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National Hurricane Center updates cone of uncertainty

Climate

The 2026 hurricane cone of uncertainty will feature a handful of new graphical elements, the National Hurricane Center recently revealed. Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="cone" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/02/02/national-hurricane-center-new-forecast-map-inland-risk" data-vars-content-id="b84c535b-226c-45c3-9012-a371a7faaf8e" data-vars-headline="National Hurricane Center updates cone of uncertainty" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/02/02/national-hurricane-center-new-forecast-map-inland-risk" target="_self">cone</a> projects the storm&#x27;s path and intensity, helps determine evacuation zones and guides residents on how to best prepare for what&#x27;s to come.

How Florida cities are using AI to streamline building permits

Cities from Miami to Jacksonville are using AI to speed up the building permit process.

Development

As Florida keeps growing, companies like <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Swiftbuild.ai" data-vars-click-url="http://swiftbuild.ai/" data-vars-content-id="0d8d51b1-4470-45af-9eab-90fad494aa56" data-vars-headline="How Florida cities are using AI to streamline building permits" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://swiftbuild.ai/" target="_blank">Swiftbuild.ai</a> say their AI software can help local governments handle the influx of construction permits.

Scoop: FIU students face conduct charges for anti-ICE demonstration

The university says students violated conduct policies during the peaceful demonstration.

Education

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Florida International University" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/03/05/republicans-condemn-racist-group-chat-miami" data-vars-content-id="c8b66dac-8f90-4529-853a-6b4a6e0d10f8" data-vars-headline="Scoop: FIU students face conduct charges for anti-ICE demonstration" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/03/05/republicans-condemn-racist-group-chat-miami" target="_self">Florida International University</a> is alleging seven students violated conduct policies for participating in a peaceful demonstration — a move the students and their advisor argue is unfounded and creates a chilling effect.Why it matters: The charges highlight potential conflict between FIU&#x27;s policies and First Amendment protections for students <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="established decades ago" data-vars-click-url="https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/educational-activities/first-amendment-activities/tinker-v-des-moines/facts-and-case-summary-tinker-v-des-moines" data-vars-content-id="c8b66dac-8f90-4529-853a-6b4a6e0d10f8" data-vars-headline="Scoop: FIU students face conduct charges for anti-ICE demonstration" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/educational-activities/first-amendment-activities/tinker-v-des-moines/facts-and-case-summary-tinker-v-des-moines" target="_blank">established decades ago</a> by the Supreme Court.

Biscayne Bay's health shows little improvement, report says

The bay's health is vital for Miami-Dade County, both economically and environmentally.

News

The health of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Biscayne Bay" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/03/31/north-miami-condo-aquatic-playground-biscayne-bay" data-vars-content-id="d9cdb1ba-1220-4c13-90dc-5342a2581e81" data-vars-headline="Biscayne Bay&#x27;s health shows little improvement, report says" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2026/03/31/north-miami-condo-aquatic-playground-biscayne-bay" target="_self">Biscayne Bay</a>, the shallow estuary that runs along South Florida&#x27;s east coast, remains grim, according to the 2026 Biscayne Bay Report Card, released Tuesday.Why it matters: The bay&#x27;s health is vital for Miami-Dade County, both economically and environmentally, as it&#x27;s home to a host of species and contributes about $64 billion to the county&#x27;s economy.

What's going up: New and completed condos

There's always development news in Miami.

Real Estate

Here&#x27;s the latest round of development news across the South Florida area.

Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out

Miami-Dade is estimated to have lost about 10,000 residents between July 2024 and 2025.

At the same time <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Florida&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/04/23/what-to-know-about-floridas-snap-changes" data-vars-content-id="5d7d63f5-99d0-464c-a1c6-2680399cdee4" data-vars-headline="Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/04/23/what-to-know-about-floridas-snap-changes" target="_self">Florida&#x27;s</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="pandemic-era sunshine rush" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/22/state-list-florida-fastest-growing-census" data-vars-content-id="5d7d63f5-99d0-464c-a1c6-2680399cdee4" data-vars-headline="Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/22/state-list-florida-fastest-growing-census" target="_self">pandemic-era sunshine rush</a> <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="slowed to a trickle" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/02/12/fewer-americans-move-florida-2025" data-vars-content-id="5d7d63f5-99d0-464c-a1c6-2680399cdee4" data-vars-headline="Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/02/12/fewer-americans-move-florida-2025" target="_self">slowed to a trickle</a>, affordability concerns pushed working-age residents to relocate.Why it matters: That&#x27;s the sobering state of play detailed in a recent <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Wall Street Journal article" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wsj.com/economy/floridas-population-boom-fizzles-as-high-costs-drive-away-middle-class-fbc6a345" data-vars-content-id="5d7d63f5-99d0-464c-a1c6-2680399cdee4" data-vars-headline="Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/floridas-population-boom-fizzles-as-high-costs-drive-away-middle-class-fbc6a345" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal article</a> digging into the Sunshine State&#x27;s changing migration patterns.

What's going up: Miami's tallest building

Multiple projects are projected to begin construction soon.

Development news never sleeps in South Florida. <ul><li>Here&#x27;s a roundup of the latest across the region.</li></ul>

Citizens shed 180,000 insurance policies in Southeast Florida last year

That's a 56% decrease in Miami-Dade and surrounding counties.

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. shed about 180,000 policies in Southeast Florida last year, according to data released last month.Why it matters: It is no longer the state&#x27;s largest insurer, with a market share of less than 10%, according to the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Florida Office of Insurance Regulation" data-vars-click-url="https://floir.gov/docs-sf/default-source/property-and-casualty/stability-unit-reports/january-2026-isu-report-final.pdf" data-vars-content-id="eb42a854-fb62-420a-9009-8b1c24769188" data-vars-headline="Citizens shed 180,000 insurance policies in Southeast Florida last year" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://floir.gov/docs-sf/default-source/property-and-casualty/stability-unit-reports/january-2026-isu-report-final.pdf" target="_blank">Florida Office of Insurance Regulation</a>.

Miami "supertall" developer plans another downtown skyscraper

The city's downtown skyline is getting supersized.

Miami&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="downtown skyline" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2024/03/07/real-estate-luxury-high-rises-pagani-residences" data-vars-content-id="7763b715-70a3-48cf-b3a8-51e19c1abd83" data-vars-headline="Miami &quot;supertall&quot; developer plans another downtown skyscraper" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2024/03/07/real-estate-luxury-high-rises-pagani-residences" target="_self">downtown skyline</a> is getting supersized.The big picture: With the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami" data-vars-click-url="https://propertymg.com/portfolio/waldorf-astoria-residences-miami" data-vars-content-id="7763b715-70a3-48cf-b3a8-51e19c1abd83" data-vars-headline="Miami &quot;supertall&quot; developer plans another downtown skyscraper" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://propertymg.com/portfolio/waldorf-astoria-residences-miami" target="_blank">Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami</a> slated to become the city&#x27;s tallest building when it opens in 2028, developer Property Markets Group (PMG) announced Thursday that another &quot;supertall&quot; is on its way.

Metro Miami homeowners are staying put the longest since 2000

Homeowner tenure has increased steadily in almost every major metro area over the past two decades, according to data.

Metro Miami homeowners are staying in their houses for the longest time in at least 25 years, largely thanks to their low <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="mortgage rates" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/14/us-housing-market-mortgage-rates" data-vars-content-id="39889436-6071-4bae-9049-2be047d5351a" data-vars-headline="Metro Miami homeowners are staying put the longest since 2000" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/14/us-housing-market-mortgage-rates" target="_self">mortgage rates</a>, according to a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/home-sales-prices/2025-year-end-home-sales-report/" data-vars-content-id="39889436-6071-4bae-9049-2be047d5351a" data-vars-headline="Metro Miami homeowners are staying put the longest since 2000" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/home-sales-prices/2025-year-end-home-sales-report/" target="_blank">report</a> from ATTOM, an industry data provider.Why it matters: That — along with still-high home prices and tight inventory — is keeping the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="housing market" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" data-vars-content-id="39889436-6071-4bae-9049-2be047d5351a" data-vars-headline="Metro Miami homeowners are staying put the longest since 2000" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" target="_self">housing market</a> on ice nationwide.

Renting is cheaper than owning in South Florida

In the Miami metro area, it costs about 28% more to own a home than to rent, according to the LendingTree data.

Renting is cheaper than <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="owning a home" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/affordable-homes-metro-income" data-vars-content-id="9f372697-0510-4b18-9ed1-3943b643ec24" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in South Florida" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/affordable-homes-metro-income" target="_self">owning a home</a> in all 100 of the largest U.S. metro areas — including Miami — according to a LendingTree <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/comparing-rent-vs-owning-a-home-in-nations-largest-metros/" data-vars-content-id="9f372697-0510-4b18-9ed1-3943b643ec24" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in South Florida" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/comparing-rent-vs-owning-a-home-in-nations-largest-metros/" target="_blank">analysis</a>.Why it matters: Housing costs have soared nationwide, with stubbornly high home prices and mortgage rates weighing on <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="would-be buyers" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" data-vars-content-id="9f372697-0510-4b18-9ed1-3943b643ec24" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in South Florida" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/01/mortgage-rates-home-prices-predictions-2026" target="_self">would-be buyers</a>.<ul><li>Homeowners with a mortgage now pay around 37% more per month than <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="renters" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/06/apartment-rent-prices" data-vars-content-id="9f372697-0510-4b18-9ed1-3943b643ec24" data-vars-headline="Renting is cheaper than owning in South Florida" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/06/apartment-rent-prices" target="_self">renters</a>, researchers found.</li></ul>

What's going up: A new hospital, affordable housing, another luxury development

Another development is coming for Coconut Grove.

Here&#x27;s the latest in development news from across the city.

Caribbean Isles to add affordable senior housing to South Miami

Caribbean Isles is near the county's Bus Rapid Transit Corridor on U.S. 1.

A new affordable senior housing project is coming to South Miami.Why it matters: The project, Caribbean Isles, is for adults 62 and older and reserved for households earning up to 60% of the area median income.

Google co-founder buys 2 Miami homes for $173M amid wealth tax fears

An influential billionaire can leave their mark on a city, as Miami has seen.

Google co-founder Larry Page recently paid <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$173.4 million" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/google-co-founder-larry-page-spends-173-4-million-on-two-miami-homes-3553e880?st=sjrHcr&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" data-vars-content-id="6a9c0ce2-0e5b-4db6-ba43-e0cbd0b9b5d6" data-vars-headline="Google co-founder buys 2 Miami homes for $173M amid wealth tax fears" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/google-co-founder-larry-page-spends-173-4-million-on-two-miami-homes-3553e880?st=sjrHcr&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" target="_blank">$173.4 million</a> for two Coconut Grove estates as he and other <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="California billionaires" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/technology/california-wealth-tax-page-thiel.html" data-vars-content-id="6a9c0ce2-0e5b-4db6-ba43-e0cbd0b9b5d6" data-vars-headline="Google co-founder buys 2 Miami homes for $173M amid wealth tax fears" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/technology/california-wealth-tax-page-thiel.html" target="_blank">California billionaires</a> consider leaving the Golden State over a proposed wealth tax there, according to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="multiple reports" data-vars-click-url="https://therealdeal.com/miami/2026/01/07/googles-larry-page-sergey-brin-buying-miami-homes/" data-vars-content-id="6a9c0ce2-0e5b-4db6-ba43-e0cbd0b9b5d6" data-vars-headline="Google co-founder buys 2 Miami homes for $173M amid wealth tax fears" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://therealdeal.com/miami/2026/01/07/googles-larry-page-sergey-brin-buying-miami-homes/" target="_blank">multiple reports</a>.The big picture: An influential billionaire can leave their mark on a city, as Miami has seen with Citadel CEO <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Ken Griffin" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2023/07/03/richest-person-florida-miami-ken-griffin-citadel" data-vars-content-id="6a9c0ce2-0e5b-4db6-ba43-e0cbd0b9b5d6" data-vars-headline="Google co-founder buys 2 Miami homes for $173M amid wealth tax fears" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/miami/2023/07/03/richest-person-florida-miami-ken-griffin-citadel" target="_self">Ken Griffin</a>.<ul><li>Since Griffin bought a home in the Grove and relocated his company to Miami in 2022, he has <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="donated $100 million" data-vars-click-url="https://time.com/collections/time100-philanthropy-2025/7286078/ken-griffin/" data-vars-content-id="6a9c0ce2-0e5b-4db6-ba43-e0cbd0b9b5d6" data-vars-headline="Google co-founder buys 2 Miami homes for $173M amid wealth tax fears" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://time.com/collections/time100-philanthropy-2025/7286078/ken-griffin/" target="_blank">donated $100 million</a> to local hospitals and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="committed $50 million" data-vars-click-url="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article312246625.html" data-vars-content-id="6a9c0ce2-0e5b-4db6-ba43-e0cbd0b9b5d6" data-vars-headline="Google co-founder buys 2 Miami homes for $173M amid wealth tax fears" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article312246625.html" target="_blank">committed $50 million</a> to help bring the charter school Success Academy to Miami-Dade County.</li></ul>

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A map showing the change in Citizens Property Insurance policies from 2024 to 2025 among Miami-area counties. The area as a whole saw a 56% decline in such policies. Palm Beach County saw the largest decline,  dropping 65% from 74.2k to 26.2k policies.

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What's going up: New and completed condos

Florida migration boom fades as rising costs push residents out

What's going up: Miami's tallest building

Citizens shed 180,000 insurance policies in Southeast Florida last year

Miami "supertall" developer plans another downtown skyscraper