Miami Real Estate Investing Podcast With Peter Zalewski

In Episode 57, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews J.C. de Ona - Southeast Florida division president for the Arkansas-based Centennial Bank with $16.9 billion in assets - about the current lending climate in South Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic era.   In Segment 1, de Ona discusses growing up in Miami, attending Florida International University and getting his start in bankin...

In Episode 56, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the latest real estate and economic news with senior reporter Brian Bandell of the South Florida Business Journal along with former business reporters John Fakler and Jean Gruss, founder of Gruss Communications.   In Segment 1, the panel discusses the following headlines:   1. "Miami Nightlife’s Beat Is Slowly Coming Back With Sm...

In Episode 55, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of Miami's Coral Gables condo market for Q2 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the first six months of 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix.  In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Coral Gables condo market sales velocity in the first half of 202...

In Episode 54, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews journalist Roben Farzad - author of the book "Hotel Scarface" and host of public radio's Full Disclosure - about how dirty money and cocaine built the Miami economy in the 1980s, and continues to impact today's real estate market.     In Segment 1, Farzad discusses growing up in Miami in the volatile 1980s before heading off to Prin...

In Episode 53, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the latest real estate and economic news with veteran investigative reporter Francisco Alavardo and former business reporters John Fakler and Jean Gruss, founder of Gruss Communications.   In Segment 1, the panel discusses the following headlines:   1. "Miami Beach Mayor Urges DeSantis To Reconsider Prohibiting Mask Fines" (NBC 6...

In Episode 52, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures  provides an overview of Miami's Coconut Grove condo market for Q2 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the first six months of 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix.  In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Coconut Grove condo market sales velocity in the firs...

In Episode 51, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews Alain Forget - vice president and head of business development for RBC Bank in the United States - about the latest trends in residential real estate lending for Canadian investors who are facing a pandemic, strong U.S. Dollar and an oversupplied condo market during this South Florida winter buying season.   In Segment 1, Forget dis...

In Episode 50, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the latest real estate and economic news with veteran financial journalist Mike Seemuth and former business reporters John Fakler and Jean Gruss, principal with Gruss Communications.   In Segment 1, the panel discusses the latest COVID-19 statistics in Florida and South Florida and the following headlines:   1. "South Florida bar...

In Episode 49, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of the Aventura condo market for Q2 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the first six months of 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix.  In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Aventura condo market sales velocity in the first half of 2020 based on a...

In Episode 48, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews Orlando developer Seema Kara of Palmeira Holdings and Dawood Bedrosian - director of international sales at RE/MAX Town Centre in Orlando - about the latest trends in residential real estate, multifamily development and the hotel industry in Central Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic era.       In Segment 1, Kara and Bedrosian dis...

In Episode 47, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the latest real estate and economic news with former business reporters Jean Gruss of Gruss Communications , John Fakler and Oscar Musibay of Influence Communications .   In Segment 1, the panel discusses the following headlines:   1. "FSU Head Coach Tests Positive For COVID-19, Will Not Coach vs. Miami" (NBC...

In Episode 46, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of the Sunny Isles Beach condo market for Q2 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the first six months of 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix.  In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Sunny Isles Beach condo market sales velocity in the first half...

In Episode 45, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures  interviews Peter Ehrlich - an activist investor with a portfolio of commercial properties in Miami - about the governmental policy changes that local municipalities should consider adopting to encourage a real estate recovery in a post-COVID-19 pandemic era.    In Segment 1, Ehrlich discusses relocating from New York City to So...

In Episode 44, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the latest real estate and economic news with Deputy Web Editor Katherine Kallergis of The Real Deal Miami and former business reporters John Fakler and Oscar Musibay, a partner with Influence Communications.   In Segment 1, the panel discusses the following headlines:   1. "Miami-Dade, Broward Begin Phase 2 of Reopening Monday"...

In Episode 43, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of the Bal Harbour-Surfside-Bay Harbor Islands condo market for Q2 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the first six months of 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix.  In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Bal Harbour-Surfside-Bay Harbor Islands co...

In Episode 42, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews Lamar Fisher - president and CEO of Fisher Auction Co. - about the need for auctioneers in South Florida as buyers bid up prices on single-family houses and condo sellers search for buyers to purchase units in Miami’s oversupplied market.  In Segment 1, Fisher discusses his roots in South Florida that date back to the begi...

In Episode 41, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the latest real estate and economic news with former business journalist Jean Gruss - who now operates Gruss Communications - along with former business reporters John Fakler and Oscar Musibay, a partner with Influence Communications.   In Segment 1, the panel discusses the following headlines:   1. "Palm Beach County Finally Mov...

In Episode 40, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures  provides an overview of the Miami Beach condo market for Q2 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the first six months of 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix.  In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Miami Beach Condo market sales velocity in the first half o...

In Episode 39, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews litigator Josh Migdal - a name partner in the Mark, Migdal & Hayden law firm in Miami - about how banks are preparing for a possible "tidal wave" of mortgage foreclosures that could be occurring in 2021 as a result of an overheated South Florida real estate market combined with the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19...

In Episode 38, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the latest real estate and economic news with veteran investigative reporter Ken Silverstein and former business reporters John Fakler and Oscar Musibay, a partner with Influence Communications.   In Segment 1, the panel discusses the following headlines:   1. "After Four Decades In Miami Beach, David's Cafe Is Closing" (Miami Ne...

In Episode 37, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of the Greater Downtown Miami condo market for Q2 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the first six months of 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix.  In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Greater Downtown Miami condo market sales velocity in the f...

In Episode 36, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews Luz Mery Montes - founder, president and CEO of Accounting Global Solutions - about the timeline and steps that foreign national investors will face before and after investing in South Florida real estate. The discussion ranges creating a company to the U.S. Foreign Investment In Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA).    In...

In Episode 35, Condo Vultures® podcast host Peter Zalewski discusses the latest real estate and economic news with David Lyons of the South Florida SunSentinel and former business reporters John Fakler and Oscar Musibay , a partner with Influence Communications .   In Segment 1, the panel discusses the following headlines:  1. Latest Update On South Florida's Current COVID-19 Confir...

In Episode 34, expert Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures provides an overview of the Miami-Dade County condo market for Q2 2020. This episode discusses condos, luxury condos, distressed condos and rentals for the first six months of 2020 based on data compiled from the Southeast Florida MLX Matrix.  In Segment 1, Zalewski discusses the Miami-Dade condo market sales velocity in the first half of 2020...

In Episode 33, Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures interviews Steve Musolino - owner of Casa Linda Tile & Marble and the president of the Doral Décor District - about South Florida's shortage of tile flooring materials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Musolino also provides an expansive overview about Miami's tile industry, the various types of flooring materials and the current market pricing.  In Segm...