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They are practically the same size for all intents and purposes.
The thing with Miami is, its skyline looks larger than its population in large part because it is an international gateway city and attracts a large percentage of foreign investment in real estate. I read somewhere that over 50% of its condo market are purchased by nonresidents, that stay there less than 2 months a year, if that.
Atlanta, without a doubt. Atlanta is larger than Miami from what I know??
Also I know Miami is south FL but I do not find it southern, but more of an international gateway city to South and Central America.
Atlanta is considered the capital of the whole South Eastern US.
I never understood this logic because NYC is also an international gateway, but nobody will consider anything other than northeastern. All over regions all allowed to be diverse except for the South. Any city in the south not majority Black/white are not allowed to be southern cities.
The thing with Miami is, its skyline looks larger than its population in large part because it is an international gateway city and attracts a large percentage of foreign investment in real estate. I read somewhere that over 50% of its condo market are purchased by nonresidents, that stay there less than 2 months a year, if that.
Yep. That's why I tend to think of Vancouver as being the North American city/metro most similar to it.
Atlanta is actually built similarly to Boston, just nowhere near as dense in terms of population or built environment.
I would agree with that. Their skylines stretch more or less in a straight line, and have multiple nodes than bunched together like Philly for example.
The thing with Miami is, its skyline looks larger than its population in large part because it is an international gateway city and attracts a large percentage of foreign investment in real estate. I read somewhere that over 50% of its condo market are purchased by nonresidents, that stay there less than 2 months a year, if that.
Actually, what makes Miami’s skyline looks unoroportionally greater than it is, is that it’s pushed into the coast. Miami is a long, skinny city. A hot dog shaped city. Unlike cities like Houston, DFW and Atlanta that are round,.
He's kind of right about the Midwest similarity, at least on a metro level.
Driving around Dallas, I do get the feel that I'm in suburban Minneapolis, Detroit or Chicago because of its extensive street grid, smaller lot sizes, good highway network, wide avenues/secondary roads and lack of forestry.
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Miami has a higher share of international buyers than the national average, though that has slipped in recent years with domestic buyers picking up the slack.
Would you mind posting a link to the article you read—most interested in seeing the source that says they only reside in their property 2 months out of the year. Many units are investment properties that are rented out if the owner does not occupy it...if half of Miami condo owners only lived here 2 months and their units sat vacant the remainder of the year, traffic would be considerably lighter (which is certainly not the case).
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The thing with Miami is, its skyline looks larger than its population in large part because it is an international gateway city and attracts a large percentage of foreign investment in real estate. I read somewhere that over 50% of its condo market are purchased by nonresidents, that stay there less than 2 months a year, if that.
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The thing with Miami is, its skyline looks larger than its population in large part because it is an international gateway city and attracts a large percentage of foreign investment in real estate. I read somewhere that over 50% of its condo market are purchased by nonresidents, that stay there less than 2 months a year, if that.
Would love to see a source on this. The pic below was even taken in the summer. If the nightlife wasn't so good down there it would probably be lit up even more..
Actually, what makes Miami’s skyline looks unoroportionally greater than it is, is that it’s pushed into the coast. Miami is a long, skinny city. A hot dog shaped city. Unlike cities like Houston, DFW and Atlanta that are round,.
Miami and S FL in general has a ton of high rises. It’s very impressive.
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