Selling a Home in Pinecrest
If you are choosing a listing agent in Pinecrest, here is the short version. Lynley Ciorobea grew up in Pinecrest, lived there from age 5 to 18, and has been a real estate agent since 2007. Lynley Residential Group at Real Broker has closed 25 Pinecrest transactions totaling $47 million, including 12 homes listed and sold at a median price of $1,600,000. Across all markets she has closed more than $250 million in career sales and currently averages approximately $35 million a year.
The longer version is that the right agent depends on your house, and most of this page is written to help you judge that even if you never call her.
Pinecrest is slower than the Gables, and that is not a problem
Here is something most agents will not tell you at a listing appointment.
Across her Pinecrest listings, the median time to get a home under contract is 50 days. In Coral Gables, the same agent, the same process, the median is 8 days.
That gap is not a performance difference. It is the market. Pinecrest inventory is larger, more varied, and more expensive per property, and the pool of buyers who want an acre lot in this specific village at this specific price is simply smaller than the pool shopping a walkable Coral Gables neighborhood. Fewer buyers means slightly longer to find the right one.
What that means for you is concrete. An agent who promises you a two week sale in Pinecrest is either going to underprice your home or disappoint you. Pinecrest homes that sell well are priced to be found by a smaller audience and marketed patiently enough to reach it.
For reference, Lynley's Pinecrest listings have sold at a median of 96.2% of list price. Across all 132 listings she has taken in every market, the median is 97.3% of list at 14 days.
What actually drives value in Pinecrest
Land often matters more than the house. Several of the Pinecrest homes in her sold portfolio were built in the 1950s and 1960s and sold well past $1 million, because buyers were pricing the lot, the canopy, and the setbacks. If a buyer intends to rebuild, your renovation dollars will not come back. Determining which category your property falls into, before you spend anything, is the most consequential decision you will make in this process.
Septic is a live issue. Much of Pinecrest remains on septic rather than sewer. Buyers ask, and the answer affects both your timeline and your negotiating position. Sellers who have documentation and recent servicing records assembled in advance are in a far better position than sellers who find out during inspection.
Square footage disputes are common here. Older Pinecrest homes have often been added onto over decades, sometimes with permits and sometimes without. County records, appraisal measurements, and MLS listings do not always agree. This gets resolved either at contract or at appraisal, and it is much cheaper to resolve it before you list.
Lots are large and irregular. Acre-plus parcels, unusual shapes, and mature canopy mean comparables require judgment rather than a price-per-square-foot calculation. Two houses of identical size on the same street can be worth meaningfully different amounts.
Roof and window age drive insurability. In the current insurance environment, a buyer's ability to obtain coverage affects their ability to close. Roof age and impact-rated openings are pricing inputs now, not maintenance details.
Questions worth asking any Pinecrest listing agent
You should interview more than one agent. These are the questions that separate them.
How many homes have you sold in Pinecrest specifically, and at what price points? Miami-Dade experience is not Pinecrest experience. Ask for the number and the range, and ask to see it.
How long do Pinecrest homes actually take to sell? If the answer is a confident two weeks, ask what their own median is. Vague or optimistic answers here become price reductions later.
Is my property being valued as a home or as land, and how do you know? An agent who cannot answer this clearly has not thought about your house. The answer determines your pricing, your prep budget, and your buyer pool.
What should I spend money on, and what should I not? The most useful answer is usually short. A long renovation list produced before anyone has thought about your buyer profile is guessing.
How will you handle the square footage on my listing? There is a right answer involving permits, county records, and measured drawings. Vague answers become appraisal problems.
What will my net proceeds be? You should leave a listing appointment with a written estimate covering commission, title, documentary stamps, prorations, and anticipated repair credits. We call it a Seller Net Sheet. If nobody hands you a number, ask why not.
Lynley's Pinecrest record
Lynley Ciorobea grew up in Pinecrest and has been licensed since 2007. She founded Lynley Residential Group, now at Real Broker LLC, and she is personally involved in every listing she represents.
Pinecrest, 2015 to present
25 transactions closed
$47,019,000 in total Pinecrest volume
12 listings sold, median price $1,600,000
Median 50 days to contract
Median 96.2% of list price
13 buyers represented, median purchase price $2,111,500
Across all markets
More than $250 million in career sales as of August 2026
Approximately $35 million annually
132 homes listed and sold, median 14 days on market at 97.3% of list
60+ five-star Google reviews
A note on repeat clients
Two Pinecrest properties in the portfolio tell the same story twice.
At 7402 SW 102nd Street, Lynley represented the buyer in 2017 at $2,900,000. Six years later the same client asked her to sell it, and it closed at $4,800,000 in 2023.
At 12801 SW 61st Avenue, she represented the buyer in 2019 at $2,300,000. In August 2026 she listed and sold it for that client at $4,550,000.
Buying a house and selling it are two halves of the same relationship. Most of her business comes from clients who have been through both.
Recent Pinecrest sales
PropertySoldPrice7402 SW 102nd Street2023$4,800,0006705 SW 122nd Drive2024$3,900,0006450 SW 113th Street2024$3,200,0005990 SW 135th Terrace2025$2,200,0007180 SW 115th Terrace2025$1,785,00012600 SW 70th Avenue2025$1,750,0007280 SW 129th Street2024$1,365,000
FAQ
How long does it take to sell a house in Pinecrest?
Longer than in Coral Gables, and that is normal. Across Lynley's Pinecrest listings the median time to contract is 50 days, compared with 8 days for her Coral Gables listings. Closing typically adds another 30 to 45 days depending on financing. Higher-priced Pinecrest homes generally take the longest, because the buyer pool at that level is smaller.
What does it cost to sell a home in Pinecrest?
Miami sellers typically pay brokerage commission, documentary stamp tax on the deed, prorated property taxes, and any negotiated repair credits. Lynley provides a written net proceeds estimate at the listing appointment, so you know your number before committing to anything.
Should I renovate before selling in Pinecrest?
Sometimes, and less often than people assume. If your property is likely to sell to a buyer planning to rebuild, renovation dollars will not return. Several Pinecrest homes built in the 1950s and 1960s have sold well above $1 million on land value alone. The right first step is determining whether your home is being valued as a home or as land.
Does being on septic hurt my sale?
It does not disqualify a sale, but it needs to be addressed rather than discovered. Assembling your septic documentation and recent servicing records before you list keeps it from becoming a negotiating point during inspection.
My square footage does not match county records. Is that a problem?
It is common in Pinecrest and it is solvable, but it should be solved before listing rather than during appraisal. That usually means locating permits and sometimes commissioning a measured drawing.
What is my Pinecrest home worth?
Automated estimates struggle here, because lot size, canopy, and rebuild potential vary so much street to street. A proper valuation requires walking the property. Lynley provides these without obligation.
Thinking about selling in Pinecrest?
Start with a conversation. No pressure, no listing presentation, no commitment. Just an honest read on what your home is worth right now and what, if anything, is worth doing before you list.