Name: Sam Nazarian & Felix Bendersky on Miami trends, churns and next hot spots | TRD Forum
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Description: Fresh off "The New VIP: Miami's Next Generation of Hotels, Restaurants & Hot Spots" at The Real Deal’s Miami Real Estate Forum, sbe founder Sam Nazarian joined Felix Bendersky, founder of F+B Hospitality Brokerage, in the BSH VIP lounge for an unfiltered look at what's really powering and pressuring Miami's hospitality machine.

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Fresh off "The New VIP: Miami's Next Generation of Hotels, Restaurants &amp; Hot Spots" at The Real Deal’s Miami Real Estate Forum, sbe founder Sam Nazarian joined Felix Bendersky, founder of F+B Hospitality Brokerage, in the BSH VIP lounge for an unfiltered look at what's really powering and pressuring Miami's hospitality machine.

Sam Nazarian & Felix Bendersky on Miami trends, churns and next hot spots | TRD Forum

Luxury real estate YouTuber Erik Conover has pleaded guilty after a wild sequence that started with a speeding stop and ended with two police chases, an officer thrown from his hood, viral courtroom rants and a bipolar diagnosis on the record. Conover now faces up to 10 years behind bars.

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Patrick Carroll helped supercharge real estate investing across the Sun Belt. And then it all fell apart.

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Fresh off the "Ground-Up: Betting on Miami’s Next Generation of Office Space" panel at The Real Deal's Miami Real Estate Forum, Cushman &amp; Wakefield's Ryan Holtzman joined ANAX Partners' Eric Brody to break down what's really driving Miami’s office surge — and whether it can last.

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Margins matter, and Kevin Maloney isn’t shy about saying the quiet part out loud. In a candid sit-down with Prosper Group's Jay Roberts, Maloney broke down why an 8-year mega-project like the Waldorf Astoria demands a razor-smart sales strategy, how E11EVEN Residences swung from 1% to nearly 40% margins across its towers, and why building a $2 million house feels like the same workload as a 100-unit building.

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New York's casino race has its winners, and the reaction was anything but quiet. Protesters broke into a minute-long "shame on you" chant after the state's gaming board backed $19.5 billion in casino projects to Queens and the Bronx.

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TRD headed to Galveston to take a look at Tiara on the Beach for the latest entry in our Developer Diaries series.

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Fresh off the "Brokerage Wars: What Do Firms Owe Their Agents?" panel at The Real Deal's Miami Real Estate Forum, Douglas Elliman CEO Michael Liebowitz sat down with top Elliman agent David Siddons for a candid conversation about how the business of brokerage is being rewritten in real time.

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Fresh off the "Who's Got the Hottest Condo in South Florida?" panel at The Real Deal's Miami Real Estate Forum, Property Markets Group's Kevin Maloney joined Prosper Group's Jay Roberts for a candid conversation about what's really separating winners from the pack in Miami's condo landscape.

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Fresh off the "Pushing the Envelope" panel at The Real Deal's Miami Real Estate Forum, Mast Capital developer Camilo Miguel Jr. sat down with Douglas Elliman agent Ruthie Assouline for a "post-game" breakdown of where Miami's development cycle is really heading.

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Nate Bargatze and Travis Kelce aren’t just entertaining fans — they’re buying into theme parks. The reason why might surprise you. Dive in to see what’s pulling celebrities into the thrill-ride industry.

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Sonder, the short-term rental unicorn that promised to reinvent hospitality, is being dismantled in Chapter 7 liquidation, leaving guests stranded, properties abandoned, landlords scrambling and employees blindsided.

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Miami's real estate market has long been fueled by international capital. But with a strong dollar and global economic uncertainty, where is the next wave of foreign investment coming from? Edgardo Defortuna and Craig Studnicky analyze the shifting tides of capital from Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and beyond, and outline the strategies for attracting it back to South Florida.

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A billionaire Jose Cuervo scion may have tried a $90 million escape from one of NYC’s most notorious towers, 432 Park Avenue, where floods, cracks and lawsuits have hammered values.

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South Florida has been one of the nation’s hottest multifamily markets, with cranes dotting the skyline and new projects announced seemingly every week. But with rising construction costs, softening rent growth, and questions about long-term demand, is the sector at risk of oversupply? Erik Rutter, Joe Lubeck and Bruce Menin explore whether Miami’s multifamily pipeline is powering future growth — or pushing the market toward a correction.

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Location is everything. But as Miami’s urban core nears capacity, where are the savviest developers looking next? Industry leaders Ugo Colombo and Camilo Miguel — who have a track record of staying ahead of the curve — share where they’re acquiring, what they’re building, and which emerging submarkets they believe will define the city’s next growth cycle. Get the inside track on the future of Miami’s expansion.

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Homebuilding giant Lennar outdid all developers who seized on south Miami-Dade's plentiful cheap land over the past five years, developing 8,500 homes, or 70 percent of the housing stock delivered in the area since 2020. Now, Lennar is pushing the boundary to south Miami-Dade development –– literally. It wants to build 7,800 homes and 2.4 million square feet of commercial space outside the Urban Development Boundary, a line drawn to restrict suburban sprawl. It's a politically fraught move and an uphill battle to project approval.

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Miami’s development scene is booming—but not without its growing pains. At the TRD Forum, we explored the cracks in the city’s development landscape and the challenges brought on by today’s economic realities. Don Kodsi, Ana Bozovic and Brad Meltzer shared candid insights on the path forward for developers, investors, and brokers navigating a complex and competitive market—offering strategies, solutions, and opportunities to thrive amid the squeeze.

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Landlords who offer BILT rewards to their renters see a decrease in delinquencies and NSFs. TRD's Hannah Kramer sat down with BILT’s Executive Director of Resident Loyalty Margette Hepfner to learn why. 