推動邁阿密豪宅市場飆升的主要動力來自加州的富裕居民，尤其是面對該州擬議的億萬富翁稅——一項一次性5%的徵稅提案將於今年11月進行公投。科技巨頭拉里·佩奇、謝爾蓋·布林和馬克·扎克伯格均在今年60天內先後購入邁阿密房產，其中布林以5100萬美元買下艾莉森島上的一座濱水豪宅。紐約新實施的臨時住所稅也促使部分豪宅買家暫停在紐約的購房計畫，轉向邁阿密。
由於豪華房源供應緊張，邁阿密的超豪華房地產市場預計將持續繁榮，競價戰和全價成交屢見不鮮。然而，這些超級富豪買家通常擁有五到六處房產，佛羅里達是否會成為他們的主要居住地仍有待觀察。經紀人指出，這一波科技財富的湧入已達到「完全不同的層次」，市場中的買家都是頂級精英。
Miami's ultra-luxury real estate market is set to shatter records in 2026, surpassing both New York City and the Bay Area in high-end sales. In the first half of the year, 24 homes closed above $30 million in Miami-Dade County—nearly double the same period last year—with the majority purchased in cash. Once home to just two such sales in 2019, Miami has emerged as a top destination for the ultra-wealthy, even as its metro area has become more expensive than greater New York City.
The surge is largely driven by wealthy Californians seeking a financial safe haven amid the state's proposed billionaire tax, a one-time 5% levy heading to the November ballot. Tech billionaires Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Mark Zuckerberg all acquired Miami properties within a 60-day window this year, with Brin paying $51 million for a waterfront mansion on Allison Island. Meanwhile, New York's newly enacted pied-à-terre tax has prompted some luxury buyers to pause their searches there, further tilting demand toward Miami.
With limited luxury inventory available, brokers expect the market boom to continue, marked by bidding wars and full-price closings. However, since ultra-rich buyers typically own five or six residences, whether Florida will serve as their primary domicile remains uncertain. As one top agent noted, the influx of tech wealth represents an entirely different stratosphere of buying power, elevating Miami's status among the world's most elite real estate markets.