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New York
“In my business, bad is good”: Ivan Friedman and the business of saving mall leases
As one-time high-performing malls have fallen on hard times, the “Bond villain” of discounted leases still makes landlords groan
Commercial
New York
Judge rejects Mamdani’s bid to pause Pinnacle auction, paves way for Summit takeover
Mayor had championed tenants’ cause and vowed to intervene
Politics
New York
Who is Cea Weaver?
Mamdani’s tenants’ rights whisperer has long been a thorn in the industry’s side
Commercial
New York
Holliday, Rechler, Barnett square off in Worldwide Plaza foreclosure brawl: “Sham auction”
SL Green, RXR ask judge to block Extell’s UCC sale tied to Midtown tower
Residential
New York
Condos for 70% off? Why the quest to regulate affordability will never end
Housing lottery misfire shows challenge of manipulating market
Residential
South Florida
Billionaire Google co-founders descend on Miami
Larry Page buyer of two estates in Coconut Grove for a combined $173M
Residential
National
CoStar pulls back on Homes.com investment after dim growth
Firm updates outlook with 35% cut to investment in residential platform
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Chicago
Life sciences incubator with leases in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and Houston alleges CRE investor backed out of funding commitments
Portal Innovations suing partner Beacon Capital after $51M in losses
Who is Cea Weaver?
Mamdani’s tenants’ rights whisperer has long been a thorn in the industry’s side
Holliday, Rechler, Barnett square off in Worldwide Plaza foreclosure brawl: “Sham auction”
SL Green, RXR ask judge to block Extell’s UCC sale tied to Midtown tower
NYC’s top deals: Epic offloads Meatpacking office property for $71M
TRD reports top transactions for Thursday, Jan. 8, 2025
The Daily Dirt: Gloomy forecast for real estate reform
Few betting on help from state lawmakers this session
SL Green didn’t wait long to make headlines in 2026
Plus, Mamdani shakes up the industry and more NYC real estate news this week
The Daily Dirt: Pinnacle’s apartments sell despite tenant pleas. What’s next?
Mamdani admin has days to stop auction confirmation
California’s calling: More billionaires are on their way to Miami
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is joining fellow billionaire Larry Page
Jeffrey Soffer’s waterslide plan for Fontainebleau Miami Beach faces wipeout
Mayor joined opposition against pool deck renovations at iconic oceanfront resort
MAP: Where certain foreign buyers will be banned from buying South Florida real estate
It shows that most, if not all, of the tri-county region would be off-limits to them
Meritage brings townhome plans to growing Wellington area
Homebuilder requested rezoning for 206 units for acreage under contract
The Weekly Dirt: Live Local vs. Surfside fight brewing as state looks to double down on workforce housing law
State lawmaker Alexis Calatayud is sponsoring latest tweak bill
Hyperion scores more public subsidies for delayed Boynton Beach project
Mixed-use development was originally expected to be completed early this year
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Top agents Danny Hertzberg and Sarah Desamours on unicorn listings & the next era of Miami luxury
Newsom joins Trump in targeting big investors buying homes
Governor backs bill aimed at curbing institutional players in California’s housing market
Billionaires flee California as 5% wealth tax ballot measure looms
Newsom-opposed initiative needs signatures to go before voters
59 townhomes plotted for empty lot in Pomona
G3 Urban project calls for multistory residences with 11% set aside for moderate-income residents
California Department of Real Estate settles case with real estate exam training company
Real Estate Trainers Inc., former president ordered to pay $60K
Hankey goes Hollywood with Kilroy deal
Plus, Lowe Enterprises’ Valley loan modification, big office buy in El Segundo, Blackstone’s Torrance dump and more LA commercial real estate news
Airing frustrations, looking ahead on Palisades, Eaton wildfires
Plus, Mark McLaughlin’s hot take on Compass-Anywhere, The Agency’s Corona del Mar move and more LA residential news
Life sciences woes land in Chicago
Inside the fight between Portal Innovations and Beacon Capital, plus another Bank OZK loan note sale illustrate precarious state of sector this week
Strategic Properties of North America faces foreclosure on suburban Chicago office building
Once prominent condo deconversion team allegedly in default on $340K debt after string of losses
Tapped out: Lender moves to foreclose on shuttered suburban Chicago brewery
Steve Soble, owner of District Brew Yards and a longtime Chicagoland restaurateur, laments “difficult environment” for mid-market hospitality, amid broad pullback in craft brewery sector
Chicago neighborhoods rise above otherwise flat market, as affordability drives pockets of growth
Wilmette joins other suburbs and city areas that saw double-digit sales gains in 2025
Developer proposes downtown Chicago apartment project, as pipeline stays thin
Vahooman Mirkhaef seeks OK for 19-story, 237-unit building on West Polk Street in South Loop
Chicago’s Candyland House lands on HGTV — with a $150K makeover on the line
Rogers Park neighborhood icon competes on “Ugliest House in America,” as owners promise to keep the funk
Wave-like glass residences proposed for seaside Outer Richmond lots
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects proposes 20 units facing ocean
Newsom joins Trump in targeting big investors buying homes
Governor backs bill aimed at curbing institutional players in California’s housing market
Billionaires flee California as 5% wealth tax ballot measure looms
Newsom-opposed initiative needs signatures to go before voters
OpenAI eyes 250K sf of former Dropbox HQ offices in SF
Sublease would bring Sam Altman-led firm’s Mission Bay footprint to over 1M sf
This week: Pelosi successor hopefuls square off on housing policy
Mayor Lurie’s zoning plan draws lawsuit, abandoned SF megaproject gets a spark
SF’s Empire Theater heads for demolition, redevelopment as 64 apartments
Nine-story residential building planned for historic theater site
Texas luxury market finds new normal after pandemic boom
2025 saw sales of homes above $1 million hit highest level on record
San Antonio
Houston CRE developer buys 5,000-acre South Texas family ranch
Mark Seger of Houston-based Wellington Group purchased property that has several buildable homesites near San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio nears $30M land purchase for Spurs-backed Project Marvel
City targets surplus federal sites to unlock Hemisfair access and future arena district
Houston
Texas seals Eli Lilly’s plans for $7B manufacturing plant in Houston biotech hub
JETI incentive pact locks in tax breaks at Generation Park
Dallas mayor runs mouth while AT&T drops bomb on downtown
Plus, how overqualified Jon Venetos met the same fate as troubled syndicators, $820 million in debt hits auction block, and more Texas real estate news
Dallas
Dallas trophy tower heads to foreclosure, as Starwood takes back The National
Todd Interests’ $460M redo of former First National Bank Tower succumbed to elevated interest rates, falling values
Compass-Anywhere merger dodges antitrust concerns for speedy closing
$1.6B deal supercharges resi giant’s quest for dominance
Trump orders Fannie, Freddie back into mortgage bond market with $200B mandate
White House pitches affordability play, but critics see echoes of pre-crisis risk
Alexander brothers accused of harassment campaign ahead of sex trafficking trial
Motion claims brothers used investigator, publicist to “smear” accuser
Pending home sales jump to near three-year high as rates pull buyers back
Contract signings climbed nationwide in November: NAR
Mamdani’s way: NYC’s new mayor sets the tone of his housing agenda
Plus, Compass-Anywhere merger closes, real estate titans square off over Worldwide Plaza auction and more national real estate news this week
Denver
Denver anti-hunger nonprofit plots $100M housing, HQ complex
City Park West project would use mix of funds to build 139 units
Toronto’s mansion tax looms over luxury market as agents warn of stalled sales
Industry expects April 1 hike to chill activity and push buyers beyond city limits
Hong Kong luxury market heats up over the holidays
Buyers drop $750M on nine properties alone
Billionaire heir to revitalize Dubai office skyscraper
Hussain Sajwani’s son sold most of vacant tower’s units
Blackstone’s AirTrunk explores $1B Singapore REIT IPO
The data center operator was acquired in record $16B deal last year
Let them renovate: Louis XIV-linked château near Versailles hits market for $23M
44-acre estate lists for first time in nearly eight decades, needs $2M in repairs
Cheers! Sapporo to sell real estate holdings to KKR, PAG
$3B-plus deal includes Tokyo brewery, retail destinations
National
Real estate lags as venture capital leads Q3 private equity returns
Infrastructure, natural resources outperformed property in the third quarter of 2025
National
Home loan activity surges year over year despite holiday drop
Refinancing applications led the boost in mortgages
National
U.S. CRE debt hits $4.8T, with banks leading the way
Investor demand lifted securitized debt by 3.6% year over year
National
Home mortgage firms led REIT performance in 2025
Broader stock market continued to outperform REITs overall
National
U.S. office supply in progress continues to shrink as few markets grow
Boston, Manhattan stand out amid thinning pipeline
Los Angeles
Silver Lake’s home appreciation rate hits 46% in Q3
Neighborhood trails L.A. County average on long view
Los Angeles
Airing frustrations, looking ahead on Palisades, Eaton wildfires
Plus, Mark McLaughlin’s hot take on Compass-Anywhere, The Agency’s Corona del Mar move and more LA residential news
San Francisco
This week: Pelosi successor hopefuls square off on housing policy
Mayor Lurie’s zoning plan draws lawsuit, abandoned SF megaproject gets a spark
Texas
Dallas mayor runs mouth while AT&T drops bomb on downtown
Plus, how overqualified Jon Venetos met the same fate as troubled syndicators, $820 million in debt hits auction block, and more Texas real estate news
New York
NYC’s top deals: Music Hall of Williamsburg sells for $14M
TRD reports top transactions for Friday, Jan. 9, 2025
South Florida
BGI Capital completes $41M West Palm Beach dev site acquisition
Developer plans second tower adjacent to its nearly complete Alba Palm Beach: “We’re going high-end”
Los Angeles
Newsom joins Trump in targeting big investors buying homes
Governor backs bill aimed at curbing institutional players in California’s housing market
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Los Angeles
Hankey goes Hollywood with Kilroy deal
Plus, Lowe Enterprises’ Valley loan modification, big office buy in El Segundo, Blackstone’s Torrance dump and more LA commercial real estate news
San Francisco
This week: Pelosi successor hopefuls square off on housing policy
Mayor Lurie’s zoning plan draws lawsuit, abandoned SF megaproject gets a spark
Texas
Dallas mayor runs mouth while AT&T drops bomb on downtown
Plus, how overqualified Jon Venetos met the same fate as troubled syndicators, $820 million in debt hits auction block, and more Texas real estate news
New York
SL Green didn’t wait long to make headlines in 2026
Plus, Mamdani shakes up the industry and more NYC real estate news this week
New York
The Daily Dirt: Pinnacle’s apartments sell despite tenant pleas. What’s next?
Mamdani admin has days to stop auction confirmation
New York
NYC’s top deals: Music Hall of Williamsburg sells for $14M
TRD reports top transactions for Friday, Jan. 9, 2025
South Florida
The Weekly Dirt: Live Local vs. Surfside fight brewing as state looks to double down on workforce housing law
State lawmaker Alexis Calatayud is sponsoring latest tweak bill
San Francisco
This week: Pelosi successor hopefuls square off on housing policy
Mayor Lurie’s zoning plan draws lawsuit, abandoned SF megaproject gets a spark
Chicago
Life sciences woes land in Chicago
Inside the fight between Portal Innovations and Beacon Capital, plus another Bank OZK loan note sale illustrate precarious state of sector this week
South Florida
Hyperion scores more public subsidies for delayed Boynton Beach project
Mixed-use development was originally expected to be completed early this year
San Francisco
Wave-like glass residences proposed for seaside Outer Richmond lots
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects proposes 20 units facing ocean
Chicago
Developer proposes downtown Chicago apartment project, as pipeline stays thin
Vahooman Mirkhaef seeks OK for 19-story, 237-unit building on West Polk Street in South Loop