Michael Stern boasts optimism for Miami projects amid legal battles

By Michael Stern’s account, everything is going great. The developer behind Walker Tower in Manhattan, the Brooklyn Tower and Mercedes-Benz Places in Miami spoke at The Real Deal’s Miami Real Estate Forum on Wednesday, as he battles lawsuits from investors and lenders, as well as foreclosure threats

Where Miami’s top developers are placing bets outside the city

Not all developers are in an exclusive relationship with Miami. Some have wandering eyes, finding new markets elsewhere in the state, country and world, where projects are easier to pencil, and there are more opportunities for growth, panelists said Thursday at The Real Deal Miami Real Estate Forum

“We go after it very hard”: Land scarcity, immigration arrests raise costs of new homes in South Florida, home builders say

Could throwing in a free Tesla sweeten the deal for luxury home buyers? Andy Miyares of CC Homes says so. Three of South Florida’s top homebuilders — Miyares, Misha Ezratti of GL Homes and Dan Grosswald of Mattamy Homes Southeast Florida — sat down at The Real Deal’s Miami Forum to talk about the ho

“I should have done a partition sale”: Taylor Collins says appeals court erred in Biscayne 21 ruling

Taylor Collins’ battle with holdout unit owners at a bayfront condo building he plans to redevelop is over, after years of bitter fights. But, he argues, the complexities remain an issue for condo terminations. “It’s because the [state] law is just not written clearly yet,” Collins, managing partner