Real Estate Musings from St Pete, Florida

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Real Estate Agent - Coastal Properties Group International - Christie's International
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2009 

Nearly every day I drive by the Grand Bohemian site at the northwest corner of 1st Ave N and 2nd St N in downtown St Petersburg and still see the fencing and banners for the Grand Bohemian. It started with several floors of luxury condominiums above the hotel facilities, including one really prim...
02/28/2009
We've had some listings that have had only 1 showing in months. One waterfront listing, at $675,000, had a showing request early this week. The shocked sellers said, OK. The following day, we had another showing request. More amazement, but OK. And yesterday, the third showing this week. What's h...
02/28/2009
I ordered my Kindle 2 from amazon before it was available. The first ones would be available by Feb 24, but amazon said mine would be mid-March. So - I was pleasantly surprised when I heard from amazon that it had shipped on February 23rd!  Great news. It said I should expect delivery by the post...
02/28/2009
    Yes, I'm gadget crazy, and Yes, I'm an avid reader. I bought Kindle 1 when it first came out, it cost $399 but I've saved $900 in about 14 months, so I'd say that was a good deal. The biggest disadvantage of Kindle 1 was that my kids couldn't read the books I bought, because I wouldn't let g...
02/28/2009
Jeff Corbett posted today about your rights to something you've posted on a third party site. He disabled comments, but suggested that anyone with opinions write their own post and link back. Active Rain is more liberal than most sites - and if they are giving us the exposure they do, why shouldn...
02/23/2009
This week I went over to Signature Place in downtown St Petersburg to look at their new models. It would be nice to go up in the tower, both to see the views and to see the unique configurations of the tower condos - but, alas, it's too early to be allowed to do that. The two models are in their ...
02/21/2009
Many of us have been telling sellers that their property needs to be both in a beauty contest and in a price war. I've also told them that they don't want to be following the market like a Slinky going down stairs. Recently we were talking with a client about the market - he now realizes that the...
02/21/2009
Over the years we've had many discussions about people writing comments that add to a discussion, and people writing comments that are saying, "Thanks for posting.l I agree with you." I've noticed lately on my google alerts that I'm frequently coming up through the comments I'm writing on other A...
02/18/2009
If you walk along Beach Drive NE in downtown St Petersburg, you see activity in the retail portions of 400 Beach. Unlike the ill-fated Ooze and Schmooze, 400 Beach Seafood & Tap House is well underway, with interior partitions going up daily. This plan and a rendering of what the interior will lo...
02/17/2009
I've been using digital photos and posting them online so long that it's been years since I've had photos printed - but I want to have some large photos made of some of my listings to frame on the walls of my reception room. Do you have them done locally? Do you order them online and pick them up...
02/17/2009
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