Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026: South Florida Beyond the Headlines: News to Share

Miami ranked No. 1 Highest Office Attendance Rate in the U.S. via Placer.ai. Placer.ai’s study comes as Miami, and South Florida more broadly, sees a boom in new office construction amid a continued influx of billionaires, executives and new businesses.

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2026/08/23/miami-leads-nation-in-return-to-office.html

MIAMI REALTORS® + RWorld’s John Slivon quoted in TCPalm’s article “Florida real estate market tightest in years here on Treasure Coast” #DataSourced

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/money/real-estate/2026/08/24/local-florida-real-estate-market-tightest-in-years-here/91321868007

NAR has launched a new Commercial Real Estate Demand Index that offers an early look at where demand for office, industrial, retail, and multifamily properties may be headed next. Click on Miami MSA–  Index score of 96. Strongest driver—office

https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/commercial-real-estate-demand-index

Miami ranked No. 1 Buyer’s Market via Redfin

https://www.redfin.com/news/buyers-vs-sellers-july-2026/

The tax escape map: Billionaires are bolting for Florida from the West Coast and taking some $29 billion in tax revenue with them

https://fortune.com/article/tax-escape-map-billionaires-bolting-for-florida-from-the-west-coast-taking-29-billion-in-tax-revenue-with-them/