Pinecrest Village

Summer is over! During the hot weather many of our residents packup and head for the mountains of North Carolina. Many have second homes and some rent, but for many its off to the mountains. Destinations vary, but the locations of choice include Highlands, Roaring Gap, Mountain Top and Grandfather Mountain. At 4000 feet the » Read more  

Last Sunday I held an Open House in Pinecrest. It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon typical of year round life in South Florida. The house was a vinage house built in the ’50s with some updaating and nicely kept..It had a nice pool and sat on an acre lot, typical of Pinecrest..In the immediate area » Read more  

Being transferred to Coral Gables I was advised be Exxon I was being transferred from Toronto to Coral Gables. It was a nice promotion but also a challenge.It meant leaving a job I liked and giving up good friends and our involvement in the social life of the community. It meant selling the house and » Read more  

Coral Gables and Pinecrest Market Activity   For several months clients have been asking whether we have hit the bottom. My answer has been, we’re close.   It now appears we have hit the bottom, and prices in some areas have started back up. In the US single family home sales rose 11% in June » Read more  

Consider Pinecrest in corporate relocation to Miami area. If you work for a major corporation, you are going to be transferred. Probably several times .I was moved seven times when I was with Exxon. It’s the corporate way of life.  If I were being relocated to the Miami area, Pinecrest would be high on my » Read more