Earlier this week, Placester released their October 2015 Housing Market Trends for a nation-wide snapshot. “There’s lots of data here worth noting, like the large percentage of buyers who think late 2015 is a good time to buy, an increase in new residential sales, and more declines in foreclosure inventory. See how things are shaping […]
Archives for October 2015
Blue Starlite: A Mini Urban Drive-In Movie Experience
Did you know that the City of Miami had one of the nation’s earliest drive-in movie theaters? On February 25, 1938, the Miami Drive-In Theater opened at NW 7th Avenue and NW 81st Street, charging 35 cents per person admission. Forest Whitaker once said, “When I was a kid, the only way I saw movies […]
People’s Climate March 2015 in Downtown Miami
On October 14, 2015, the greater Miami community, a front-line community impacted by climate change, is coming together to call for bold action on climate at the local, national and global levels at Miami’s March for Real Climate Action Now. Workers, people of faith, students, immigrants, racial, climate and economic justice activists and other community […]
A Miami Minute: FIU @ 50
In 1965, Florida Senator Robert M. Haverfield introduced Senate Bill 711, which instructed the state Board of Education and the Board of Regents (BOR) to begin planning for the development of a state university in Miami. An abandoned airfield is an unusual place for the birth of a university. But in the summer of 1969, […]
3rd Quarter Market Trends – Roads and Brickell Hammock
The Roads and Brickell Hammock single family homes market (zip code 33129) starts at the corner of SW 11 Street and SW 12 Avenue, and stretches southeast to the water. The area includes historic neighborhoods with homes dating from the early-1900’s, along with Alice Wainwright Park, Simpson Park, and Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Property Sales […]