Katie suggests starting up all your pages (Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter), plus your website, blogs, and favorite news sites. Then move fast, but make sure to reply to all messages, put up your posts for the day, and comment/re-tweet on anyone else’s post that you found interesting. Log out and close those windows.

Once you are done with the social aspect of social media, move on to your websites, blogs and favorite news sites.  Pick 6-8 links to share on twitter, and then pick 3 to post on Facebook. She suggests also using Hootsuite.com, and plugging your posts and links into the site, separating them 1-2 hours apart.

The key is to be quick about it, don’t dilly-dally and lose focus. Repeat in the evening and then the next day. This will soon become a habit. She suggests adding an extra 2-3 hours for bloggers and taking the time once a week to add new friends/ followers. Above all don’t forget to stay social, comment on other’s posts, and have fun interacting with your network.

For details on Katie’s one-hour a day plan, check out www.inman.com.

Aventura and Golden Beach. What happens with their single family homes market?

Any changes in the past 6 months for this South Florida real estate market?

 If we pay attention to the recent numbers we see a slight increase in the ales activity.

Homes for Sale : 116 (33 more homes listed for sale as compared with the previous 6 months)

Sold Homes: 20  (19 homes were sold in the previous 6 months). Most importantly, 4 out of those 20 homes were sold last month.

 REO (foreclosures) Sold: 6 homes.

2 in Golden Beach

1 in Island Way

1 Sunswept Isles

1 County Squire

1 Aventura Lakes

Least Expensive Home for Sale:Napoleon Park , Aventura –  3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath $260,000

Highest Asking Price: 641 Ocean Blvd., Golden Beach –  5 Bedroom 7 Baths $22,500,000

Encouraging News for the Aventura and Golden Beach

The housing market, especially for single family homes in Aventura and Golden Beach, Florida has not been as dramatically affected by the financial crisis as the condo market.

 Aventura and Golden Beach single family sales have seen a slight increase; and, there’s currently no REOs (foreclosures) listed for these neighborhoods.

With respect to short sale activity for this region of the South Florida market; we’ve only found 7 homes offered under short sales terms.

These neighborhoods – some of them featuring waterfront homes in gated communities with plenty of amenities and even a private beach – appeal both to locals and out of estate buyers who are looking to live in safe and luxury communities close to airports, restaurants and shopping areas.

You can contact me for available single family homes for sale in South Florida and I will provide you with updated list of homes, REOs and short sales.

Data provided by the local South Florida MLXchange (changes might have occurred after this post was last published)