Eastdil Taps Nick Lavin to Lead Florida Multifamily Practice

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In the latest roundup of South Florida real estate hiring news, top firms made key hires ahead of the region’s busy season.  Eastdil Secured brought in Nick Lavin as a director with its National Housing Group, where he will lead the firm’s Florida multifamily practice, according to a press release. Lavin will also support the … Read more

Record-Breaking Listings Hit Market in South Florida

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Nine single-family homes are on the market in South Florida asking $100 million or more. As the tri-county region’s busy season for real estate sales ramps up, sellers in the upper echelons of the market are looking to capitalize on demand for large, waterfront estates in prime neighborhoods. In the last week, three estates asking … Read more

Insurance Startup Uses AI To Offer Coverage in High-Risk California and Florida

ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 19: An aerial view of homes which burned in the Eaton Fire on January 19, 2025 in Altadena, California. Multiple wildfires which were fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds have burned across Los Angeles County leaving at least 27 dead with over 180,000 people having been under evacuation orders. Over 12,000 structures, many of them homes and businesses, burned in the Palisades and Eaton Fires. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A San Francisco-based insurance company leveraging artificial intelligence promises to reshape home insurance in parts of the U.S. facing some of the worst climate risks.  In 2024, a group of Silicon Valley tech veterans launched Stand Insurance, using what the company describes as physics-based AI models to underwrite policies and create customized fire resilience plans … Read more

Latin American Investors Still Bullish on South Florida

TRD's Ina Cordle, Fortune International Group's Edgardo Defortuna and ISG WORLD & RelatedISG Realty's Craig Studnicky

Developer Edgardo Defortuna and brokerage head Craig Studnicky said the foreign buyers they work with have not been deterred by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration.  “They already have their visa, their status or they already own property here, and they’re trying to [purchase] something better, bigger,” Defortuna, CEO of Miami-based Fortune International Group, said … Read more

New York City Residents Really Are Headed Toward the Exits—Here’s Where They’re Shopping for Homes (and It’s Not Just Florida)

New York City Residents Really Are Headed Toward the Exits—Here’s Where They’re Shopping for Homes (and It’s Not Just Florida)

Fed up with sky-high home prices and the surging cost of living, New York City dwellers are increasingly searching beyond the five boroughs for a new place to settle—although most are not venturing far.   To identify these would-be homebuyers’ top relocation destinations, economists at Realtor.com® looked at how many people living in Manhattan, Brooklyn, … Read more

Analysis of South Florida Office Investment Sales in 2025

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South Florida’s office market experienced an uptick in investment sales over the past year, marking a comeback after a slowdown. Yet, distress and discounted deals are lingering, as elevated interest rates and other economic headwinds remain.   Deal volume reached nearly $2.2 billion in the tri-county region in the 12-month period that ended Sept. 30, marking … Read more

Fox News’ Sean Hannity Tells Ron DeSantis He’s ‘Literally in Tears’ Over Mamdani Win—as They Urge New Yorkers To Flee to ‘Free State of Florida’

Fox News’ Sean Hannity Tells Ron DeSantis He’s ‘Literally in Tears’ Over Mamdani Win—as They Urge New Yorkers To Flee to ‘Free State of Florida’

Fox News host Sean Hannity joined forces with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to urge a mass exodus from New York City to the “free state of Florida” in the wake of Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani‘s mayoral election win. Hannity, 63, welcomed DeSantis onto his primetime show on Nov. 4, moments before Mamdani, 34, was declared … Read more

EB-5 Visa Program Helping Fund South Florida Development

EB-5 Visa Program Helping Fund South Florida Development

South Florida developers are increasingly looking to EB-5 funding to fill gaps in their capital stacks, as foreign investors rush to participate before the program expires.   The visa program, which provides green cards to investors and their immediate families whose funds lead to the creation of 10 full-time jobs for U.S. workers, has a … Read more

The Real Deal South Florida Real Estate Market Update 2025

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The Real Deal‘s Miami Forum is this week. Don’t go unprepared: Here’s a primer on the South Florida real estate market.  Macro issues are affecting the tri-county region. President Trump’s immigration policies threaten population growth in South Florida, which trickles down to fewer renters signing leases and an overall drop in consumer spending that affects … Read more