Miami, FL – September 12, 2019 – The Astor Companies and The Agency Collective hosted the second edition of “Merrick Talks,” an exclusive speaker series at the Merrick Manor Sales Gallery – directly across from the brand-new luxury building in Coral Gables. The Sept. 12 event focused on how the cap on SALT deductions and other provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are fueling substantial domestic migration to South Florida from high-tax states. Daszkal Bolton LLP Director – State & Local Tax Faith Gorman, Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman Real Estate Practice Group Chair Joseph Hernandez and The Keyes Company President & CEO Mike Pappas gave the real estate professionals and other invited guests in attendance an in-depth understanding of the impact of the Act on the South Florida real estate market and the steps an out-of-state buyer must take to establish residency in Florida.

Joseph Hernandez, Faith Gorman, & Mike Pappas

Joseph Hernandez, Faith Gorman, Mike Pappas, & Eric Kalis

Faith Gorman, Mike Pappas, & Eric Kalis

Joseph Hernandez, Faith Gorman, Mike Pappas, & Eric Kalis

Joseph Hernandez, Faith Gorman, & Mike Pappas

Joseph Hernandez, Faith Gorman, Mike Pappas, & Eric Kalis

Joseph Hernandez & Faith Gorman

Joseph Hernandez, Faith Gorman, Mike Pappas, & Eric Kalis

Joseph Hernandez, Faith Gorman, & Mike Pappas

Henry Torres, Joseph Hernandez, & Al Arostegui

Steven Epstein, Mike Pappas, Elaine Simmons, & Joseph Hernandez

Maria Sol, Kieron Harry, Zenaida Figueroa, Elaine Simmons, Alixsa Rodriguez, James Bedoya, & America Rodriguez

Kieron Harry, Gail Scott, & Eric Kalis

Zenaida Figueroa & Alixsa Rodriguez

Jade Fulford & Sierra Gault

Mike Pappas & Al Arostegui

Mike & Christina Pappas, & Henry Torres

Joel Valencia, Nancy Dowson, Myriam Mandiola, David Dowson, & Alvaro Coraspe

Zenaida Figueroa, Tatiana Bijani, & Maria Sol

Ana Carolina Rodriguez, Tatiana Bijani, Carolina Rodriguez, & Virginia Aizpurua

Susan Fiamma, Claudia D’Amato, & Lucero Rojas

Mike Pappas

Nancy & David Dowson