Expert outlines benefits of owning a franchise
Sidney J. Feltenstein is a bona fide expert on franchises and franchising. He’s the past chairman of the board of Yorkshire Global Restaurants and a member of the International Franchise Association’s Hall of Fame. He’s held senior positions at Dunkin’ Donuts and Burger King Corporation. He then led an investment group that bought A&W Restaurants […]
Retail market analysis shows strength in South Florida
Lately, I’ve been giving my listeners an update on my thoughts about the major commercial real estate market segments in South Florida. So now it’s time to turn our attention to my South Florida retail market analysis. When you talk about retail in South Florida, you have to talk about new development versus redevelopment. I’ve […]
Smooth sailing for Miami multifamily market
People want to live in South Florida. They’ve been coming here for a long time, and most of the people coming here these days have money. Usually a lot of it. And they all need places to live, so here’s my take on the Miami multifamily market. Condos There’s not much land left on the […]
Little Havana real estate takes homework
Frank Rodriguez Melo has quite a story. In short, he went from doing eminent domain work for the Florida DOT to leading one of Miami’s most significant commercial real estate organizations: CCIM Miami. Rodriguez Melo is a CCIM and a broker, but he’s also an investor. And one of his key investment targets is Little […]
How to get referrals? Give before you get, says networking guru
Judging by the number of times he’s been on the show, you might get the impression that we rather like Dr. Ivan Misner. And you would be correct. We like Ivan Misner a lot, not just because he’s an all-around good guy but because he shares a wealth of useful information about business networking. After […]
Attorneys rally to help Kids in Need of Defense
One of the things that makes America great is that – in our courts – everyone has the right to be represented competently. But on a recent show I learned that there’s an entire branch of the judicial system where this is not the case. It happens to be in the immigration courts, and the […]
Attorney offers sage advice for doing business in Brazil
Brazilians have been coming to Miami for years. Until now, I’ve seen them as big shoppers and big buyers of condos, but lately I’ve been thinking there’s more to the story than just a lot of mall-hopping. My suspicions were confirmed on a recent show when Robert Macaulay, a shareholder at Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, […]
Patience, quality keys to Gil Dezer developments
Gil Dezer was one of the few South Florida condo developers to work his way out of the last economic downturn. Now he owns a lot of good land and has a lot of good projects under way. So the question becomes this: How to approach the market? Deliberately or aggressively? “We have a lot […]
Supplement may hold key to preventing prostate cancer
For researcher Dr. Vinata Lokeshwar, studying cancer is not just an academic endeavor. It’s personal. Lokeshwar lost her father to cancer, and now she’s working long hours with her laboratory colleagues at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center to stop the disease in its tracks. “The passion comes from there. I want to make sure that my […]
Crowdfunding going mainstream in real estate investment
When you hear the word “crowdfunding,” what comes to mind? Some guy raising money for his latest “app” or new gizmo? Well, there are many types of crowdfunding, but Joanna Schwartz of EarlyShares.com deals in securities- and equity-based crowdfunding. Yes, crowdfunding has reached the investment arena, and this area has only grown in credibility. Now […]
