Katherine Kallergis

1 week ago | therealdeal.com | Kate Hinsche |Katherine Kallergis |Lidia Dinkova |Francisco Alvarado

Hurricane season is on, and South Florida’s real estate industry is preparing. Hundreds of projects are under construction across the region, and all are at risk of damage and delays if a hurricane makes landfall. Preparation is paramount, industry experts say, as forecasters expect another very active season. Last year’s hurricane season was an expensive one, but it largely spared the tri-county region. In total, 2024 saw 18 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes.

2 weeks ago | therealdeal.com | Katherine Kallergis

Everyone in Miami Beach knows who the Robins family is, led by the late Jerry Robins, who helped shape the city’s skyline. His death in the fall of 2022 triggered a family fight over his kids’ inheritance and the value of their father’s estate. In The Real Deal’s latest issue, Francisco Alvarado dives into the bitter fight playing out in court. Brothers Scott and Craig are both developers, while their sister Stacy is a broker. Sister Gina is not in the real estate industry.

2 weeks ago | therealdeal.com | Katherine Kallergis

Luxury home developer Todd Glaser teamed up with oil trader Mark Fisher and developer Ron Simkins to create a patented kit that consumers and contractors can install to prevent water intrusion through sliding glass doors. Fisher teamed up with Glaser after Hurricane Irma struck Florida as a Category 5 in 2017. The storm damaged Fisher’s home and some of Glaser’s developments, prompting them to come up with a solution. Wind and water cause the majority of damage in hurricanes.

3 weeks ago | therealdeal.com | Katherine Kallergis

The Pérez family’s Related Group and the Motwanis’ Merrimac Ventures secured a $160 million construction loan for their Waldorf Astoria Residences Pompano Beach condo development, The Real Deal has learned. Miami-based Related and Fort Lauderdale-based Merrimac received the financing from Bank OZK, an active construction lender in South Florida.

3 weeks ago | therealdeal.com | Ellen Cranley |Katherine Kallergis

Veteran agent Holly Parker has withdrawn her lawsuit, possibly ending the battle with her longtime brokerage upon her exit from the firm after 24 years. Parker filed a lawsuit against Elliman in April after the brokerage demanded $1.6 million in clawbacks that included commissions owed, advertising, payments to her team members and car service charges. In her complaint, she alleged she was owed commissions on deals that closed after she left Elliman. The top agent operates in New York and Miami.