Palm Beach Real Estate and Loans

Someone called me the other day and said something that was a bit of a surprise:

"I know you don't do rentals, but......"

WHAT?!

I certainly DO handle rentals!!

Quite a few real estate agents won't get involved with rental properties.

The reason doesn't matter - I could say that it's due to laziness, but that wouldn't be very nice of me....

I work with Rental Clients all around Palm Beach Gardens - especially in BallenIsles, Mirasol and PGA National.

There are several different classifications of Rental properties:

• Annual - both furnished and unfurnished - the most common type. I've talked to a lot of people who think that they'd like to rent for a year to see if they like the area before actually buying.
• Seasonal - furnished, especially if they are combined with golf memberships, are EXTREMELY popular in the Palm Beach Gardens area.  With the number of courses available this is a great area for people to come to escape the snow for a few months. Typically December through February (or even March).  There is a little flexibility but the minimum term is rarely less than 90 days.
• Off Season - Owners that aren't using their homes during the summer will often offer this type of rental.

Great news - I’ve changed to a new brokerage - as of this week I am now a Real Estate Agent for Leibowitz Realty Group.

Their reputation as a leader in the luxury golf/country club market is un-paralleled in Palm Beach County.  You can read about the Companys history here.

They just opened up a new office at Midtown @ PGA Boulevard - a perfect location that will allow me to easily continue to service my main focus areas of:

• BallenIsles
• Mirasol
• PGA National

Their other office is at 210 Brazilian Avenue in Palm Beach - just a few blocks north of Worth Avenue.

To see my, or any of the other Agents’, listings just take a look at the Meet the Team page.

There will be several changes to this website over the next few weeks, if you cant find what you need just call me at 561-282-7406 or email me at: marc@leibowitzrealty.com

Now that we've gone over the most recent activity in BallenIsles, let's take a look at PGA National.

Palm Beach Gardens is a golfer's dream - and PGA National is one the best choices you can make.

There are 4 courses on the property and one just a few miles west on Northlake boulevard.  In addition to the # of courses, PGA National has the distinction of not only having the most reasonably priced Club Memberships in the area but having the only 100% refundable Memberships!  It is also the last of the major golf / country clubs in the area that does not require Membership if you want to live there.

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Due to the number of sales in both years, I won't be putting up tables with each individual transaction - numbers aren't exactly exciting, a page full of them is even worse!

Here's the breakdown:

For January, February and March of 2007-

 That's a total of 42 closed sales.

And 2008 -

For a total of 32 closed sales in the 1st quarter of 2008.

All of that information comes from my local MLS and consists of ONLY closed sales - notinng 'pending' or 'contingent' is included.  Until that ink dries on closing day, it really doesn't count.

Currently there are 282 properties listed for sale in PGA National ranging from condos starting at $83,500 all the way to estate homes that top off at $4,750,000.

To see any of the current listings or to put your Palm Beach Gardens real estate up for sale, just call me at 561-282-7406.

PGA National, one of Palm Beach Gardens top Golf Club Communities, is once again the Host of the Honda Classic.

This Tournament started off back in 1972 - back then it was known as the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic.  Since 1985 it's been the Honda.

In 2007 the Tournament came to PGA National (it had been at Mirasol) and was contested on the Champion course - which has been the site for many Major Events such as the Ryder Cup and the PGA Championship.

This year the Tournament will run from 2/25 through 3/2 and will once again be supporting the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation.

In addition to this major event, PGA National has been has been going through some BIG changes lately - if you haven't had the chance to check out the Resort in a while I definitely recommend taking a trip!  The Resort and the Member's Club are undergoing about $35 million in upgrades, the golf courses are being improved even further and the Neighborhood is finally becoming a gated community.

I admit I'm a little biased towards the neighborhood - after all, I do live there - but if your looking to buy real estate in Palm Beach Gardens and you don't want to deal with ridiculous Club Membership requirements, PGA National is the place to be!

Let's start off today with a look at what happened in with real estate in the Palm Beach Gardens community of  PGA National.

• In 2006, 202 properties sold - ranging in price from $114,900 to $1,250,000.
• In 2007, 165 units sold.  The prices went from $79,000 up to (again) $1,250,000.

Many people would think that a decline in sales activity is not the greatest thing to report-

But I pride myself on reporting the facts in real estate - something the mainstream media seems to have gotten away from!

As a consumer YOU need to know what's going on WITHOUT the extreme 'spin' we see in the papers and on TV.

Looking to this year, I'm confident that we will see some improvement in the number of sales.

If you are currently in the market for real estate in Palm Beach Gardens, PGA National currently has 296 units listed for sale from $79,900 to $4,750,000.

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(Sales information comes from Regional MLS)