Real estate that comes with construction intelligence.
Most brokers can show you a building. We can tell you what’s wrong with it, what it costs to fix, and what it’s worth after. Florida licensed real estate brokerage integrated with a vertically integrated construction platform — the same firm that diagnoses also executes.
Field intelligence for buyers, sellers, and operators.
Brokerage with construction inside the deal. Recertification scope modeled into the offer, setback realities priced into the pro forma, distressed assets underwritten with execution timelines.
Pre-Recertification Listing
The smartest South Florida buyers are pricing recertification before the seller does.
Coastal Setback Reality
Your pro forma was built on a setback that no longer exists.
Distressed Recertification Play
The best South Florida deals are the buildings nobody wants to recertify.
Three doors. Different conversations.
Buying
Single-family, condo, investment property, multifamily. Pre-acquisition construction inspection included.
I’m Looking for a PropertySelling
Listing strategy with construction transparency. Pre-listing repair and prep scoping for top-of-market pricing.
Request ValuationInvesting
Off-market opportunities, distressed assets, recertification-driven value-add. Underwriting with construction reality.
Investment OpportunitiesA pretty MLS listing hides what the engineer’s report doesn’t.
South Florida real estate in 2026 is no longer about location alone. It’s about recertification status, insurance carrier appetite, lender questionnaire answers, SIRS funding levels, deferred maintenance disclosure, and special assessment exposure.
Most brokerages can’t read engineer reports. Most contractors can’t underwrite an acquisition. We do both. When you buy or sell with Academia, the construction reality is priced into the transaction from day one. The underwriting discipline behind it is the Academia Method applied to real estate.
“Plato gave the fifth solid not to an element, but to the whole.”
After Plato · Timaeus 55c — Aether · the asset in its marketThree lines of work.
Buyer Representation
- Single-family and luxury residential
- Condominium with recertification DD
- Investment and multifamily property
- Pre-acquisition construction inspection
- Renovation cost estimation before offer
- Insurance and financing viability analysis
Seller Representation
- Listing strategy with construction transparency
- Pre-listing repair and prep scoping
- Disclosure documentation aligned with FL statute
- Investment-grade marketing for distinctive properties
- HOA/board coordination for unit sales
Off-Market & Acquisitions
- Distressed and value-add opportunities
- Recertification-driven acquisitions
- Multifamily and condo repositioning
- Land and development site acquisition
- Joint venture and co-GP opportunities
Buildings most investors can’t touch are buildings we can underwrite with confidence.
Florida’s regulatory shift — SB-4D, SIRS, milestone inspections, insurance market repricing — has created a structural mismatch between what buildings need and what most owners can deliver.
Buildings with recertification deadlines, deferred maintenance, or special assessment exposure trade at discounts disproportionate to actual restoration cost. For an operator who can diagnose accurately, finance realistically, and execute reliably, this market is rich with opportunity.
What our acquisitions DD covers that others don’t.
- Recertification status and remaining timeline
- Reserve study and SIRS compliance
- Engineer report review and Phase II risk
- Insurance carrier status and renewal viability
- MEP system age and replacement runway
- Roofing and waterproofing condition
- Concrete and structural integrity
- Code violation history
- Owner sentiment and assessment fatigue
Each of these affects price, hold strategy, and exit. Most acquisitions miss most of these. Ours don’t.
Off-market opportunities are shared directly with qualified investors.
We don’t publish active acquisitions on the public website. Request the current opportunity list — we’ll evaluate fit and share what we’re actively underwriting.
Request Active Opportunity ListReal estate and investment questions.
Are you a traditional brokerage or an investment firm?
Both. We’re a Florida licensed real estate brokerage and we actively pursue investment opportunities. Our brokerage clients benefit from construction underwriting capability. Our investment partners benefit from full-service brokerage execution.
Can Academia represent both buyer and seller?
Where Florida law permits with full transparent disclosure, yes. Most often we represent one side. Dual representation is disclosed in writing before any agency relationship is formalized.
What’s the minimum check size for investment opportunities?
Varies by deal structure. Individual condo acquisitions can start in the low hundreds of thousands. Multifamily portfolio positions and ground-up development typically require $1M+ check sizes. Co-GP and syndicated structures available for the right partners.
How do you handle conflicts when Academia is also the construction operator?
Transparent disclosure. Competitive bids on self-performed scope where appropriate. Separate accounting between brokerage commissions and construction contracts. Investor partners decide the structure with full visibility.
Do you work with out-of-state investors?
Yes. Many of our investment partners are based outside Florida. Local execution is our value to non-resident capital.
What’s your typical hold period on value-add acquisitions?
Most value-add condo repositioning: 3–7 years. Multifamily core-plus: 5–10 years. Distressed and aggressive restoration plays: 2–4 years. Hold strategy is deal-specific.
Whether you’re buying, selling, or deploying capital — the question is the same: what does the construction reality look like underneath?
Start the ConversationAcademia Development & Real Estate provides Florida real estate brokerage services under the supervision of:
Broker of Record: Jose Urdaneta
Florida Real Estate Broker License: BK3384781
Academia Development & Real Estate is an Equal Opportunity Housing provider and complies with all federal and Florida fair housing laws.
Buying, selling, or investing in South Florida?
Tell us what you’re looking for — our brokerage brings construction intelligence to every deal. We respond within one business day.
Prefer to talk? Call (786) 761-9641.
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Visit the brokerage →Common questions
What does 'construction intelligence' mean on a real-estate transaction?
That the condition questions get answered by the same company, with the licenses to back the answer. Most brokerages can show you a building. Far fewer can tell you what its coming structural, roofing and recertification work will cost you as the owner.
Do you represent buyers, sellers, or both?
Both, plus landlords and tenants on the leasing side. Which capacity we are acting in is disclosed in writing at each step, and the brokerage and construction engagements are documented separately.
Why does this matter more in South Florida than elsewhere?
Because condition drives price here in a way it does not everywhere. Aging coastal inventory, recertification and milestone obligations, and an insurance market that prices roof and structure directly mean the building's condition is frequently the deal.
Can you price repairs before I make an offer?
That is the point of holding both licenses. A scope and a number before you commit is worth considerably more than the same information after inspection, when your leverage is lowest.