Mike Seemuth – Commercial Observer

A woman looking at her burned out home after Hurricane Milton.

Features · IMPACT

Florida’s Property Insurance Market: Sunnier Skies Ahead After Hurricanes

By Mike Seemuth

RFR co-founders Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs.

Finance · Leases

RFR Holding Plans to Resolve Debt Issues Without Selling Its Class A Buildings

By Mike Seemuth

An illustration of people looking at a sign for an office building sale

Finance · Features

Lenders, Especially Banks, Are Starting to Sell a Lot More Loans on Office Buildings

By Mike Seemuth

Camilo Miguel Jr. in early 2023.

Finance · Investments & Sales

In South Florida, the Surest Way to Sell a Condo Is to Price It Above $1M

By Mike Seemuth

Condo construction in Miami Beach.

As Miami’s Multifamily Market Moderates, New Challenges Emerge

By Mike Seemuth

Proposed residential tower for Clevelander site

Design + Construction · Construction

Florida’s Live Local Act Has People Picking Sides

By Mike Seemuth

Brightline Aventura Station.

Design + Construction

Developers Clamor to Build Along South Florida’s Passenger Rail Lines

By Mike Seemuth

Investments & Sales · Leases

The Miami Area’s Office Market as 2023 Ends: Cooling, But Still Hot

By Mike Seemuth

Florida governor Ron DeSantis.

Design + Construction · Construction

Collective Hardening: How Florida’s Union Restrictions Could Spread

By Mike Seemuth

China's flag falling down

U.S. Commercial Real Estate Seems Safe From China’s Troubles. That Could Change Fast.

By Mike Seemuth

A construction worker takes a sip of water while repairing a road that was damaged from the heat in Houston, Texas on June 27, 2023

Design + Construction · IMPACT

Local Heat Protection Rules for Outdoor Workers Face Opposition in Texas and Florida

By Mike Seemuth

Fort Myers Beach, Florida, Estero Island.

Spiking Premiums Lead Some Florida Owners to Forgo Flood Coverage

By Mike Seemuth

Damage in the Fort Myers, Fla., area from Hurricane Ian in 2022.

Design + Construction · Features

Florida’s Property Insurance Market Confronts a Pivotal Hurricane Season

By Mike Seemuth

An apartment complex in Hialeah, Fla.

Going High-Rent in Humble Hialeah

By Mike Seemuth

Miami First Presbyterian Church, 2012.

South Florida Churches Find a Higher Calling As Property Values Ascend

By Mike Seemuth

Design + Construction · Leases

How Much More Runway Does Industrial Have?

By Mike Seemuth

Renderings of Fontainebleau Las Vegas at 2777 South Las Vegas Boulevard.

Finance · Investments & Sales

Hotel Financing Still in a Deep Freeze Amid Pandemic Fallout

By Mike Seemuth

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