Is New Construction Overpriced or Worth It? How to Judge Value in a Brand-New Condo vs. a 5-Year-Old One

In South Florida’s luxury condo market, the real pricing contest in 2026 is rarely about sticker price. It is about predictable operating costs, looming capital projects, insurance volatility, and how much risk you want to underwrite personally. Here is a buyer-focused framework to compare pre-construction and a five-year-old resale condo, with a particular lens on Florida’s post-Surfside regulatory reality and the region’s cash-heavy luxury demand.

Save Our Homes, Portability, and the Year-Two Property-Tax Reset: A South Florida Luxury Buyer’s Guide

In South Florida, the most expensive surprise is often not the closing cost, it is the year-two property tax bill. Understanding Florida’s Save Our Homes cap, the homestead exemption, and portability can help luxury buyers and existing owners plan with far more precision, especially in Miami-beach and other high-demand coastal markets.

Hollywood Beach’s Next Luxury Cycle: A Buyer’s Guide to New Development, Boutique Inventory, and Resale Reality

Hollywood Beach is moving into a new phase, with major institutional investment and more than $1 billion in reported development activity reshaping expectations for waterfront living in Broward. From the planned scale of Icon Beach Residences to ultra-boutique offerings like Bellamar, the market is expanding at the top end while resale dynamics normalize. Here is what sophisticated buyers should watch as 2026 approaches.

Palm Beach vs. Wellington: Two Luxury Markets, Two Playbooks

Palm Beach’s barrier-island scarcity and Wellington’s equestrian acreage create two distinct luxury lanes in Palm Beach County. Here’s how today’s data and buyer behavior shape strategy in 2026.

Boutique vs Mega Developments in South Florida: A UHNW Buyer’s Guide to Privacy, Services, and Long-Term Value

In South Florida’s ultra-luxury market, the decision between a boutique condominium and a mega development is less about aesthetics and more about daily lived experience: privacy, service cadence, governance, and exit liquidity. Globally, ultra-high-net-worth households are growing, and many buyers are adding a Second-home to an already complex portfolio. That reality has elevated a familiar question into a strategic one: do you want a quieter, lower-density building that optimizes discretion, or a larger, amenity-rich address designed to function like a self-contained ecosystem? Below, MILLION Luxury breaks down the tradeoffs that matter most to sophisticated buyers evaluating Miami-beach, Brickell, and Palm-beach.

Palm Beach Winter Season and Luxury Real Estate: Why the Market Tightens When the Social Calendar Turns On

Each winter, Palm Beach County does not simply get busier. It becomes more liquid. Equestrian sport, polo, and yachting bring an international audience with the means to buy quickly, often in cash, and the region’s housing market responds with a familiar pattern: tighter inventory, faster decision cycles, and a premium on turnkey waterfront living. For buyers, the opportunity is not just timing a purchase “before season.” It is understanding what winter demand actually consists of: discretionary second-home capital, relocation-driven tax planning, and a lifestyle requirement for proximity to the venues that define the season. For sellers, it is about presenting a home that reads as effortless, resilient, and immediately usable. Below, MILLION Luxury outlines the forces behind Palm Beach’s winter surge, the data points worth watching, and the practical due diligence that sophisticated buyers now treat as standard.