Miami Real Estate Investing Podcast With Peter Zalewski

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. 19, 2025, podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski give their take on the following five topics:

1. MDC’s Trump Presidential Library Land Giveaway Totally Great For Students

2. Junk Fees All The Way

3. Miami Beach’s Super Yacht Side-Eye

4. Is Florida Insurance Shock Over?

5. Ugo Delivers On Grove Isle

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. 19, 2025, episode of the Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski cut through the local rhetoric, delivering straight talk on five pivotal market 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 nearly 59-minute discussion, Hernandez and Zalewski delve into the controversial land transfer for the future Trump Presidential Library on a site formerly owned by Miami Dade College in Greater Downtown Miami, the rising trend of junk fees in the South Florida rental market and another case of rich people being mean to each other.

Additionally, the hosts discuss the current state of Florida's condo association insurance market where premiums are expected to fall by as much as 40% in 2026.

Hernandez and Zalewski wrap up the show with a discussion about Developer Ugo Colombo's new Vita project on Grove Isle in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood, emphasizing the importance of timing when investing in South Florida’s volatile real estate market.

Peter Romeo — a commercial insurance agent with Business Risk Advisors—said increased competition, structural repairs and a quiet 2025 hurricane season have resulted in lower rates.

Condo Capitalism™ is the 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 dissects players and trends, focusing on the escalating Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff, which is now fully underway as cash-strapped unit owners face rising maintenance fees, hefty special assessments and pricey insurance.

On the show, experts analyze how the national “two-sided risk”—rising inflation and falling employment—magnifies the growing crisis in Florida, revealing where high post-Surfside condo fees clash with a softening resale market to expose the potential for a capitulation by unit owners who can no longer afford condo living.

Join Peter Zalewski live every weekday at 4 pm (Miami time) on MiamiCondo.Club for the full schedule: Miami Condo Mondays™ (market overview), Miami Condo Exchange™ (data discussion) on Tuesdays, The Peter Zalewski Show™ (interview) on Wednesdays, Condo Capitalism™ (distressed market) on Thursdays, and Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ (debate) on Fridays. On-demand recordings of all shows are available here.

Episode Overview

In the Dec. 18, 2025, episode of the Condo Capitalism podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviewed commercial insurance agent Peter Romeo—a vice president with Business Risk Advisors who represents more than 50 projects—about the state of the South Florida condo association insurance market.

During the 86-minute podcast, Romeo explains the complexities of condo insurance in Florida, particularly in the wake of the Surfside condo collapse and the regulatory mandates that followed for buildings in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

The discussion covers the significant costs associated with insurance for condo associations, the differences between garden style and highrise condos, and the importance of the mandated Structural Integrity Reserve Studies (SIRS) every 10 years and Milestone Inspections required upon a project’s 30-year anniversary.

The speakers also explored the impact of Hurricane Andrew on building codes, the role of Class A graded buildings in insurance premiums and the differences between admitted and non-admitted insurance companies.

The conversation concludes with insights into future trends in the condo insurance market and the importance of regular appraisals for accurate coverage.

In this episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™, veteran real estate consultant Jack McCabe of McCabeResearch.com offered a glimpse of his 2026 base case outlook for the South Florida condo market.

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 Dec. 17, 2025, episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski sits down with veteran real estate consultant Jack McCabe of McCabe Research & Consulting to dissect a South Florida condo market grappling with rising inventory, falling sales and uncertainty heading into 2026.

During the 70-minute podcast, McCabe discussed how demographic shifts and economic headwinds are paving the way for hedge funds and institutional investors to enter the tricounty region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

McCabe—who famously warned of the crash during the Great South Florida Condo Boom and Bust of 2002-2011—recounted the fierce resistance he faced from the sellside industry at the time and drew parallels to the current landscape of inflated real estate prices.

The conversation shifted toward the implications of U.S. immigration policies on future construction schedules and the high probability of price reductions as buyers hit a wall of affordability.

McCabe concluded the discussion with a cautionary forecast for 2026, predicting imminent price reductions and detailing the hurdles facing both retail buyers and institutional investors in a correcting market.

In this episode of Miami Condo Mondays™, the discussion explores potential opportunities and pitfalls of investing in South Florida Vintage condo units that are at least 30 years old.

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. 15, 2025, co-hosts Jenny Huertas‚ the broker-owner of CVR Realty, and Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ delve into the Vintage condo market in South Florida, exploring the implications of recent legislative changes, the impact of special assessments and the overall state of the market for units at least 30 years old.

Huertas and Zalewski discuss the value of Vintage condos, insights from a general contractor restores condo towers and provide a detailed analysis of the market trends in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward.

During the 65-minute episode, the co-hosts explore the importance of understanding the condition of these Vintage buildings and the potential opportunities for buyers during the 2025-26 South Florida Winter Buying Season.

For this episode of the Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ podcast, special guest Josh D'Alemberte of Who Tutors joins Daniel Hernandez of Compass Real Estate and Peter Zalewski of MiamiCondo.Club to discuss the state of education in South Florida.

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. 12, 2025, podcast, Hernandez, Zalewski and special guest Josh D’Alemberte of Who Tutors educational services to discuss five educational topics of importance to South Florida investors:

1. Coconut Grove Is Hot, Hot, Hot

2. Miami Is Pricing Out Its Own Students

3. The Wealthy Forgot About Public Schools

4. Charter Schools Solve The Education Problem

5. Miami’s New Mayor Is Developers’ Bestie

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. 12 2025, episode of Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski are joined by special guest Josh D’Alemberte—a South Florida educator for 30 years and founder of a local tutoring company Who Tutors—to cut through the local rhetoric, and deliver straight talk about the South Florida education system.

During the nearly 85-minute discussion, D’Alemberte—who was Hernandez’s eighth-grade social studies teacher—detailed how a city’s school system is a primary concern for families relocating to South Florida, creating an immediate link between education and property value.

The discussion spanned the stratospheric growth of South Florida, the financial viability of public schools amid enrollment declines and the political climate surrounding new city leadership and its impact on development.

A significant portion of the conversation was dedicated to the challenges facing public education, particularly the rise of charter schools—privately run but publicly funded institutions that draw tax dollars from the traditional public system.

The discussion then pivoted to the need for better utilization of public land, with D’Alemberte suggesting that underutilized school sites should be used for affordable housing for teachers and essential workers instead of being allocated to private interests.

The episode concluded with a look at newly elected City of Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins, who has been dubbed a “developer’s bestie” due to raising significantly more money from real estate interests than her competitor.

Higgins has pledged to fix the city’s notoriously slow and opaque permitting process, which developers frequently blame for project delays.

Zalewski expressed optimism about Higgins, suggesting the mayor-elect take advantage of the business opportunities generated by the previous administration’s marketing efforts and bring much-needed transparency to the system, suggesting solutions like a fee-tiered structure for expedited permits and outsourcing non-essential bureaucracy.

The hosts agreed that improving the permitting system would benefit the city by encouraging more construction that generates higher property tax revenue that can be used to address the chronic lack of affordable housing and make good on the long-term investment in the public interest.

Contractor Juan Ivanoff of Ivita Construction discusses the effort to restore South Florida's stock of Vintage condos amid mandated inspections, soaring insurance and a shrinking labor pool.

Condo Capitalism™ is the 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 dissects players and trends, focusing on the escalating Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff, which is now fully underway as cash-strapped unit owners face rising maintenance fees, hefty special assessments and pricey insurance.

On the show, experts analyze how the national “two-sided risk”—rising inflation and falling employment—magnifies the growing crisis in Florida, revealing where high post-Surfside condo fees clash with a softening resale market to expose the potential for a capitulation by unit owners who can no longer afford condo living.

Join Peter Zalewski live every weekday at 4 pm (Miami time) on MiamiCondo.Club for the full schedule: Miami Condo Mondays™ (market overview), Miami Condo Exchange™ (data discussion) on Tuesdays, The Peter Zalewski Show™ (interview) on Wednesdays, Condo Capitalism™ (distressed market) on Thursdays, and Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ (debate) on Fridays. On-demand recordings of all shows are available here.

Episode Overview

In the Dec. 11, 2025, episode of the Condo Capitalism podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviewed general contractor Juan Ivanoff—founder of Ivita Construction—about the widespread and laborious effort to restore South Florida’s Vintage condo projects that are at least 30 years old.

During the marathon 93-minute podcast, Ivanoff detailed the significant restoration work the construction industry is now undertaking across the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

The restoration work is being driven by Florida’s post-Surfside legislation, which mandates Structural Integrity Reserve Studies (SIRS) every 10 years and Milestone Inspections required upon a project’s 30-year anniversary.

The core revelation of the discussion was that a confluence of factors—the 2025 Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff, labor shortages exacerbated by the current U.S. immigration policy and high material costs due to tariffs—is creating a “perfect storm” that is likely to force a market shakeout, leading to financial pain and suffering for many existing condo owners.

The discussion highlighted that the current financial environment has led to a noticeable decline in the vibrant consumer activity seen previously, with anecdotal evidence pointing to stabilization or even drops in rents and a reduction in patronage at popular restaurants, suggesting that the era of unbridled real estate boom is yielding to challenging economic realities.

In this episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™, Clarita Rosa of Candor Title & Closing Services discusses AI, blockchain and new reporting rules for all-cash residential deals regardless of price.

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 Dec. 10, 2025, episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviews Clarita Rosa—the founder of Candor Title & Closing Services in Coral Gables—about the complexities of title services, and the changes coming to the closing process related to AI, blockchain and a new Residential Real Estate Reporting rule for all-cash property transactions involving shell companies and trusts.

During the nearly 80-minute podcast, Rosa discussed the U.S. Treasury Department’s new Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) requirement that eliminates the dollar threshold for all-cash deals involving condos, houses or vacant land for residential development.

For the last decade, FinCEN has had in place Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that applied to all-cash residential transactions of at least $300,000—originally $1 million—involving legal entities in certain U.S. locations.

Miami-Dade County and Manhattan were the first two geographies to fall under the GTOs.

Ultimately, all three South Florida counties of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach were added to the GTO list.

Beginning in March 2026, title agents and closing attorneys nationwide will be required under FinCEN’s Residential Real Estate Reporting rule to collect two forms of identification and a completed questionnaire with personal and professional information from both the buyers and sellers.

Zalewski said the new FinCEN rule seems like the latest step by the Feds to eliminate money laundering through real estate investing by closing a loophole that allowed shell companies to purchase residential properties anonymously.

In this episode of Miami Condo Mondays™, the discussion centers on the success of the recently completed Art Basel and whether it will jumpstart Miami Beach's oversupplied condo market.

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. 8, 2025, co-hosts Jenny Huertas‚ the broker-owner of CVR Realty, and Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ delve into the vibrant world of Art Basel, an annual festival that typically draws international collectors to South Florida.

Huertas and Zalewski discuss Art Basel’s impact on Miami Beach, the current state of the condo market and trajectory for the 2025-26 South Florida Winter Buying Season

The co-hosts discuss the various events surrounding Art Basel, the transportation options available and the economic benefits the festival brings to the area.

The conversation also touches on the evolving landscape of Miami Beach real estate, legislative changes affecting condo living and the trends shaping the market as affluent buyers seek new opportunities.

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.

Peter Zalewski is a former financial journalist, Wall Street consultant, expert witness and a nonpracticing real estate broker who reports daily on the South Florida condo market. He hosts a daily 4 pm (Miami time) podcast during the workweek on MiamiCondo.Club. The program schedule is: Mondays - Miami Condo Mondays™ (market update), Tuesdays - Miami Condo Exchange™ (data analysis), Wednesdays - The Peter Zalewski Show™ (business leader interview), Thursdays - Condo Capitalism™ (distressed real estate) and Fridays - Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ (broker debate). This content ties his ongoing reporting to the critical Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff.

Episode Topics

For the Dec. 5, 2025, podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski give their take on the following five topics:

1. Art Basel Drives Miami Crazy

2. Miami Dade College Gives Its Blessing

3. Loews Hotel Renovation

4. Miami DDA Fumbles On Flagler

5. Diluting Political Power With Stronger Miami

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. 5, 2025, episode of Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski cut through the local rhetoric, delivering straight talk on five pivotal market 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.

The 64-minute episode opens with a discussion about this weekend’s annual Art Basel international fair that starts on Dec. 5, 2025, at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

The official three-day fair that has spawned a number of unrelated events throughout South Florida has an estimated economic impact of $565 million for an average of about $7.8 million per hour.

While this figure is substantial, it is reportedly eclipsed by the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, which generates a nearly $1.8 billion impact.

Hernandez noted that while Art Basel is a spectacle of wealth—evidenced by a preconstruction penthouse sale on Miami Beach setting a new record at nearly $7,000 per square foot—the event functions primarily as a massive networking opportunity, not an immediate sales driver for residential real estate.

The hosts dismissed the idea of immediate transaction spikes tied to the event, noting that the closing process, which requires a minimum of two weeks and often includes association approval periods of 30 days or more, precludes any overnight surge.

In this episode of Condo Capitalism™, state-certified general real estate appraiser Katherine Lavin discusses South Florida condo valuations in the aftermath of the Surfside condo collapse.

Condo Capitalism™ is the 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 dissects players and trends, focusing on the escalating Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff, which is now fully underway as cash-strapped unit owners face rising maintenance fees, hefty special assessments and pricey insurance.

On the show, experts analyze how the national “two-sided risk”—rising inflation and falling employment—magnifies the growing crisis in Florida, revealing where high post-Surfside condo fees clash with a softening resale market to expose the potential for a capitulation by unit owners who can no longer afford condo living.

Join Peter Zalewski live every weekday at 4 pm (Miami time) on MiamiCondo.Club for the full schedule: Miami Condo Mondays™ (market overview), Miami Condo Exchange™ (data discussion) on Tuesdays, The Peter Zalewski Show™ (interview) on Wednesdays, Condo Capitalism™ (distressed market) on Thursdays, and Buy, Sell, Hold Miami™ (debate) on Fridays. On-demand recordings of all shows are available here.

Episode Overview

In the Dec. 4, 2025, episode of the Condo Capitalism podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviewed Katherine Lavin, a state-certified general real estate appraiser who works with Expert Valuation Services in Miami, about accurately pricing South Florida condos in a changing or increasingly distressed market.

In a world of nonstop promotion, conspiracy theories and fake news claims, Lavin—a self-described “homeaholic” who attended Harvard University— is responsible for figuring out reality when it comes to pricing for all forms of South Florida real estate, whether it is distressed condo projects, boutique hotels or Class A office towers.

Often times, the properties that Lavin appraises are unique, have no comparable sales or may have been damaged. Yet, she is tasked to come up with a value that can be defended in court if there is a lawsuit.

It is against this backdrop that Zalewski interviewed Lavin about how to most accurately assess South Florida condo prices in a market when resale supply is growing, unit transactions are falling and Vintage projects that are at least 30 years are facing a financial cliff in the post-Surfside condo collapse era.

The discussion quickly established that in this environment, relying on hearsay from neighbors, Zillow or government tax assessments is insufficient, as these metrics either lag market activity or have no relation to actual sales price.

To cut through the market noise, Lavin detailed the core objective approaches she utilizes: market analysis, cost analysis and investment value.

The cost approach, for instance, requires access to the approved Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) Construction Pricing Database, which can be used to calculate replacement costs by zip code, a crucial tool often used for insurance valuations.

This commitment to objective data forms the foundation of her expertise, separating her output from less credible sources.