coconut grove: Turning Miami Foreclosures Green to Enjoy Rebates and Incentives - 08/31/12 10:15 PM
www.OnePlaceOpenHouse.comby Jacquelyn Marks Miami homeowners can become financially capable of paying for the mortgage of a Miami foreclosure property by turning a home into something green and energy-efficient. By doing so, the homeowner can get to enjoy 100 percent conservation subsidy with this federal program. As to date, there is no expiry date specified for this particular program.
Federal Residential Renewal Energy Tax Credit
The homeowner gets a 30 percent tax credit on a personal income based on the total amount spent for making the home energy efficient. Such changes include installation of solar water heating systems, use of systems powered … (1 comments)

coconut grove: Antoine Walker's Miami Home Gets 34% Price Chop - 03/07/11 11:44 AM
www.OnePlaceOpenHouse.com | By Sheree R. Curry
Former Boston Celtics star Antoine Walker, who used to play $15,000 poker hands with Michael Jordan, is gambling again. This time he is betting that the drastic price drop on his 7,111-square-foot Coconut Grove, Fla., home will do the trick.
On Friday Walker chopped the price of the 5-bedroom, 5½-bath home 34 percent from $3 million to $1.995 million, making it "the biggest price cut of the day," reported The Real Deal. The 2004-built home, which he purchased in 2005 for $3.1 million, had already seen one price cut from $3.4 million.
"The drastic price … (1 comments)