Miami DealMakers

Ana Bozovic is the founder of analytics.miami, where she slices & dices Miami's condo & single-family home transaction data better than anyone else. In this conversation, we talk about what's happening between different segments of Miami's market, trends, what pockets she finds interesting, and outlooks for where we think the market is heading. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:57 - Miami market conditions 4:57 - Miami inventory 7:47 - Population migration & economic impact 9:47 - COVID broke habits  12:57 - Miami population  17:06 - Future outlook  23:39 - Miami schools & taxpayer money 28:57 - Perception of Miami 32:42 - Submarkets in Miami 38:33 - Billionaires moving to Miami 39:32 - Long Miami Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es/⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/

Rafael Aregger is an investment executive with a broad expertise in the field of alternative investments. In his role as Head of Investments US, Rafael Aregger leads Empira Group´s US business which currently centers around a residential development portfolio in the Sunbelt with a development volume of c. $500 million and a value-add multifamily portfolio in the Midwest worth c. $300 million. Prior to his role at Empira, Rafael Aregger acted as a private equity investor at Partners Group, where he executed private equity investments with a total volume of c. $750 million. He also had roles at Swiss Prime Site, a leading Swiss real estate company, and JP Morgan. In this conversation, we discuss why Rafael and the firm are particularly bullish on Miami & the US sunbelt, how Empira Group is approaching the market, opportunities, Miami vs Switzerland, and more. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 2:20 - Empira Group 5:85 - Sunbelt portfolio strategy 12:15 - Raising capital  15:40 - Investor base  18:47 - Opportunities  21:32 - South Florida seller side  24:20 - Decision to come to Miami  30:20 - Comparison to Switzerland 32:20 - Cost to own vs rent 36:00 - Miami development 50:40 - Entrepreneurialism  52:15 - Rafael’s golf game  54:50 - Contact Empira  Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es/⁠ Newsletter: ⁠https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/

Discover the unique approach of Real Estate God, a famous anonymous account with over 100K Twitter followers. Topics discussed include leveraging the internet, Miami real estate trends, finding opportunities, contractor advice, investing strategy, and managing risk in real estate deals.

Randy Carballo and Cameron Tallon are one of the most prolific office leasing brokers in the state of Florida. Their focus is leasing office space across Miami area. Most recently, they were hired by the great Stephen Ross to lease the largest office development in the history of Florida. In this conversation, we talk about the career path, pros & cons of being an office leasing broker, pre-COVID and post-COVID office trends, and we compare & contrast offices around different neighborhoods around Miami. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:44 - High level role as broker 5:31 - Getting into the business 8:20 - How to stand out as a broker 10:54 - Dynamic between partners 15:44 - Market conditions 20:39 - Currently leasing the biggest office tower in Florida 21:31 - Tenant difference in South Florida areas 26:08 - Flight to quality 29:36 - Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Downtown, Brickell comparisons 34:11 - Hybrid vs remote work 43:44 - Long-term broker picture 47:14 - Closing statements Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es/ Newsletter: https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/

Noah Miller is the Founder & President of Royal Palm Funding, a private lender focused on short-term bridge loans in the sub $5MM space. Royal Palm Funding has a nationwide footprint with a focus on commercial real estate and single-family investment properties. In this conversation, we talk about how Noah went from a very successful institutional career path to opening up his own shop, how he has remained active in a tough market, where he thinks this market is going, and how he is finding equity like returns with debt level risk. 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - Transition from an institutional role  5:51 - Building leads & opportunities  11:00 - Shift in South Florida real estate  15:15 - Walking through a deal at Royal Palm  28:15 - How Noah stays connected 31:00 - Advice for making a change  33:30 - What are the big players currently doing? 37:15 - What Omar & Noah are learning in this market  46:00 - Strategy for investing in real estate 49:00 - Content & social media  54:45 - Advice for young professionals 1:00:15 - How to connect with Noah Visit Royal Palm Funding: https://www.royalpalmfunding.com/ Follow Omar on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmarMora1es Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omarmora1es/ Newsletter: https://miamimultifamily.ck.page/

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