Miami Agent's (floridarealestatenews) Blog

While the early years of Miami Beach were filled glitz and glamour, the city faced serious problems in the middle of the 20th century.  The population had changed from the wealthy and elite of the world, to world class criminals and druglords. The saving of South Beach, and its return to glory ca...

By the end of the 1950s, the population of South Florida, particularly Miami Beach, had doubled.  When the Army Air Corps and the United States Navy established training centers on Miami Beach, more than 500,000 soldiers were brought to the island throughout World War II.  When the war was over i...

While Miami Beach was growing quickly in the early 20th century, the primary developers were working in opposition of each other.  Eventually the developers realized that they could accomplish more together, and in 1915 the Lummus brothers combined forces and interests with John Collins and Carl ...

Miami Beach real estate today has become synonymous with glitz, glamour, and the ultimate chic lifestyle.  However, Miami Beach hasn’t always been so luxurious.  From its days as farmland, to its stint as a dilapidated retirement community, to its current transformation into a cultural and entert...