Jorge Perez Weighs In On Presidential Election

Jorge Pérez says he thinks the result of the recent presidential election will be good for Miami.

The Related Group founder made his comments in an interview yesterday with Bloomberg.

Pérez said that President-elect Donald Trump is a former developer himself, who understands what it takes for real estate to be successful, including lower interest rates and lower inflation.

Trump is also a Florida resident, and many of his friends are also based here, Pérez noted.

Immigration policy is a concern, and a crackdown could see labor costs soar. Pérez said he expects cooler heads will prevail.

Trade policy is also a concern, and Pérez said he is anti-isolationist, saying Miami needs free trade and a functional supply chain to grow.

 

 

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GOP mouthpiece
13 hours ago

Jorge Perez is right, a new era will start soon, thanks to Trump & others. The US need strong leadership, business optimism and national unity.

James
14 hours ago

I hope so!! I hope we get more federal funds to attract and retain businesses so that more people can move in and help Miami keeping on growing!!🙏🏻

John Blutarsky
12 hours ago

We do not need Federal funds to grow and attract business.
Let individuals keep more money in their pocket, rather than wiring it to the thieves in Washington DC, and we will all be better off.

Joe king
12 hours ago

And that is why we grew without proper infrastructure

Anon
9 hours ago

Don’t tell me Metromover is your idea of “proper infrastructure”.

Anonymous
5 hours ago

It’s the best Miami has, and a framework and tracks for a MetroMover 2.0 soon

Anonymous
9 hours ago

Except for an Amtrak station too short for the trains, what proper infrastructure funding ever came from Washington?

BDub
14 hours ago

Depends on which of his myriad promises he actually pursues.
Tax cuts will cause higher deficits and tariffs will cause higher inflation, both leading to higher interest rates.
Mass deportations will lead to labor shortages and higher costs in agriculture and construction industries especially.

Anon
13 hours ago

ah yes the typical talking points from the same people that claimed inflation is transitory and fudged both their job numbers and crime statistics – theres a reason they lost man

Anonymous
10 hours ago

Democrats lost because the American public is not educated in facts. Trump won because of emotional voters voting with their pockets. Facts.

Anon
13 hours ago

Spoiler alert: We already got tariffs in place. Have for years. Trump increased some tariffs and Biden kept them in place. Obama placed a tariff on car tires. Hopefully Trump will just use the threat of increased tariffs as a bargaining tool for fair trade terms.

Anonymous
5 hours ago

Maybe, if it’s done properly with justification and kindness. When tariffs were increased, everything got worst. We soon faced the global challenges of COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions that made everything more expensive. While not necessarily connected, it’s worth studying whether tariffs that raise costs and increase isolation have historically contributed to major crises, like the Great Depression, and how disruptive outcomes can be avoided.

Anon
12 hours ago

We already got high deficits and tariffs—have for years

John Blutarsky
12 hours ago

Tax cuts do not “cause” higher deficits.
The Federal Gov’t spending more than they confiscate from individuals (or businesses owned by individuals, which is 100% of them) causes higher deficits.

Tariffs do not necessarily cause higher costs (even if you haven’t figured out that the THREAT of tariffs is useful for leverage in negotiation). If you put tariffs on Chinese Steel, but not on American Steel or Canadian steel, steel prices do not go up unless you choose to buy Chinese steel. If you put tariffs on German cars, but not American cars, individuals will have chose between the Mercedes and the Tesla.

Depends on who you are deporting. Parasites or producers. Start deporting the criminals and parasites. The immigrants with the free housing, free debit cards loaded with cash, and who threaten the safety or our most vulnerable need not be here.
There are hundreds of thousands of Americans who need to work and/or re-enter society.

BDub
12 hours ago

In your steel example, you are assuming that American producers would not change their prices when those of their Chinese competitors went up. That’s not how it works in practice where companies try to maximize their profits.
I hope you’re right, but I fear you’re wrong. Let’s talk again in a year and see how things are going.

John Blutarsky
10 hours ago

Yes….I am assuming that there are more than 1 American Steel manufacturers, and that they will not collude with each other to fix prices.
I’m also assuming that in addition to Canada, China, and multiple US Manufacturers, I am assuming that Brazil, Mexico, India, S. Korea, and other countries make steel, and export it to the United States.

Bottom line:
Tariffs will not cause higher inflation no matter what CNN or the ladies on The View say.

Anonymous
9 hours ago

There a legal system to use foreign labor. It should scare anybody if illegal foreign labor is being used to build skyscrapers, because who knows what other corners are being cut.

Voltaire
14 hours ago

less jaguars and more Jeep Cherokee!!!!!!

Anonymous
9 hours ago

Less Metromover expansion proposals and more Metrorail expansion under construction.

Anonymous
5 hours ago

More street level investment around metro mover and improvements. Metrorail is not needed when we have tri rail to north and metrorail to the south snd west.

Chyneesha
14 hours ago

He’s right, Trump is good for the economy.

LukeG
12 hours ago

There is absolutely no evidence of that

yo yo
12 hours ago

We shall see.

Joe king
12 hours ago

We have 4 years of evidence

LukeG
8 hours ago

No, Joe, we don’t. Trump inherited a booming economy and left it in shambles. Most major economists have said that his proposed policies will bring inflation back and see prices skyrocket

Anon
9 hours ago

LukeG was asleep back in the late teens

LukeG
8 hours ago

I was awake. I watched Trump destroy the economy. And I’m about to watch him do it again

anon
13 hours ago

a lot of miami’s wealth comes from 89% of trade being foreign, especially from neighboring latin america, china, and europe.

Conno Sir
13 hours ago

Agree 1000%

Hola
13 hours ago

So at the end doesnt sound that great…???

Hide the abuela
10 hours ago

I hope Trump doesn’t do everything he talked about doing. *Cough*

Anonymous
5 hours ago

It seems like a symbolic shift reflecting a desire for change, peace, healing, economic development, and unapologetic success, including his role in shaping Miami. While we can recognize efforts like Trump’s in real estate, it’s vital not to depend on one person or group but to come together as a community to address local challenges.

NPA for life!
14 hours ago

As someone who’s an independent, if you don’t want Trump to do the things he say he’ll do, why vote for him?

Anon
13 hours ago

Do you love everything–every single thing- that the candidate you voted for said they’ll do? Of course not—you pick the overall best option.

Build Infill
11 hours ago

Very little of that actually matters in Miami development, and Jorge should know that.

Condos and their high post-2008 crash deposits reduce interest rate stress on the developer, hence why construction in many cities has stalled recently while Miami is still breaking ground on new projects. Most of these buyers are investors, wealthy folks, and foreigners hedging their own country’s inflation. Only a major economic downturn like 2008 can stop buyers like that/the Miami momentum.

Anonymous
9 hours ago

But will it have a positive affect on the crummy Arquitectonica architecture his company always commissions?

IAnonymous
7 hours ago

UNBELIEVABLE!!

LukeG
12 hours ago

Grocery prices are likely to triple over the next couple of years if Trump does what he’s promising to do. Let’s hope that incompetence gets in the way as usual

John Blutarsky
10 hours ago

Pick a commodity in the grocery store and I’ll bet you $10,000 that it’s price does not triple over the next “couple of years”.

LukeG
8 hours ago

And when all of the illegals are gone and farmers are forced to hire Americans that demand triple pay, how exactly are prices supposed to remain the same?

Anon
8 hours ago

They will be targeting the illegals with criminal records 1st and foremost—they will never be able to get out ALL of the illegals. Also not all agricultural work is done by illegals even now—-many are here legally on work visas, and they will stay.

Anon
9 hours ago

Most of what I buy was grown/raised/harvested in the USA.

LukeG
8 hours ago

But the majority of Americans do not

Anon
7 hours ago

Proof? I’ve never seen beef, pork, or chicken breasts NOT raised in the USA. Bread, eggs, milk, peanut butter—all USA origin too. Same with soda and chips. I go to Publix and Walmart (as most do around these parts). I’ve never seen where anyone has the option to buy Chinese eggs or chicken. A lot of farmed fish is from elsewhere, but what else of significance?

Anonymous
9 hours ago

Crawl back into your pod and eat some bugs.