Episodes
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
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.
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Julian Infante – How To: Shift From Pro Athlete to Pro Realtor | Ep. 58
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
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.
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Jeff Ransdell – Spotlight: Silicon Valley and The Miami Tech Boom | Ep. 57
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
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.
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Josh Midgal – Spotlight: 2021 Mortgage Market Outlook | Ep. 56
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
Josh Migdal is a founding partner of Miami-based complex commercial litigation firm Mark Migdal & Hayden and a mortgage expert. He has been tapped numerous times to provide his expertise and insight on the housing cycle as well as its ramifications, especially now with the widespread pandemic. In this episode, Josh shares his thoughts about the 2021 mortgage market outlook, in addition to:
How foreclosures will affect the mortgage market and signs that it will be similar to the aftermath of the 2008 Great Recession
What a successfully deployed vaccine could mean for the mortgage market (i.e. employment recovers, borders open, etc.)
Why extremely low mortgage rates could create an environment for fraud
Factors that will affect the refinancing boom and other related industry topics
About Josh:
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, Josh recovered in excess of $30,000,000 for his clients by implementing an innovative legal theory that pinned liability on title insurers for mortgage losses suffered by banks and government-sponsored entities. He is one of only a handful of attorneys in Florida that stridently advocates securing this type of recovery from title insurers on such claims. He was also recently inducted into the University of Miami’s Citizens Board - a prestigious board comprised of more than 270 business, professional and civic leaders who support the university’s programs and philanthropic efforts - as a member of the Class of 2019.
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Fernando Alvarez – Spotlight: Why Property Insurance Rates are Rising | Ep. 55
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
In this episode with Miami real estate insurance expert Fernando Alvarez, we discuss the various exposures properties will face in 2021 and how to create a comprehensive risk management strategy. With over a decade of experience, Alvarez explains candidly how the real estate insurance market works, and how his own company aims to offer a transparent and honest experience to his clients at JAG.
Recorded mid-December 2020, the episode covers the following topics:
Understanding the tidal wave of property insurance rate spikes
Why insurance rates are rising for commercial real estate owners
The changing claims process and InsurTech role on underwriting
Catastrophic claims: How the overall claim environment affects insurance rates regardless of one’s proximity to losses from wildfires and hurricanes.
Best practices and practical tips for homeowners
Fernando Alvarez is an athlete, entrepreneur, principal of JAG Insurance Group, podcaster, and host of The Transition: Life After Sports Podcast.
About JAG Insurance Group: With nearly a decade of hard-earned industry insight and high-level expertise, JAG continues to pave a forward-thinking approach in the commercial insurance and risk management landscape. JAG offers extensive, integrated business solutions across a multitude of sectors, including, employee benefits, property and casualty insurance, and financial and private client services.
The Miami Real Estate Podcast is brought to you by the Cervera Newsroom at Cervera Real Estate. Learn more at MiamiRealEstatePodcast.com.
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Sebastian Jaramillo – Spotlight: Commercial Real Estate Post-COVID | Ep. 54
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
This week, Miami Real Estate Podcast co-hosts Omar De Windt and Alicia Cervera Lamadrid discuss current events, share thoughts on the Thanksgiving Day holiday, and a "Hot Take" on whether now is the time to buy or rent if you've recently sold your single-family home. Then, a Commercial real estate state-of-the-market with Sebastian Jaramillo of Wolfe & Pincavage.
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Teresa Kinney – Spotlight: State of the Miami Market Q4 2020 | Ep. 53
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Miami real estate expert Alicia Cervera Lamadrid shares her thoughts on why Miami condominiums are still a good investment despite the popularity of single-family homes, and whether or not U.S. presidential elections will impact the real estate industry in this week's MREP "Hot Takes." Then, a conversation about the state of the Miami real estate market between Alicia and Omar with special guest Teresa Kinney, President of Miami Association of REALTORs.
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Alicia Cervera Lamadrid – How To: Sell New Construction | Ep. 52
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Miami real estate expert Alicia Cervera Lamadrid answers questions about what Miami's real estate economy will look like post-COVID-19 in this week's Miami Real Estate Podcast "Hot Takes." Then, MREP's "Ambassador to Brazil" Mariana Lima talks to Alicia about how easy it is to sell Miami condominiums as an outside broker. They address the benefits, safety, and reasons why cooperating brokers have so much success selling new construction in Miami. The Miami Real Estate Podcast is brought to you by the Cervera Newsroom at Cervera Real Estate. Learn more at MiamiRealEstatePodcast.com.
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Shane Neman — How To: Relocate From NYC to South Florida | Ep. 51
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Shane Neman is a forward-thinking problem solver, consummate optimist and serial entrepreneur. A prototypical businessman of our modern era, his experience and expertise in business spans numerous industries, from technology and telecommunications to real estate and hospitality.
In 2014, Shane relocated his family from Manhattan to South Florida. In this episode of the Miami Real Estate Podcast by Cervera Real Estate, he provides a detailed account of what the process entails legally, emotionally and financially. Shane breaks down what other New Yorkers need to know before making the leap and answers the big question: was it worth it?
We also spoke about the importance of having a diversified real estate portfolio as an investor, new opportunity zones that savvy South Florida real estate investors should keep their eyes on and advice for would-be entrepreneurs looking to start a new venture.
About Our Guest:
After leaving NYU Medical School early, Shane started three industry-shifting tech startups (two of them – EZ Texting and JoonBug – acquired) with hundreds of employees and tens of thousands of customers. As an insightful startup backer, Shane’s portfolio includes companies such as Convoy, Prose, Impossible Foods, Universal Standard, Apostrophe, MeetMindful, MapAnything, VinePair and Smylen. Shane is also a prolific real estate developer and investor. From commercial shopping and industrial centers to residential buildings, he owns more than two dozen large-scale properties across the U.S.
He holds a degree in Computer Science from New York University, where he received the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater scholarship and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.
You can read more about Shane’s transition from New York to Miami in his blog “Know this before relocating to Florida from New York City.”
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Alicia Cervera Lamadrid — Spotlight: What COVID-19 Means for Miami Real Estate | Ep. 50
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Is Miami's real estate market destined to repeat the crash of 2008 in the wake of COVID-19? Local real estate expert Alicia Cervera Lamadrid provides us with an economic outlook for South Florida real estate and shares her thoughts on what the future holds for this all important industry within the Magic City. Leaning on more than four decades of experience navigating Miami's real estate cycles, she helps us put COVID-19 into context while dishing out words of wisdom for real estate professionals, investors and the Miami community at large.
About Us
The Miami Real Estate Podcast is produced and distributed by Cervera Real Estate, one of the oldest and largest independently owned brokerages in South Florida. Founded in 1969, Cervera has exclusively represented over 115 luxury high-rise condominium towers across the region, closed more than $16 billion in sales, and played an integral role in the revitalization of neighborhoods, including: Brickell, Miami Beach’s South of Fifth, Downtown Miami, and East Edgewater.
To get in touch with us, contact MiamiRealEstatePodcast@Cervera.com.