Miami Beach Luxury Real Estate Agent

The Problem: The Best Homes in Miami Beach Are Rarely Listed

If you are buying or selling at the top of the Miami Beach market, the hardest part is not the price. It is access. On Star Island, Indian Creek Island, North Bay Road and the Venetian Islands, many of the most significant homes change hands without ever appearing on the MLS. There is no listing to save, no open house to attend and no price history until the deed records, sometimes months later.

That leaves a buyer searching portals for inventory that is not there, and a seller weighing whether a public listing helps or hurts. Either way, the agent you choose decides what you see, who sees your property, and how the terms get negotiated.

How the Top of the Market Actually Works

Most trophy transactions in Miami Beach start with a relationship, not a listing. An owner tells a broker they might sell at the right number. That broker calls a short list of people who represent qualified buyers at that level. Showings are by appointment, often under a nondisclosure agreement, and the parties are frequently trusts or LLCs represented by attorneys and family offices.

Three things matter in that process. First, a direct line to owners and their advisors, so you hear about a property before it is public, or can sell one without it ever being public. Second, a closed record at the same price point, because sellers and their attorneys check. Third, an understanding of how these houses are built: seawalls, docks, flood elevation, structure and the permitting history behind a renovation. At $20 million and up, what is behind the walls can move the price more than the finishes.

What to Verify Before You Hire an Agent

• Closed sales you can confirm in Miami-Dade County public records, at the price level you are buying or selling
• Off-market transactions completed with discretion, where the agent can explain how the deal came together
• Representation on both sides: listings sold and buyers represented
• Construction and development knowledge, not only sales experience
• The brokerage, license and office you will actually be working with

David Hunt Solomon, Coldwell Banker Realty

David Hunt Solomon is a Miami Beach native who has sold luxury real estate since 2006. He spent about 15 years in single-family development, building and renovating high-end homes in South Florida, and founded his own development company, Solomon & Co., in 2020. In January 2026 he joined Coldwell Banker Realty after 14 years at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty, where many of his sales are credited under the name David Solomon.

His career totals more than $500 million across 110+ transactions. The record includes:

• The off-market $49.5 million sale of 22 Star Island Drive (2020)
• The $37 million sale of the Star Island double lot at 11-12 Star Island Drive (2020)
• The buyer side of Dan Loeb's $35.5 million North Bay Road home (2024)
• The buyer side of Paul Morelli's $15.4 million Hibiscus Island home (2024)

Every one of those sales is in the public record. David works in English and Spanish from the Coldwell Banker office at 1691 Michigan Ave, Unit 230, Miami Beach, and can be reached directly at (305) 542-1131.

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