The Weekly Dirt: Real estate’s pick is Miami’s new mayor

The real estate industry rallied behind Eileen Higgins, who was elected to be Miami’s next mayor in last week’s runoff election.  Higgins’ win was a major upset for the Democrats. She is the first female mayor of Miami and the first Democrat in the position since 1997. The former Miami-Dade County commissioner was running against ex-City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, who scored President Donald Trump’s endorsement. Higgins is also taking over from Republican Francis Suarez, a longtime favorite among developers and brokers, who has been mayor of Miami since 2017 and who helped push through major projects, including the Miami Freedom […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.