Examining real estate issues in South Florida

These articles explore real estate issues in South Florida, focusing on challenges such as gentrification, building maintenance, and historical property values.

One article details Donald Trump's effort to establish his name in South Florida's real estate market. He bought a condo in West Palm Beach and branded it Trump Plaza. Another article highlights the plight of Black South Floridians in rapidly gentrifying Miami neighborhoods. and a story about the Golden Key condo in Bay Harbor Islands illustrates how a board's foresight helped the building meet tough new state requirements after the Champlain Towers collapse.

Read the stories below.

A unit at Trump Plaza in West Palm Beach in 1987.

NO. 1: HOW DONALD TRUMP PUT HIS NAME ON A SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING FOR THE FIRST TIME

A year after he bought Mar-a-Lago, he took on a new venture. | Published January 9, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives

Sabrina Guillaume stands outside the duplex she owns in Liberty City. Guillaume spent several years trying to buy a property in the neighborhood where her parents live and she grew up. By Carl Juste

NO. 2: BLACK SOUTH FLORIDIANS STRUGGLE TO BUY AND KEEP HOMES IN MIAMI’S GENTRIFYING COMMUNITIES

“We’re losing ground every day.” | Published April 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Raisa Habersham Michael Butler

Manager Heri Kletzenbuer, left, and board president Andre Williams stand outside the Golden Key Condominiums in Bay Harbor Islands. The managers of the modest 1960s condo have maintained affordability for owners while extensively refurbishing the building and successfully navigating recertification and stringent new post-Surfside state regulations. By Pedro Portal

NO. 3: HOW A SMALL BAY HARBOR CONDO MET FLORIDA’S TOUGH RULES. AND KEPT COSTS DOWN DOING IT

‘We wanted to get ahead of the curve , but we didn’t want to financially cripple anyone.’ | Published April 30, 2025 | Read Full Story by Andres Viglucci

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.