South Florida Market Panel - From the Ground Up
Alex Miranda, Peter Barkin and Patrick Lafferty
About Alex
Instagram @alexandjoeteam
Alex Miranda, CEO and Founder of the Alex and Joe Team is here to cover Miami Dade County updates. The Alex and Joe team is a former #1 Top Producing Team company-wide at ONE Sotheby's International Realty in both sales and transaction volume, the team carved a niche in the luxury condo market as the exclusive South Florida partners of the Highrises.com network. With their combined South Florida real estate experience and cumulative sales volume in excess of $400 million, their reach extends to every corner of the market including oceanfront estates, luxury condos, mixed-use developments, and commercial real estate including trophy hotel and retail assets. Advocates for smart growth and planned urban development, Alex + Joe helped shape Midtown Miami from its inception and continue to do so as elected officials serving as Board members of the Midtown Miami Community Development District.
The team principals are members of the Master Brokers Forum for their outstanding performance in the Real Estate markets of South Florida.
About Peter
peter.barkin@compass.com
Peter Barkin, who joins us today to talk about the Ft. Lauderdale market, has been successfully supporting the real estate dreams of buyers and sellers in South Florida for over 20 years. Originally from Brookline, Massachusetts, Peter maintains strong ties to the greater Boston area, but has proudly called Fort Lauderdale home for more than 30 years, acquiring thorough knowledge of the local area that he skillfully passes on to clients. In 2002, Peter teamed up with Mark Gilman to create the Barkin-Gilman Group, a highly respected and successful brand within the real estate community.
Barkin-Gilman Group, which is the #1 team at Florida, is proud to be recognized as the #1 team in Fort Lauderdale & #11 in Florida for REAL Trends America’s Best (Team Rankings), as well as #167 nationwide (Sales By Volume) in this year’s 2019 Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) REAL Trends 1,000. In 2018, Barkin-Gilman Group was honored amongst Florida’s Top 25 Producers. In 2017, Barkin-Gilman Group was rated #15 in gross commission income for real estate teams throughout Florida. This impressive, leading team continues to achieve record-breaking sales, recording over $154 million in closed sales for 2018, and over $100 million each of the prior four years. Barkin-Gilman Group is three-time awardee of the Society of Excellence and Florida 100 and recipients of the South Florida Business & Wealth (SFBW) 2019 Apogee Award.
The Barkin-Gilman Group is a privileged member of the Master Broker’s Forum of Broward County and members of the Great Fort Lauderdale Board of Realtors.
About Patrick
patrick.lafferty@compass.com
Instagram @modernliving
An entrepreneur at heart, Patrick Lafferty, who will speak today to the Palm Beach Market, has always loved building businesses that solve problems and create value for clients. With an undiscovered but long-standing affection for real estate, Patrick got licensed with his wife Marcia in 2006, with intrigue for investing, while he continued to run a boutique web design company he co-founded years earlier. In the summer of 2008, while the real estate was crashing and with a baby on the way, Patrick and his wife decide to embark on a new career in real estate.
With a passion for design and love for technology, Modern Living Real Estate was birthed, a boutique West Palm Beach-based real estate brokerage focused on the luxury condo and historic home market. Patrick built a brokerage and his personal business at the same time from the ground up, focusing on internet marketing and a high level of service. After 10 years of building the business with an eye always on the future of real estate, Patrick decided that his brand aligned so well with ’s “high tech, high touch” approach, he decided to become a founding agent for Palm Beach County.
With a deep passion for people, Patrick loves to support the local community initiatives, small businesses, and his local Church. On the weekend, you will find Patrick & Marcia enjoying the city they love; whether at the local green market, boating, or enjoying a delicious meal at a “foodie” restaurant locally. When they can get away, Patrick and his family love to travel to the mountains or a lakeside getaway, always enjoying a great cup of coffee and finding new restaurants in each city along the way.
