Miami Real Estate Podcast

Alicia Cervera Lamadrid — Spotlight: State of the Miami Market 2022 | Ep. 66

Alicia Cervera Lamadrid is the managing partner of Cervera Real Estate, one of the largest and oldest independently owned brokerage firms in Miami. She is a seven-time South Florida Business Journal "Power Leader in Real Estate," Master Broker's Forum Legacy Award Member, and named "Woman of the City" by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.
In this episode, Alicia talks about embracing "weird" as we address the state of the Miami real estate market.
Pre-covid, the Miami real estate industry was on a steady incline; during covid the market experienced a boom, and now almost post-covid, Miami has awoken and become a disrupter on the world's radar. You heard Alicia's predictions first in episode 50, What COVID-19 Means for Miami Real Estate. Now more than ever, our Magic City is finally receiving the recognition it truly deserves.
Join us for the conversation with Alicia — from #WhyMiami and the post-COVID reset to inflation, mass transit, condo HOA regulations and much more.
Host: Omar De Windt
Producer: Veronica Aizpurua

Cervera Luxe Partners — How To: Be a Top Producing Team | Ep.65

Jennifer Behar-Cervera, Yanet Miranda De Castro, and Tensie Forry of Cervera Luxe Partners are the beacons of women empowerment in today's real estate climate; through sales, friendship, fashion, and grit.
After having generated nearly 400 million in sales and establishing themselves among South Florida's preeminent new construction sales experts, CLP are expanding their business to include greater focus on the general residential real estate sector in Miami. 
In this episode, Jennifer, Yanet and Tensie share their journey -- from friendship and joining forces to becoming a top producing team at Cervera. They share valuable advice for new realtors, lessons learned along the way and best practices on everything from their selling tactics to fashion for the modern marketplace. 

Harvey Hernandez – On The Record | Ep. 64

Harvey Hernandez is a visionary real estate developer, innovator, and urban place maker who has been challenging the status quo in the South Florida market for more than two decades. As CEO and founder of Newgard Development, Harvey has had an uncanny ability to observe the city’s tremendous capacity for change and progress. From starting his first business at age 17 in his native Venezuela, to reshaping the skyline in sunny Miami, this is Harvey Hernandez on the record with the Miami Real Estate Podcast.
 
Host: Omar De Windt
Guest: Harvey Hernandez
Producers: Omar De Windt and Veronica Aizpurua

Dr.Hardin — Spotlight: Charter School Impact on Housing Premiums | Ep. 63

Dr. William G. Hardin lll was appointed Interim Dean of the College of Business from Florida International University in May of 2021. In 2020, Hardin was ranked No. 3 in the world for real estate research productivity from 2015 – 2019 by the Real Estate Academic Leadership (REAL) Author Rankings. Over the course of a 20-year academic career, Hardin has authored or co-authored 50 papers on topics including commercial real estate investment, foreclosures, corporate governance, residential real estate, and REIT financial structure.
Dr. Hardin joins us to discuss his recent study, The Housing Price Premium Associated with Charter Schools. This existing literature documents the relationship between public school quality and a residential real estate price premium. Hardin discusses how charter schools impact the residential real estate market here in Miami-Dade and Broward County areas. A key to follow is how the overall quality of a school determines this classification and why (8:00).
This overview answers the unspoken question we have all been wondering; are charter schools gentrifying surrounding neighborhoods? (7:22) Followed by this discussion, Hardin shares his “why Miami” point of view (22:27) and the importance of talent within the workforce here in the city (30:24).  
Host: Omar De Windt
Producers: Veronica Aizpurua, Octavio Alvarez
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Meg Daly — Spotlight: The Underline Construction Update | Ep. 62

Miami’s first-ever linear park project is not one to be missed. You may have spotted this park while strolling through Brickell, this unparalleled project is redefining the outdoor experience here in the city (2:30).
The Underline is revolutionizing the land below Miami’s Metrorail system and converting the space into an interconnecting ten-mile linear park, urban trail, and public art destination (5:29). The ten-mile space is set to span from its completed phase one located in Brickell Station, reaching the third and final phase for the last stop on Miami’s Metrorail, the Dadeland South station (12:29).
Phase two of construction has recently begun and founder Meg Daly joins us in this episode to discuss the ongoing project and what this means for our community. 
Host: Omar De WindtProducer: Veronica Aizpurua
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Mayor Daniella Levine Cava – Spotlight: Surfside, Sustainability & Growth in Miami | Ep. 61

Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. She entered the Mayor's office following a 40-year career as a relentless advocate for South Florida families in public service and elected leadership.
In this episode, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava joins us for a conversation about some of the important issues that impacted Miami's real estate community this year, and hot topics going into 2022. She reflects on the Surfside building collapse tragedy (2:09); addresses the need for sustainable growth in Miami and Miami Beach, following a year where New Yorkers and Californians emigrated to Florida in mass (8:26); and shares her take on why improving public transportation in Miami’s metropolitan core is critical in the years ahead (11:13). 
As Miami-Dade County's Mayor, Daniella Levine Cava oversees a metropolitan government with more than 28,000 employees serving nearly 3 million residents, managing an annual budget of approximately $9 billion. 
Hosts: Omar De Windt; Alicia Cervera LamadridProducers: Octavio Alvarez; Veronica Aizpurua
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Kyle Plesa – How To: Tik Tok, Reels, Google Ads & SEO | Ep. 60

Kyle Plesa is the founder of the Fort Lauderdale-based Social Group digital marketing agency. He joins us today to highlight four digital marketing channels that the modern realtor should have in their marketing mix: Tik Tok; Instagram Reels, Google Ads, and SEO. In this episode, Kyle explains what these channels are, why and when you should be using them, and tips for doing so correctly. 
About Our Guest: 
Kyle Plesa is the CEO and Founder of The Social Group, a digital marketing and advertising house located in downtown Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach. Having grown up in the South Florida area and starting his career with the Miami Dolphins Corporate Partnerships Division, he obtained his Master’s degree in Sports Marketing from the University of Miami as well as a degree in Economics of the European Union from Charles University in Prague. Kyle’s passion lies in visual storytelling to build brand equity and awareness through advanced social media marketing and content creation. He is a student of data and analytics that supports brand ROI and earned revenue. After launching the social media channels for Brightline and the Pegasus World Cup Invitational, The Social Group continues to market brands and companies from an array of industries all over the South Florida Metropolitan area and East Coast. Current ventures include SeaFair Miami, the Mandarin Oriental and Sense Beach House. To get in touch with Kyle, click here. 

Eyrus – How To: Improve Construction Cost, Accuracy & Operational Demands| Ep. 59

Eyrus is a construction technology start up on a mission to leverage technology and data to provide value to everyone throughout the construction process. Their solutions focus on cost, accuracy and the operational demands of each unique construction project.
 
About Alexandra McManus:
Alexandra McManus is the co-founder and CEO of Eyrus, bringing to the company over two decades of professional experience in the construction technology space, across business development, operations, leadership, and more. She provides a constant stream of vision and intuition for Eyrus alongside her co-founder and COO, Hussein Cholkamy. Together, they launched Eyrus to generate the ultimate workforce visibility platform by leveraging automated data collection and IoT hardware. Eyrus provides simple and seamless solutions that enhance levels of workforce insight and support construction professionals in delivering their projects on time and on budget. To meet today’s challenges around COVID-19, Eyrus combines workforce data with site zone information to provide solutions for protocol mandates in the workplace, streamlining workflows, increasing collaboration, promoting safety, and supporting compliance.
About Hussein Cholkamy:
As Co-founder and COO of Eyrus, Hussein brings over 20 years of global experience in real estate development, construction and design.  He began his career as an Architect after obtaining his bachelor’s in Architecture from the University of Arizona. He then crossed into real estate development and project management after achieving his MBA from The George Washington University. Throughout his early career, Hussein worked on over 15 million square feet of construction and development globally. His dynamic understanding of construction project complexities, along with experience in business development and operations have founded the success of Eyrus in today’s market. 

Julian Infante – How To: Shift From Pro Athlete to Pro Realtor | Ep. 58

Julian Infante is a former pro baseball player and collegiate champion turned rising top producing real estate agent. In this episode, he shares lessons learned along his professional journey from the clubhouse to the competitive Miami real estate arena.

Jeff Ransdell – Spotlight: Silicon Valley and The Miami Tech Boom | Ep. 57

Jeff Ransdell is the founder of Miami-based Fuel Venture Capital. He previously appeared on the podcast in 2018 and helped contextualize Miami’s booming tech scene for listeners. Since then, venture capitalists from Silicon Valley and New York together with tech entrepreneurs from across the globe have flocked to Miami in the wake of COVID-19. Jeff joins us today to revisit the conversation about how tech is making Miami's real estate market boom, from the perspective of an "insider." 
 
Enjoy the show, and join us weekly on Thursdays for new episodes of the Miami Real Estate Podcast. 
 
About Jeff:
Jeff Ransdell is a venture capitalist helping to develop more than 20 technology companies through Fuel Venture Capital, the Miami-based venture fund he co-founded in 2017 and heads up as managing director. Prior to launching Fuel Venture Capital, Jeff was a managing director and market executive of Merrill Lynch, managing more than $130 billion of global private client investment assets, a P&L of $2 billion, and over 2,000 employees across the bank’s Southeast Wealth Management Division. Fuel Venture Capital has invested more than $100 million in startups based all over the world, and its portfolio includes Taxfyle, Bolt Mobility, Curve, Boatsetter, and more. Jeff is regularly called upon to share his insights on the global economy with outlets such as CNBC, CBS and American City Business Journals. Keep up with Jeff and Rokk3r Fuel via Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.