Top 10 Luxury Penthouses in South Florida for Sale in 2026
A buyer-oriented ranking of Miami’s most expensive penthouses, separating verified records from marketed trophy offerings and explaining what is actually being purchased at the top of the market in 2026.
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.
South Florida Ultra-Luxury Real Estate 2026: Cash, Crypto, and the New Liquidity Playbook
A discreet field guide to how $10M-plus buyers are structuring purchases in a higher-rate world, why new development lending still matters, and what the latest trophy comps signal for 2026.
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.
Post-Surfside, Post-Status-Quo: How Florida’s Condo Safety Era Is Repricing Waterfront Living
Florida’s waterfront condominium market is being recalibrated by a new, compliance-forward reality. After the 2021 Surfside collapse, milestone inspections and Structural Integrity Reserve Studies have moved from industry jargon to household terms, reshaping carrying costs, buyer diligence, and the redevelopment calculus along prized coastal corridors. For owners in older towers, the conversation is no longer only about view and amenities, but also about structural timelines, reserve funding, and governance. For buyers, it is a chance to separate truly resilient buildings from those facing expensive catch-up. And for developers, it has intensified a trend already underway: paying premiums to control scarce waterfront land and deliver a new generation of ultra-luxury, engineered-to-today’s-standards residences.
The Resilience Premium: How Climate Risk Is Repricing South Florida Luxury Real Estate
In South Florida, the next era of waterfront value is being defined by resilience: insurance access, engineered defenses, nature-based protection, and the micro-geography of elevation. Here is how sophisticated buyers are underwriting risk without giving up the lifestyle.
