Havana Enclave Blog
For the first time since World War II, stocks have overtaken real estate as the leading driver of household wealth in America. That is the conclusion of a recent Goldman Sachs analysis, which found that equity gains have become the dominant force behind rising household net worth and consumer spending power. For anyone who has ...
For years, the narrative around real estate investing was dominated by images of Wall Street giants buying up neighborhoods. But a new report from Realtor.com is telling a very different story, one that signals a major shift in who is shaping the housing market. Small mom-and-pop investors with fewer than 10 properties now account for ...
If you are on the fence about purchasing at Havana Enclave, the latest research from the National Association of Realtors offers a compelling reason to take action. At NAR’s 2026 Residential Economic Issues and Trends Forum, Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun delivered an encouraging outlook for the second half of the year. NAR’s current forecast ...
A surge of Colombian investment is reshaping South Florida’s real estate market, and a new Newsweek report makes clear this is no passing trend. Growing political tension and economic volatility in Colombia are leading more wealthy Colombians to invest in South Florida, with buyers citing everything from a tightly contested presidential election to a weakening ...
Miami is drawing the world’s wealth, creativity, and ambition, and the numbers are confirming what its residents already know. The latest ranking from investment research platform Norada Real Estate places Miami at No. 3 on its list of the best U.S. cities to invest in real estate in 2026, calling the city a magnet for ...
For many Americans, the most valuable thing they own has nothing to do with a brokerage account or a savings plan. According to a recent report from Money, most retirees have built more wealth in their home than in any other account, yet few think of it as something they can use. That perspective changes ...
If you are going back and forth on whether to buy or keep renting, a new study may help settle the debate. Florida Realtors reported on AD Mortgage’s 2026 “10-Year Rent vs. Buy Wealth Study,” which compared projected outcomes for homeowners and renters across 250 U.S. cities. The analysis measured homeowner equity against renter investment ...
Henry Torres, CEO of Havana Enclave developer The Astor Companies, joined host Peter Zalewski for an in-depth, wide-ranging conversation on The Peter Zalewski Show, a weekly podcast featuring South Florida business leaders focused on real estate, finance and the economy. Torres detailed his two-plus decade history as a pioneering developer in Little Havana and other ...
Much recent conversation has revolved around whether to put money into the stock market or into real estate. According to a new piece in The Street, the long-term math still favors real estate over the S&P 500, even after accounting for today’s higher mortgage rates. The four pillars the article points to are cash flow, tax benefits, ...
For generations, Miami has told a story of glamour, ambition, and reinvention. But tucked within that narrative is a quieter truth: a large and deserving segment of this city’s workforce has been priced out of the very dream they help build every day. The Astor Companies, a developer with a long track record of community-minded ...