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Fortune 500 companies make short strides toward broader diversity: study

Fortune 500 companies make short strides toward broader diversity: study

HP Inc. and Wells Fargo have the broadest diversity on their boards, according to a new study, even as other Fortune 500 companies have only made small strides toward inclusion. HP Inc.’s (NYSE: HPQ) board has the broadest range in diversity, according to the Alliance for Board Diversity and professional services firm Deloitte(PDF). Out of 13 total board seats...

Miami developers are redrawing swaths of the city through this zoning carve-out

Miami developers are redrawing swaths of the city through this zoning carve-out

For decades, these three large city blocks in a prime location — straddling Miami Avenue and butting up against the Miami River and the Brickell financial district — lay inexplicably vacant. Now, in the seeming twinkling of an eye, they have been utterly transformed. Brickell City Centre, which opened in November, is an urban animal of a concentrated intensity...

Real Estate Trends: Fla. ‘outperformed’ the U.S.

Real Estate Trends: Fla. ‘outperformed’ the U.S.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Jan. 27, 2017 — In 2016, Florida’s economy outperformed the nation in part because of better job creation, according to several economists who spoke to a standing-room-only crowd of about 500 Realtors® at the 2017 Florida Real Estate Trends event Thursday during Florida Realtors Mid-Winter Business Meetings. National Association of Realtors...

S. Fla. was among the top markets for home flipping in 2016

S. Fla. was among the top markets for home flipping in 2016

South Florida’s major cities rank high for its percentage of home sales in 2016 that were considered “flipped,” according to new research from Trulia. Fort Lauderdale is the top South Florida on the city on the list, with 8 percent of its home sales considered “flipped” in 2016, ranking the city No. 7 out of 100. Click Full Article...

Dow 20,000: The ‘Trump Bump’ And How It All Affects Real Estate

Dow 20,000: The ‘Trump Bump’ And How It All Affects Real Estate

Investors soaring high on the “Trump bump” pushed the Dow Jones industrial average across the 20,000 threshold in the fastest thousand-point gain in the index’s history. Here’s how this milestone will impact the commercial property industry going forward. 1. Strong Real Estate Drivers Investor confidence in President Donald Trump’s anticipated...

Royal Caribbean sails to $1.28B profit in 2016

Royal Caribbean sails to $1.28B profit in 2016

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. posted record earnings in 2016, buoyed in part by higher ticket prices, increased onboard spending and cost savings, the cruise company said Thursday. The Miami-based cruise operator generated net income or profit of $1.28 billion or $5.93 a share, versus $665.8 million, or $3.02 a share in 2015. Revenue climbed to $8.5 billion in...