Miami Real Estate Investing Podcast With Peter Zalewski

In this episode of Condo Capitalism™, Viju Koottungal of the Dade Real Estate Investors Association reveals Wall Street is fracturing portfolios to bypass the proposed ban.

Condo Capitalism™ is a weekly podcast hosted by Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ that provides data-driven analysis on distressed real estate—foreclosures, shortsales and bank-owned REOs—in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

The program tracks the Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff, where rising maintenance fees, special assessments and insurance costs are squeezing cash-strapped owners.

On the show, experts analyze how the national “two-sided risk”—rising inflation and falling employment—magnifies these local pressures, potentially forcing a capitulation by owners who can no longer afford condo living.

Join Peter Zalewski at MiamiCondo.Club for a livestream every weekday at 4 pm (Miami time). On-demand recordings of all shows are available here.

Episode Overview

In the Jan. 15, 2026, episode of the Condo Capitalism™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviews Viju Koottungal, the owner of the Dade Real Estate Investors Association (DREIA) who has sold more than 200 single-family homes to Wall Street funds since the Great Recession.

During the 70-minute episode, Koottungal revealed that the "smart money" is already several moves ahead of the White House, having spent the last six months quietly fracturing their massive portfolios into smaller, obscure entities to bypass President Donald Trump’s proposed “ban” on institutional home purchases.

Koottungal and Zalewski discussed how some of these institutional funds are effectively front running the proposed restriction while betting on a bullish 2026 despite the political headwinds.

The conversation traces the origins of this corporate takeover to 2010, when funds such as Blackstone initially targeted distressed condo towers before pivoting to a horizontal strategy of rolling up single-family homes when bulk condo deals proved elusive.

The exchange highlights how this accumulation has allowed Wall Street firms to control supply and drive up pricing since 2009, effectively crowding out individual homebuyers.

To illustrate the severity, Zalewski presents data from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released in May 2024.

While institutional investors own a relatively small percentage of homes nationally, the report reveals a staggering concentration in specific Sunbelt cities.

The data indicates that institutional groups control approximately 25% of the single-family rental market in Atlanta, 21% in Jacksonville, 15% in Tampa, 13% in Orlando and 5% in Miami.

While the administration argues that banning corporate landlords will unlock inventory, Koottungal contends the true barrier to entry is the skyrocketing cost of development, with construction costs of single-family houses surging from about $130 per square foot to nearly $210 per square foot in the last three years.

In this episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™, urban planner Anne-Christine Carrie of Miami21zoning.com explains how she entitled 17 parking-free units without needing Florida's Live Local Act.

The weekly podcast The Peter Zalewski Show™ features interviews with South Florida business leaders focused on real estate, finance and the economy.

The program - hosted by Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ - is broadcast live every Wednesday at 4 pm (Miami time) at MiamiCondo.Club and on Peter Zalewski’s social media accounts to watch the free live broadcasts.

The objective of the show is to deliver straight talk, share institutional knowledge and provide data-driven analysis on the macro and micro economic forces shaping the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

Episode Overview

In the Jan. 14, 2026, episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviews urban planner Anne-Christine Carrie of Miami21zoning.com about the complexities of the planning, zoning and entitlements process in South Florida real estate development.

Carrie—a former city employee turned private consultant—detailed how she successfully argued that high traffic congestion near a project site justified the elimination of all parking spaces for a 17-unit development on a standard duplex lot.

The podcast discussion centered on the specific strategies investors can leverage—from Florida’s Live Local Act to traffic studies—to bypass political hurdles and unlock hidden density in an increasingly rigid regulatory environment.

During the 63-minute episode, Carrie highlighted the need for due diligence when dealing with planning, zoning and entitlement issues. She explained how a regulatory error by a city nearly cost a client their business.

Carrie recounted an incident where a municipality attempted to shut down a long-standing crematorium, claiming the use was no longer permitted.

By manually reviewing years of physical ordinances, she discovered a clerical error where a city employee had accidentally shifted the letter "P"—signifying "Permitted"—into the wrong column during a digital code update.

The discovery forced the city to retract the violation, highlighting that digital zoning maps often contain inaccuracies that can only be uncovered through examination of original statutes.

For cash-strapped unit owners facing the financial burden of the Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff, Carrie suggested that the path forward may lie in land entitlement rather than renovating Vintage buildings that are at least 30 years old.

She advised owners facing hefty special assessments to investigate the "upzoning" potential of their land rather than paying for aesthetic repairs.

Carrie said developers prioritize maximum density over existing structures.

By entitling a condo project’s land for a higher unit count, associations can theoretically increase the property's buyout value by as much as 50%, offering a financial exit strategy that outweighs the cost of preserving a decaying asset.

This is copy of a live podcast recorded Fridays at 4 pm in Miami featuring real estate advisor Daniel Hernandez of Compass Real Estate and analyst Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™.

Welcome to Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ weekly podcast for a no-nonsense perspective on South Florida real estate from a pair of locals with differing opinions.

Each week, real estate advisor Daniel Hernandez of Compass Real Estate and longtime analyst Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ break down the housing market headlines, unpack policy changes and provide unfiltered analysis on everything from condo terminations to Vintage unit fire sales, luxury speculative homes to developer strategies.

Whether you are a homeowner, investor or real estate professional, Hernandez and Zalewski will give a local perspective on what is really happening across the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach with no fluff, no hype and plenty of data-backed opinions.

We call balls and strikes on when to buy, sell and hold.

Episode Topics

For the Jan. 9, 2026, podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski give their take on the following five topics:

1. Trump Takes Out National Housing Villains

2. Big Numbers Get Even Bigger

3. Beach Clubs Are Hot, Hot, Hot

4. North Bay Village Is Mirage Fooling Developers

5. Miami Beach’s Deal For Nikki Beach Is Canary In Coal Mine

This podcast is broadcast live at 4 pm (EST) on the social media accounts of Daniel Hernandez and Peter Zalewski.

Episode Overview

In this Jan. 9, 2026, episode of the Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski cut through the local rhetoric, delivering straight talk on five of the biggest topics of critical importance to South Florida investors.

The hosts discuss each topic and then announce whether each of them is a Buy, a Sell or a Hold on the issue. Their verdicts often differ, leading to sharp debate on the issue before moving on to the next topic.

During the 52-minute discussion, Hernandez and Zalewski begin with news of mortgage rates hitting 5.99% following a $200 billion federal injection into mortgage-backed securities, a move discussed alongside President Trump’s efforts to ban institutional buyers from the single-family home market.

This shift suggests a potential fire sale of inventory in major Florida hubs like Jacksonville, Tampa and Orlando as Wall Street “villains” are pressured to exit.

The hosts also dive into the ultra-luxury housing sector, identifying Google co-founder Larry Page’s $173 million acquisition spree in Coconut Grove as a primary indicator that the Miami market has finally reached its peak.

Shifting to the beach, the duo critiques the complex capital stack and branding of a beach club buyout in Sunny Isles Beach before labeling North Bay Village a “value trap” for developers chasing undiscovered opportunities.

The report concludes with a review of the City of Miami Beach’s handling of the Nikki Beach concession, which the hosts describe as a “canary in a coal mine” for the risks of doing business in the barrier island municipality.

In this episode of Condo Capitalism™, veteran analyst Jack McCabe discusses the implications of a proposed ban on institutional home buyers that could force Wall Street to unload rental properties.

Condo Capitalism™ is a weekly podcast hosted by Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ that provides data-driven analysis on distressed real estate—foreclosures, shortsales and bank-owned REOs—in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

The program tracks the Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff, where rising maintenance fees, special assessments and insurance costs are squeezing cash-strapped owners.

On the show, experts analyze how the national “two-sided risk”—rising inflation and falling employment—magnifies these local pressures, potentially forcing a capitulation by owners who can no longer afford condo living.

Join Peter Zalewski at MiamiCondo.Club for a livestream every weekday at 4 pm (Miami time). On-demand recordings of all shows are available here.

Episode Overview

In the Jan. 8, 2026, episode of the Condo Capitalism™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviews veteran real estate consultant Jack McCabe of McCabe Research & Consulting about the potential repercussions of President Trump’s recent announcement threatening to “ban” large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes.

The conversation focuses on how Wall Street firms have accumulated massive portfolios of residential real estate since the Great Recession.

Zalewski contends that this consolidation of ownership has allowed these entities to control supply and drive up pricing, effectively crowding out individual homebuyers and smaller investors in key markets.

To illustrate the severity of the issue, Zalewski presents data from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released in May 2024.

While institutional investors own a relatively small percentage of homes nationally, the report reveals a staggering concentration in specific Sunbelt cities.

The data indicates that institutional groups control approximately 25% of the single-family rental market in Atlanta, 21% in Jacksonville, 15% in Tampa, 13% in Orlando and 5% in Miami.

Zalewski and McCabe suggest that these high-concentration areas could face severe volatility if a so-called “ban” forces these funds to liquidate their holdings.

McCabe expresses skepticism regarding the legal mechanics of such a ban within a free-market capitalist system, speculating that the administration might instead utilize punitive taxation to discourage corporate ownership.

Despite his doubts about the implementation, McCabe concedes that if the policy were enacted, it would be a significant boon for individual buyers.

He argues that removing corporate competition would return the market to a more traditional structure, allowing small investment groups and families to re-enter a sector that has become unaffordable for many.

The discussion also highlights the precarious state of the current real estate market, particularly in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

In this episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™, journalist Forrest Jones draws on his reporting from Venezuela to discuss how the capture of President Maduro marks a turning point for South Florida.

The weekly podcast The Peter Zalewski Show™ features interviews with South Florida business leaders focused on real estate, finance and the economy.

The program - hosted by Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ - is broadcast live every Wednesday at 4 pm (Miami time) at MiamiCondo.Club and on Peter Zalewski’s social media accounts to watch the free live broadcasts.

The objective of the show is to deliver straight talk, share institutional knowledge and provide data-driven analysis on the macro and micro economic forces shaping the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

Episode Overview

In the Jan. 7, 2026, episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviews journalist and author Forrest Jones of ContentByForrest.com about the shifting Miami-Venezuela dynamic following the U.S. removal of President Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 3, 2026.

Jones—a former foreign correspondent who interviewed Hugo Chavez in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas in the 1990s—analyzes the diaspora in South Florida and the political legacy of the Chavez-Maduro era.

The conversation draws on themes from Jones’ 2021 thriller, “The Placebo Agenda,” a global narrative set in Caracas, Miami, Moscow and Washington, D.C., that exposes high-level political corruption.

During the 66-minute podcast, the discussion analyzes the global oil trade, economic fallout and Miami’s future as a Latin American gateway amid shifting political tides, Liberation Day tariffs and aggressive U.S. immigration policies.

The analysis also breaks down the local consequences for South Florida condo sales, the economy and foreign investment driven by the possible pivot of U.S. capital to Venezuelan oil and the deportation of South Florida residents back to South America.

Expert Peter Zalewski will lead this three-hour walking tour at 10 am Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, to review, assess and evaluate nearly 70 projects in the Biscayne Boulevard Corridor submarket of Greater Downtown Miami. This area includes the neighborhoods of Edgewater, Midtown and Wynwood.

Zalewski—a former financial journalist, a Wall Street consultant, expert witness and founder of the Miami Condo Investing Club™— will provide unmatched expert analysis on the winners and losers in the Biscayne Boulevard Corridor.

This tour is designed to educate buyers, investors and real estate professionals on identifying opportunities and pitfalls as the market navigates the Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff.

Secure your spot for this deep dive into the Greater Downtown Miami condo market at: MiamiCondoClub.eventbrite.com

Welcome to Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ weekly podcast for a no-nonsense perspective on South Florida real estate from a pair of locals with differing opinions.

Each week, real estate advisor Daniel Hernandez of Compass Real Estate and longtime analyst Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ break down the housing market headlines, unpack policy changes and provide unfiltered analysis on everything from condo terminations to Vintage unit fire sales, luxury speculative homes to developer strategies.

Whether you are a homeowner, investor or real estate professional, Hernandez and Zalewski will give a local perspective on what is really happening across the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach with no fluff, no hype and plenty of data-backed opinions.

We call balls and strikes on when to buy, sell and hold.

Episode Topics

For the Jan. 2, 2026, podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski give their take on the following five topics:

1. Florida HB 657 Is A Developer’s Dream Come True

2. Peter Zalewski, The Condo Bull

3. The ‘Attainable’ Condo In The Future

4. Full Steam Ahead For Luxury Boutique

5. Edgewater’s Resiliency Fund Is Fantastic Idea

This podcast is broadcast live at 4 pm (EST) on the social media accounts of Daniel Hernandez and Peter Zalewski.

Episode Overview

In this Jan. 2, 2026, episode of the Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski cut through the local rhetoric, delivering straight talk on five of the biggest topics of critical importance to South Florida investors.

The hosts discuss each topic and then announce whether each of them is a Buy, a Sell or a Hold on the issue. Their verdicts often differ, leading to sharp debate on the issue before moving on to the next topic.

During the 53-minute discussion, Hernandez and Zalewski focused on Florida’s House Bill 657, a controversial proposal that would simplify the process for terminating homeowner associations (HOA).

Hernandez revealed that the bill would allow for termination if 20% of owners petition for it and a 66% supermajority votes in favor, a move that could dismantle long-standing community structures.

Zalewski added color by comparing the potential unbundling of HOAs to the “cord-cutting” movement in cable television, warning that while owners might escape fees, they could face a “Brexit-style” logistical nightmare regarding shared roads and infrastructure.

This is copy of a live podcast recorded Fridays at 4 pm in Miami featuring real estate advisor Daniel Hernandez of Compass Real Estate and analyst Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™.

Welcome to Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ weekly podcast for a no-nonsense perspective on South Florida real estate from a pair of locals with differing opinions.

Each week, real estate advisor Daniel Hernandez of Compass Real Estate and longtime analyst Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ break down the housing market headlines, unpack policy changes and provide unfiltered analysis on everything from condo terminations to Vintage unit fire sales, luxury speculative homes to developer strategies.

Whether you are a homeowner, investor or real estate professional, Hernandez and Zalewski will give a local perspective on what is really happening across the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach with no fluff, no hype and plenty of data-backed opinions.

We call balls and strikes on when to buy, sell and hold.

Episode Topics

For the Dec. 26, 2025, podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski give their take on the following five topics:

1. Florida's Property Tax Moonshot Will Catapult Market

2. Miami's TSND Ordinance > Florida's Live Local Act

3. 340 Biscayne Blvd. Auction Canary In Coal Mine

4. Ken "Billions" Griffin All In On Miami

5. MDC - Trump Presidential Library Land Transfer Most Impactful News Of Year

This podcast is broadcast live at 4 pm (EST) on the social media accounts of Daniel Hernandez and Peter Zalewski.

Episode Overview

In this Dec. 26, 2025, episode of the Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski cut through the local rhetoric, delivering straight talk on five of the biggest topics of critical importance to South Florida investors.

The hosts discuss each topic and then announce whether each of them is a Buy, a Sell or a Hold on the issue. Their verdicts often differ, leading to sharp debate on the issue before moving on to the next topic.

During the 63-minute discussion, Hernandez and Zalewski delve into a year of legislative “MacGyver” moments, high-stakes land transfers, Ken Griffin’s long-discussed but never started $1 billion office tower fronting Biscayne Bay and a widening gap between speculative land values and market reality.

The hosts concluded the defining narrative of 2025 was the conveyance of Miami Dade College land for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library, a move valued at zero dollars for the college despite a potential $5.3 billion sellout value for the associated condo towers that could be part of the library.

Economist Bram Gallagher of the short-term rental data and analytics firm AirDNA.co joins the Miami Condo Mondays™ podcast to reveal his firm's projections for the South Florida region next year.

Miami Condo Mondays™ is a live podcast hosted by Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ and veteran broker Jenny Huertas of CVRRealty.com providing an in-depth look at the latest residential real estate trends in South Florida.

Recorded weekly in Greater Downtown Miami, the podcast offers a one-hour discussion on various real estate topics, including preconstruction condos, market trends and investment strategies.

The hosts share their expertise, with Zalewski focusing on macro perspectives and Huertas offering micro insights from her on-the-ground experience.

Tune in every Monday at 4 PM (EST) on the social media accounts of Peter Zalewski and Jenny Huertas for insights on the latest trends in the South Florida condo market.

Episode Overview

In this episode of Miami Condo Mondays™ podcast on Dec. 22, 2025, co-hosts Jenny Huertas, the broker-owner of CVR Realty, and Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ discuss the 2026 outlook for the Short-Term Rental (STR) market in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

Special guest Bram Gallagher, the Director of Economics and Forecasting for the STR data and analytics company AirDNA.co, joins Huertas and Zalewski to discuss his firm’s newly released U.S. 2026 Short-Term Rental Outlook Report.

The AirDNA report identifies the opportunities and pitfalls in the STR market in South Florida and across the nation.

During this 61-minute episode, the trio explores the operational nuances of investing in the STR market, including management fees, tax implications and navigating market metrics.

Gallagher shares insights from the AirDNA research, providing valuable information on occupancy rates, investment strategies and the impact of international travel on Miami’s market.

The conversation also touches on the economic impact of regulatory risks, U.S. immigration policy and the evolving landscape of STRs as a viable investment option in South Florida.

Expert Peter Zalewski to lead three-hour walking tour at 10 am Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, to review more than 100 projects in the popular Brickell Avenue Area submarket of Greater Downtown Miami.

Report: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/brickell-avenue-area-tour-to-analyze