Realtor Carole Smith of Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell (EWM) was recently honored among the BEST in the South Florida Building Industry and named 2008 Realtor of the Year, a distinction which she also received in 2006. The BEST awards competition is recognized

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., owners or part-owners and managers of 51 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise businesses operating in 25 countries, has signed a letter of intent to establish a 50/50 strategic partnership with The Related Group,

Mortgage Bankers Association of Greater Miami recently appointed a new president, Jose H. Caraballo, a mortgage expert and branch manager with Source One Mortgage. Reflecting the associations’ commitment to local-level service powered by national-level resources, Caraballo will work to

Keller Williams Realty Premier Properties has announced the addition of Pablo Rodriguez to its team as development director. Rodriguez will be in charge of the portfolio of condo conversion and pre-construction projects that Keller Williams currently has in development,

South Florida’s full-service real estate sales and marketing firm, International Sales Group (ISG), announced the formation of its Global Broker Club, a worldwide broker network designed to cement its relationship with national and international brokers by offering added incentives

The fundamentals look good in many areas of the South Florida real estate market, but some sectors will continue to feel pressure in the near term from issues ranging from unemployment to tight credit markets and developer impact fees.

The Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has announced the addition of three new Board members. In a formal selection process, Antonio Alonso, Nitin Motwani and Jay H. Solowsky were recommended by a nominating committee and unanimously approved by the

Angela Paniagua, broker/owner of Dadeland West Realty, has merged her brokerage with Kendall-based Keller Williams Realty Premier Properties. After deciding that now was the time for her firm of eight licensed salespeople to join forces with a larger company,

Sky Development Inc., a full-service real estate development company, and SunVest Communities LLC, a nation company that focuses on condominium conversions, have formed SkyVest Capital LLC as a joint venture to launch a $300 million real estate fund to

In what is known as one of the college’s most important celebrations, Miami Dade College (MDC) honored some of its most outstanding alumni, including Luis Revuelta, founder of Revuelta, Vega and Leon, P.A., at its sixth annual Alumni Hall

As Prodigy International continues to grow, sign on more projects in New York and expand its operation worldwide, the global real estate firm has relocated the Miami headquarters in the Four Seasons Tower to a loft-style office at 72

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate has announced its affiliation with Daniel DeCaro Real Estate Auctions. The partnership will allow Coldwell to provide auction services to their clients who request an auction on their property. For over 25 years, Daniel

Alicia Cervera Lamadrid, president of RCRS, a leading real estate brokerage firm in South Florida, has been appointed to sit on the development committee of the Mercy Foundation, the principal fund-raising arm for Mercy Hospital, located in downtown Miami.

Elias Cababie, chairman of GICSA and his brother, Abraham Cababie, CEO, have put in place a new management team to lead Cabi Developers, the U.S. subsidiary of GICSA, whose CEO Jacobo Cababie passed away suddenly on January 26,

The Realtors Commercial Alliance of Greater Miami and the Beaches (RCA) has elected Tom Byrne of Esslinger, Wooten, Maxwell Inc. as their 2008 President. He and the entire Board of Governors were recently installed at The Country Club of

Brickell Financial Centre signed the law firm of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP to a 10-year lease in its phase one tower. Bilzin Sumberg’s 115,000-square-foot lease marks a 30,000-square-foot expansion for the firm, taking up more than