How about a college education with your new condo?
A slow market has developers offering everything from shopping sprees to new cars to vacations.
When Karen Nisius was considering buying a new two-bedroom condominium at Toscano in Kendall, one of the deciding factors was a $5,000 shopping spree offered by the developer, Fairfield Residential.
”I had been looking for about six months, and didn’t have an immediate need to buy,” said Nisius, an agricultural exports manager for Cargill who was seeking a shorter commute to her Coral Gables office. “The developer offered to waive his fees and pay my closing costs.”
Before Nisius moves into her $400,000 condominium this month, she will take advantage of a $4,000 credit from Rooms to Go, whose Dadeland showroom is on the ground floor of Toscano, and another $1,000 credit from Best Buy. ”I’m moving from a three-bedroom house further south and downsizing, so some of my current furniture won’t work at my new condo,” she said. “Getting all new furniture for free was a real incentive for me.”