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Irma's Aftermath: How Florida's Commercial Real Estate Market is Reacting

Lee Arnold, executive chairman of Colliers International Florida, shares a lesson from the storm.

By Jennifer LeClaire | jenniferleclaire | Updated on September 16, 2017

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MIAMI—President Donald Trump traveled to Florida Thursday to see the damage Irma did to the Sunshine State—at least part of it. The death toll is over 30 in the US. Florida officials have already spent about $250 million on preparation and recovery efforts.

GlobeSt.com caught up with Lee Arnold, executive chairman of Colliers International Florida, to get an early assessment from a commercial real estate perspective. He also shares a major lesson from the storm in this exclusive interview.

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