A few weeks ago  Kevin Brass called me to ask about the impact international clients are having on the styles and amenities of Florida luxury homes. We spoke further at the Leaders in Luxury conference in Dallas, which was also attended by a group from Ginn Company, developers of Bella Collina and Renunion in Orlando. His resulting article was published yesterday in the International Herald Tribune.

New homes in Florida are incorporating many features from Europe and other parts of the world, but I don't think it's because international buyers are demanding that, I think it's because Americans are travelling more, and wanting to recreate aspects of those experiences. International visitors, on the other hand, are experiencing American ideas and wanting to take those back, with one client wanting to take her refrigerator back to Europe.

Sharon Simms, Real Estate Agent serving St. Petersburg, Florida, the Gulf Beaches and the Tampa Bay area.