On Tuesday night, as returns came in and Zohran Mamdani secured his victory to become New York City’s next mayor, the reaction was swift in a place 1,300 miles south: Miami.

Not from New Yorkers looking to flee — at least not yet — but from Florida locals, who began moving to secure homes before the wave they fear is coming.

By Wednesday morning, waterfront homes that might normally linger through Thanksgiving were instead moving into contract at a fast clip.

Condos that had sat through the summer heat suddenly found themselves with multiple offers.

The buyers were not hedge fund partners fresh off a flight from Teterboro. They were Miami, Boca, and Palm Beach residents who believed they had one window left before wealthy New Yorkers arrived in force.

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