Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization
Miami’s real estate scene in 2025 brims with reinvention, challenge and bold moves.
This list of stories outlines a billion-dollar plan by Jackson Memorial Hospital to lease land for affordable and workforce housing, the arrival of advanced sensor systems that track condo safety on the barrier islands, and high-stakes battles over condo association foreclosures.
Miami renters see rare relief as apartment rents dip, even as the gap between incomes and housing costs lingers.
Meanwhile, luxury towers like Trump’s Doral condos grab headlines, and frustrated homebuyers face bureaucratic showdowns as nonprofits and commissioners feud over unfinished affordable homes.
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
NO. 1: APARTMENT RENTS HAVE TAKEN A SURPRISING TURN IN SOUTH FLORIDA. WILL THE TREND CONTINUE?
What to know about the market in Miami and Broward. | Published November 15, 2024 | Read Full Story by Rebecca San Juan
NO. 2: HOA, CONDO ASSOCIATION GROUP WEIGHS IN ON FORECLOSURES OVER UNPAID ASSESSMENTS, FINES
Condo boards and HOAs foreclosing over unpaid fees getting attention in state legislatures. | Published January 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michael L. Hyman
NO. 3: CAN THESE TOWERS HELP AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS IN MIAMI? TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLANS
The complex includes hundreds of rentals and a hotel. | Published January 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michelle Marchante Rebecca San Juan
NO. 4: DORAL APPROVES TRUMP’S LUXURY CONDO DEVELOPMENT, WITH UNITS STARTING AT $2 MILLION
Donald Trump’s Doral resort has received final approval for his latest real estate venture in South Florida—an ambitious luxury condominium project. | Published January 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Verónica Egui Brito
NO. 5: FLORIDA CONDO COSTS OFFICIALLY DROPPED FROM SPECIAL SESSION AMID REPUBLICAN SHOWDOWN
Elderly Floridians to become “next wave of homeless,” one Republican ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis predicted as a result. | Published January 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Alexandra Glorioso
NO. 6: STURDY, SINKING, SHAKY? MIAMI COMPANY OFFERS AN EARLY WARNING SENSOR SYSTEM FOR CONDOS
‘We have monitoring in place, and our structure has not moved. We have real time data.’ | Published February 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Denise Hruby
NO. 7: RENTERS ARE PAYING LESS FOR APARTMENTS IN MIAMI, BUT THERE ARE ISSUES. SEE THE COSTS
Here’s a look at housing costs and ways to navigate the crisis. | Published March 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen
NO. 8: AFFORDABLE HOMES HANG IN THE BALANCE AS MIAMI-DADE COMMISSIONER, NONPROFITS SQUABBLE
Black residents in Miami can’t move into their homes. | Published March 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Raisa Habersham Douglas Hanks
This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.
