Palm Beach ranked No. 3 in the world in prime property price growth in last five years; Miami ranks No. 1 in the U.S. in global residential investment; Boca Raton-New York ranked No. 8 Busiest private jet route in the world and more details in 2026 Knight Frank The Wealth Report (released today). Always a must read.
The 2026 regular legislative session, which ran from January through March, left several Florida Realtors® legislative priorities still to be decided, with the House and Senate starting from different funding positions:
“When people see names like this flocking to a city like Miami, it helps to even more establish what’s already a global city into a mecca for these incredibly wealthy people.” Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman says Miami’s transformation into a global powerhouse is no longer a “boom-and-bust” trend but rather a permanent structural shift.
Weston in Broward County ranked No. 9 Safest Place to Live in the U.S. in 2025-2026 via U.S. News & World Report
https://realestate.usnews.com/places/rankings/best-places-to-live/safest-places-to-live
Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Director Bill Pulte of the United States Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) led the effort to successfully eliminate the restrictive Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Limited Review process for condominium borrowers and owners in the State of Florida. For decades, Florida condominium borrowers and owners have been harshly subject to a 25% down payment — a rate significantly higher than those applied in other states under the same Limited Review lending process.
https://donalds.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2595
