Francisco Alvarado

Miami

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

By Francisco Alvarado | February 24, 2021 01:30PM

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 11:30AM

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

Real estate crowdfunding guru Grant Cardone misled investors, lawsuit charges

By Francisco Alvarado | September 30, 2020 10:37AM

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

Airbnb hosts cash in on Super Bowl LIV

By Francisco Alvarado | January 30, 2020 12:00PM

South Florida Airbnb operators are cashing in on Super Bowl LIV. This weekend, new, modern mansions on the Venetian Islands are advertised on Airbnb for $5,000 to $10,000 a night. A five-bedroom villa with...

Airbnb hosts cash in on Super Bowl LIV

Miami

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

By Francisco Alvarado | January 28, 2020 10:00AM

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

Title fraud is on the rise. Here’s why it won’t stop anytime soon

By Francisco Alvarado | January 07, 2020 02:00PM

When family members of Lycienne Prince Barber were about to sell their dead relative’s two duplexes in Biscayne Park,...

Title fraud is on the rise. Here’s why it won’t stop anytime soon

Miami

Unrealistic pricing bogs down Miami luxury condo market: TRD Showcase & Forum

By Francisco Alvarado | October 18, 2019 12:00PM

The Miami luxury condo market remains in a rut due in part to sellers overpricing properties, according to top...

Unrealistic pricing bogs down Miami luxury condo market: TRD Showcase & Forum

Miami Issue

Brokers are already scoring touchdowns with Super Bowl bookings and the pricing is getting nuts

By Francisco Alvarado | September 27, 2019 09:00AM

UPDATED September 20, 1:04 p.m. Though the football season has only just begun, diehard fans know where they’re going to be come Feb. 2,...

Brokers are already scoring touchdowns with Super Bowl bookings and the pricing is getting nuts

Miami Issue

Putting proptech to the UX test: the tools that work and the ones that don’t

By Francisco Alvarado | July 01, 2019 01:00PM

The lobby of the Coral Gables theater is jammed with dozens of real estate techies. Some of them are...

Putting proptech to the UX test: the tools that work and the ones that don’t

Miami

Is artificial intelligence overhyped in real estate?

By Francisco Alvarado | April 22, 2019 08:00AM

A suite of new software applications will ease the leg work of tracking down the next big real estate...

Is artificial intelligence overhyped in real estate?