Condo Fees, Reserves, and Special Assessments: A 2026 Due‑Diligence Playbook for South Florida Luxury Buyers

Rising insurance, mandatory structural reserves, and tighter governance rules have shifted the true cost of condo ownership in South Florida. This MILLION Luxury guide explains how milestone inspections and Structural Integrity Reserve Studies reshape monthly budgets, why special assessments hinge on process as much as price, and what disciplined due diligence looks like in today’s luxury resale market.

FinCEN’s 2026 Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule: What South Florida Luxury Buyers Should Expect

A new federal reporting regime arrives March 1, 2026. For South Florida’s ultra-luxury market, it reshapes what “private” can mean in cash and entity purchases, and it changes how closings are prepared, documented, and timed.

Inside the Faena District: Miami Beach’s Most Curated Oceanfront Lifestyle

A buyer-oriented look at the Faena District on Collins Avenue, where culture, hospitality, and ultra-luxury residences converge into a walkable oceanfront enclave.

Larry Page’s Coconut Grove Purchases and the New Billionaire Playbook in South Florida

Google co-founder Larry Page’s reported ~$173.4 million two-home buying spree in Coconut Grove has become a case study in how ultra-wealthy buyers now approach South Florida: not as a single trophy acquisition, but as a portfolio strategy optimized for privacy, flexibility, and long-term positioning. Framed against parallel moves by other high-profile buyers and a renewed national conversation about wealth taxes, these transactions help explain why Miami’s most guarded enclaves and branded, service-forward residences continue to attract global capital.

Fractional Co-Ownership in South Florida Luxury: A Discreet Buyer’s Guide

Modern fractional and co-ownership platforms are reframing second-home access in high-demand destinations, including South Florida. This MILLION Luxury editorial breaks down what is actually being purchased, how platforms differ from legacy timeshares, and what sophisticated buyers should diligence around governance, liquidity, operations, and local rules before treating shared ownership as a lifestyle solution or an Investment.

Discreet by Design: NDAs, LLCs, and What’s Changing for Private Luxury Home Buys in South Florida

For ultra-prime buyers in South Florida, privacy is less a single tactic than a coordinated strategy: quiet exposure, contractual confidentiality, and thoughtful ownership structuring. Yet “anonymous” has never meant invisible, and it is becoming meaningfully harder to keep beneficial ownership completely off the regulatory radar. With FinCEN’s finalized Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule set to take effect March 1, 2026, non-financed transfers to entities and trusts will be reported through the closing ecosystem. Here is how discretion works today, where it breaks down, and what a modern privacy-minded buyer should align with their counsel, broker, and settlement team before committing capital.