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Steve Marcinuk
21 Jan 2026

The surge in artificial intelligence infrastructure has created record demand for data centers, but traditional construction methods cannot keep up. Conventional data center builds often take 3 to 5 years from groundbreaking to operation, a timeline that does not align with the pace of AI development or the need to quickly monetize significant capital investments. ...

Steve Marcinuk
21 Jan 2026

The move from professional sports to real estate is not rare, but few can match Jed Weaver’s experience navigating both the heights of a Super Bowl win and the fallout of a market crash. After three years with the Miami Dolphins and a championship season with the New England Patriots, Weaver has spent the past ...

Steve Marcinuk
20 Jan 2026

The short-term rental investment surge that defined much of the pandemic-era real estate market has ended in coastal Florida, according to a local agent monitoring the trend. The primary reason is not regulation or oversupply alone, but a decline in returns as property prices have outpaced rental income growth. “We’re seeing fewer Airbnbs. The market ...

Steve Marcinuk
20 Jan 2026

Investor demand for South Florida condominiums has sharply declined as the economics of ownership no longer support positive cash flow, according to Melissa Galada, a realtor with RJM Real Estate Corp who specializes in the Boca Raton and Delray Beach markets. Galada reports that properties which would have attracted immediate investor interest two or three ...

Steve Marcinuk
20 Jan 2026

The 2024 hurricane season has heightened concerns about the risk to Florida real estate. Still, the pattern of actual damage tells a more specific story, according to Jose Cardenas, principal at Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. The majority of flood-damaged homes were older, single-story structures built decades before current building codes, not modern construction. “Most of ...

Steve Marcinuk
20 Jan 2026

Florida’s residential real estate market has diverged sharply in 2024, with luxury properties above $1 million continuing to appreciate while mid-tier condominiums face oversupply and price declines. This split is driven by strong economic growth, tax incentives, and a steady influx of affluent buyers into South Florida, especially Miami, creating opportunities for investors and agents ...

Steve Marcinuk
20 Jan 2026

Florida’s real estate market is showing early signs of stabilization after three years of declining prices, hurricane disruptions, rising insurance costs, and shifts in buyer demand. Joe Murphy, a veteran broker and team leader at Coldwell Banker The Joe Murphy Team, reports that while challenges persist, several key indicators suggest the market may be nearing ...

Steve Marcinuk
20 Jan 2026

The South Florida real estate market has entered a period of recalibration following the pandemic surge, with buyers and sellers in Boca Raton and Delray Beach adapting to higher inventory, longer listing times, and increased scrutiny of pricing and property conditions. This shift is producing a more competitive, data-driven environment where successful transactions depend on ...

Steve Marcinuk
20 Jan 2026

The short-term rental (STR) investment market is shifting from projection-based decisions to data-driven analysis. Buyers now emphasize verified historical performance over seller-provided estimates, addressing a persistent weakness for STR investors: reliance on unverified, often inflated, revenue projections. Stefan St. Marie, Founder of Revnest, has a background in both the vacation rental industry at Vacasa and ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Jan 2026

Over the past 18 months, the balance of power in commercial real estate leasing has shifted, according to Michael Rait, Founder and President of BR Design Associates. Landlords, responding to tighter supply and steady demand, are no longer simply offering cash allowances for tenant improvements. Instead, they are providing more substantial, standardized build-out packages—often categorized ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Jan 2026

The Phoenix metropolitan area must prepare for an influx of 1.1 million new residents over the next 15 years, a challenge that is already forcing developers, investors, and policymakers to rethink how and where the region can grow. According to Tom Johnston, Executive Director of the WP Carey Center for Real Estate and Finance at ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Jan 2026

Mom-and-pop landlords who built up portfolios of single-family rental homes over decades are discovering their properties are worth far less than anticipated, as institutional buyers focus on income streams rather than individual home values. Tom Johnston, Executive Director of the WP Carey Center for Real Estate and Finance at Arizona State University, says the single-family ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Jan 2026

The luxury real estate business operates on a fundamentally different timeline than most professionals realize, according to Jed Weaver, a Realtor with The Keyes Company who has spent two decades in South Florida’s high-end markets. “The average real estate agent is going to close five deals a year, but those five deals come very seasonally,” ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Jan 2026

Tampa is attracting a new class of ultra-wealthy buyers who already own properties in cities like London, Dubai, and New York, according to Jose Cardenas, principal at Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. These buyers are not first-time homeowners or typical investors. Instead, they are adding Tampa to their global portfolios for its unique lifestyle offering rather ...