February 2019 - Rava Realty

South Florida: December 2018 Market Stats

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South Florida: December 2018 Market Stats

Miami-Dade

Overall, residential sales in Miami-Dade dropped 6.2 percent to 2,081. The total residential sales volume in December fell by 5.6 percent to $928.8 million.

Miami single-family home sales decreased 5.1 percent 1,011 last month. Condo sales dropped to 1,070, a decline of 7.3 percent.

Prices of single-family homes kept rising, with the median price increasing by 6.7 percent to $355,000. The median price of a condo was flat at $235,000.

Broward

Total residential sales also fell in Broward County, down 10.3 percent to 2,357. ...

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Land prices in Manhattan hit pause

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Land prices in Manhattan hit pause

In 2015 after a few boom years buyers had been consistently bidding an average of $685 per square foot for Manhattan land.

Then from 2015 to 2016 the total dollar volume for development site trades in Manhattan below 96th Street plummeted 55 percent to $2.6 billion from $5.8 billion. In 2017, the dollar volume dropped by another 34 percent, according to data provided by commercial brokerage Ariel Property Advisors.

Although land sale prices did recover last year and are now roughly back ...

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New York City’s Tourism Boom Continues

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New York City’s Tourism Boom Continues

NYC & Company, the city’s official tourism arm, announced that a record 65.2 million visitors came to NYC last year, the New York Times reports. Most of those visitors came from other parts of the United States, and the largest number of foreigners visited from Great Britain (1.24 million) and China (1.1 million).

That number is a jump from the 62.8 million tourists who came to the city in 2017, and is part of a larger pattern of growth—this is the ...

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New Record: Just Sold, Most Expensive Home in the USA

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New Record: Just Sold, Most Expensive Home in the USA

The penthouse at 220 Central Park South that billionaire Ken Griffin bought in January for a ridiculous $239,958,219 (that was the exact purchase price..don’t ask me why) set a record for the most anyone has ever paid for a home in the United States.

Griffin’s penthouse —a combination of two units— measures approximately 24,000 square feet, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Griffin went into contract for it back in 2015 and we see the transaction now, so this closing reflects ...

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How is the market in Miami Beach?

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How is the market in Miami Beach?

The 2nd Quarter 2018 Miller-Samuel report tells us that the Miami Beach market had more overall sales activity with a lower pace of inventory growth and a shift towards larger units. There were more transactions, +10.7% from the year-ago quarter. There were more condo sales of three, four and five bedroom homes. Although listing inventory has been rising for more than four years, the rate of growth has slowed considerably in the past year (“only” + 3.9%), which is good. ...

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Glamping in the City

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Glamping in the City

When Governors Island was decommissioned and an organization appointed to oversee its redevelopment, Peter Mack, the CEO and founder of Collective Retreats, saw a golden opportunity.

He approached the organization with a compelling offer: create up to $700 per night accommodation with minimal building costs. How did he do it? By setting up luxury tents with a few shared amenities, as the Associated Press reported. The glamping experience features electricity, full beds with fine linens, an on-site restaurant and sweeping views ...

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