The Florida Keys Real Estate Market Absorption Report 12-1-2020

If you're a Stat junkie like me, you'll love this Stuff!

This monthly report ( with 5 years of data) focuses on our Florida Keys Real Estate Absorption via hypothetical monthly supply rate.

(Don't worry. there's not a test for you math phobic readers.)

Is it a Buyer's Market? A Seller's Market? Who has the leverage? Take a Look and let me know what you think. I am happy to put my 25+years of experience to work for You!

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Check out Aero-Largo Bayfront Estate, $3,499,000 - Your Florida Keys Bucket List Opportunity!!

Every so often, Fate reaches out its hand.

You know, Creative Visualization can be really powerful.
A great tool for Dreamers and Poets and those that have a burning Desire, (and maybe a touch of .. madness, LOL).

Yes, yes, I know...a little Granola-y, California, Mulholland Drive, Esoteric stuff.
But your Conchquistador has always been a Dreamer and a Poet, and I have, and still have a burning Desire to succeed in Real Estate.

When I was first starting out in Real Estate, I projected in my mind, that I wanted to cater to the Entertainment Industry movers and shakers, both those on the front line and behind the scenes, for their real estate needs (as I was also in the Entertainment Industry for 15 years, buts that's another sordid story, for another Blog).  
Now, along the 24.5 year way, I have come to enjoy being of Service to a variety of these very folks who were seeking great real estate opportunities in Buying and Selling, and an agent who would/could give them Exemplary Service. 

The thing is, I came to realize, that I enjoyed assisting the average Joe/Jane, first time buyer, $150,000 client, as much as the Multi Million Dollar Ones.

But I still had that ... Vision.
And as stated ... Every So Often ... Fate reaches out it's hand
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I have been privileged to work with Matt Damon, Julio Iglesias Jr., One of the Top Modeling Agency Owners in the World ( Wow, talk about someone with Vision!!! Thank you, You know who You are), another prominent Miami Beach Agency owner, as well as the premier modeling studio in Miami Beach, Night Club Owners, DJs, Sports figures, even Sophia Vergara's personal manager (What a great family), and a host of others, that I have to keep on the down low.

And Now, out of the ether, comes my favorite property listing of all time.  Aero Largo.

A magical home and location that has been used for countless Modeling shoots and other media ( They were actually doing a photo shoot while we were taking our photos), and owned by a very special client.

This Place IS your Bucket List Home!!!!

Tropical breezes, white sandy beach ( a rare Keys commodity), spectacular open water views, amazing deep water dockage, an awesome pier with THE coolest Tiki at the end, and oh yeah a seaplane dock, sparkling Pool, Pizza Oven, massage Tiki, outdoor Kitchen, all on almost an arce of natural Key Largo hard wood hammock. And that's just the outside!!!

This house is tricked out, the Master Bedroom has jaw dropping views (and Two separate Master Baths!), stainless kitchen with all the Top, Top, Top of the line appliances, office/extra bedroom, and so, so much more.
And did I mention the detached Guest House and the 3-car Garage?? 3-car Garage ... in the Keys??? Hell, it's hard just to find a 1-car garage let alone 3.

So, am I excited ... um Yeah! (On a separate note, you know I never met an ellipse I didn't like).

And the best feature???  The PRICE!!!!
$3,499,000

THIS is opportunity knocking, almost bashing the door in.

THIS is THAT property that you Visualize.... in that granola-y, Califorina, Mulholland Drive, esoteric way.

To the Details:

97240 Overseas Highway, Key Largo

Offered at: $3,499,000
4 Bedroom /4.2 Baths with optional 5th bedroom.

Description:
Phenomenal opportunity! Stunning, stunning, stunning Florida Keys Oasis. ''Aero-Largo''. The setting for countless photo shoots and commercials, this seductive Bayfront Estate is what dreams are made

of. Stroll right into crystal clear water from your own white sandy beach. This is your canvas. Bask in privacy, or entertain like no other. This home offers extreme flexibility. With 3 bedrooms + office in the spacious Main House, gorgeous gourmet Kitchen and Dining Room, and a separate detached Guest Suite. So many amenities! Huge, Deep Dock and Tiki, outdoor grill and pizza oven, outdoor bar, seaplane dock, boatlift, outdoor showers, custom-built pool and fountain, three garage spaces, massage Tiki, all nestled in a gated, estate sized natural hardwood hammock. Best value in its class, and a feast for the senses. Do everything or nothing at all. It's all at your beck and call. Diving, boating, fishing, Jet Ski, kayak, you name it. The Florida Keys Lifestyle is yours 24/7/365. Exceptional Vacation Rental Potential.

Click Here to View Details and Mapped Location. 
Click Here for Drone Video
Click Here for Aero Largo From The Water Video

Fate ... Has unique Hands.

Indulge in the Massage Tiki

Work with an Agent who can help you realize Your Vision.  
Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! 
 For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

It's My Spring Collection! Fantastic FL Keys Properties - A variety To Choose From. Try One On!

The Conchquistador Spring Collection!

It's Springtime and the perfect Season to try one of these super, Florida Keys properties on for size! A Variety of styles to choose from! Phenomenal Island Opportunities " Aero Largo" - Bayfront Oasis Offered at $3,699,000 Click Here for More Information Villa Morada - Canal Front Home Offered at $1,175,000 Click Here for More Information Your Own Tropical Sanctuary Offered at $674,900 Click Here for More Information Updated Key Largo Home Offered at $389,900 Click Here for More Information

It's Time to Turn Your Island Dreams Into Your New Tropical Reality! If you are considering selling Your Keys Home, I would be delighted to put my High Level of Service, and Unique Marketing to work for YOU. I do things other agents, Can't, Don't or Wont.

Work with an Agent who can tailor fit a property to YOU!  Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Check out this Phenomenal and Stunning Video Aerial Tour of Venetian Shores in Islamorada. OMG!!

TALK ABOUT WOW! CHECK OUT THIS STUNNING AERIAL TOUR OF VENETIAN SHORES IN ISLAMORADA THAT WE JUST PRODUCED. Click Image to view video

VENETIAN SHORES: ONE OF THE JEWELS OF ISLAMORADA Venetian Shores in Islamorada is one of or most in demand communities. Perched on scenic Snake Creek, it comprises a multitude of finger peninsulas that lead to the pristine waters of Florida Bay and to the majestic Atlantic via the last drawbridge in the Keys, offering easy passage to tall vessels. Just minutes from the world famous Islamorada Sandbar. The essence of Florida Keys Living! For a selection of Venetian Shores homes and other tropical homes that we currently have listed, visit our Island Collection of homes at www.TheKeysIslandCollection.com. View all currently available Venetian Shores Properties Here!

Venetian Shores in Islamorada, The Florida Keys Work with an Agent who can find you your ideal property in your ideal community!

Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Just Closed! Islamorada Oasis $775,000. Conchquistador Deal of The Day!

You Know, one of the greatest joys of this profession is the opportunity to service clientele not just once, but multiple times over the course of many years.

So it is with my latest sale.  I have now had the privilege to work buy my Buyers, Bert and Terry, for 5 transactions!!  The first dating back 20 years in 1998 when I sold their Miami Home.

And now I have been able to work with them to obtain their own Islamorada Oasis.  And man talk about cool!!! 
Located on Plantation Key in the Indian Waterways neighborhood, this home at 157 Caloosa Street is the perfect Keys getaway.

Listed by my friends Aryl and Pati Robison of Re/Max, it boasts super waterfront dockage, a custom build Tiki entertainment area, Garage,
Main House, and a separate Guest House!!


Originally built in the 60's, it has been wonderfully updated and is ready to move in, and ready to party and or relax.

At a Sale price of $775,000, this was a win-win for both Buyer and Seller. Love those kind of deals!!

Aryl and Pati have been kind enough to allow me to share some of their photos and description.

Now the details:

157 Tequesta Street, Islamorada
List Price $799,995 / Sale Price $775,000 
3 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms
Bayside Canal

Description:
Paradise awaits. This spectacular canal front home is the epitome of Florida Keys Living. Completely renovated and remodeled in 2011 & 2012, the property offers a main house with 2 beds and 2 baths, Dade County Pine ceilings, detached garage, separate guest quarters with a living area, kitchenette, bedroom & bathroom, a spacious dock, boat ramp, lushly landscaped grounds, tiki hut and even a white picket fence. Located in Indian Waterways, it is minutes from the Bay & Ocean Access Access via Tavernier Creek and Snake Creek. It is also centrally located and very convenient to shopping, restaurants, the hospital & schools. Plus, this home did not suffer any hurricane damage and offers privacy with a nature preserve across the Street.

Detailed Brochure and Mapped Location Here

Thank you Bert and Terry!! Looking forward to our next one!

Work with and agent who can help you find your OWN Oasis and who will stick with you for years to come. Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

Just Closed in Key Largo - Turnkey Waterfront: $725,000, A Direct Result of My Radio Show!!!

You know what's Cool?

View down the Canal at 19 Harbor Dr. Key Largo. My latest sale.

Being able to assist really fun, cool, clients turn their Island Dreams into their new Tropical Reality.
Yes, yes I know, you've heard me say or post that tag line before. But it's true!!  
Home ownership for most people in the Fabulous Florida Keys is a Dream, not a necessity. It's bucket list material.  Something you one day hope to achieve. So you toil, and save, and work for that goal.  

And that's where your humble Conchquistador comes in. I'm here to help you find your new toy! Your piece of our Paradise, your very own slice of our proverbial Key Lime Pie!!

And that brings up my latest Sale.  A Super cool couple from Illinois that found me through my award-winning Radio Show, "The Florida Keys Real Estate Guys ...Live"  Broadcast worldwide every Monday at Noon, Keys time on RadioA1A.com and their take along app.  Also simulcast and Podcast on Soundcloud, Tunein, and bouncing off all kinds of satellites, I'm sure.

We have a lot of fun doing the show, and if you haven't listened... what are you waiting for???  We have 77 Episodes! Fun and irreverent chat about our Florida Keys Lifestyle, Fishing, Diving, drinking, cool guests and oh yeah...informative information regarding our Florida Keys Real Estate Market, all with yours truly and my co-host Mark Mills.  And we don't fall under the auspices of the FCC!!

And while we get a lot of Keys listeners we get a TON of folks tuning in Nationwide, and even in other distant Ports of Call.  I even know some Kiwis that tune in every so often.

RadioA1A caters to folks who enjoy independent Trop-Rock with an Island feel and is tied into the biggest nationwide Jimmy Buffet fan club.  And your Conchquistor is also proud to be the their exclusive Real Estate Sponsor!!  This also gives my sellers a great edge as I run several hundred commercials a month!! Talk about exposure for your property!!!??? This, in addition to the great shows I sponsor on our local radio station, Sun103.1 FM. 
Just another out of the box approach that I take to getting the job DONE.

Go Here to download the RadioA1A app to take our show on the go!

So after that long winded explanation, some more info about the Home my Super Cool Buyers just Purchased!

19 Harbor Drive, Key Largo
3 Bedrooms / 2.1 Baths
Waterfront

List Price: $747,000 / Sale Price: $725,000

This Property was sold furnished for immediate enjoyment!
It was also listed by my friend, Myriam Morales of The Keyes Company, who was a pleasure to work with.

Description: 
BEAUTIFUL HOUSE! ON THE WATER!! 3/2/1/2. CONCRETE ROOF! ALL IMPACT WINDOWS AND DOORS! GRANITE COUNTER TOPS IN KITCHEN ALL TILE FLOORS! YOUR OWN DOCK!

View a Detailed Brochure and Mapped Location Here

Bucket List? For sure.  But truly attainable. 
And, after all, what is a life without dreams??

Work with an Agent who can help flesh out your Island Dreams.  Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.

And Thus, We Bid The Devil Adieu - Today Ends a Harsh Hurricane Season

The Buzz-Saw that was Irma en route to the Keys

So, every June 1^st, I do a blog post referencing Florida Keys Profanity, and that the “H Word” is the most foul.  Of course, “H” standing for Hurricane.

As you know, this Blog is quite often tongue-in-cheek, but this year, this year it rang very, very true.

Heartbreaking Devastation at one of my Buyers' Properties on Grassy Key

It's been some time coming, can't say we were surprised. But it still doesn't lessen the blow, both literally and figuratively. 

Irma came through like a buzz saw, but a buzz saw that was very, very slow moving. We were extraordinarily fortunate that it didn't do as much damage as it could have, and that the casualties were not as great as they could've been.

That being said, the wounds have definitely been inflicted and anyone driving our glorious Overseas Highway can see the scabs that are now forming.

 

Hurricanes in the Keys are a way of Life. They are part and parcel of the Keys experience. They is the Ying to the diving, fishing, drinking and revelry’s Yang. 

So what happens now???

Participating in a TV interview with NBC6 Anchors about what happens next

Well, real estate wise, Irma may have actually been a good thing on several fronts.

It's certainly showcased those homes that were well-built and can stand up to brutes. It also thinned out some of our invasive foliage that has grown here, chocking out our natives. And, it has forced homeowners to take a serious look at the condition of their properties.

And even with all the devastation that has occurred, Buyers still, still, very much want a heaping slice of our proverbial Key Lime Pie.

There is no place on Earth like the  Florida Keys. There is no place that offers all the intangibles.

Yes, there may be some places that have more vibrant for reefs, better fishing, Island lifestyle, but, as a package, and for ownership and value… I believe there’s no compare. 

"H Word"  - The Most Profane.

So, today, as we pack away our generators and store away our shutters and get ready to say goodbye to a very trying Period, we remember those that lost so much, and commend those whose efforts are unparalleled in helping us to effectively rebuild.

As once again, we try to reason with Hurricane Season

Work with an Agent whose ridden the Storms.  Put the experience and expertise of The Conchquistador to work for you! For more information on the outstanding real estate opportunities that exist in the Keys, call me at 305.439.7730 or email me at DropAnchor@TheRealEstateConch.com.