Florida Buyers Find Alternative Funding

MIAMI—Florida’s commercial and residential real estate markets continues its winning streak. Well-capitalized investors are pouring in. Home prices are on the rebound. New construction is coming out of the ground and domestic buyers looking to seize upon value-driven prices and historically low interest rates.

So says Jeff Bartel, managing director of Hamptons Group LLC and chairman of Benworth Capital Partners LLC, a South Florida-based private equity firm focused on real estate finance and related real estate services. He points to both numerical data and anecdotal evidence that show positive indicators for South Florida, especially in Miami-Dade County.