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Florida realtors seeing influx of buyers from NYC, other large cities

Florida realtors seeing influx of buyers from NYC, other large cities

Some realtors are seeing pandemic fueled demand, a big increase in New Yorkers and people from other large cities moving to Florida due to Covid-19. Many industries have taken a hard hit during the pandemic, but south Florida realtor Justin Himmelbaum says he’s as busy as ever. “Everyone is calling from those bigger cities saying wow, how can we buy these $300,000 homes and really have more property and more safety," says Justin Himmelbaum, The HOME Team at KW Innovations Boynton Beach. [Source: WPBF]

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Pandemic leading house hunters towards rural Florida

The coronavirus has brought us record unemployment and lead people to be desperate unlike they ever have been before, just to put a meal on the plate. Yet there are signs that the pandemic may wind up eventually being a boon for the Florida housing market - even in some unusual places. [Source: CBS 12]

South Florida luxury condo sales continue

Ultra-luxury sales continue to close in South Florida, underscoring buyers’ ongoing faith in the Miami market. One of four penthouse units at the Ritz-Carlton Residences in Sunny Isles Beach sold for $21 million Thursday to an undisclosed U.S. buyer, said Edgardo Defortuna, chief executive officer and president of Fortune International Group. The penthouse at the 52-story waterfront tower measures 10,760-square-feet and spans the entire 51st floor. [Source: Miami Herald]

Real estate tycoon Bud Adams dead at age 81

Francis Fiske “Bud ” Adams, Jr., was a real estate tycoon who founded Illustrated Properties in 1975, and through a series of mergers, grew it into Florida’s largest independent real estate firm, serving as its chairman until his death April 29. Adams, 81, of North Palm Beach, died at home after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Adams grew up on Jupiter Island, and attended Graham Eckes-Palm Beach Academy, Georgetown Preparatory School and Rollins College. He returned home in the 1950s and worked alongside his father, Jupiter Island property pioneer Francis Adams, who started a predecessor firm selling luxury homes and land in 1932. [Source: Palm Beach Post]

Lakewood Ranch to welcome one of Florida’s first single-family rental communities

A relatively new concept in residential real estate, the single-family rental community, is planned for Lakewood Ranch. Construction has begun on Estia Lakewood Ranch, a joint project between the developers of the master-planned community and Zilber Residential Group. Plans call for 230 residences: 102 one-bedroom, 725- square-foot units within 51 duplexes; and 128 stand-alone, 1,000-square-foot, two-bedroom homes. [Source: ]

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A massive Florida mansion once owned by John Lennon and Yoko Ono is now on the market. Located at 720 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, the 10,559-square-foot home is referred to as "El Solano" and was built in 1919 by famed architect Addison Mizner. [Source: Creative Loafing]

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