove Way

106 Coconut Key

30 Somerset Drive

209 Grand Pointe Drive

6 Sales from $370,000 to $1,640,000

Mirasol

120 Andalusia Way

131 and 132 Casa Grande Ct

157 Isle Verde

128 Olivera

138, 144 and 230 Porto Vecchio

128 Via Condado

200 Via Emilia

131 Via Florenza

110 Via Paridisio

121 and 139 Viera Drive

120 Villa Nueva Place

11510 Villa Vasari #27

16 Sales from $278,000 to $1,550,000

PGA National

There were 41 sales ranging from $59,000 to $739,000

Sorry - I'm not typing all of that out!

So, if people want to insist that nothing is selling......... ask them to explain the above results. 

Look here for more Great Florida Real Estate News

For all the folks who insist that real estate is dead in Florida:

"Florida's existing home sales rose in February, making it the sixth consecutive month that sales activity showed increases in the year-to-year comparison..."

AND

"Existing home sales rose 20 percent last month with a total of 9,858 homes sold statewide compared to 8,181 homes sold in February 2008...."

(Thanks to FAR for the information)

(Unfortunately, you'll probably never see the mass media printing that info - positive news doesn't sell newspapers!)

So far this year, Palm Beach Gardens luxury real estate has seen the following:

BallenIsles - 5 properties SOLD

Mirasol - 12 properties SOLD

PGA National - 33 properties SOLD

Those #'s do not include any CONTINGENT or PENDING transactions, just closed sales.

So... if you're one of those people whose waiting and waiting because "nothing is selling" ....... don't be surprised to find that the home you really liked has already sold because:

Those who wait, lose.