Assessing Post-Surfside Condo Reserve Requirements Before Purchasing a High-Rise Residence

For luxury buyers evaluating South Florida high-rises, reserve funding is now a central measure of both building stewardship and future ownership costs. Florida’s post-Surfside framework reshaped inspections, reserve studies, and budgeting expectations for many condominium associations, making due diligence materially more technical. The most sophisticated purchasers are no longer asking only about views, finishes, and amenities. They are also studying reserve studies, milestone inspection timing, board minutes, insurance posture, and deferred maintenance before they commit.

Rising Construction Costs: Is Buying New in Florida Cheaper Than Building Your Own Luxury Home?

A discreet, buyer-oriented framework for deciding whether to build a custom home or buy resale or new development in South Florida, with current pricing dynamics, construction realities, and financing and tax considerations.

Oceana vs Rivage in Bal Harbour: Resale Certainty or Pre-Construction Optionality?

In Bal Harbour, the choice between a delivered oceanfront address and a pre-construction “sky villa” concept comes down to timing, deposits, operating costs, and tolerance for construction drift. This MILLION Luxury guide compares Oceana Bal Harbour’s resale reality with Rivage Bal Harbour’s milestone capital staging, and offers a buyer-oriented framework for underwriting both.

Arte vs. The Delmore: Surfside’s Two Timelines of Ultra-Luxury

In Surfside, two oceanfront addresses capture very different definitions of certainty and ambition: Arte, a finished boutique condominium with immediate lifestyle delivery, and The Delmore, a planned statement building with a longer runway and staged capital deployment. This editorial compares how each option behaves as a home, a balance-sheet decision, and a long-term hold, from architecture and amenities to closing mechanics and buyer fit.

2026 Luxury Floor Plans in South Florida: The Return of Zoned Living

Open concept is not disappearing in 2026 luxury real estate, but it is being refined. Across design forecasts, the direction is clear: selectively separated rooms, better acoustics, dedicated workspaces, and wellness-forward suites that prioritize how a residence lives day to day. For South Florida buyers weighing New-construction versus Resale, the most enduring value is increasingly found in layouts that balance social flow with privacy, storage, and discretion.

After Surfside: The New Reality of Luxury Condo Ownership in South Florida

Florida’s condominium market has entered a more regulated, more transparent era after the 2021 Surfside tragedy. For luxury buyers, the headline is not simply stricter inspections. It is how inspection outcomes, reserve funding, and insurance costs flow through to special assessments, lender eligibility, and ultimately resale liquidity. Here is what materially changed, what HB 913 refined in 2025, and how to approach due diligence with the calm rigor the moment demands.