Miami Real Estate Investing Podcast With Peter Zalewski

In Episode 108, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews Barry Dunn - the broker and owner of the South Florida real estate brokerage NextHome Realty Professionals in Wilton Manors - for the "Real Estate Players Profile" about the latest sales trends in the Fort Lauderdale housing market.

In Segment 1, Dunn discusses growing up in his family's real estate business in North Carolina, working for the U.S. Postal Service before returning to real estate and then relocating to Fort Lauderdale in 2003.

In Segment 2, Dunn talks about how the Fort Lauderdale housing market has changed in his nearly two decades of working in the industry in South Florida. Dunn also talks about some of the pressures that influencing today's market including out-of-town buyers, a cultural shift to working from home and the lack of listing on the market.   

In Segment 3, Dunn discusses the outlook for the Fort Lauderdale housing market with a focus on sales, pricing and the end of the federal foreclosure moratorium. 

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In Episode 107, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the top real estate and economic new stories of 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 following headlines:  

1. "Nearly 400 Arrests Made In Miami Beach Amid Spring Break Crackdown: Mayor" (NBC6 South Florida) 

2. "Now That Mortgage Rates Are Surging, Are Americans Making A Big Mistake?" (Yahoo! Finance)  

3. "Best Buy Announces 5K People Laid Off As Online Sales Soar" (TheHill.com)  

In Segment 2, the panel discusses the following headlines:

4. "Police: Albany Landlord Tied Up, 'Evicted' Sleeping Tenants, Dumping Them In Cemetery" (Albany Times Union)  

5. "Why Vlad Doronin And Jonathan Goldstein Are Betting Billions On Miami" (Miami Herald)  

6. "Boca Lago Golf & Country Club Owner Wins Approval To Build A Hotel On The Property" (The Real Deal Miami)  

In Segment 3, the panel of Zalewski, Seemuth, 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. 

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In Episode 106, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of the South Florida 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 South Florida 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 South Florida 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 South Florida 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 South Florida 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 105, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews John Dennis - the founder and lead consultant of the United Kingdom-based consultancy firm Blockchain Services LTD - for the "Real Estate Players Profile" about the latest South Florida import and export trends, and the impact that a drop in trade during the pandemic could have on the local economy.

In Segment 1, Dennis discusses growing up in Newcastle, England, earning a bachelor's degree in physics, relocating to Florida with a skilled-labor H-1B Visa, serving as a project manager for IBM Global Services before eventually relocating in Miami to invest in real estate in the early 2000s.

In Segment 2, Dennis provides an overview in layman's terms about blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. Dennis provides insight into how blockchain technology will forever change the real estate industry, putting several professional services at risk in the future. Dennis also discusses how early adopters of blockchain technology could enjoy an advantage in the ultra-competitive world of South Florida real estate.     

In Segment 3, Dennis discusses cryptocurrency, and the impact it could have real estate transactions. Dennis provides an overview as to the timing of the technological changes are in the process. 

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In Episode 104, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the top real estate and economic new stories of 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 following headlines:  

1. "Homeowners Can Now Defer Mortgage Payments For An Extra 6 Months—Here’s How To Tell If You’re Covered" (CNBC) 

2. "Fed Sounds Alarm On Commercial Real Estate, Business Bankruptcy" (Bloomberg)  

3. "As Canadian Snowbirds Wrap Up Florida Trips, They Now Face Tighter Border Rules Back Home" (South Florida Sun Sentinel)  

In Segment 2, the panel discusses the following headlines:

4. "Mortgage Rates Soar To Highest Level In Months Amid Inflation Concerns" (Marketwatch)  

5. "Lumber Prices Top $1,000 For The First Time As Single-Family Housing Starts Drop 12%" (CNBC)  

6. "Sales Of Ultra-Luxury Condos Are Soaring. What Does That Mean For The Rest Of Miami?" (Miami Herald)  

In Segment 3, the panel of Zalewski, Lyons, 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. 

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In Episode 103, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of the South Florida condo-hotel market for Q3 2020. This episode discusses condo-hotel units, luxury condo-hotel units, distressed condo-hotel units and condo-hotel rental units for the first nine months of 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix. 

In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the South Florida condo-hotel market sales velocity in the first three 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 South Florida luxury condo-hotel 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 South Florida condo-hotel 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 South Florida condo-hotel 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 102, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews Ken Roberts - the founder and president of the Coral Gables-based content provider and data analytics firm WorldCity - for the "Real Estate Players Profile" about the latest South Florida import and export trends, and the impact that a drop in trade during the pandemic could have on the local economy.

In Segment 1, Roberts discusses growing up in North Carolina, relocating to Miami in the late 1980s to work for the Miami Herald before successfully creating and selling a magazine - South Florida Parenting Magazine - in the 1990s. Roberts followed up the sale of the magazine with the creation of WorldCity. 

In Segment 2, Roberts talks about launching WorldCity originally to track South Florida's multinational community that uses Miami as Latin American regional headquarters or a transshipment hub for trade throughout the world. He goes on to explain how WorldCity evolved with the changing trade trends, and now offers content and data analytical services for the public and private sectors on the website USTradeNumbers.com.  

In Segment 3, Roberts discusses South Florida's statistics for 2020, the impact of the Panama Canal's widening on ports on the U.S. East Coast and the outlook for international trade in 2021. 

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In Episode 101, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the top real estate and economic new stories of for the week with Brian Bandell, an author and 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. "Bidding Wars Are Off The Charts, As Home Listings Fall To A Record Low" (CNBC) 

2. "These People Rushed To Buy Homes During Covid. Now They Regret It." (Wall Street Journal)  

3. "Florida Consumers 'Flabbergasted' As Property Insurers Push For Double-Digit Rate Hikes" (Reuters)  

In Segment 2, the panel discusses the following headlines:

4. "Renters Are Getting Evicted Despite CDC Order — 'I'm Scared'" (NPR)  

5. "Tax Foreclosure Moratorium Enacted For Occupied Washtenaw County Properties" (MLive.com)  

6. "Home Share-Focused Natiivo Condo/Hotel Breaks Ground In Miami" (South Florida Business Journal)  

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. 

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In Episode 100, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of the Palm Beach County condo market for Q3 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the first nine months of 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix. 

In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Palm Beach County condo market sales velocity in the first three 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 Palm Beach County 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 Palm Beach County 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 Palm Beach County 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 99, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews Carina Radonich - the sales director for the general contractor firm Finish My Condo in Sunny Isles Beach - for the "Real Estate Players Profile" about the latest trends challenges and opportunities regarding the build out of new condo units on the barrier island in South Florida during the COVID-19 era.

In Segment 1, Radonich discusses growing up in Argentina, relocating to Miami in the late 1990s, working in South Florida's preconstruciton condo market before partnering with her husband Ariel Tomat to create the Finish My Condo general contractor firm back in 2008. Radonich also discusses the significant presence of Argentine investors and developers in South Florida. 

In Segment 2, Radonich talks about what awaits owners of new condo units ranging from the permit process to the selection of building materials, managing the construction workers to sticking to the timelines for buildout in a new South Florida condo tower on the barrier island. Radonich also discusses what can and cannot be handled by individual unit owners, and how general contractors are required for more complex tasks that involve mechanical, electrical and plumbing.  

In Segment 3, Radonich discusses the current state of the condo buildout market and how to determine the right amount to spend on building out new luxury condo units in South Florida. 

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