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The best Weekend day trip ideas ☀️ + what you missed in Miami this week 🌴

We made it to Friday!

Here's your roundup of what happened in Miami this week, A few Real Estate updates and Four Day Trip ideas for this weekend. Enjoy!

In case you missed it

When MIA’s transit hub opened in 2015, the new Amtrak station sat empty and remains closed. An Amtrak test train there in February raised hopes for new Miami service.

Renderings of the design plans for Inter Miami stadium, which was approved by the city commission as part of the Miami Freedom Park complex at the Melreese golf course.

About 50 Champlain Towers South unit owners are requesting more settlement money in the lawsuit stemming from the Surfside condo collapse.

Local city leaders joined Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava for a meeting on high rents, housing costs, development. One complaint: rise of illegal backyard living.

It’s unclear who bought Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s ticket for Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. He attended with technology entrepreneur Sean Wolfington.

A union representing hotel housekeepers is asking guests to request daily room cleaning as a way to secure housekeepers’ jobs and ease strain

How's the Real Estate market?

Real-estate analysts have been warning of record home-price growth since the start of the pandemic. Insider asked 32 experts whether we're in another major real-estate bubble. Most suggested there would not be a housing crash. Instead, many said they see the market cooling off.

A building sold at Southwest Sixth Avenue in Brickell for $11,357,800. The apartment building has 49 bedrooms, 83 baths and is located on Southwest Sixth Avenue in Brickell.

Demand for adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, surged to a 14-year high last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

What to do this weekend?

If you're looking to mix up your typical weekend in Miami check out these perfect day trips. Pack a change of clothes and have an awesome weekend exploring Florida.

1/ Homestead, FL - About 45 minutes away from Miami. Check out Everglades National Park (spanning over 1.5 million acres) or the Homestead-Miami Speedway (home to annual NASCAR championship)

2/ Key Largo, FL - The first of several Florida keys. You don't want to miss John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park (over 70 miles) of swimming, snorkeling, boating and diving.

3/ Islamorada, FL - A little further past Key Largo, Islamorada is a small beach community known as a sportfishing town. Stop at Green Turtle Inn for all-day dining (the Patty Melt was featured on Diner, Drive-Ins & Dives.)

4/ West Palm Beach, FL - Just 60 miles north of downtown, you can hop on the Brightline from MiamiCentral Station and be in West Palm Beach in a little over an hour without any traffic.

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Have a great weekend!!

Joe