Miami Real Estate Investing Podcast With Peter Zalewski

In this Miami Condo Exchange™ episode, Peter Zalewski shares insights on how sellers appear to be slashing asking prices to find buyers before the ever important Winter Buying Season wraps up.

The Miami Condo Exchange™ is a live podcast at 4 pm (Miami time) on Tuesdays covering the latest South Florida condo stats, metrics and trends hosted by expert Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™.

Recorded weekly in Greater Downtown Miami, the program’s core premise is to analyze condos as commodities, no different than salty snacks, oil or pork bellies.

The weekly show intends to cut through the marketing hype to focus strictly on the numbers for investors and real estate professionals.

A regular feature of the Tuesday show is the Miami Condo Cliff Index™, which tracks active listings and pending sales in realtime to forecast official closed sales data that lags by 30 to 120 days.

Tune in every Tuesday at 4 pm at MiamiCondo.Club or on the social media account of Peter Zalewski to watch the livestreams free.

Episode Overview

In the March 17, 2026, episode of the Miami Condo Exchange™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski shares insights on how sellers appear to be slashing asking prices to find buyers before the ever important winter buying season wraps up.

The South Florida Overall Condo Cliff Index™ reached a new peak this week as the reality of the post-Surfside legislation and the 2026 maintenance fees, special assessments and insurance premiums forces a market recalibration for cash-strapped unit owners.

The Overall Index serves as a realtime scoreboard of condo activity in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

Momentum is building with the South Florida Overall Condo Cliff Index™ rising 5.00% to 9.27 points for the week ending March 17, 2026, compared to 8.83 points on March 10, 2026.

The Overall Index is now up 33.97% for the year.

The South Florida Vintage Condo Cliff Index™ followed a similar trajectory by climbing 4.99% to reach 8.71 points on March 17, 2026, compared to 8.30 points on March 10, 2026.

The Vintage Index—which tracks units at least 30 years old—is up 30.95% year to date.

The strong growth as of March 17, 2026, represents the eighth time in 11 weeks that the Overall Index has trended upward since January 2026.

The Vintage Index has now moved higher in nine out of the 11 weeks since the start of the year.

The current spike in buying activity reflects a delayed reaction to the symbolic halfway point of the 2025-26 South Florida Winter Buying Season that stretches from November through April.

While February is the calendar midpoint of the Winter Buying Season, the Presidents Day holiday weekend of Feb. 14-16, 2026, marks the traditional psychological halfway mark as visitors flood into South Florida for the Coconut Grove Arts Festival and the Miami Beach International Boat Show.

Zalewski said that real estate professionals likely had difficult conversations with their clients immediately following those February events as the realization set in that the asking prices were failing to spur transactions.

One month later, the market is seeing the results of those cuts in asking prices as buyers finally step forward to purchase units before Summer’s heat, humidity and hurricane warnings that historically thin the buyer pool.

Sellers who refused to reprice their condo units after the February festivities are now facing a closing window of less than 45 days.

The increase in pending sales suggests that buyer interest still exists despite higher mortgage rates resulting from the Iran war, heightened fear about affordability and the lingering Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff.

The surge in the South Florida indices is likely the result of seller price cuts rather than expanding buyer demand.

In this episode of Miami Condo Mondays™, the hosts discuss whether sellers who overinflated asking prices to cover special assessments have inadvertently priced their units out of the market.

Miami Condo Mondays™ features Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ and veteran broker Jenny Huertas of CVRRealty.com in a weekly deep dive into South Florida condo real estate.

Recorded in Greater Downtown Miami, the podcast delivers an hour of high-level analysis on preconstruction condos, market trends and investment strategies for the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

The show leverages more than 60 years of combined institutional knowledge as Zalewski provides the macro perspective and Huertas offers on-the-ground micro insights from her daily experience in the trenches.

The show streams live every Monday at 4 pm on the social media accounts of both hosts to provide an authoritative look at the latest shifts in the condo market.

Episode Overview

In this episode of the Miami Condo Mondays™ podcast on March 16, 2026, co-hosts Jenny Huertas of CVR Realty and Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ explore the widening gap in the Fort Lauderdale condo market between seller expectations and the reality of hefty special assessments.

The analysis is rooted in the latest research conducted for the Fort Lauderdale (Downtown - Beach) Condo Correction Bus Tour™ scheduled for 10 am Saturday, April 4, 2026.

The discussion centers on the growing anxiety of Fort Lauderdale unit owners hoping to convince buyers to pay for upcoming repair bills by keeping asking prices artificially high.

Huertas and Zalewski discuss how this standoff causes more units to sit on the resale market just as the South Florida Winter Buying Season—which stretches from November through April—ends in less than 45 days.

As May 2026 approaches, Summer’s heat, humidity and hurricane warnings are expected to flush out semi-serious buyers and leave only data-oriented investors looking for deep discounts.

During the 70-minute episode, the hosts examine why many Fort Lauderdale condo sellers struggle to accept that the boom years of 2021, 2022 and 2023 have receded.

Cash-strapped owners now face the reality they may have waited too long to successfully offload units during this Winter Buying Season.

The conversation between Huertas and Zalewski is a reality check for anyone in the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach as the cost of owning a condo—especially a Vintage unit that is at least 30 years old—becomes impossible to ignore.

The episode also explores how the South Florida condo market is not a monolith but a collection of distinct microeconomies where local culture drives real estate decisions.

In Fort Lauderdale, a combination of transplants from New England, Quebec and the West Indies has created a specific market psychology that differs from its neighbors.

While Fort Lauderdale acts as a bridge, Miami remains an international hub fueled by various Latin American diasporas and West Palm Beach maintains a more conservative and risk-averse makeup from the Northeast.

The conversation highlights how these various communities influence how condo sellers are reacting to the current real estate environment.

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 March 13, 2026, podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski give their take on the following five topics:

1. Dubai, Du-buy or Du-bye?

2. Fontainebleau Ballyhoo

3. Success In North Beach

4. Design District Grows Up?

5. Fraudsters Be Frauding

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

Episode Overview

In this March 13, 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 58-minute discussion, Hernandez and Zalewski analyze a geopolitical landscape where Miami and Singapore stand as the last remaining havens for capital seeking a pan regional capital.

The discussion opens with a sobering assessment of the Middle East, where regional instability and draconian cybercrime laws have potentially downgraded Dubai in the eyes of Western investors.

As missiles fly and freedom of speech rights vanish abroad, the hosts explore whether the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates represents a Du-Buy opportunity for bottom-fishers or a Du-Bye exit for those seeking the relative sanity of the Atlantic coast.

Turning toward the domestic front, the conversation pivots to the Fontainebleau Ballyhoo, a controversy involving the legendary Morris Lapidus-designed resort and a proposed water park.

The narrative highlights a growing trend of Tallahassee-based lobbying where entities attempt to supersede local municipal control, effectively bypassing community opposition through legislative carveouts.

The report moves north to analyze the value trap of Miami Beach’s North Beach submarket and neighboring North Bay Village, areas that historically serve as a rest stop for the laborers of the barrier islands in Miami-Dade County.

While developers are aggressively pursuing condo terminations, the analysis suggests these markets remain secondary alternatives that are often the first to sell off when the broader economy experiences turbulence.

The hosts also examine the maturation of the Miami Design District, which they describe as going through puberty under the stewardship of Dacra and Paris-based LVMH.

The emergence of Florida Live Local projects, including a highrise tower on a site previously limited to five stories, underscores the friction between ultra-luxury developments and the state-mandated push for workforce housing.

The episode concludes with a cautionary deep dive into the great tradition of South Florida: high-stakes real estate fraud.

In this episode of Condo Capitalism™, Sergio Aleaga of Union Mortgage Investment Group discusses how the oil shock and rising rates compound South Florida condo financing challenges.

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 March 12, 2026, episode of the Condo Capitalism™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviews Sergio Aleaga of Union Mortgage Investment Group in Coral Gables about the immediate impact of the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran on South Florida mortgage rates.

Aleaga—a 35-year veteran lender—discussed how many of his clients decided to move forward on new mortgages and refinances on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, when interest rates closed at 5.99%.

The following day, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, the United States and Israel attacked Iran, sending mortgage rates surging, oil prices skyrocketing and uncertainty rippling through the tricounty South Florida real estate market as lenders scrambled to reprice loans multiple times daily.

The discussion centered on how crude oil prices shattering the $100 per barrel mark has created a "peak panic" in financial markets, effectively paralyzing the lending environment for local buyers.

Aleaga warned buyers that the volatility from this energy shock is now colliding with the preexisting Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff, a crisis that has already fundamentally altered the lending landscape due to rising maintenance fees, hefty special assessments and pricey insurance.

During the 69-minute discussion, Aleaga explained that private lenders had already established a defensive perimeter well before the current geopolitical crisis in the Middle East, frequently demanding down payments as high as 70% for condos—especially Vintage units that are at least 30 years old—in buildings with structural or financial red flags.

The conversation highlighted how post-Surfside legislation and mandatory inspections have effectively blacklisted many associations from financing since boards choose not to provide enough transparent documentation regarding reserve studies or safety certifications.

For buyers currently under contract, Aleaga stressed that locking in an interest rate for 15 or 30 days is now a tactical necessity to prevent a sudden market jump from disqualifying a borrower before closing.

Zalewski and Aleaga then discussed the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting on March 17-18, 2026, where bankers must decide whether to focus on stopping high prices caused by oil or helping a slowing job market.

Aleaga said that a 50 basis point cut in interest rates next week could provide some short-term relief, but warned that the deep financial problems facing condo buildings will remain regardless of Fed’s decision and the oil shock.

The episode ended with Zalewski pointing out that seasoned investors who have been through similar volatility in the past are likely viewing the current market fear as a perfect time to secure deep discounts from cash-strapped condo owners who need to sell.

In this episode of Miami Condo Mondays™, the hosts discuss how surging fees, special assessments and insurance rates collide with questionable price hikes as the Winter Buying Season wraps up.

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 the Miami Condo Mondays™ podcast on March 9, 2026, co-hosts Jenny Huertas of CVR Realty and Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ dissect a market anomaly at the tip of the barrier island that defies traditional real estate logic.

The analysis is rooted in the latest research conducted in anticipation of the planned South Beach Condo Correction Walking Tour™ scheduled for 10 am Saturday, March 14, 2026.

During the 71-minute episode, Huertas and Zalewski examine how South Beach condo sellers implemented a 5% price hike during the last 45 days of the 2025-26 South Florida Winter Buying Season as active listings contracted by 3%, according to a recent report.

The drop in condo inventory translates into fewer months of supply on the resale market but even with the improving conditions, South Beach is still stuck deep in a Deteriorating Buyers Market with 14.8 months of available stock.

A Deteriorating Buyers Market is defined as a period where “warning signs are flashing and conditions for sellers are worsening significantly as oversupply becomes substantial,” according to the Miami Condo Supply Tracker™.

A Balanced Market has between 6.0 and 6.9 months of supply available for resale. Less months indicates a Sellers Market, and more months suggests a Buyers Market.

While the rest of the tricounty region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach begins to suffer from the financial reality of the Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff, Miami Beach’s most popular neighborhood appears to be operating in a vacuum of optimism.

Huertas and Zalewski spend the hour debating whether these “green shoots” of rising prices are a sign of a true recovery or merely a final gasp of air before Summer’s heat, humidity and hurricane warnings typically thins the buyer pool.

The duo explores the specific pressure points hitting South Beach, where the rising cost of condo living is forcing a difficult choice upon cash-strapped unit owners.

As maintenance fees, special assessments and insurance premiums rise, many sellers are in a challenging push-pull conundrum.

Zalewski said condo sellers urgently need to escape the mounting financial burden, yet they remain anchored in the belief that their South Beach units deserve a premium price.

Huertas and Zalewski agreed this disconnect between the reality of their situation and their expectations for a payout is creating a standoff with buyers who expect sellers to prepay for all of the necessary restoration work on the way out.

Zalewski contends that while Greater Downtown Miami—located on the other side of Biscayne Bay— spent years luring away South Beach owners and prospective buyers with new product and lower prices, the mainland market is now struggling with overbuilding, even higher prices and an arguably deteriorating quality of life.

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 March 6, 2026, podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski give their take on the following five topics:

1. School Of Hard Feelings In El Portal

2. Lotta Units In Little River

3. Local Haunts Can’t Hang

4. Dubai Is A Dud

5. Oil Creates Slippery Slope

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

Episode Overview

In this March 6, 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 57-minute discussion, Hernandez and Zalewski break down the aggressive tactics of Developer Adam Neumann as he enters the El Portal market—a Miami suburb—with a controversial demolition that has the local community on edge.

Neumann is attempting to translate a Silicon Valley venture capital mindset into South Florida bricks and mortar by developing a trailer park site into a massive residential community north of Miami.

The conversation shifts to Miami’s Little River neighborhood where a local developer is leveraging the Florida Live Local Act to entitled more than 4,000 workforce housing units on a cost basis that Zalewski calls a “10-bagger” for any investor.

Cultural shifts take center stage as the hosts mourn the loss of Bar Nancy and LoKal, two neighborhood staples that have succumbed to the relentless march of “bougie” redevelopment and rising overhead.

The closure of these venues serves as a proxy for the broader “Vegas-fication” of Miami where authentic local character is being traded for highend retail and $16 Cuban sandwiches.

The geopolitical lens widens to examine why Dubai is failing the predictability test for the ultra-wealthy and how that instability might trigger a fresh wave of capital flight into the Miami condo market.

Hernandez shares boots-on-the-ground insights from a recent trip to London where the elite are searching for frictionless Plan B destinations as regional tensions in the Middle East escalate.

The episode concludes with a sobering analysis of oil prices hitting $90 and the historical correlation between energy spikes and residential market collapses.

Zalewski warns that $100 oil acts as a fever for the economy and could be the catalyst that finally forces a reckoning for South Florida real estate.

In this episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™, Mike Pappas of The Keyes Co. discusses his firm's legacy of spotting when to pivot and embracing change since launching in February 1926.

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 March 4, 2026, episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski interviews Mike Pappas of The Keyes Co. to dissect how a brokerage firm survives for 100 years in the most volatile real estate market in the United States.

The conversation tracked the evolution of South Florida from the mosquito-infested mangrove swamps of the 1920s to its current status as a global "safe haven" for billionaire capital and corporate relocations.

During the 68-minute episode, Pappas detailed the specific strategic pivots required to navigate the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926, the Great Depression, the South Florida Condo Bust of 2008 and the more recent three-year "malaise" that has gripped the industry since interest rates climbed.

Pappas and Zalewski delved into his firm’s origins in February 1926, examining how founder Kenneth Keyes not only maintained solvency but ultimately prospered during the crash of the 1920s Florida Land Boom by shifting to property management and appraisals—today’s equivalent of Big Data—in the aftermath of the Prinz Valdemar tipping over in Miami harbor and effectively marking the peak of the boom before the ensuing bust.

The duo explored the historical parallels between the vision of pioneers like George Merrick and the Tatum Brothers to the modern “freedom of price” perspective that exists now that Miami is running out of developable land.

Pappas provided a masterclass in market geography, comparing the 118-mile stretch of South Florida to the density of Long Island and explaining why the tricounty region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach is finally evolving into an international financial hub.

The discussion moved from the “sizzle” of the past to the “legit” institutional stability of the present, including why nearly 50% of current transactions are being closed with cash while the rest of the nation struggles with interest rate locks.

The episode provides a rare look into the war stories of a multigenerational real estate brokerage that has seen every boom and bust cycle since the city’s embryonic stage.

Pappas discussed the “flywheel effect” of wealth migration—where outsiders first come to play, then move their money, then their families and finally their corporate headquarters—and what this means for the long-term viability of the South Florida dream.

From the Lebanese merchant community on Miami’s Coral Way to the massive price tags for landlocked single-family houses in suburbia, this conversation connects the dots between the visionary pioneers of 1926 and the high-stakes global players of 2026.

In this episode of Miami Condo Mondays™, the hosts discuss the 24-month supply glut drowning Miami’s CBD, spiking mortgage rates and the final 60-day window for sellers heading for the exit.

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 the Miami Condo Mondays™ podcast on March 2, 2026, co-hosts Jenny Huertas of CVR Realty and Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ explore whether the violent "piercing" of Dubai’s safe-haven reputation via Iranian ballistic missiles will act as a macro-economic defibrillator for South Florida.

The discussion took on a pragmatic tone as Huertas noted that Dubai’s market is facing a new reality, while Zalewski observed that a 48% pricing spread in the Miami Central Business District (CBD) submarket suggests many sellers are holding out for a significant shift in order to reach their target valuations before the seasonal window closes.

The analysis is rooted in the latest research conducted in anticipation of the planned Miami Central Business District Condo Correction Walking Tour™ scheduled for 10 am Saturday, March 7, 2026.

During the 65-minute podcast, Huertas and Zalewski explore how this potential “flight to safety” arrives at a critical juncture as a Severe Buyers Market has officially taken hold in the Miami CBD with 24 months of condo inventory currently sitting unsold on the market.

This level of oversupply is about four times the six-month threshold used by the Miami Condo Supply Tracker™ to define market equilibrium, reflecting a significant disconnect between the “irrational exuberance” of the pandemic era and the current reality of high carry costs, Zalewski said.

The urgency for a global capital pivot is underscored by the fact that Miami International Airport (MIA) recorded a year-over-year drop in foreign passenger traffic for the first time since the 2020 pandemic peak, according to a recent report.

Data reveals that 314,000 fewer passengers moved through MIA compared to the previous year, signaling a potential chilling effect from U.S. immigration policies and rising travel costs that developers typically rely on to fuel the preconstruction sales engine.

Recent missile attacks on Dubai have shattered its reputation as a desert “mirage” of stability untouched by regional chaos, potentially triggering a capital pivot toward Miami real estate as one of the few viable alternatives along with Singapore for parking large-scale wealth.

Cash-strapped condo sellers now have only 60 days left in the South Florida Winter Buying Season to find investors before Summer’s heat, humidity and hurricane warnings cause the market to thin out until the following September.

Adding the challenge for condo sellers is mortgage rates have surged back to 6.12% following the geopolitical escalation between the United States, Israel and Iran.

As the seasonal window begins its countdown to the South Florida Summer Buying Season that begins on May 1, 2026, the episode concludes with a warning that the opportunity for a clean exit is rapidly closing for those who fail to adjust to the new market reality.

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 Feb. 27, 2026, podcast, Hernandez and Zalewski give their take on the following five topics:

1. UDB = Uber Development Boondoggle?

2. Property Taxes Are…Taxing?

3. Everyone Is Bullish On Coconut Grove

4. Pivoting In Brickell

5. MIA Has Been MIA At MIA

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

Episode Overview

In this Feb. 27, 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 65-minute discussion, Hernandez and Zalewski dissect the Florida Legislature’s maneuvers during the 2026 session that threaten to upend local control and shift the tax burden onto non-homesteaded investors.

The duo provides a granular breakdown of the Urban Development Boundary (UDB) battle, explaining how a bill effectively lowers the “cost” of political influence by reducing the required commission votes for westward expansion.

The conversation pivots to the lifestyle markets of Coconut Grove and the Brickell Avenue Area of Greater Downtown Miami, where the hosts analyze the sustainability of $2,000-per-square-foot pricing and the proliferation of “wellness” branding.

Zalewski provides a reality check on Coconut Grove’s aging condo stock, revealing that 41% of units are now at least 30 years old.

He also questions the logistics of the Freedom Park construction and its missing pedestrian bridge.

From the skepticism surrounding the 2030 completion of the $9 billion Miami International Airport overhaul to the potential for a “white elephant” stadium near active runways, this episode is essential for anyone trying to navigate the shifting South Florida market.

Viewers will see the data-driven tension between Hernandez’s market optimism and Zalewski’s skepticism of current cycles, complete with realtime map analysis of the evolving skyline.

In this episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™, host Peter Zalewski uses satellite images to analyze Coconut Grove development patterns and risks ahead of Saturday's Miami Condo Correction Walking Tour™.

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 Feb. 25, 2026, episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™ podcast, host Peter Zalewski conducts a solo analysis of the Coconut Grove residential landscape using satellite mapping.

This data-driven flyover serves as the primary briefing for Saturday’s Coconut Grove Condo Correction Walking Tour™ at 10 am on Feb. 28, 2026, aiming to quantify risk for buyers navigating a market where cash-strapped unit owners are increasingly seeking an exit.

The investigation exposes a unique “clustering” strategy where prolific developers such as Ugo Colombo, David Martin and Jorge Perez have repeatedly doubled down on the same few blocks to create self-contained luxury micro-markets.

Zalewski highlights how these developers as well as a series of smaller builders have strategically leveraged Coconut Grove’s wealthy enclave status to create more than 100 boutique projects that stand in stark contrast to the high-density glass canyons of Greater Downtown Miami.

The visual mapping reveals the distinct physical and socioeconomic separation of the historic Little Bahamas neighborhood, where the traditional cultural rhythms of Charles Avenue remain geographically distinct and economically detached from the waterfront luxury estates.

The discussion provides a high-stakes look at the evolution of Coconut Grove wealth, tracing the transition from the era when pop-culture icons like Madonna and Sylvester Stallone defined the neighborhood’s prestige to the current era of institutional power represented by Ken Griffin of Citadel and newly arrived tech titan Larry Page of Google.

The analysis provides a technical look at the Vintage buildings that are at least 30 years old, which now face the Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff due to decades of deferred maintenance and new post-Surfside compliance costs.

By identifying which developer clusters are most exposed to the Condo Cliff, Zalewski provides a roadmap for finding outlier projects that are currently priced for a boom but facing a correction.

The episode emphasizes that for every $2 million in assessments required to comply with post-Surfside legislative mandates, owners should expect the general contractor rule of one year of onsite construction labor and a significant lifestyle disruption.