Senior managing director and branch manager of Cushman & Wakefield of Florida. As senior vice president at Codina Realty Services, part of ONCOR International, she leased about 2 million square feet of office space and sold about $200 million in commercial properties over 14 years. More
Immigration is a hot button issue in the 2008 presidential elections, but long after the votes are counted the real estate industry may still be pressing for immigration reform of a different kind. More
Commercial landlords were really looking forward to a Miami autumn. But a sluggish economy and the impending arrival of three huge new office towers over the next 18 months means downtown may be on the verge of a downturn. More
Narchitecture, a term coined by Cuban journalist Rosa Lowinger and further popularized by the art criticism blog C-Monster.net, is a school of architecture favored by drug barons and has long been a staple of the South Florida landscape. More
Distressed property investment has picked up sharply in South Florida as residential real estate prices continue to drop, and now have declined about 30 percent from the peak years of 2005 to 2006. Experts say the party in vulture investing is just getting started. More
"In the past, most real estate developers didn't consider sensory branding," said Allen Klevens, founder of Prescriptive Music, a California-based firm that got its start peddling relaxing CDs for surgeons to play in operating rooms. "Music sets the stage for an emotional connection. It's the secret branding weapon and developers are beginning to catch on." More
While high-end prices in Broward County don't outperform Palm Beach County, Fort Lauderdale -- Broward's highest-priced city -- is nonetheless seeing some mega transactions thanks in part to its yachting reputation. More
For all the doom and gloom about South Florida's real estate market, the high end is healthier than the overall market. This month, The Real Deal tallied up the most expensive homes that have sold in the tri-county region in 2008, and those on the market that may set new benchmarks. More
The mansion market in old-money Palm Beach is experiencing boom times in 2008. Palm Beach County's most posh enclave is setting records despite the dismal real estate conditions that surround the affluent city. More
Dangling at the very edge of the United States, the Florida Keys are supposed to be a place where the heavy problems of the rest of the country vanish. But the real estate in that small subtropical market indicates the same financial problems impacting cities across the country also weigh heavily on this sliver of paradise. More
The number of international real estate investors across the country has decreased, but Florida is still the top destination for international buyers, a report released last month by the National Association of Realtors said. More
The woeful state of South Florida's real estate market still
dominates the conversation here. Statistics on foreclosures, empty and
unsold condos and the freeze of mortgage credit make it tough to avoid.
Yet the news isn't uniformly bad. As you'll discover in this month's
issue, some subtle but meaningful shifts are taking place.
More
The woeful state of South Florida's real estate market still
dominates the conversation here. Statistics on foreclosures, empty and
unsold condos and the freeze of mortgage credit make it tough to avoid.
Yet the news isn't uniformly bad. As you'll discover in this month's
issue, some subtle but meaningful shifts are taking place.
More
The onslaught of Russian investment in South Florida real estate continues after Donald Trump's record $95 million sale of a Palm Beach mansion to a Russian billionaire several months ago. More
Real estate pros in South Florida say those customers are doing their homework on Florida properties and arrive ready to buy. Donald Trump sees mounting interest in Florida properties from wealthy Russians. When it comes to homes in the U.S., "the really rich Russians are most interested in New York City and Palm Beach," Trump told The Real Deal. More
The most expensive ZIP code in the U.S. calls Miami Beach home: Fisher Island. Known as a place where celebrities get away from it all, Fisher Island boasts a median sale price of $3.4 million, according to Forbes magazine. More
Analysts say that the decline in print ads and rise in online ad spending in South Florida has been sharper than the national average as brokerages and their agents struggle to find media venues where they can leverage slimmer advertising budgets in a bleak and changing market. More
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