New safety regulations targeting condominium buildings in Florida are upending the state’s real estate market, leading to an influx of condo listings and financial challenges for many property owners. The safety regulations, signed into law in 2022, require all condominiums
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Florida’s new condo laws recognize the total price of living on the beach
Nearly a million Florida condo owners face an important deadline at the end of the year. That’s when a law passed in 2022 requires most Florida condo associations to submit inspection reports for their buildings and to collect money from
MSF students give best solution for commercial real estate debt
Only 12 teams from 10 national universities were invited to compete at the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council’s (CREFC) third annual Real Estate Debt Case Competition, and the University of Florida’s team came out on top. In October, the team
Gainesville’s mixed-use housing buildings have an abundance of vacancies. Why?
The high retail vacancy rates are highlighted in a recent study by the Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business. It identifies six of the most popular mixed-use student housing properties near the

Meet Bill Hughes, leader of UF Warrington’s new Applied Real Estate Research Initiative
The University of Florida Warrington College of Business recently announced the creation of a preeminent resource for the real estate industry, the Applied Real Estate Research Initiative, housed in the Bergstrom Real Estate Center. Tapped to lead the Applied Real
Announcing the Applied Real Estate Research Initiative of the UF Bergstrom Real Estate Center
The University of Florida Warrington College of Business is proud to announce the creation of a preeminent resource for the real estate industry, the Applied Real Estate Research Initiative. Housed in the UF Bergstrom Real Estate Center, the Applied Real