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Miami

Champlain Towers South insurers gear up for legal claims

By Francisco Alvarado | June 30, 2021 04:30PM

UPDATED July 5, 7:50 p.m.: As lawsuits mount against the Champlain Towers South condominium association, the building’s and unit...

Champlain Towers South insurers gear up for legal claims

Miami

Surfside rescue mission frustrates condo victims’ loved ones

By Francisco Alvarado | June 25, 2021 06:04PM

For The Real Deal’s most recent coverage of the Surfside condo collapse, please visit this link. As of Monday,...

Surfside rescue mission frustrates condo victims’ loved ones

Miami

Grant Cardone crushes lawsuit accusing him of misleading real estate investors

By Francisco Alvarado | May 05, 2021 11:00AM

A legal offensive that attempted to use Grant Cardone’s outsized social media presence against him has failed. U.S. District...

Grant Cardone crushes lawsuit accusing him of misleading real estate investors

Miami

Judge slaps Don Peebles’ Bath Club Entertainment with $1M in sanctions

By Francisco Alvarado | February 25, 2021 08:15AM

Don Peebles’ Bath Club Entertainment is on the hook for $1 million in court sanctions after a Miami-Dade judge...

Judge slaps Don Peebles’ Bath Club Entertainment with $1M in sanctions

Miami

Development boom in Super Bowl city: Tampa reaches for its real estate moment

By Francisco Alvarado | February 05, 2021 12:45PM

UPDATED, Feb. 5, 2:11 p.m.: The headliners in Tampa this weekend are no doubt Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs...

Development boom in Super Bowl city: Tampa reaches for its real estate moment

Miami

South Florida’s juiciest real estate lawsuits of 2020

By Francisco Alvarado | December 29, 2020 05:30PM

The pandemic did not stop top real estate players from seeking relief through the courts or from becoming legal...

South Florida’s juiciest real estate lawsuits of 2020

Miami

Real estate crowdfunding guru Grant Cardone misled investors, lawsuit charges

By Francisco Alvarado | September 30, 2020 02:30PM

Real estate crowdfunding guru Grant Cardone is facing allegations that he’s misled thousands of investors across the country by...

Real estate crowdfunding guru Grant Cardone misled investors, lawsuit charges

Miami

Michael Stern sued by former investor in Miami mixed-use tower

By Francisco Alvarado | Research By Jerome Dineen | April 14, 2020 09:00AM

New York developer Michael Stern allegedly welched on paying $10 million to another investor for securing rights to build...

Michael Stern sued by former investor in Miami mixed-use tower

Miami

South Florida commercial real estate closings face delays and cancellations due to coronavirus economic meltdown

By Francisco Alvarado | March 25, 2020 05:30PM

A month before the closing date, commercial broker Jaime Sturgis just had to kiss goodbye a nearly $1 million multifamily deal. Sturgis, founder and...

South Florida commercial real estate closings face delays and cancellations due to coronavirus economic meltdown

Miami

$1K a night, easy: South Florida hotels score high rates for Super Bowl LIV

By Francisco Alvarado | January 27, 2020 06:00PM

AC Hotel Miami Midtown is ready for some football. The 153-key hotel opened its doors less than a week...

$1K a night, easy: South Florida hotels score high rates for Super Bowl LIV