Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026: South Florida Beyond the Headlines: News to Share

MIAMI REALTORS® + RWorld Data sourced in this Voz article on Lionel Messi. (Voz monthly reach: 3.5 million U.S. Hispanic households per month) “Messi’s retiring for Argentina, but he’ll stay in Miami: Leo Messi’s economic legacy continues to grow in the US”

https://voz.us/en/sports/260901/38738/he-s-retiring-from-the-albiceleste-but-he-ll-stay-in-miami-leo-messi-s-economic-legacy-continues-to-grow-in-the-u-s.html

Miami ranked No. 2 in the U.S. Best Place to Retire via WalletHub

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-places-to-retire/6165

Upcoming forums in St. Lucie on the statewide property-tax reform and more. Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County set “Community Conversations” on Nov. 3 ballot questions

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/st-lucie-county/2026/09/01/port-st-lucie-st-lucie-county-educating-voters-on-local-issues/91545597007

Billionaire developer Stephen Ross is making a $10 billion bet that he can turn West Palm Beach, a city of about 130,000 residents, into one of the country’s premier business hubs.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/08/21/stephen-ross-is-remaking-west-palm-beach

Florida Realtors®’ support of Amendment 3, calling for property tax reform, got a boost today from Gov. Ron DeSantis. He told media outlet Florida Politics he’ll help get Amendment 3 passed on November’s ballot.

https://www.floridarealtors.org/news-media/news-articles/2026/08/desantis-says-he-will-campaign-amendment-3