The University of Miami brought together some of the nation’s biggest real estate players to discuss how they’re dealing with rapidly changing trends, and a major revamp for CocoWalk was among the biggest news. Over 550 people gathered in the Four Seasons Brickell for the UM Real Estate Impact Conference on Friday to highlight both local and national trends. It...
Fla.’s housing market ends 2016 with higher prices
ORLANDO, Fla. – Feb. 9, 2017 – Florida’s housing market wrapped up 2016 with more new listings, higher median prices and fewer sales of distressed properties compared to the year before, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. “This past year was marked by tight housing inventory throughout Florida, particularly in the...
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
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.
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
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...