MIAMI—Capital Lofts, a 16-story loft-style condo project in Downtown Miami, has more than historic status on its side—it also has millions of dollars of recapitalization funds.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—For all the talk about grocery-anchored shopping centers, South Florida's retail market is attracting smaller investors willing to settle for strategic retail strips without big name brands.

MIAMI—“Since the national economic downturn in 2008, Florida's residential market has experienced a major renaissance,” says M. Patrick Carroll, founder and CEO of Carroll.

RALEIGH—Passco Companies just snapped up its third class A multifamily community in the past nine months in Raleigh-Durham. Get a closer look at the firm's strategy.

MIAMI—Land is selling in South Florida as the construction boom continues—and it's not all in Downtown Miami or Biscayne Boulevard.

MIAMI—Although we've seen blockbuster hotel sales like the $717 Peabody Hotel sale in Orlando last year, smaller investors are also looking at the hotel segment as a safe haven for cash.

MIAMI—In a sale that industry watchers say signals a trend toward rising prices for office properties in Southwest Florida, 7800 University Point Drive in Fort Meyers has traded hands. See how this sale fits into the big picture.

ORLANDO— Steven DeFrancis, CEO of Cortland, tells GlobeSt.com's Jennifer LeClaire why his firm is opening an office in Orlando in this first peak announcement of the firm's Florida expansion plans.