The Short Answer On a Miami waterfront lot, a newly built house sells for 82% more per square foot of land than a house built before 2000. That is the price of not building. Held at the same house size, between 5,000 and 8,000 square feet of living area, new waterfront houses closed at a […]
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What $10 Million Buys in Miami: House or Penthouse?
The Short Answer At the same price, a Miami house gives you more interior space and land. A Miami condo costs more per square foot and gives you height, water views and services. In MLS closings above $10 million from January 2025 to September 2026, condominiums closed at a median of $3,138 per square foot. […]
Miami Trophy Home Market 2026: What $20M, $50M and $100M Actually Buy
“What does $20 million buy in Miami?” is a reasonable question. It also has a more useful answer than most people expect, because the answer changes character between tiers rather than simply scaling up. A review of 250 closed Miami-Dade single-family sales above $10 million, from January 2025 through September 2026, shows that moving from […]
Miami’s Waterfront Premium 2026: What $10M+ Home Sales Reveal About the Value of Water
In Miami luxury real estate, “waterfront” is one of the most valuable—and least precise—words in a listing. A home on a narrow canal is waterfront. So is an estate facing hundreds of feet of open Biscayne Bay. So is a Golden Beach residence directly on the Atlantic. All three may offer water behind the property. […]
Miami Waterfront Homes that SOLD above $5M in 2008
Miami Waterfront Homes that SOLD above $5M in 2008. So, what’s happening this year with luxury homes in Miami Beach? Today, we have 77 homes on the market above $5M, with 11 closed sales above $5M this year. The areas I’m covering are South to North, including Fisher Island to Golden Beach, and only West […]





