Waiving Contingencies in South Florida Luxury Real Estate: A Precision Guide for Buyers Who Want Certainty Without Regret

In South Florida’s luxury market, a clean contract can matter as much as price. Here is how to think about contingencies as risk controls, when to tighten them, and when to keep them, especially in high-value condo and new-development transactions.

Gables Estates, Coral Gables: America’s Most Expensive Neighborhood and the Price of Admission

Gables Estates sits at the intersection of scarcity, waterfront seclusion, and a club-style gatekeeper model that treats privacy as an amenity. With just under 200 homesites, 24/7 security, and a membership process that includes sponsorship and six-figure application fees, the enclave has become a national reference point for ultra-prime single-family pricing in South Florida. Here is what sophisticated buyers should understand about values, access, and lifestyle, plus how comparable discretion can be found in Miami Beach’s most service-forward residences.

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.