THE NEW FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH IS NO SECRET

The National Association of Realtors reported a 30% decrease in the sale of second homes in 2008. In contrast, analysts predict long-term demand for investment and vacation residences remains favorable because of those buyers in their prime years looking for a retirement home. This may be especially the case as buyers witness the retraction in their stock portfolios and return to good old bricks and mortar in the sun!

Timing is everything. With over $1 billion of private and public sector investment in the New Fort Lauderdale Beach, I am advising clients to take advantage of the broad inventory of exciting luxury properties now, and enjoy the benefit of the beach renovation over the next two years.

Fort Lauderdale Beach has enjoyed a luxurious transformation. The brand new W, The Ritz-Carlton, Trump International Hotel and Tower, and The Atlantic Resort and Spa now grace the A1A beach front. The Hilton and the LXR Luxury Resorts & Hotels have proposed a conversion of the Bahia Mar Beach Resort & Yachting Center.

So many people are discovering how exciting it is to live a vacation life-style every day. The possibility exists. Living in a tropical metropolis such as Fort Lauderdale is way too wonderful to keep secret any longer. I tell my clients, "Why not join the forward thinking of these huge names and plot your own place in the sand and sun?"

I join those who live along Fort Lauderdale Beach when they say, "Having a great time. Wish you were here."

There's no place like home.