Miami Real Estate Investing Podcast With Peter Zalewski

In Episode 128, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the top real estate and economic new stories for the week with veteran journalist Mike Seemuth along with former business reporters John Fakler and Jean Gruss, founder of Gruss Communications.  

In Segment 1, the panel discusses the lastest COVID-19 statistics in South Florida and the state of Florida. 

In Segment 2, the panel discusses the following headlines:  

1. "Miami-Dade, Broward Students To Return To 100% In-Person Learning This Fall" (WSVN Channel 7 News Miami) 

2. "South Beach’s Food Festival Won’t Require Vaccine Proof After Governor’s Ban. What’s Next?" (Miami Herald)  

3. "Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s Committee Has Its Biggest Fundraising Haul Yet In March" (Miami Herald)  

In Segment 3, the panel discusses the following headlines:

4. "Billionaire Who Shorted Subprime Mortgages Says This Housing Boom Is A Bubble" (CNBC)  

5. "Harbor Landings Mixed-Use Multifamily, Hotel And Retail Project Near Seminole Hard Rock Advances" (The Real Deal Miami)  

6. "Kolter Urban Launches Sales Of Fort Lauderdale Beach Condo Towers " (The Real Deal Miami)  

In Segment 4, the panel of Zalewski, Seemuth, Gruss and Fakler make predictions about the South Florida real estate market and tricounty economy.   

In Segment 5, Fakler reads out comments submitted by listeners and the panel responds. 

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In Episode 127, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures®  provides an overview of Miami's Coconut Grove condo market for the year 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the year 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix. 

In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Coconut Grove condo market sales velocity in the four quarters of 2020 based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report.  The discussion include specifics about the the number of transactions, average pricing of a unit, average pricing per square foot for a unit and the number of days that the units are listed on the market. 

In Segment 2,  Zalewski discusses the Coconut Grove luxury condo market based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report. The discussion will include specifics about the the number of transactions, average pricing of a unit, average pricing per square foot for a unit and the number of days that the units are listed on the market. 

In Segment 3,  Zalewski discusses the Coconut Grove distressed condo market, which is comprised of real estate owned (REO) condos as well as shortsales based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report. The discussion will include specifics about the the number of transactions, average pricing of a unit, average pricing per square foot for a unit and the number of days that the units are listed on the market. 

In Segment 4, Zalewski discusses the Coconut Grove rental market with specifics about leasing activity, pricing and the number of days on the market based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report. 

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In Episode 126, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures® interviews Luis Liscio Guimaraes - Director of Acquisitions For CVR Realty™ in Greater Downtown Miami - about a recent industry report that shows a significant drop off in Brazilian investment in Florida residential real estate from $3 billion in 2018 to $1.6 billion in 2019 to finally $1.4 billion in the pandemic year of 2020. Guimaraes explains the reasons for the drop and provides an outlook on Brazilian real estate investment in South Florida going forward in the pandemic era.

In Segment 1, Guimaraes discusses growing up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, living in Milan, Italy, and working in South Florida real estate for nearly 30 years.

In Segment 2, Guimaraes talks about the characteristics and preferences of foreign investors in Florida real estate. Guimaraes drills down to compare and contrast Brazilian investors with other foreign buyers playing in the South Florida market. The conversation also explores how the currency fluctuations of the Brazilian real and the U.S. dollar are impacting investment trends.

In Segment 3, Guimaraes discusses the outlook for Brazilian investors in South Florida real estate in the post-pandemic era.

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In Episode 125, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the top real estate and economic new stories for the week with David Lyons a financial writer with the South Florida Sun-Sentinel along with former business reporters John Fakler and Jean Gruss, founder of Gruss Communications.  

In Segment 1, the panel discusses the the latest COVID-19 cases in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, according to Florida Department of Health.

In Segment 2, the panel discusses the following headlines:  

1. "People Have Stopped Paying Their Car Loans, And It Shows Millions Are Struggling In This Economy" (Business Insider) 

2. "Florida Senate Passes Property Insurance Revamp" (Tampa Bay Times)  

3. "If You’ve Hit A Wall In The Search For A Home, Consider These Ideas" (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)  

In Segment 3, the panel discusses the following headlines:

4. "Police Identify Woman Killed During Eviction At Brickell High-Rise" (WSVN 7 News Miami)  

5. "Miami-Dade Commissioner: Time To Expand The Urban Development Boundary Near Air Base" (Miami Herald)  

6. "Gil Dezer Partners With Bentley For Luxury Condo Tower In Sunny Isles Beach" (The Real Deal Miami)  

In Segment 4, the panel of Zalewski, Lyons, Gruss and Fakler make predictions about the South Florida real estate market and tricounty economy.   

In Segment 5, Fakler reads out comments submitted by listeners and the panel responds. 

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In Episode 124, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of the Aventura condo market for the year 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the year 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix. 

In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Aventura condo market sales velocity in the four quarters of 2020 based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report.  The discussion include specifics about the the number of transactions, average pricing of a unit, average pricing per square foot for a unit and the number of days that the units are listed on the market. 

In Segment 2,  Zalewski discusses the Aventura luxury condo market based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report. The discussion will include specifics about the the number of transactions, average pricing of a unit, average pricing per square foot for a unit and the number of days that the units are listed on the market. 

In Segment 3,  Zalewski discusses the Aventura distressed condo market, which is comprised of real estate owned (REO) condos as well as shortsales based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report. The discussion will include specifics about the the number of transactions, average pricing of a unit, average pricing per square foot for a unit and the number of days that the units are listed on the market. 

In Segment 4, Zalewski discusses the Aventura rental market with specifics about leasing activity, pricing and the number of days on the market based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report. 

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In Episode 123, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews former investigative reporter John Fakler for the "Real Estate Players Profile" about how and why the Miami area is a hotbed for white-collar crime. Fakler also discusses a recent Miami Herald article that identifies South Florida as the "nation's No. 1 fraud capital."

In Segment 1, Fakler discusses being raised in New York, unknowingly working at a Long Island boiler room and becoming an investigative reporter who focused on white-collar crime and fraud in South Florida.

In Segment 2, Fakler talks about some of the various scams that have occurred in South Florida since the 1980s, including the stock market bubble in the late 1990s, the real estate bubble in the 2000s and the possibility of a pandemic bubble today given the amount of government money being distributed. Fakler also shares some colorful details about a scammer that he wrote about from the inception of the fraudulent company to the founder being sentenced to prison.

In Segment 3, Fakler discusses why South Florida is a hotbed for white-collar crime and fraudsters, and what he expects to surface in the months and years ahead as a result of the pandemic. Fakler also discussed what newly arrived residents should be on the lookout for while living in South Florida.

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In Episode 122, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the top real estate and economic new stories for the week with investigative reporter Brian Bandell a senior reporter with the South Florida Business Journal along with former business reporters John Fakler and Jean Gruss, founder of Gruss Communications.  

In Segment 1, the panel discusses the following headlines:  

1. "Norwegian Cruise Line Will Require COVID-19 Vaccine In Bid To Get Cruises Restarted" (Miami Herald) 

2. "Aloft Miami Brickell Hotel Targeted In Foreclosure" (South Florida Business Journali)  

3. "Florida Regulators Asked To Take Over A St. Petersburg Insurer" (Tampa Bay Times)  

In Segment 2, the panel discusses the following headlines:

4. "Prime 112 Restaurateur Sells Waterfront Venetian Islands Home In Off-Market Sale" (The Real Deal Miami)  

5. "Mortgage Firms Warned to Prepare For A ‘Tidal Wave’ Of Distress" (Bloomberg)  

6. "‘This Is Not The Time For Amateurs,’ Says Real Estate Agent In A Fiercely Competitive Housing Market" (CNBC)  

In Segment 3, the panel of Zalewski, Bandell, Gruss and Fakler make predictions about the South Florida real estate market and tricounty economy.   

In Segment 4, Fakler reads out comments submitted by listeners and the panel responds. 

To send a comment, please email the podcast at [email protected]    

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In Episode 121, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of the Sunny Isles Beach condo market for the year 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the year 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix. 

In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Sunny Isles Beach condo market sales velocity in the four quarters of 2020 based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report.  The discussion include specifics about the the number of transactions, average pricing of a unit, average pricing per square foot for a unit and the number of days that the units are listed on the market. 

In Segment 2,  Zalewski discusses the Sunny Isles Beach luxury condo market based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report. The discussion will include specifics about the the number of transactions, average pricing of a unit, average pricing per square foot for a unit and the number of days that the units are listed on the market. 

In Segment 3,  Zalewski discusses the Sunny Isles Beach distressed condo market, which is comprised of real estate owned (REO) condos as well as shortsales based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report. The discussion will include specifics about the the number of transactions, average pricing of a unit, average pricing per square foot for a unit and the number of days that the units are listed on the market. 

In Segment 4, Zalewski discusses the Sunny Isles Beach rental market with specifics about leasing activity, pricing and the number of days on the market based on a CondoVulturesRealty.com report. 

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In Episode 120, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures® interviews Randy Thibaut - the founder and CEO of LSI Companies in Fort Myers in Southwest Florida - for the "Real Estate Players Profile" about the increasing number of investors from South Florida and the Northeast who are shopping for houses and developable land in the counties of Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties. 

In Segment 1, Thibaut discusses growing up in the farming business in Ohio, working in the construction industry in the Florida Keys and ultimately serving as a division president for a public homebuilder in Southwest Florida. In 2000, Thibaut launched his firm - Land Solutions Inc. - to focus on land brokerage with a specialization in entitlements. The firm has brokered more than $2 billion in land transactions in the last two decades.     

In Segment 2, Thibaut talks about the connection between Ohio and Southwest Florida that dates back to at least the 1970s when a Cleveland-based builder developed and marketed the South Seas Plantation resort on Captiva Island, just off the coast from Fort Myers. During the last decade, Thibaut said the pool of buyers has diversified beyond Midwesterners to include an increasing number of people from South Florida and the Northeast. This includes residents of Southwest Florida who were already commuting to work in South Florida even before the pandemic.  

In Segment 3, Thibaut shares his outlook for land deals, residential development and home sales in Southwest Florida as the pandemic enters a second year.

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In Episode 119, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the top real estate and economic new stories for the week with investigative reporter Francisco Alvarado who has been a journalist in Miami for nearly two decades along with former business reporters John Fakler and Jean Gruss, founder of Gruss Communications.  

In Segment 1, the panel discusses the following headlines:  

1. "Say Goodbye To $30 Plane Tickets. The Era Of Dirt-Cheap Flights Is Ending" (CNBC) 

2. "Miami Beach Takes A Nearly $500K Hit To Settle Lawsuit Tied To Short-Term Rental" (The Real Deal Miami)  

3. "For The First Time In Months, Miami House Prices Dip. Condo Prices Are Still Rising." (Miami Herald)  

In Segment 2, the panel discusses the following headlines:

4. "Florida City Hires Law Firm To Proceed With Mass Evictions" (Miami Herald)  

5. "Chetrit Scores $15M For Miami River $1B Mixed-Use Project" (The Real Deal Miami)  

6. "Tallest Condo Tower South Of Manhattan Launches In Miami" (New York Post)  

In Segment 3, the panel of Zalewski, Alvarado, Gruss and Fakler make predictions about the South Florida real estate market and tricounty economy. The comments segment of this podcast was nixed as significant time in the first segment was dedicated to talk about the impact of spring breakers on South Beach this year.     

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