Hollywood is a city in Broward County Florida with a gorgeous public beachfront that runs along the southern and eastern lower blade of the Florida peninsula for nearly six miles. It has a population of 140,768 but the number of people in the city expands exponentially in the winter as thousands of snowbirds make their way south from Canada and other colder climates.
Many foreigners own condos, cottages and time-shares here in this resort-like place that is bounded by Fort Lauderdale to the north, Pembroke Pines to the west, Pembroke Park to the south and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. The economy is mostly supported by the hotel and restaurant industry.
Hollywood is a bit of a playground for the rich and famous and it has many wonderful seaside cafes and gourmet restaurants. For those who live in the city, there is a Hollywood Trolley that takes residents and tourists from downtown to the beach area. The beach also has a very nice long boardwalk that has been enchanting those who love to take a morning run, or stroll and watch the sunset since the 1920s.
The downtown is very urbane and sophisticated with its own Art and Culture Center, many exotic restaurants and scores of unique boutiques, art galleries, hip nightclubs and cultural hot spots.
A nickname for Hollywood is the “Diamond of the Gold Coast” because its beach with its glittering bright blue water is known to be one of the cleanest in Florida. It is also home to the reservation of the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Anne Kolb Nature Center, which make it a perfect place to have many eco-adventures. Fishing, both fly and deep-sea fishing is also a very popular past-time here.
Hollywood itself is not so much a gay center, but extremely gay friendly and if you live here you will only be a ten minute drive or water taxi to “gay mecca” Fort Lauderdale that is home to the area’s nightlife.
Our Hollywood Gay Realtor tells us it is so hot here in the summer that many of the homes have pools attached to them. Many mimic the tropical oasis style of home that you would also find in other resort cities like Honolulu, Hawaii, Hollywood, California and South Beach, Florida. There are also many beachfront cottages along the oceanfront that have sand, palm trees and a fantastic ocean view for a front yard. The more crowded by apartment buildings, beach condos and hotels the less expensive the homes tend to be. Older cottages tend to be painted in oceanic shades of green and blue.
Hollywood Florida is becoming quite the sought-after place to live. This fall housing prices have risen 14.6% compared to the fall of 2012. There are many short-sales to be had in this area as there are 3,876 homes in the stages of foreclosure. The average lisitng price for homes for sale in Hollywood, Florida was $408,358.00 for the week ending October 9th, 2013.
For more information about Hollywood, Florida you can check out the city’s official website at www.hollywoodfl.org.
