Months of stay-at-home orders, growing numbers of infections and deaths, working remotely while the kids are attending school in the next room, stop-and-start business closures, and no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemichave all had an unexpected impact on Miami-Dade’s real estate market. It’s just not what you probably think it is.
COVID-19 has turned out to ...
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“Three retail buildings on Madison Avenue have sold for a combined $45 million, a price that represents a new low for the posh shopping district.
The luxury retailer Akris will buy three properties at 831, 835 and 837 Madison Avenue between East 69th and 70th Streets for $45 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal includes three ground-floor retail spaces, along with 15 residential units.
The deal came out to $1,340 per square foot, a significant decline ...
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This quarter (Jul-Aug-Sep) began just over a week after the COVID lockdown ended and it reflects sales-contracts that were signed during and after the COVID lockdown. We notice a slight improvement: the number of closed sales edged up a bit from the previous quarter which bodes well for the future..or at least we hope so.
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Society Las Olas, a new residential-mixed use building in Fort Lauderdale, has filled 44% of its retail space. The draw? Outdoor seating.
Health-conscious eatery Pura Vida Miami recently leased 1,600 square feet. Virginia-based Thompson Hospitality signed a 6,000-square-foot lease, dividing 4,500 square feet for Matchbox Restaurants and about 1,500 square feet to Big Buns Damn Good Burger. All are expected to open during the first quarter 2021.
“They all liked the high energy and outdoor seating along the river,” said Ben Mandell, ...
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Hiring rose for the fourth straight month, though at the slowest pace since the U.S. economy began to spring back from April shutdowns.
Nonfarm payrolls increased 1.4 million in August, the Labor Department said Friday, matching economists’ expectations and following gains of 2.7 million, 4.8 million, and 1.8 million in May, June and July, respectively. The temporary hiring of 238,000 Census 2020 workers helped boost payrolls.
The U-3 unemployment rate, meanwhile, dropped to 8.4% from 10.2% in July. The decline was much ...
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Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, said a late summer slowdown in the economic recovery was to thank ...
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