END OF THE WORLD KEYS’ STYLE!

Allegedly, the ancient Mayan calendar ends 12/21/12 - this Friday, December 21^st and some have taken this to mean the end of the world as we know it…so what else would we do in the Florida Keys except have a PARTY?! Join us at Snook’s Bayside, Mile Marker 99.4 @ 6 pm in this benefit for The Florida Keys Children’s Shelter. Please bring gift cards or unwrapped gifts for a boy or girl ages 11 to 17. For more info, call 305-453-5004 or visit:  http://www.snooks.com/

HOMEBUILDER CONFIDENCE HITS 6 1/2-YEAR HIGH

► Builders report best market for newly built homes since the housing boom

► Reflects growing optimism that a turnaround in housing will endure

Read the full story from CBS MoneyWatch:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57559766/homebuilder-confidence-hits-6-1-2-year-high/

LAST MINUTE HOME SHOPPING?

Check out this latest offering from American Caribbean Real Estate:

BRAND NEW CONTEMPORARY 3-story, 3/2 CBS home with elevator now available on Plantation Key. 2- car garage, paved driveway, PGT commercial-grade impact windows & doors, seamless metal roof, tray ceilings, decorative stair rails, porcelain tile & elevator access from foyer to top-floor master suite. Open kitchen offers granite countertops, GE/SS appliances, 100% wood cabinets with self closing drawers. Custom cabinets in baths. Large lot w/room for pool. Deep-water canal leads directly to ocean: quick access to bay via Tavernier Creek. 70 ft. concrete dock with 30/50/110 amp power & water. Rooftop deck w/ocean views. Cistern system + connected to sewer. Offered at $ 1,199,000.

For information on this or any other home for sale in the upper Florida Keys, contact an American Caribbean agent at 305-664-4966 or sales@americancaribbean.com

 

LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING?

Stroll the THIRD THURSDAY WALKABOUT, December 20^th, from 6-9 pm, along the Old Highway around Mile Marker 81.5, oceanside. Featured artist is Kim Koch and musician Rusty Lemmon will perform. Along with the art and music, enjoy food, drink & fun. For more info, call 305-664-9100.

SOUTH FLORIDA FORECLOSURE SALES UP IN THIRD QUARTER

► RealtyTrac says Florida generally showing an increase in bank-owned sales

► Across Florida, foreclosure-linked sales rose 47 percent in the third quarter from the second quarter and were up 16.9 percent from a year earlier.

Read the full story from The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/06/3128473/south-florida-foreclosure-sales.html

For information on foreclosure, short sale and other Keys’ properties for sale, contact an AMERICAN CARIBBEAN REAL ESTATE agent at:

sales@americancaribbean.com