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I was driving back from showing property on the beach to the West where I live on the edge of the Everglades .  It is only 12.5 half miles but takes about 30 minutes.  I was surprised over the good time I made in spite of the rush hour traffic time.

It was probably the day dreaming that I was doing, thinking how lucky I was to live in such a beautiful part of the world.  (My Dad was a pilot and we travelled around the world multiple times as well as lived overseas for a while, so I've had enough exposure to have an opinion.)

Thinking...what if I didn't live here and knew what I know about the area, where would I want to go if I came for a visit?

The first place that comes to mind for most people coming to Florida is the beach.  My favorite beach in Broward county is Deerfield Beach.  Why, because I don't like the sand (it makes a mess out of your car ;-)  Deerfield Beach has beautiful grassy areas just above the sand with palm trees and a public restroom at the fire station, PLUS Great places to eat and drink!

My second choice would be Fort Lauderdale beach down by the Yankee Clipper hotel or up by Beach Place that also has some great restaurants.

Next choice would be Pompano Beach.  This was the kids favorite place when they were little because it had a playground.

For Palm Beach, I have even more choices, where Jeff has us join him and his family to enjoy his wave runner on lakes and the ocean.

Stay tuned for more favorite places to visit!

REAL ESTATE UPDATE FOR BROWARD COUNTY & PALM BEACH COUNTY
March 1, 2009 to March 31, 2009

Broward County includes well known cities of Coconut Creek, Coral Springs, Deerfield Beach,
Fort Lauderdale, Highland Beach, Hillsboro, Lighthouse Point, Parkland, Plantation,
Sunrise, Tamarac and Weston.

There are currently ­­­­­12,657 Single Family Homes LISTED FOR SALE in Broward County.

­­­5577 priced under $250,000
 4176 priced between 250,001 and $500,000
1132 priced between $500,001 and $750,000
599 priced between $750,001 and $1,000,000
493 priced between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
260 priced between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
417 priced over $2,000,000

For the month of March, 791 Single Family Homes SOLD in Broward County. 

464 were sold under $250,000
252 were sold between 250,001 and $500,000
40 were sold between $500,001 and $750,000
13 were sold between $750,001 and $1,000,000
9 were sold between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
8 were sold between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
4 were sold over $2,000,000

There are currently 18,455 Multi-Family Homes LISTED FOR SALE in Broward County.  Multi-Family
Homes include condos, town homes, villas, coops, all attached and or unattached as well as
single story to multi levels.

13,808 are priced under $250,000
2914 are priced between 250,001 and $500,000
773 are priced between $500,001 and $750,000
432 are priced between $750,001 and $1,000,000
279 are priced between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
146 are priced between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
102 are priced over $2,000,000

For the month of March,  881 Multi-Family Homes SOLD in Broward County.

Note that many of the lower priced multi family homes are located in Adult only communities
with an over the age of 55 requirment to live there.

788 were sold under $250,000
67 were sold between 250,001 and $500,000
16 were sold between $500,001 and $750,000
6 were sold between $750,001 and $1,000,000
4 were sold between $1,000,001 and $1,500,00
None were sold between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
None were sold over $2,000,000

Palm Beach County includes well known cities of Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Greenacres, Lake Worth,  Wellington and West Palm Beach.

There are currently 9446 single family homes listed For Sale in Palm Beach County.

­3212 priced under $250,000
3211 priced between 250,001 and $500,000
1014 priced between $500,001 and $750,000
622 priced between $750,001 and $1,000,000
437 priced between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
318 priced between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
632 priced over $2,000,000

For the month of March, 464 Single Family Homes SOLD in Palm Beach County. 

270 were sold under $250,000
139 were sold between 250,001 and $500,000
19 were sold between $500,001 and $750,000
12 were sold between $750,001 and $1,000,000
10 were sold between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
4 were sold between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
10 were sold over $2,000,000

There are currently 554 Multi-Family Homes LISTED FOR SALE in Palm Beach County.  Multi-Family Homes include condos, town homes, villas, coops, all attached and or unattached as well as single story to multi levels.

2795 are priced under $250,000
1689 are priced between 250,001 and $500,000
474 are priced between $500,001 and $750,000
251 are priced between $750,001 and $1,000,000
171 are priced between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
62 are priced between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
102 are priced over $2,000,000

For the month of March, 531 Multi-Family Homes SOLD in Palm Beach county.

52 were sold under $250,000
35 are sold between 250,001 and $500,000
10 were sold between $500,001 and $750,000
3 were sold between $750,001 and $1,000,000
None were sold between $1,000,001 and $1,500,000
2 were sold between $1,500,001 and $2,000,000
1 was sold over $2,000,000

To see specific details on a specific category of homes actively for sale or sold, please email us at Team@GreatFloridaHomes.com and we will forward the information for your reference or review.

Information deemed reliable as provided by the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale
and the Realtor Association of the Palm Beaches.

 Significantly less listings for Broward and Palm Beach County and an Increase in sales, for both multi family and single family homes.  On a personal note our sales increased for the month of March by more than double.