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Number of New Commercial MLS Listings in May at Lower End of Recent Range

Jun 12, 2015 - Analysis - 0 Comments - Standard

As can be seen in the above chart, new commercial/industrial (improved) listings in MLS for Miami-Dade County have fluctuated in a range of 300 to 450.  This follows, in the years preceding, a period in which but for a bump in the 3rd quarter of 2011 the quantities of new listings for this category were […]

Miami DDA Q2 2015 Residential Real Estate Market Study Released

Jun 11, 2015 - Analysis - 0 Comments - Standard

The Q2 2015 update of the Residential Real Estate Market Study of the Miami Downtown Development Authority has been released .  This is a a continuation of their Q1 2015 (Annual) market research report. Some of their findings in this  most recent report include: Units under construction have declined 6% due to formerly under construction projects having been delivered. 153 Additional units […]

The Eerily Steady Decline in Days to Sell Miami Area Commercial Property

Jun 10, 2015 - Analysis - 0 Comments - Standard

It is usually the case that when one views a chart of some variable, the chart goes up and down erratically.   Of notable exception is the MLS chart, shown here, of average days to sell commercial property in Miami-Dade County for the six years from 2010 to 2015.  Not only have the days to […]

Top Buyers and Sellers in Miami’s 33129 Zip Code

Jun 09, 2015 - Observations - 0 Comments - Standard

Top Buyers Top buyers identified by Costar for commercial property in Miami’s zip code 33129 include: United Teachers of Dade The Carlyle Group Pan American Group Brickell Park View LLC Florida Inns Inc. C.L. Leemon and Linda Leemon Habitat Development Kenneth Rosen James F. Pollack, Esq. Marvin & Sandra C. Tinsley. Top Sellers Topping the […]

CBRE Group Profile

Jun 07, 2015 - Profiles - 0 Comments - Standard

A Profile of CBRE Group, a Leading Commercial Real Estate Broker Based in Los Angeles, CBRE Group, Inc., formerly known as, and still sometimes referred to as CB Richard Ellis is the largest commercial real estate company in the USA. In Florida, it typically does the largest amount of volume of real estate transactions, although some […]

86 Miami-Dade New Commercial Property Listings on MLS in Past 7 Days

Jun 05, 2015 - Analysis - 0 Comments - Standard

In the seven days to June 5, 2015, MLS shows 86 new listings for improved commercial/industrial properties within Miami-Dade County.  During the same period, MLS counts 14 new listings for commercial/business/agricultural land, making the total of both exactly 100. This strong listings pace is in line with the strong pace of closed sales counted by MLS, […]

Miami-Dade MLS Closed Commercial Real Estate Transactions in 2015 Thrice 2009 Rate

Jun 03, 2015 - Analysis - 0 Comments - Standard

In the six years from 2009 to 2014, closed commercial land and developed commercial property transactions have steadily increased.  Starting off in January 2009 at barely a 500 transaction per year pace, in 2014 transactions fairly steadily hovered around 1,700 per year. This growth in unit sales is significant, but it was slightly dwarfed by the growth […]

In a Future of Self-Driving Cars, Will Parking Garages be Necessary?

Jun 02, 2015 - Trends - 0 Comments - Standard

A child beginning school today will graduate around the time futurist Ray Kurzwell had until recently projected as the year we would reach Technological Singularity, a point at which AI (artificial intelligence, aka “the machines”) gains the ability to improve and replicate (they even have a song), eerily reminiscent of dystopian plot lines of sci-fi classics like The Terminator […]

Video: $1.8 Million Won’t Buy Downtown Miamian’s “Sacred Land”

Jun 01, 2015 - Observations - 0 Comments - Standard

This video talks about a Native American man called Golden Eagle (Ishmael Bermudez) that is holding out on selling his downtown Miami land, prime for commercial development, which surrounds it. More on this: Well of Ancient Mysteries Facebook Page Daily Mail Article Yahoo Slideshow Puts it in Perspective Where to find it:

Video: The Soon to Be 10 Tallest Buildings in Miami

May 27, 2015 - Development - 0 Comments - Standard

I’m not so sure about the music choice in this (tip: mute), but it makes for a good highlight reel of the tallest buildings in the city, both existing and to be constructed. Properties mentioned in this video include: Plaza Brickell Tower; Marinablue; Miami Tower; Infinity at Brickell; Mint at Rivermont; Wells Fargo Center; 900 […]

Miami Commercial Property News May 26, 2015

May 26, 2015 - Top Stories - 0 Comments - Standard

Foreclosure Roundup: 3 big South Florida commercial properties head to auction Headway Office Park in Lauderdale Lakes is headed to auction after its owner lost a $12.9 million foreclosure judgment.  Wells Fargo Bank, representing a commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) trust, won the judgment against SRA/Sunrise Development over a $10.8 million mortgage, plus interest and fees. […]