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FORTUNE INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Dear associates:

We welcome spring with a new website for FIR. This is an ongoing renovation, were are still working on more improvements but for now we have a fresh and appealing face to our website. Fortune is rising again to a privileged position in the South Florida real estate market with exceptional listings and closings and an exclusive portfolio of residential new developments. Onyx on the Bay and Paramount Bay are two of our new acquisitions. Keep on reading to find out more details. Once again thank you for your support and congratulations on your success!

Defortuna Family

FORTUNE INTERNATIONAL REALTY LAUNCHES NEW SITE

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NEWS

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1390 BRICKELL. GETS A STRONG GRIP ON COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE. Bruno Ricci closed the sale of a 11,500 sq.ft. office in 1200 Brickell for $3,100,000. Fabian Garcia Diaz has just listed over $17,000,000 worth of commercial space. German Hoyos listed a vacant lot in 8th S.W. 145 Avenue for $6,098,400.

2666 BRICKELL WELCOMES SPRING WITH RECORD SALES. Pamela Ibarguen, Fabian Dominguez, Peter Liakouras and Alfonso Jaramillo have started the year with remarkable deals that have lead to other exceptional transactions. MORE…

KEY BISCAYNE. INCREDIBLE WATERFRONT HOME SALE. Maureen Jauregui sold her listing in South Mashta home for $9,500.000. She has recently sold another waterfront home in Mashta Drive for $6M. MORE…

SUNNY ISLES BEACH. THE HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE SALES ACTIVITY HAS BEEN INCREASING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. Waterfront properties are attracting a lot of foreign investors and buyers MORE…

WESTON IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A LARGE INFLUX OF BUYERS and the demand for homes will continue to rise through spring and summer as everybody wants to be moved in by the time schools starts again in the fall. MORE…

MARKETING & ADVERTISING

FORTUNE LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE. Visit www.fir.com

The new intranet LOG IN is at the very top menu on the right: ASSOCIATES LOG IN (visual instructions below). REMEMBER: your user name is your complete fir email address (including @fir.com) and the password is 1234 or the one you’ve set up for yourself in you have logged in the past.

Things that you shoud know about your associate profile: Make sure to upload/update your profile and that your photo is uploaded. If your photo is distorted or takes too long to load please email firmarketing@fir.com for assistance.

If you have a personal real estate website, facebook or twitter account you can now enter it and a link to each one will automatically appear in your profile.

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ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES: 2011 Spring direct mail and The islander of Key Biscayne. MORE…

FORTUNE BENEFITS

MEMBERS ENJOY THE FOLLOWING GREAT OFFERINGS:
Hair The Musical at the Adrienne Arsht Center.
Save 20% off Opening night, May 31 at 8pm and Wednesday, June 1 at 8pm or 10% off Saturday Matinee, June 4 at 2pm. Presale offer to see Cirque Eloize in colaboration with Cirque Du Soleil MORE…

Art exhibits presented by Rodez Art in Coconut Grove : Through April 30th, 2011: “Hard Edge and Beyond” and May 7th through 30th , 2011: “The Order of Chaos”. MORE…

Fortune Benefit Members enjoy discounts offered on all George Rodez artwork. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. CocoWalk, 3015 Grand Avenue, Suite 237, Coconut Grove, Fl 33133. T: 786.467.7111

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ONLINE APPLICATIONS. Fortune has created a download site callled www.fortunebroker.com where you will be able to download marketing materials from all active projects within Fortune Development Sales umbrealla. No names or contact information is stated in the material so you will be able to send it to your clients directly facilitating your sales process! Another password protected platform (www.fortunedevelopmentsales.com) is beign created where more materials will be added that are exclusive to brokers. I hope you enjoy our new tools! Get ready to excell!

KEEP YOUR CONTACTS INFORMED ABOUT FORTUNE INTERNATIONAL NEW EXCLUSIVE PROJECTS: The link below contains comprehensive information with NO CONTACT DATA so you can forward it to your sphere of influence. If you have problems sending this link via email please contact firmarketing@fir.com for assistance.
www.fir.com/firprojects/FIRprojectsn.html

EXPLORE TRUMP HOLLYWOOD VIA YOUR Apple® iPhone® or iPod Touch®. Available here.

  • Receive invites and promotions exclusive to mobile app users
  • Learn about the property and the developer team
  • Review floor plans of the units and penthouses
  • Browse the image gallery of amenities, views, and residences
  • Schedule an appointment with the Sales Center
  • Explore Trump Hollywood through video
  • Follow Trump Hollywood through Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr

PROJECTS

SALES SURGE IN 2011 AT FORTUNE DEVELOPMENTS SALES PROJECTS. Fortune Development Sales reports that sales at Jade Ocean, Icon Brickell and Trump Hollywood topped over $190 Million so far this year. Sales highlights include Fortune Development Sales reports that sales at Jade Ocean, Icon Brickell and Trump Hollywood topped over $190 Million so far this year. Sales highlights include Icon Brickell averaging over 50 sales per month, as well as Jade Ocean continuously raising prices with sales over $700 per square foot. Fortune sold 14 units in March alone at Trump Hollywood, with an average price of $1,342,000. Recently, in one week alone, there were seven sales at Onyx. In addition, The Blue Hyatt Residences had a surge of 12 sales in the month April. Foreign buyers made up over 80% of the sales with 50% coming from Latin America, most of which were purchased for 2nd homes.

FORTUNE CONGRATULATES 2010 TOP PRODUCERS

2011 top producers

FORTUNE WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATES

Jennifer Alvarez
1390 Brickell
Hector Arencibia
1390 Brickell
Alex Beguiristain
1390 Brickell
Diana Boytell
1390 Brickell
Fabiola Castro
1390 Brickell
Annie de la Rosa
1390 Brickell
Yanet DeCastro
1390 Brickell
Felicia Doring
1390 Brickell
Rosemarie Friedman
1390 Brickell
Elizabeth Garcia
1390 Brickell
Claudia Gonzalez
1390 Brickell
Rafael Gonzalez
1390 Brickell
Maryna Gryn
1390 Brickell
Florencia Herbin
1390 Brickell
Isabella Holguin
1390 Brickell
Ada Kaplan
1390 Brickell
Mika Kobayashi
1390 Brickell
Casey Koslowski
1390 Brickell
Estafania Mai
1390 Brickell
Catalina Martucci
1390 Brickell
Cristina Midosi Helmholz
1390 Brickell
Edgar Morales
1390 Brickell
Michelle Nunez
1390 Brickell
Fabiana Pimenta
1390 Brickell
Julia Rachel Mroz
1390 Brickell
Tony Rodriguez
1390 Brickell
Alicia Valdivieso
1390 Brickell
John Veal
1390 Brickell
Marina Vezzani
1390 Brickell
Kerin Waissman
1390 Brickell
Carla Wilson
1390 Brickell
Lida Arce
2666 Brickell
Bianca Ardizones
2666 Brickell
Brunno Assis
2666 Brickell
Fernando Avila
2666 Brickell
Nohra Faciolince
2666 Brickell
Lee Fragomeno
2666 Brickell
Jorge Gomez
2666 Brickell
Maria E. Lamar
2666 Brickell
Belkis Magallanes
2666 Brickell
Lazaro Menendez
2666 Brickell
Humberto Morchano
2666 Brickell
Jason Obeso
2666 Brickell
Jessica Piel
2666 Brickell
Margarita Rodriguez
2666 Brickell
Norma Strydio
2666 Brickell
Ariel Suarez
2666 Brickell
Jose F. Teran
2666 Brickell
Maria I. Toruno
2666 Brickell
Monica Velasco
2666 Brickell
Ruben Balda
Coral Gables
Naiverh Castelao
Coral Gables
July Castro
Coral Gables
Orissa Claver
Coral Gables
Allan Cohen
Coral Gables
Margarita Rosa Fajardo
Coral Gables
Giselle Gongora
Coral Gables
Thomas Grushnys
Coral Gables
Ricardo Guzman
Coral Gables
Rocio A. Mezquia
Coral Gables
Juan Manuel Pereira
Coral Gables
Aida Luz Perez
Coral Gables
Pablo Rodriguez
Coral Gables
Julio Cesar Torrente
Coral Gables
Maria E. Vila
Coral Gables
Yamila Laborde
Key Biscayne
Juan Romero
Key Biscayne
Alex De Leon
Sunny Isles Beach
Francisco Baro
Sunny Isles Beach
Rodolfo Coelho
Sunny Isles Beach
Elizabeth Escobar
Sunny Isles Beach
Graciela Fantini
Sunny Isles Beach
Gregory Feldman
Sunny Isles Beach
Vivian Laino
Sunny Isles Beach
John McIntosh
Sunny Isles Beach
Lourdes Poucel
Sunny Isles Beach
Jacqueline Rodriguez
Sunny Isles Beach
Yesenia Serra
Sunny Isles Beach
Sandra Silva
Sunny Isles Beach
Michael Smith
Sunny Isles Beach
Chris Tinton
Sunny Isles Beach
Lyudmila Vayzman
Sunny Isles Beach
Cindia Azize
Weston
Jennie Gracia
Weston
Donna Isidora
Weston
James Jaroscak
Weston
Helena Nefiodow
Weston

REAL ESTATE DESK

MIAMI RECOVERY LED MOSTLY BY LATAM CASH BUYERS

by Fernando de Nuñez, Director of Operations, Fortune International Realty

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It is widely know that most of the real estate absorption in the South Florida market has been fuelled by foreign nationals. The abrupt drop of real estate prices in the US, and in particularly in Miami, has led international buyers to acquire a place in the sun, not only as a second home but more importantly as investment property. The investor main investment goal is to obtain a substantial capital appreciation in 3 to 5 year term while obtaining modest rental revenue to cover the opportunity cost of an alternative investment. MORE…

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Published by FIR Operations/Marketing