Your Leading International Real Estate Company

Judy Russell, Vice-President

From the transition in 2006 of having been a successful Coldwell Banker franchise for over eight years to becoming The Flagship Fine Homes & Estates – a prototype for other offices within the worldwide Franchise System.  Privately owned and operated, our offices are innovative and progressive, with enough combined experience and talent for marketing high-end residential and commercial properties.

With South Florida’s status as one of the most desired destinations for discriminating home buyers, our vision includes a multilingual, culturally sensitive approach to marketing and customer relations.

We share our international approach and comfort with technology seamlessly, enhanced with unsurpassed personal customer service.

Our aim is complete client satisfaction through accurate market information, technological expertise, and the highest level of personal services for our customers.

-Judy Russell, Vice-President/Managing Broker, CRB, CIPS, TRC, CREO, CIM,GREN

Best Miami Real Estate Company |Top Miami Real Estate Agents

 

Premier Elite Realty
Residential and Commercial Experts

Coral Gables
(305) 442.2122 

393 Aragon Ave. Coral Gables, FL 33134

Pinecrest/ Palmetto/ The Falls office
(305) 279.8814

13827 S Dixie Hwy, Miami, Fl 33176

South Beach
(305) 531.8628

2755 Collins Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33140

Investors, Lenders More Optimistic About Real Estate

Posted by on Apr 24, 2017 in Blog, Miami News, Premier Magazine | 0 comments

Investors, Lenders More Optimistic About Real Estate

The Trump administration has boosted confidence in the nation’s commercial real estate sector, according to an Akerman survey. Over half of the 200 investors and lenders surveyed by the Miami-based law firm said they feel optimistic about the future of commercial real estate in 2017 compared with only 38 percent last year. Results are in: Confidence is high in the commercial real estate sector, according to Akerman’s eighth annual U.S. Real Estate Sector Report. Click HERE to read more.

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Gridics, Provider Of Property Analysis Tool, Closes $1.1M Seed Funding Round

Posted by on Apr 23, 2017 in Blog, Miami News, Premier Magazine | 0 comments

Gridics, Provider Of Property Analysis Tool, Closes $1.1M Seed Funding Round

Gridics, the provider of a collaborative search tool for real estate agents and their clients, has clinched $1.1 million in a seed funding round, and has unveiled a new application designed to streamline the development planning and approval process. The Miami-based startup wants to combine disparate real estate data into software that helps users make better investment decisions “while streamlining fractured processes in the real estate world.” Its property search and analysis tool “Market Intelligence” can be...

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PortMiami traffic with Asia rises 11%

Posted by on Apr 22, 2017 in Blog, Miami News, Premier Magazine | 0 comments

PortMiami traffic with Asia rises 11%

PortMiami, which was dredged to 50 feet last year in anticipation of a widened Panama Canal, can now welcome up to six Post-Panamax vessels a week, which has translated into an uptick in the port’s cargo business side of operations. Asian service and volumes rose 11% in 2016 alone, said Assistant Port Director Kevin Lynskey. The composition of Asian cargo represents higher value and the commodities include electronics, furniture and apparel, which are typically consumed in Florida, according to a PortMiami-commissioned study released this...

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Forget millennials: Gen X driving today’s market

Posted by on Apr 21, 2017 in Blog, Miami News, Premier Magazine | 0 comments

Forget millennials: Gen X driving today’s market

CHICAGO – April 18, 2017 – Millennials often get all the attention, but members of Generation X are really the ones driving the housing market lately. Gen Xers – adults between the ages of 37 and 51 – make up the second largest share of home buyers, comprising 28 percent in 2016, according to data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). They’re also buying the largest, most expensive homes compared to any other generation. The median price of homes purchased by Gen X buyers is $261,000, and the median size of the homes is...

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Downtown Miami site for 1700-room convention center hotel expected to close in weeks, per report

Posted by on Apr 20, 2017 in Blog, Miami News, Premier Magazine | 0 comments

Downtown Miami site for 1700-room convention center hotel expected to close in weeks, per report

The much-discussed Downtown Miami convention center hotel planned for the old Miami Arena site (700 North Miami Avenue) inches closer to life, with MDM Group reportedly under contract to acquire the property for $44.5 million with the deal expected to close by the end of March, according to The Next Miami. New plans were filed under the “Marriott Marquis Miami Worldcenter Hotel & Expo Center” towards the end of 2016, with the updated design calling for two standalone towers within the estimated $750 million project. NBWW is the architect....

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Miami’s 11 most expensive homes for sale, mapped

Posted by on Apr 19, 2017 in Blog, Miami News, Premier Magazine | 0 comments

Miami’s 11 most expensive homes for sale, mapped

With Miami’s abundance of luxury residential developments and proximity to both the bay and ocean, it’s no revelation to see so many active homes for sale with jaw-dropping price tags. In taking a look at the pinnacle of the Miami real estate market, we now learn five homes are listed at $40 million or higher with at least another dozen exceeding the $30 million mark. As for lavish homes sold in Miami-Dade county in 2016, three changed hands for over $25 million apiece, according to Zillow. In mapping out the 11 highest priced...

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Change in credit reporting could affect home buyers

Posted by on Apr 18, 2017 in Blog, Miami News, Premier Magazine | 0 comments

Change in credit reporting could affect home buyers

WASHINGTON – It could be a boon for some home buyers — their credit scores will get a surprise boost — but worrisome for mortgage lenders, landlords and others who depend on credit reports to evaluate their potential customers. In a little-known policy shift, the three national credit bureaus — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — plan to stop collecting and reporting substantial amounts of civil judgment and tax lien information on public records affecting millions of American consumers starting July 1. Both types of information have...

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Rising rates luring foreign investors to the US

Posted by on Apr 17, 2017 in Blog, Miami News, Premier Magazine | 0 comments

Rising rates luring foreign investors to the US

From TRD New York: When the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in March for the second time in three months, it signaled that the nine-year stimulus campaign launched during the financial crisis was nearing an end. Overseas, however, “lower for longer” remains the reality, with low or even negative interest rates expected to continue in countries like Germany and Japan. Even amidst uncertainty created by the Trump administration’s foreign policy, with yields in their own countries low, some foreign investors are gearing up to spend more on...

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Panorama Tower, Florida’s tallest building, tops off in Miami’s Brickell

Posted by on Apr 16, 2017 in Blog, Miami News, Premier Magazine | 0 comments

Panorama Tower, Florida’s tallest building, tops off in Miami’s Brickell

South Florida has just reached new heights, adding to its skyline the tallest building in Florida and the tallest residential project south of Manhattan. Looking over downtown Miami’s Brickell Avenue at 85 stories, Panorama Tower includes 821 rental units served by 45,000 square feet of amenities; 208 hotel rooms by Hyatt Centric; 100,000 square feet of office space; and high-end retail outlets and restaurant space spanning about 50,000 square feet. The entire project, built by developer Tibor Hollo’s Florida East Coast Realty, is expected to...

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The Hottest Restaurants in Miami Right Now, April 2017

Posted by on Apr 15, 2017 in Blog, Miami News, Premier Magazine | 0 comments

The Hottest Restaurants in Miami Right Now, April 2017

More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? And while the Eater 38 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it’s not a chronicle of the ‘it’ places of the moment. Thus, we offer the Eater Heatmap, which will change continually to always highlight where the foodie crowds are flocking to at the moment. The qualifications for the the map is the restaurant has been around for less than 6 months and is serving...

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