Renovating Your Luxury Condo: Building Rules and Pitfalls to Consider Before You Start a High-Rise Remodel

A discreet, buyer-oriented guide to renovating a Miami Beach condominium, from board approvals and alteration agreements to permitting, noise rules, and financial risk controls.

Baccarat Residences vs Cipriani Residences vs St. Regis Residences in Brickell: Service model

In Miami’s most competitive enclaves, branded residences increasingly differentiate on service. This MILLION Luxury editorial compares how Baccarat, St. Regis, and Cipriani translate hospitality DNA into daily life, from concierge-led orchestration to butler-enabled in-residence rituals and dining-forward programming. Use it to match the right service model to how you actually live.

How to Verify a Luxury Home Listing’s Claims (Square Footage, View Rights, etc.)

A buyer-oriented guide to the quiet details that move value in South Florida luxury real estate: how square footage gets counted, why surveys and title matter, what easements and deed restrictions can limit, and how to protect yourself from unpermitted work and flood-cost surprises.

Do You Need to Speak Spanish? Navigating Miami’s Multilingual Luxury Real Estate Market

In Miami’s luxury and new-development market, Spanish is not a nice-to-have. It is often the working language of relationships, underwriting conversations, and long-distance decision-making. With global buyers taking a majority share of new South Florida condo and pre-construction purchases, and Latin American clients representing the overwhelming bulk of international activity, Spanish fluency can be the difference between being invited into the room and being asked to wait outside it. Still, “needing” Spanish is not the same as “closing” in Spanish. The most resilient playbook pairs clear communication with operational excellence: a compliant transaction process, sharp documentation, and a team structure that can move seamlessly between English and Spanish without losing nuance. Here is how top performers approach it in practice, from Miami Beach to Brickell and beyond.

The First-Year Checklist After Buying a New Luxury Condo (From HOA Meetings to Homestead Filing)

A discreet, buyer-focused first-year checklist for South Florida luxury condo owners, covering insurance, taxes, governance, inspections, reserves, and documentation that protect lifestyle and capital.

Battling the Humidity: How to Protect Your Luxury Home from Mold and Mildew in Florida’s Tropical Climate

In South Florida, mold prevention is less about reacting and more about quietly managing moisture every day. For luxury residences, the goal is invisible performance: stable indoor humidity, disciplined ventilation, and fast response when water appears. Here is a buyer and owner playbook focused on design choices, building operations, and documentation that protect health, finishes, and resale value in a humid, coastal climate.