Fort Lauderdale Leads South Florida in Commercial Sales Volume
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Key Takeaways Commercial sales transactions of multifamily, office, industrial, and retail properties rose 32% to $2.9 in the Tri-County area in 2025 Q1. Broward County lands the largest office and multifamily deals in 2025 Q1. At the city level, Fort Lauderdale had the largest commercial […]
Miami-Dade Again Leads the Nation in Multifamily Units Under Construction
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Miami-Dade County continues to rank No. 1 in the U.S. in multifamily units under construction with developers continuing to remain bullish given the area’s strong job growth and sustained migration. According to Cushman and Wakefield’s[1] multifamily report for 2024 Q3, there were about 25,000 units in […]
Southeast Florida’s Multifamily Rent Growth Outpaces the Nation Due to Lower Vacancy Rates
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist August 2024 Southeast Florida Residential Rental Market Report Southeast Florida’s vacancy rates on buildings with 10 units or more continue to trend below the national rate. As of August 2024, the vacancy rates on multifamily buildings with 10 units or more were lower in Miami-Dade County (6.2%), […]
Miami-Dade Renters Could See More Leasing Incentives as Supply of Rentals Outpace Demand over the Next Five Years
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Miami-Dade County is undergoing intense construction activity of apartment rentals at a level that is poised to outpace the current level of demand. With supply outpacing demand, renters could see a lot of leasing incentives. For property managers, leaseup periods could get longer than six months and […]
Miami-Dade Office and Retail Properties are Top Asset Classes for Investors in the First Half of 2024
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Miami-Dade Commercial Real Estate Report 2024Q2 In the first half of 2024, office and retail assets emerged as the investors’ favorites, while multifamily and industrial took a back seat, according to Miami Association of Realtors® (MIAMI) analysis of county property data. Dollar sales volume of the […]
Single-family Homes for Rent are in High Demand in Southeast Florida
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Southeast Florida Residential Rental Market Report – June 2024 Asking rents for single-family homes have held up more firmly than multifamily asking rents and single-family listings now account for a higher share of total rental listings, according to MIAMI MLS data and non-MLS data from Rental Beast, […]
Southeast Florida rental demand perks up in vacation spots and affordable markets in April 2024
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Southeast Florida Residential Rental Market Report – April 2024 With the spring and summer seasons ushering in demand for short-term vacation rentals and permanent rental housing among movers, the number of multifamily units rented out rose 35% in April from the prior month in Southeast Florida, at […]
Miami-Dade County’s Commercial Real Estate Market Rebounds in Q1 2024
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Miami-Dade Commercial Report – Q1 2024 – April 25, 2024 Sales of core real estate assets (multifamily, office, industrial, retail) in Miami-Dade County rose 15% year-over-year to $880 million in the first quarter of 2024. This is a turnaround compared to the 52% decline in sales in […]
Southeast Florida is Undergoing the Most Intense Multifamily Construction Activity Among Major Markets
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTOS Chief Economist Southeast Florida Residential Rental Market Report – March 2024 Southeast Florida is undergoing intense multifamily construction activity as the area continues to post strong job growth, sustained migration, and challenging affordability conditions in the for-sale housing market. In 2024 Q1, Miami-Dade County had the highest share of […]
Multifamily Asking Rents in Southeast Florida Inched Up in February 2024 After Months of Decline
By Gay Cororaton, MIAMI REALTORS Chief Economist Southeast Florida Residential Rental Market Report – February 2024 The decline in asking rents that hit Southeast Florida’s rental market in the second half of 2023 appears to have hit bottom. After asking rents on multifamily units declined in 2023 as more rental listings hit the market, […]
