Are there too many condos in Toronto? Real estate wiz Brian Persaud takes on this contentious issue


    The following is a guest post by Brian Persaud, a Toronto based real estate agent, investor, analyst, TV show host, producer and author of the forthcoming book "Investing in Condominiums". He is a provider of Toronto condominium information and a good friend to the folks of BuzzBuzzHome. Read more

    A day at the Beach in November? You better believe it! Beach Club Lofts holding exclusive preview event this weekend [PICS]


    Those temperatures won't be going back up any time soon, so a day at the beach might seem like a "strange" concept at the moment.But it's not too hard to imagine spending a day at the Beach Club Lofts, the boutique residence by Zen Homes that's only Read more

    We're feeling like nobility just looking at these new renderings from The Royal Collection


    When you're searching for homes in a place like King City, we're guessing you might be looking for something with a hint of royalty. Well, this project by Zancor Homes registers pretty high on the royalty scale, so high in fact, that they simply named it The Royal Read more

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    This is the enormous, ripply 1,800-room hotel coming to Miami World Center

    Posted on | buzzhomeblog Posted in DEVELOPMENTS

    Marriott MiamiA colossal 1,800-room hotel, the largest ever in South Florida, is coming to Miami World Center, at the site of the demolished Miami Arena.

    The Marriott hotel tower will rise above a 500,000-square-foot convention center, a 1,500-seat theater and a 2,300-car garage with two floors underground, MDM Group confirmed Thursday.

    MDM bought the site from the developers of the larger Miami World Center, a mixed-use project set to occupy several blocks in the Park West neighborhood west of Biscayne Boulevard, The Miami Herald reported. Read more

    Top 7 Instagram photos of the completed One World Trade Center

    Posted on | buzzhomeblog Posted in DEVELOPMENTS, WATER COOLER

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    One World Trade Center officially become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere this morning, as construction workers attached the last piece of the 408-foot spire.

    The topped-out tower’s height of 1,776 feet refers to the year the United States declared its independence. Read more

    36-story condo tower by Newgard headed for Miami’s Central Business District

    Posted on | buzzhomeblog Posted in DEVELOPMENTS

    courtesy of NewgardA new 36-story condo tower is coming to Miami’s Central Business District at a former Related Group site— but don’t expect private parking.

    Developer Harvey Hernandez’s Newgard Development Group has plans for a 352-unit building at 151 SE First Street, the Miami Herald reported. Read more

    Crowning glory: 432 Park Avenue officially on the market

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    See that above? That’s the view from New York’s future tallest tower, 432 Park Avenue, which is officially on the market today. Read more

    Condo Cage Match: Miami versus Boston

    Posted on | buzzhomeblog Posted in DEVELOPMENTS, WATER COOLER

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    Sexy exoskeleton: pricing details for One Thousand Museum by Zaha Hadid

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    1000 museumMore renderings and pricing details have been unveiled for One Thousand Museum, the exquisitely bony Zaha Hadid-designed luxury condo in downtown Miami.

    The $300 million, 60-story tower at 1000 Biscayne Boulevard would be Hadid’s first residential building in the US. The development will reach 706 feet tall, and pricing will be lofty by Miami luxury housing standards; developers Gregg Covin and Louis Birdman said that a duplex penthouse could be priced between $30 million to $50 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.

    Other apartments, ranging from 4,500-square-foot units to full-floor 9,900-square-foot units, will ask $4 million to more than $15 million, or about $900 to $1,400 per square foot. Read more

    SLS Brickell by Related is opening in 2015

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    SLS BrickellSLS Brickell, The Related Group’s luxe condo-hotel in Miami, will open in 2015.

    The Arquitectonica-designed project, located at 1300 South Miami Avenue in Brickell, was officially unveiled by Related on Tuesday. Related is partnering with real estate and hospitality company sbe on the project. Read more

    Condo Cage Match: Seattle versus Chicago

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    Happily Ever After: 5 modern-day Disney Princess homes in Manhattan

    By | Posted on | Joyce Chen Posted in DEVELOPMENTS, WATER COOLER

    Snow White 1The most recent rendition of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, complete with politically progressive touches (Cinderella criticizes the kingdom’s cruel policies and hands her glass slipper to the prince, rather than leaving it in a midnight-induced tizzy) got us thinking about modern-day fairy tales.

    Specifically, modern-day fairy tales and real estate. Read more

    New teaser video and renderings for Miami’s Faena House

    Posted on | buzzhomeblog Posted in DEVELOPMENTS

    This short-and-sweet new video promo for Alan Faena’s blockbuster Faena House in Miami Beach puts the “tease” in “teaser.” Read more