• The Weekly Dirt: Developers bail on South Florida’s multifamily boom,Katherine Kallergis

    The Weekly Dirt: Developers bail on South Florida’s multifamily boom

    The cycle for new multifamily construction is ending, and owners of multifamily development sites are looking for an out.   It makes sense. Many developers are putting their sites up for sale following a period of rapid growth fueled by the pandemic boom. Then came the slowdown, brought by unsustain

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  • Meta Development scores $28M loan to build Coconut Grove condos,Francisco Alvarado

    Meta Development scores $28M loan to build Coconut Grove condos

    Meta Development scored a $28M construction loan to build Opus, a planned 12-unit boutique condominium in Coconut Grove. Los Angeles-based Arixa Capital provided the financing to Miami-based Meta, a joint venture between Lucid Investment Group, also based in Miami, and Brazil’s Iron Capital, a press

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  • Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invests nearly $800M in homebuilding giant Lennar ,Lidia Dinkova

    Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway invests nearly $800M in homebuilding giant Lennar 

    Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway made a major investment in Miami-based homebuilding giant Lennar, purchasing over 7 million shares for nearly $800 million in the first half of this year.  Berkshire Hathaway bought 5.3 million shares of Lennar for $575 million in the second quarter, Berkshire rev

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