After months spent at home during lockdowns, travel but a distant memory and a long hard winter ahead, Americans are increasingly deciding to pack up and move to a destination where the vacation is just…
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Palm Beach County Total Home Sales Jump Double Digits in September
MIAMI — Palm Beach County total home sales surged in September 2020 thanks to major increases in mid-market and luxury home transactions, according to the MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) and the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)…
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Miami-Dade Total Home Sales Surge Double Digits in September
MIAMI — Miami-Dade County total home sales surged in September 2020 as a jump in mid-market and luxury home transactions pushed the resilient market to new heights, according to the MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) and…
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Broward County Total Home Sales Rise Double Digits in September
MIAMI — Broward County total home sales surged in September 2020, according to the MIAMI Association of Realtors (MIAMI) and the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system. Broward County total home sales jumped 14.5% year-over-year, from 2,606…
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Florida Cities Dominate 2021 Best Places to Retire Rankings
A baker’s dozen of Florida cities rank among the Top 25 for retirees, according to U.S. News & World Report‘s Best Places to Retire in the U.S. in 2020-21 list. U.S. News analyzed data for the nation’s 150 largest…
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HPI Residential Opens New Austin Community
In 2018, the organization got a $25.1 million development loan advance from Texas Capital Bank for the undertaking. HPI Residential has debuted Rhythm Apartments, a 262-unit Class A community in Austin, Texas. Charlan Brock Associates…
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Coral Rock Scores $54M Loan for Miami-Area Project
The construction financing will help bring 260 residential units to Pura Vida Hialeah, a nine-acre mixed-use development. Coral Rock Development Group has secured $53.5 million in construction financing for the residential segment of Pura Vida…
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Fueled by COVID19, Tax Savings and Remote work, Florida is Welcoming 1,000 People Each Day.
Florida is growing – and fast. The Sunshine State experienced the highest level of net domestic migration in 2018, according to U.S. Census data, and all signs indicate that trend has intensified amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with…
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As Economy Returns, Miami-Dade Commissioners Might Stay Away From County Hall
Returning to County Hall won’t be simple for the Miami-Dade commissioners, as safety, capacity and cost obstacles could prolong virtual meetings even as the local economy reopens. “Our biggest challenge is [the] amount of space…
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50% of Miami International Airport Passengers Likely To Return in 2020
In April, amid coronavirus-driven shutdowns, passenger movements at Miami International Airport (MIA) plummeted. Four months later, as international travel strictures loosen, they’ve begun to rebound. But there’ still a long way to go, said Aviation…
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