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Bienvenue! Bienvenido! Bem-vindos! Welcome to Miami – where cash is king - Buyers from across the globe continue to hone in on South Florida as a hot market for real estate investment....more
Although it may come as a surprise to many, it is no secret that South Florida property values are on the rise. ...more
While Canadians still comprise the number one group of foreign buyers of real estate statewide in Florida, América Economía is now reporting that Brazilians have surpassed Canadians as the top overseas visitors and property...more
There’s a lot of talk these days about the growth of a shadow banking market. Shadow is right! The growth of the commercial lending market outside of the universe of insured depository institutions and life insurance...more
In a move that represents a first in Hong Kong, one of the territory's largest listed property developers, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with the Securities and...more
The Florida real estate market remains a prime target for Canadian investment, with a particular focus on South and South West Florida. These Canadian purchasers are being credited with playing a role in the rebound of the...more
Currency devaluations in other nations are a big factor, but not the only factor, in growing international interest in South Florida real estate development. Consider these recent monetary events...more
As we look back on a busy fourth quarter 2012 that saw a flurry of deal closings in the final weeks of the year for core and value-added commercial properties in the US, an active transaction pipeline is already ramping up...more
On January 24, 2013, the United States and Japan signed a proposed protocol to amend the existing tax treaty between the two countries, which was entered into in 2003. The amendments, which will take effect when ratified by...more
There isn't far to look when investigating reasons why real estate investors all over the world are looking at buying property here in Florida. Some foreign investors, as we pointed out on Tuesday, are doing this via the web,...more
Entering into the New Year, Florida real estate analysts and professionals involved in land development and real estate investment are looking at the South Florida commercial real estate market and wondering how it will fare...more
This week, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) released its yearly review of international investment trends: for several years now, AFIRE has compiled a year-end survey of foreign investors to learn...more
Highlighting developments and issues in the real estate industry - Winter 2012. In this issue: - Not Waving But Drowning - Client/Sector Focus - Our Residential Investment Practice - Case Summaries - New...more
In the past few posts, we've delved into international investment in the Florida economy, particularly the Florida real estate markets as China looks primed to become a major investment source for Florida (especially Miami)...more
The growing popularity of EB-5 Visas with foreign investors is exciting to see for those of us watching the Florida economy, particularly Miami. Our past couple of posts have discussed aspects of this new "buy a home, get a...more
The EB-5 Visa is important to Florida real estate development (as well as the Florida economy overall) because it is a great incentive for foreign investors to choose Florida - particularly places like Miami, South Florida,...more
Demand for condo sales and rentals slated to exceed supply We have been tracking condo sales and rental activity in downtown Miami since the market bottomed out three years ago, and what we are seeing is a clear trend...more
For over 20 years, The Beacon Council has been working for the economic prosperity of the Miami area and it's just released its annual report for how the Miami-Dade County economy looks now, and into the future. It looks...more
Every quarter, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association release their report on United States venture capital investments in what is known as the "MoneyTree report."...more
The combination of a weak U.S. dollar and low interest rates has resulted in more foreign investment in U.S., and South Florida, commercial real estate. But one of the primary obstacles facing foreign persons who invest in...more
In an October 15, 2012 memorandum from the Inspector General for the Department of the Treasury's Tax Administration Department, J. Russell George, to Secretary of the Treasury Geithner several issues of "... top management...more
Here in Florida, real estate buyers and investors have opportunities to read all sorts of information about Florida real estate and why buying real estate in Florida, particularly commercial real estate, is a very good deal...more
Traditionally, international investment in Florida meant that foreign investors were putting their investment money into commercial real estate -- things like office buildings, luxury hotels and resorts, maybe shopping...more
It seems that Florida through the eyes of the international investor looks very good indeed, at least that's the take on things provided by respected British investment firm Colordarcy. ...more
This week, Hugo Chavez was re-elected as President of Venezuela, taking 54% of the Venezuelan vote to the 45% of challenger Henrique Capriles, grandson of Holocaust survivors. This means that Hugo Chavez will be the...more
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