On February 28, 2024, the Florida House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 328 (“SB 328”), previously unanimously approved by the Florida Senate by a vote of 112 to 1. SB 328, regarded as the Live Local Act 2024 (“LLA...more
2/29/2024
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Rising home prices and sustained population growth has resulted in an affordability crunch affecting many of Florida’s top housing markets. In fact, six of the nation’s hottest rental markets are in the Sunshine State....more
Over the past several years, the Florida legislature has increased and expanded the tax exemptions for affordable housing projects in order to incentivize the development of additional affordable housing projects. In Senate...more
4/12/2023
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A lack of developable land in Florida, coupled with a rise in demand for commercial and residential real estate, is leading savvy investors to redevelop aging condominiums.
Originally Published in The Real Deal....more
Observers of the South Florida real estate industry don’t go very long without seeing headlines about Miami’s hot commercial real estate market. COVID-19 perhaps has only added to the growth of the market. But even in South...more
In 2007, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 07-05, which created a voluntary Workforce Housing Development Program in order to encourage development of land available for residential use...more
5/20/2019
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Employee Housing ,
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In 2016 the City of Coral Gables introduced its new Green Fleet of 20 electric Nissan Leaf vehicles. The City of Coral Gables currently has a total of 43 electric vehicles in its fleet which is one of the largest government...more
5/10/2019
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Zero-Emission Vehicles
En un fallo significativo, el Tribunal de Apelaciones del Cuarto Distrito de Florida en el caso de Ocean Concrete, Inc. contra Indian River County determinó que el gobierno infringió los derechos establecidos en la Ley Bert...more
Cities across America are facing an affordability crunch and housing in Miami is no different. The short supply of affordable housing is even scarcer in proximity to Miami’s central employment districts with no single...more
3/15/2018
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