Hurricane Ian Rocked Southwest Florida. Nine Months Later, Its Real Estate Market Is Booming Again.
Last September, Hurricane Ian caused widespread damage and destruction to Southwest Florida, with the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metropolitan area taking a direct hit. In the aftermath of the Category 5 hurricane’s 155-mile-per-hour winds, many residents were forced to leave their homes and seek shelter elsewhere, while many businesses permanently closed their doors, leaving empty storefronts across […]
Prologis Buying $3.1B In Industrial Properties From Blackstone
Prologis agreed to buy 14M SF of industrial property from Blackstone in a $3.1B all-cash deal aimed at strengthening its position as the world’s largest industrial property company. The acquisition of about 70 properties expands Prologis’ real estate portfolios in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., California, Dallas, Las Vegas, New York and New Jersey, Phoenix and South Florida, the companies […]
South Florida’s Industrial Developers Bet On Long-Term Rent Growth
As industrial rents continue to rise in South Florida, investors are looking to buy sites and build warehouse space. The only problem is there’s very little land left. Squeezed between the ocean and the Everglades, South Florida’s industrial developers are increasingly turning to smaller sites and footprints as they look for opportunities in a severely land-constrained […]
RE Development: 3 Fla. Cities in U.S. Top 20
Census data shows the last decade’s most active development is in the Sun Belt. Texas holds top spots with Jacksonville (7), Orlando (11) and Tampa (15) close behind. ORLANDO, Fla. – A study of real estate development based on U.S. Census Bureau data covering the last decade finds Texas cities in the top five spots, […]
Second phase of logistics development in Opa-locka to add hundreds of jobs
Construction on the second phase of a massive logistics development in Opa-Locka is expected to break ground later this year, bringing tenants in a variety of industries and more jobs paying above minimum wage as the city’s warehouse capacity continues to expand. Ironwood Commerce Center II will sit on 740,000 square feet of property where […]
Fort Lauderdale and Miami Boast the Highest Logistics Rent Growth in the Nation
Annual rent gains for logistics space in the first quarter of 2023 totaled over 19% for both Fort Lauderdale and Miami, the highest across all markets tracked by CoStar. Tight vacancy rates for logistics space of 3.8% and 1.8%, respectively, in Fort Lauderdale and Miami highlight the continued demand and lack of available supply, enabling […]
International visitors send Miami travel industry soaring
Miami-Dade County welcomed more than 26.5 million visitors last year, generating over $20.8 billion, an increase of 8% in tourism revenue over 2021. The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau stated in its 2022 Visitors Industry Overview report that a total of 26.5 million visitors came to the county last year, with 19.2 million coming […]
Miami ranks 7th in the US in key commercial real estate segment; Florida ranks #1 with $1.6 billion in transactions
One sector of Miami’s commercial real estate had a busy year in 2022, as spending on self-storage space surged to $110 million. That’s according to StorageCafe’s most recent industry sales report in which analysts gauged the state of the sales market and sought to identify the top self-storage markets based on investment volume in 2022. […]
The Florida Effect: Why More Americans are Choosing to Move South in 2023
A fresh report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals a surprising shift: Florida, often associated with retirees and the elderly, has recently overtaken New York in terms of job numbers — a first since these statistics began to be tracked in 1982. A significant increase in migration to Florida was recorded from July 2021 […]
Fed Raises Key Rate, Hints at Pause
The quarter-point hike puts the benchmark rate at 5.1%, the highest in 16 years. But amid bank turmoil, the Fed also signaled future hikes could be put on hold. WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point to the highest level […]
