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Trump calls for $2 trillion infrastructure package as part of coronavirus response
President Donald Trump is ready to spend again. Four days after signing an unprecedented $2 trillion relief bill to blunt the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, the president on Tuesday called for the U.S. to spend another couple trillion bucks on a...
Orlando Commercial Real Estate Wrap-Up – March 2020
Theme parks close due to pandemic while major construction work carries on. March was a busy month in Orlando’s real estate sector, despite growing concerns around the widespread COVID-19 pandemic. While construction work continued at many of the city’s major...
The ritziest condos on Miami’s north shore are now open
A new wave of condos is finally making land in Sunny Isles Beach Real Estate and Surfside, almost all of which first broke ground in 2016. Buyers can now move into developer Gil Dezer’s 56-story, 308-unit Residences by Armani/Casa. To celebrate, the building hosted a...
Miami’s Finest Dining – At Home!
Local restaurants are keeping the kitchens open to bring world class dining into your home. From curbside pickup to family meal deals, these are the restaurants feeding our city. Choose from the best japanese food in town to italian amazing dishes. Zuma Miami is one...
Walkthrough Porsche Design Tower, US$ 32.5M Penthouse
Porsche Design Tower Miami is a luxury condo in Sunny Isles Beach that allows owners to park their fancy cars inside the apartment. The condo was the first Real Estate Development with the Porsche Design Brand. Take a look at its Penthouse in this video:...
In this skyscraper, residents take the lift in their Porsche
This Porsche Post was translated from original article from: Quote Now that the coronavirus is booming worldwide, it is wise to come into contact with others as little as possible. It is also better to avoid sources of infection such as common front door handles, full...
Miami commercial real estate market is expected to grow despite coronavirus
Life moves on in South Florida’s commercial real estate market, regardless of rain, shine or the coronavirus. Avra Jain, the chief executive officer of the MiMo-based adaptive reuse consultancy firm Vagabond Group, and Scott Sherman, co-founder of the...
Lessons from Covid-19: We are in this together
After all this time in the Real Estate Business, I'm happy to say that through all these years, I collected not only clients but dear friends, and in the past few days, I felt the urge of sharing my thoughts and what for me are lessons from Covid-19. During this...
Coronavirus outbreak: COVID-19 impacts real estate industry; how to pass time during self-isolation
As the coronavirus continues to spread, business in Miami Real Estate market has not been imune, neither in other countries. The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 0.25 per cent in an effort to cushion the economic shocks from...
Number of COVID-19 Positive Residents at Ft. Lauderdale Assisted Living Facility Reaches 19
Original Article: https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/19-residents-test-positive-for-covid-19-at-fort-lauderdale-assisted-living-facility/2212600/ Three more residents at a Fort Lauderdale assisted living facility have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the...
CityPlace Doral – Amazing gathering place in Doral
CityPlace Doral is the newest destination in South Florida to shop, dine, play, and live, with a one-of-a-kind, uniquely fresh ambience. Tha mall is a preferred gathering place for the guests and residents of Doral Florida and its surroundings. It is an attractive...
City of Doral Orders Residents to Remain Home
Original article: https://doralfamilyjournal.com/city-of-doral-orders-residents-to-remain-home/ Doral, FL – City of Doral Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez has signed an Emergency Order, “Safer at Home”. This order, which is in addition to previously issued Miami-Dade County...
Coronavirus Impact: Sunny Isles Beach To Enact Nightly Curfew
The city of Sunny Isles Beach joins the growing list of South Florida cities to enact a curfew due to the coronavirus pandemic. The curfew, which goes into effect Sunday, will go from 11:00 p.m to 5:00 a.m. until further notice. These are the only exemptions to be...
EB-5 Visa increase: Trump wants to boost economy
Original article: Bisnow President Donald Trump wants expand immigration through EB-5 Program. His proposal is to increase the annual number of available EB-5 visas from 10,000 to 75,000 while decreasing minimum investment amounts for legal residence from $900K to...
Key Biscayne Issues Emergency Order, Restricts Entry For Non-Residents
Officials from the Village of Key Biscayne issued an emergency order Sunday night, restricting all non-essential and non-residential travel into the island effective first thing Monday. Prior to issuing the order, Key Biscayne's Mayor Mike Davey said city officials...
How Coronavirus Is Impacting Luxury Real Estate
In the final quarter of 2019, luxury real estate in the U.S. rallied both in sale volume and price. The segment posted double-digit sales growth year-over-year for the first time in 2019. The entry price rose by 2.1% to $1.27 million, according to the...
Little Havana bucket list: Do these things before it becomes terrible
In Little Havana, there are some things you must do. Drink a cafecito (anywhere). Stroll past Domino Park and watch the domino players (no, they don’t want you to play - just take your photos and go). Eat a medianoche at Versailles (which isn’t quite in Little Havana,...
Zoo Miami shares video of baby koala Hope — to ‘give some hope during tough times’
What better way to end a tough week than an animal video? On Friday, Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill shared footage of the zoo’s baby koala named Hope and his mother Rinny. Because koalas typically sleep about 18 hours each day, the video is titled, “A Day in the Life of Hope...
This Miami Sushi And Hibachi Restaurant Is About To Explode Nationally
Cuban-American brothers Angel and James Aguayo were inspired to create Sushi Sake in 2009 to merge their two favorite restaurant concepts – Samurai, a teppanyaki house, and Akashi for sushi – into the kind of affordable sushi experience that guests can enjoy weekly....
Zoo Miami Becomes Latest Attraction Closed Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Zoo Miami has become the latest South Florida attraction to temporarily shut its doors in the wake of the current coronavirus crisis. Officials announced the closure for an undetermined amount of time as part of a state of emergency signed by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos...
The Fascinating History of Art Deco Design
We have a few articles and posts regarding Art Deco in this blog. Miami Art Deco District is the largest cluster of Art Deco buildings in the world. Art Deco was perhaps the first truly global movement in architecture before globalization, with its geometries reaching...
Want to take a walk? Stick to the street. Miami-Dade closes beaches and parks
All beaches in Miami-Dade must close under a sweeping county order that covers most recreational areas, restricting people to walks on the street but not public gathering spots. The latest order by Mayor Carlos Gimenez, described Thursday morning by a top deputy,...
Miami-Dade Beaches, Stores Shut Down Over Coronavirus
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has ordered people to stay off the Miami areas's world-famous beaches, including Haulover Nude Beach, as the number of new cases continues to rise in Florida's most populous county. "All parks, beaches and recreational facilities in the...
Miami-Dade suspending programs and activities at public parks
Original article: Local10.com The Miami-Dade County Parks Department is suspending all programs and activities as officials continue working to combat the outbreak of COVID-19. This comes as five new positive cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Miami-Dade County by...
Disney shuts down theme park amid coronavirus crisis
Disney Group recently released a note announcing the closure of almost all of its parks around the world. The Group has parks in Florida, California, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo. The only park that will remain open will be Tokyo, which was closed for two...
Miami Beach’s spring break ‘canceled’
With four deaths, Florida was already on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis, but with a significant spike in cases over the weekend, the state is ramping up its response to protect citizens. Yes, that goes for the masses who flocked to beaches amid spring...
Jungle Island, Miami Seaquarium temporarily close amid coronavirus concerns
“During this time, our animal care professionals will continue their commitment to the health and wellbeing of animals at Miami Seaquarium,” the park stated in a message on its website. “The park’s manatee and sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation conservation program...
Orlando Housing Supply Continues to Drop in February as Prices Still Rise
The Orlando Regional Realtor Association is reporting this week that Orlando's housing market in February 2020 saw its home sales improve by more than 4% compared to February 2019, while the median price experienced a 6% percent increase. Inventory experienced a...
Brickell is getting a three-story high tech mini golf spot with a private rooftop
High tech mini golf is coming to Brickell. Brickell City Centre has announced that one of its newest tenants will be Puttshack, the UK-based technology-forward mini golf entertainment brand. The Brickell Puttshack will be the first three-story location (there are...
Island Bay Twin Towers coming to Edgewater
Luxury high rise towers don't seem to stop in Miami. The neighborhood of Edgewater will soon receive a massive twin-tower project called Island Bay. Melo Group has filed new plans to build the towers and it could become the biggest ever condo development for the...
Havana Nights at The Shops at Midtown Miami offers free salsa classes
Original article: https://wsvn.com/entertainment/havana-nights-at-the-shops-at-midtown-miami-offers-free-salsa-classes/ Whether you have two left feet or have moves like Jagger, everyone can be twinkle toes in Miami. Deco found a dance class where you don’t need...
A Design Lover’s Guide to Miami and Miami Beach
Sun, sand, palm trees, and Art Deco buildings—Miami Beach was founded in 1915 and developed by entrepreneur Carl Fisher, who dredged up swamps and mangroves in an effort to transform a peninsula just off the coast of Miami into America’s island playground. And the...
Video about Midtown Miami
Midtown, as the name suggests, is a neighborhood in an intermediate area, "in the middle" of Miami's main downtown neighborhoods. More precisely, Midtown is between the Design District and Wynwood. It is an emerging area, relatively new, in the central region of the...
Want to hang out in Miami’s Midtown neighborhood? Here’s what to do
Miami Herald brought some nice tips on what to do in Midtown Miami neighborhood. Looking for some new spots to hit the next time you’re out and about in Midtown Miami? This post got you covered, plus some classics and a couple of worthy newcomers just north of this...
What’s the cheapest place to rent in South Florida? The answer might surprise you
According to a new survey from nationwide apartment rental listing company Zumper, that would be Homestead, where median real rent for a one-bedroom apartment costs less than $1,000 per month ($990 to be exact). While that price is up 5.3% from February 2019, it’s...
How coronavirus is impacting the housing market
Few homes look their best in the dirty grays of late winter, which is, in part, why homebuying season coincides with the arrival of spring. This year, however, the crocuses that can make a house look that much nicer are showing up alongside the less reassuring news of...
Market expects Fed to cut U.S. interest rates to 0% this month
Following President Trump's address Wednesday night, the market only moved further in its expectations that the Fed would dramatically cut rates, pricing in as much as a 95% likelihood that the central bank would move toward a reduction of 100 basis points to 0%-0.25%...
Spring Break Miami
Spring Break is one of the most popular school holidays in the United States. Because of this, some destinations in the world are often flooded with young Americans looking for a lot of excitement and fun during the holidays. Cancun is the most famous destination to...
Florida spring break tourism in question amid spread of coronavirus
Amid spring break for millions of Americans, Florida's governor declared a state of emergency to help fight the coronavirus outbreak. The state's popular beaches have been expecting big crowds, but some tourism officials are worried about the potential impact the...
Peanut Island in Palm Beach hides ex-president’s secret bunker
Translate from: Catraca Livre Peanut Island is close to the mainland and can only be reached by boat. A 10-minute kayak ride from the coast allows you to reach this paradisiacal island in Palm Beaches, Florida (USA). Peanut Island is well preserved, despite being next...
The Ritz-Carlton Residences In Sunny Isles Beach Is Now Complete
It's finally happened - the completion of Miami's hottest residential high-rise: The Ritz-Carlton Residences, located in Sunny Isles Beach. With its four penthouses already sold, and the other standalone condominium residences almost sold out, the 52-story residential...
Inside Hurricane Dorian
When Hurricane Dorian was approaching the US coast, where millions of people were already leaving their homes and evacuating the area, a video was published of an airplane flying very close to the storm. Below is a video on Youtube showing NOAA aircraft - US National...
Airbnb and Miami Real Estate Developer End Lawsuits, Minimize Partnership
Airbnb Inc. and Miami developer Harvey Hernandez appear to have ended at least part of their joint venture providing for the development of home-sharing units weeks after trading lawsuits. San Francisco-based Airbnb and Hernandez and his NGD Homesharing LLC, which is...
Taking a look at the strong housing market in Central Florida
To say last year was a strong year for the housing market would be an understatement, but will that trend continue in 2020? If January was any indication, then the answer is yes. The median list price of homes in the Orlando area last month was $277,500, a 7.1 percent...
Soak in downtown Miami views at Terras, Little Havana’s first rooftop bar
You know what’s better than a bar? A bar with a perfect view of the Magic City. After all these years, Little Havana finally has its first rooftop bar. Deco’s taking you inside the one-of-a-kind spot that’s bring some fresh flavors to the 305. Cheers to a new...
The Founders Park in Aventura
The Founders Park in Aventura is next to the Shopping Aventura Mall and its main attraction is the SplashPad park, a mini water park for those who want to cool off on the hottest days. The park is free for residents of the Aventura neighborhood and charges a small...
Windermere known for stars and lakes
Original article: Orlando Sentinel Posh Windermere has been home to many of Orlando’s celebrity residents; the tony gated community of Isleworth (actually just adjacent to Windermere) has boasted a host of stars from PGA superstar Tiger Woods to NBA heavy-hitters...
Hurricane Season in Florida: Everything you need to know
The passage of Hurricane Dorian, in 2019, the strongest on record, generated many doubts and brought much fear to the population of the United States, especially in the state of Florida. Dorian lost strength as it approached the coast of the United States and impacts...
Key Biscayne #2 safest city in Florida
Key Biscayne may not be the safest place to be during a hurricane, but according to the National Council for Safety and Home Security the village’s low crime rate ranks it as the second safest community in Florida. The 2020 Safest Cities findings are based on an...
Sip & Stroll at Zoo Miami
What says Mardi Gras better than drinking alcohol in places you probably shouldn't? Miami Metro Zoo will channel some New Orleans vibes this Saturday with the booze-infused after-hours shindig Sip & Stroll. Your limbs will (probably) be safe because most of the...