A surprise package arrived Thursday morning. Amazon has announced its shortlist of 20 proposals for its $5 billion second headquarters, with New York, Miami and Los Angeles all making the cut. There were 238 proposals from around the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for HQ2, although all 20 finalists are American, except for Toronto, Ontario. In the Miami area,...
International investment in U.S. real estate on the rise
From Washington state to Miami, real estate property is being purchased in increasing numbers from overseas buyers with money in a strong but slowing global economy. Wealth Migrate marketplace expects investments to expand in 2018. The KPMG FinTech 50 company is branching out its international operations “driven by investor demand,” it says. Wealth...
2000 Ocean. The First U.S. Project Curated by Minotti
A once sleepy Florida retirement area gears up to offer the ultimate in luxury living. Located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Hallandale Beach has typically been known as a beach community popular with retirees. That’s quickly changing as the community is now becoming a high-end real estate hot spot. Over the past 10 years, the average age in the community...
How to close a real estate deal using Bitcoin
In Florida, process requires partial conversion to dollars By Katherine Kallergis | January 31, 2018 08:45AM Daniel de la Vega is a Bitcoin believer. But his faith comes with a catch. As president of One Sotheby’s International Realty, he had seen the potential of the cryptocurrency and others like it to shake up the real estate market. But de la Vega’s...