Feng Shui in Florida: Are Eastern Design Principles Influencing Miami’s Luxury Homes?
Feng shui has become a discreet but meaningful layer in South Florida’s luxury conversation, influencing how certain international buyers evaluate light, layout, orientation, and overall livability. As Miami continues to attract global capital, principles that prioritize harmony, wellness, and intuitive circulation are increasingly aligned with the region’s newest branded and wellness-forward residences.
Build or Buy? Custom Mansion vs. Turnkey Condo for Your South Florida Dream Home
A buyer-oriented framework for high-net-worth households weighing a custom build against a turnkey purchase in South Florida, with realistic timelines, cost categories, insurance and HOA considerations, and decision triggers.
Off-Market Opportunities: How Savvy Buyers Find Ultra-Luxury Homes Before They List
A discreet, buyer-first guide to sourcing and securing South Florida’s off-market luxury homes, with practical guardrails around privacy, proof of funds, fair housing, and MLS rules.
The Final Walk-Through: What to Check Before Closing on Your New Luxury Condo
A buyer-focused, South Florida-ready final walk-through guide for luxury condo purchases, emphasizing unit-condition verification, documentation, and closing-day leverage.
Understanding the True Cost of Owning a $5M+ Home in South Florida (Beyond the Mortgage)
A discreet, buyer-forward guide to the real carrying costs behind South Florida’s luxury homes and condos in 2026: taxes, insurance, fees, maintenance, and staffing.
Appraisal Gaps in the High-End Market: What to Do if Your Dream Home Doesn’t Appraise for the Purchase Price
In South Florida’s luxury market, a signed contract is only one checkpoint on the path to closing. When a lender’s appraisal lands below the agreed purchase price, the resulting appraisal gap can force fast decisions on financing, negotiation, and risk allocation. For high-value properties where comparable sales are scarce, unique design choices are difficult to price, and jumbo underwriting can be stricter, the appraisal conversation becomes a core part of deal strategy. This guide outlines how appraisal gaps occur, why they can be more common in ultra-premium transactions, and which levers buyers and sellers can pull to keep a transaction elegant, rational, and on schedule.
