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Miami-Dade Reaches Deal to Build New Ship Terminal

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Royal Caribbean Cruises and Miami-Dade County announced Tuesday night that they have reached a deal to build one of the biggest, a new state-of-the-art cruise terminals in the country at PortMiami. The Miami-Dade County Commission will vote on the agreement on July 6 before it becomes final. million in annual rent for the county.

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Miami Condo Boom

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Miami, FL isn’t just slowly recovering from the construction depression, it’s Number One with a bullet. Since banks remain stingy with financing, a new funding model evolved. chairman and CEO of Miami-based Coastal Construction Group says: “Nobody’s depending on the banks right now,” Murphy says.

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Here Are the U.S. Metros Where Home Price Growth Is Slowing the Fastest

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By contrast, Miami, Tampa, and Atlanta reported the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 cities tracked, but all metros are expected to see home prices weaken in the year ahead. Read more Housing Markets Housing Policy + Finance Affordability Housing Markets Lazzara, managing director at S&P DJI, said.

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What an Increase in All-Cash Sales Says About These Markets

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Markets experiencing the most all-cash offers include Long Island, NY and Miami, Fla. Then the next six top markets are all in Florida, including large cities like Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. These sales reflect who's buying: High-end buyers have the luxury for seller-pleasing all-cash offers, as do investors.

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Miami-Dade County and IBM Establish Public-Private Partnership on Smarter Cities Initiative

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Seeing the Big Data Picture in Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade County and IBM have announced a transformational Smarter Cities initiative to improve services for residents and help agencies share information among the 35 municipalities within the county. Dixon, PhD, general manager, IBM Smarter Cities.

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S&P Case-Shiller: Home Prices See Rapid Decrease in August

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Leading the price gains in August were Miami, Tampa, Florida, and Charlotte, North Carolina, with year-over-year increases of 28.6%, 28% and 21.3%, respectively. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. All 20 cities reported lower price rises in the year ended in August versus the year ended in July. Housing Markets.

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Miami-Dade judge awards Florida toll-road contractor $53M

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Tolling will likely play a bigger role in state highway funding, as the president's infrastructure plan puts more of the financing burden on states and local agencies.

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