Miami Real Estate Investing Podcast With Peter Zalewski

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 Oct. 24, 2025, podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski give their take on the following four topics:

1. SB 180: Restrictive And Burdensome

2. Inflation Indicators Indicating…?

1. Super Cool Super Talls

2. Is “Signature Bridge” Spicy For No Reason?

1. A New Frontier For Condo Sales?

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

Episode Overview

In this episode of Buy, Sell, Hold Miami podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski provided an extensive analysis of current South Florida real estate and economic trends. The 72-minute discussion covered a range of topics, from state legislation to major infrastructure and global capital flows.

The hosts began by reviewing Florida State Bill 180, signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis on about June 26, 2025. This bill limits local governments from enacting new, restrictive zoning or development regulations following a federal disaster declaration.

The bill’s key text prohibits adopting “more restrictive or burdensome amendments” to land development regulations. This language is being challenged in lawsuits filed by several municipalities, including Homestead, Miami Shores and Pinecrest.

Analysts suggested that developers are attempting to retroactively nullify zoning regulations enacted since 2024, effectively stripping local power. This push aligns with an overall state theme of shifting regulatory authority away from local municipalities to the state capital in Tallahassee.

A contentious point of the bill is its perceived threat to natural protections, such as mangroves. Though mangroves can smell and attract mosquitoes, they serve as a critical first-line defense against erosion and rising seas.

The discussion referenced a past incident in Coconut Grove where a prominent architect and his wife were cited for illegally cutting mangroves after Hurricane Irma in 2017. They were ordered to replant the trees.

The final settlement for the illegal removal, according to one report, was $18,500. This low fee suggested to the hosts that financial penalties are insufficient to deter illegal acts that dramatically increase property valuation by clearing water views.

The conversation shifted to the tricounty development scene and the rise of super-tall residential buildings. Miami International Airport’s flight path imposes a height limit of more than 1,000 feet on construction in the downtown district.

The Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami is set to become the first 100-story tower in the city, with about 390 condo units and 205 hotel rooms. The hosts noted that developers often eliminate floors on the elevator - like the 13th - or service floors from elevator panels to artificially inflate floor numbering.

Concerns were raised about the future of new Class A-plus office towers. Two new buildings—the Santander building on Brickell Avenue and One Biscayne Plaza project on Biscayne Boulevard in Greater Downtown Miami - are expected to deliver their space before Citadel CEO Ken Griffin breaks ground on his trophy asset.

Check out this clip from the latest episode of the Miami Condo Mondays™ podcast hosted by Peter Zalewski of the MiamiCondo.Club and veteran broker Jenny Huertas of CVRRealty.com

The podcast is broadcast live on Mondays at 4 PM EST on MiamiCondo.Club

Watch the full episode: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/miami-highrise-condo-fees-average

Check out this clip from the latest episode of Buy, Sell, Hold Miami real estate podcast featuring local real estate advisor Daniel Hernandez of Compass Real Estate and market analyst Peter Zalewski of MiamiCondo.Club.

Broker-owner Julia Ray of RaydiantRE.com joins the discussion as a special guest.

Watch full episode: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/buy-sell-hold-miami-real-estate-podcast-a42

Check out this clip from the latest episode of The Peter Zalewski Show podcast featuring a discussion about the significant condo development pipeline in North Bay Village with Commissioner Andy Daro, who leads The Daro Team with Compass Real Estate.

Watch the latest episode: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/tiny-north-bay-village-embraces-2

Check out this clip from the latest episode of the Miami Condo Mondays™ podcast hosted by Peter Zalewski of the MiamiCondo.Club and veteran broker Jenny Huertas of CVRRealty.com

The podcast is broadcast live on Mondays at 4 PM EST on MiamiCondo.Club

Watch full episode: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/miami-highrise-condo-fees-average

Check out this clip from the latest episode of The Peter Zalewski Show podcast featuring a discussion about the latest office market trends with commercial real estate agent Oscar Musibay of Lee & Associates South Florida.

Watch the latest episode: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/new-breed-of-tenants-reshapes-office

Check out this clip from the latest episode of Buy, Sell, Hold Miami real estate podcast featuring local real estate advisor Daniel Hernandez of Compass Real Estate and market analyst Peter Zalewski of MiamiCondo.Club.

Broker-owner Julia Ray of RaydiantRE.com joins the discussion as a special guest.

Watch full episode: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/buy-sell-hold-miami-real-estate-podcast-a42

Introducing the new weekly podcast The Peter Zalewski Show that 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 social media sites.

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 South Florida.

In the Oct. 22, 2025, episode of The Peter Zalewski Show podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviews Andy Daro, a real estate professional and the leader of The Daro Team with Compass Real Estate and a commissioner for the City of North Bay Village.

The discussion focused on the history of the three-island municipality, the political challenges of managing a $2 billion new development pipeline and the contrasting valuations between new luxury towers and the existing stock of Vintage condos that are at least 30 years old.

Daro described the North Bay Village market cycle as having transitioned from its historically seasonal status to a mega metropolitan year-round business center, largely fueled by post-pandemic migration.

Zalewski countered this by framing the South Florida real estate year in two distinct seasons: the Winter Buying Season (November through April) for shopping and kicking tires, and the Summer Buying Season (May through October) for transacting and closing deals.

Daro acknowledged that while business now occurs year-round, the traditional winter months still represent the peak season for realtors and sales activity.

Daro, who relocated from New York to Miami-Dade County, ultimately settled in North Bay Village in 2017, driven by the high value of waterfront condos compared to prices in areas like the Brickell Avenue Area submarket of Greater Downtown Miami.

He noted that two-bedroom, water-view units were selling for less than $500,000, a stark contrast to the higher costs of one-bedroom units elsewhere.

His passion for the area led to his election as a commissioner, making him highly visible to the nearly 9,000 residents in the small, engaged island community.

Daro confirmed that North Bay Village has close to $2 billion in new development projects in its pipeline, a figure he supports due to the critical need for tax dollars and infrastructure upgrades within the city’s tight $11 million annual operating budget.

The city has not seen new condo construction since 2008, but the current wave includes major players such as Continuum Club & Residences and Pagani Residences and the Related Group has approved two projects totaling more than 400 residences.

In total, Daro estimates the current pipeline will deliver between 2,000 to 3,000 new residences, which could increase the city’s population by 20 percent to 40 percent in the next five years.

Zalewski endorsed Daro’s prodevelopment stance, arguing that historical data from the Great Recession proved new development is necessary to bolster the tax base and maintain solvent credit ratings, urging critics to become “YIMBYs.”

Daro emphasized that new construction is selling at an average blended price of $1,500 per square foot, placing it at the highend luxury tier alongside downtown Miami and Miami Beach product.

However, the existing resale market offers strong value, with units trading below $500 per square foot, a substantial variance suggesting that the new development is an inevitable rising tide that will lift all property values.

A significant community enhancement is the Island Walk, a roughly two-mile-long continuous waterfront path being required by new developments on North Bay Village’s Harbor and Treasure islands.

This enhancement, comparable to the path around Brickell Key, is viewed by Zalewski as adding long-term value and putting the community on the map, despite resistance from a minority of existing residents.

Check out this clip from the latest episode of Buy, Sell, Hold Miami real estate podcast featuring local real estate advisor Daniel Hernandez of Compass Real Estate and market analyst Peter Zalewski of MiamiCondo.Club.

Broker-owner Julia Ray of RaydiantRE.com joins the discussion as a special guest.

Watch full episode: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/buy-sell-hold-miami-real-estate-podcast-a42

Check out this clip from the latest episode of The Peter Zalewski Show podcast featuring a discussion about the latest office market trends with commercial real estate agent Oscar Musibay of Lee & Associates South Florida.

Watch the latest episode: https://peterzalewski.substack.com/p/new-breed-of-tenants-reshapes-office