Surfside Tragedy Fundamentally Changed Condo Living In South Florida 5 Years Ago Today

In this episode of The Peter Zalewski Show™, the host marks the anniversary of the Champlain Towers South collapse on June 24, 2021, by examining what buyers and sellers face in the years ahead.The weekly podcast The Peter Zalewski Show™ features interviews with South Florida business leaders focused on real estate, finance and the economy.The program - hosted by Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Investing Club™ - is broadcast live every Wednesday at 4 pm (Miami time) at MiamiCondo.Club and on Peter Zalewski’s social media accounts to watch the free live broadcasts.The objective of the show is to deliver straight talk, share institutional knowledge and provide data-driven analysis on the macro and micro economic forces shaping the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.Episode OverviewOn the five-year anniversary of the Champlain Towers South condo collapse, host Peter Zalewski pivots from the normal Wednesday livestream of The Peter Zalewski Show™ to air an in-depth conversation recorded June 18, 2026, with Oscar Musibay of Lee & Associates on the latest episode of the Miamees On Fire™ program.The 64-minute discussion—recorded at the South Miami headquarters of Miami’s Community News—examines the South Florida condo market before and after the 40-year-old Champlain Towers South at 8777 Collins Ave. collapsed at 1:22 am on June 24, 2021.Nearly 100 people died in the tragedy, and the families of the victims ultimately received a $1 billion settlement.In the aftermath of Surfside, the Florida Legislature adopted measures now forcing cash-strapped unit owners to contend with rising maintenance fees, hefty special assessments and pricey insurance premiums.This dynamic is called the Florida Condo Association Financial Cliff.The episode also serves as the latest breadcrumb in the build-out of the Condo Ratings Agency™, set to launch in November 2026 to coincide with the start of the 2026-27 Winter Buying Season.The Agency is tracking nearly 13,000 condo associations and about 760,000 units across the tricounty South Florida region of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, using state records to evaluate the financial feasibility, stability and viability of individual associations.The Peter Zalewski Show™—which livestreams at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays—returns to its normal format next week.Click play above to watch Zalewski’s analysis, and use the timestamped timeline and the Top 10 Takeaways below to navigate the program on demand.