Published by Peter Zalewski
7/26/2024 
3:11:40 AM 
The Champlain Towers South condo collapse in the barrier island town of Surfside on June 24, 2021 was an inflection point for Florida’s real estate market.
If you live in a Florida condo and don’t know what a SIRS is, consider this your introduction to an acronym that will likely dominate all future association discussions and debates about maintenance fees and special assessments for the foreseeable future.
The SIRS acronym stands for Structural Integrity Reserve Study.
In basic terms, it is a two-part evaluation conducted by experts – such as engineers, architects and reserve specialists – to determine the physical and financial status of all residential structures in a condo association that are at least three-stories high.
Condo Market Inventory Tracker
A Snapshot Of South Florida Vintage Condos
| Databases | Active Listings | Months Of Supply |
|---|---|---|
| Condos | 15,388 | 8.2 |
| Luxury Condos | 985 | 9.1 |
| Shortsales | 19 | 12.1 |
| REOs | 98 | 5.8 |
| Rentals | 12,874 | 3.7 |
Peter Zalewski is a licensed real estate broker and consultant focused on the South Florida condo market. Zalewski is a former special contributor to the Miami Herald and a former real estate columnist for The Real Deal magazine. Zalewski now hosts the Miami Real Estate Investing Podcast that is available in audio and video wherever you get your podcasts.
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