Monday, June 23, 2014

WOULD A HISTORIC HOME INTEREST YOU, ORIGINAL DETAILS WITH UPGRADES BETWEEN ANTIQUES ROW AND ICW

Palm Beach County is known for its historic homes
 
Who's footsteps will you be walking in?
This property has been occupied by prominent locals
including a former Mayor of Palm Beach
 
 1926 Historic Home plus two apartments to rent out in separate cottage
* NOW UNDER CONTRACT *
Let Marilyn Find You a HISTORIC HOME!


El Cid Lafayette Park Neighborhood between Antique Row
and the Intracoastal Waterway
UPGRADES GALORE
Double Lot - 30'x15' pool - sizeable Yard

Front of house with Chicago Brick Pavers (all around grounds)
arched windows, pecky cypress arched wood door, arched French Doors
 
Side of house with Chicago Brick Pavers, luxurious "fauna"

Guest House has two entrances, kitchen, 2 apartments

Living Room - 20'x14' with working fireplace

Dining Room - 15'x12' with French Doors


Upstairs Master Bedroom - 21'x15' with updated gorgeous Master Bath
and Walk-In Closet with WINDOWS!
 
Kitchen - UPDATED - 16'x12'
 
Two more upstairs bedrooms, two downstairs dens
3880 living sq ft - High Privacy Hedges in Front and Sides
Beautiful, Tranquil, Serene Views from All Windows
 
GREAT house for entertaining and/or family fun
 
May I give you a tour?
Call Marilyn at 561-302-3388
 
GREAT HOME FOR A HISTORY BUFF
 
$999,000
 

Thursday, June 19, 2014

FORGETFUL? MAYBE A FREE MEMORY SCANNING WILL HELP!

FREE MEMORY SCREENING
Friday, June 20th, 2014
9 am – 3 pm
 
 
Call for an appointment
Or information
561-968-2933
 
JEM RESEARCH INSTITUTE
130 JFK Drive, Suite 203
Atlantis FL 33462

Sunday, June 08, 2014

LUXURY AND MID-PRICED PROPERTIES ATTRACTING PURCHASES BY INTERNATIONALS IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA

 
The ten most expensive cities for real estate have only one US city: New York.  The other cities are Monaco, Hong Kong, London, Singapore, all outranking New York, and Sydney, Pairs, Moscow and Shanghai, reports Investors Business Daily. 

From February 2014 through February 2014, 788 homes were sold in the US for over $10mm, according to Zillow.  Over half the sales were in Los Angeles and the New York area.  Some of the most expensive transactions were in San Francisco, south Florida, Aspen and Vail.

Savills, the global real estate company in London, reports that the average luxury home in Hong Kong was valued at about $11,000 per sq ft.  In London, the average was $5300 per sq ft and in New York $4100 per sq ft. 

With strong economic growth in China, the National Association of Realtors states that the Chinese are buying up high-end US properties, attracted by America’s stronger property rights and a relative stable political and economic climate.  International buyers have found Florida real estate less expensive than in their own countries, according to 80% of surveyed Florida realtors.  While the median price paid by international buyers in Florida was $216,477, it appears that the segment of interest in properties for foreign buyers is very limited.

Channel 12 News reports that in 2013, Florida was visited by 266,000 Chinese tourists.  Orlando, Miami and Pinellas County have tourism leaders making pitches to and working with Chinese tourism operators in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai to start selling vacation packages in China that will showcase the beaches, museums and golf resorts in the county, aiming for Florida home buyers.
 

Monday, June 02, 2014

PALM BEACH ZOO CELEBRATES 13TH BIRTHDAY OF MIRASOL, NATIVE FLORIDA PANTHER



MIRASOL, a favorite at the Palm Beach Zoo, a native Florida panther, got a special present of a gift-wrapped ball as her birthday gift.  It is for enrichment.  Zookeepers say this is to stimulate her mentally and physically to help encourage activity.



 Have you visited MIRASOL yet?  Are you going to the forthcoming Conservation lecture, described below?

 See you there.


Sunday, June 01, 2014

CONSERVATION EXPERT TO SPEAK AT PALM BEACH ZOO ON FLORIDA PANTHER HABITAT CONSERVATION AND CONNECTIVITY




Conservation biologist Richard A. Hilsenbeck, Ph.D., says that “Panthers depend for their lives on the same basic natural resources that sustain our own livelihoods,….conserving lands for the Florida panther is important for protecting our own best interest.”  He further says that, “This is because having large natural areas and working lands, like cattle ranches, stay in productive agriculture is not only important for our food prosecution, but also vitally important to protecting the water supplies of Florida’s citizens.”



 Dr. Hilsenbeck will be speaking on Thursday, June 12, and after guests have enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and Zoo animal views from 6-6:30 pm. he will present the third Conservation Leadership Lecture of 2014.



 Dr. Hilsenbeck, currently Director of Conservation Projects for the TNC Florida Chapter, has had 35+ years of experience in conservation biology, including about 23 years with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and is considered an expert in conservation easements, ecological assessments and descriptive ecology of Florida’s natural communities.



He has had statewide responsibilities for project initiation, design and implementation and has authored or co-authored 60+ projects, many focused on conservation of Florida’s ranch and timberlands, including Preservation 2000, Save Our Rivers and Florida Forever.   His is the primary responsibility within TNC for land acquisition issues, successfully guiding scores of projects through the State of Florida’s initial land acquisition process.  Thirty plus peer-reviewed articles of his have been published in scientific journals,  he has written chapters in several books and many technical reports, provided to private, state and federal agencies.



 Seating is limited; tickets are $20 per person.  You can purchase tickets online at www.palmbeachzoo.org or call 561-547-WILD, ext 285.



Photo below of my own active, tame, smart Bengal cat, Purrfect Posh, descended from a baby leopard:



If you are interested in rescuing a Bengal cat, email me at marilynfjacobs@gmail.com and I will tell you where to look online.