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Los Angeles
Can Downtown LA make a comeback?
Defaults, receiverships, discounted deals and lenders losing hundreds of millions, but activity shows there’s still a pulse
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South Florida
Ringleaders of $56M real estate fraud sentenced, SEC sues sales agent
Wells Real Estate Investment’s $56M fraud scheme targeted about 660 investors, many of them experiencing “catastrophic losses” to their retirement funds, a lawsuit says
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New York
Election post-mortem: Where the industry went wrong
Writing checks cannot compete with DSA tactics
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New York
Scott Rechler made it to the other side of the downturn. At what cost?
RXR faces foreclosures and discounted sales, but firm has proven resilient through previous market ups and downs
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San Francisco
Investors double down on SF offices, tracking market to beat 2025
Office deals this year total $1.7B, compared to $1.9B spent in all of 2025
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Texas
Austin's top resi agent buys $9M home amid claims she withheld other offers
Fellow luxury agent accused Kumara Wilcoxon of withholding purchase offers
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San Francisco
Who is Buffy Wicks? Meet the legislator dividing California real estate
Scott Wiener's longtime pro-housing partner co-authored AB 736 — and progressives and realtors both have objections
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B3’s Sydnie + Olivia closes the North Shore’s new construction gap
Breathing new life into a long-vacant site
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New York
Member of New York’s rental board resigns, decrying political “theater”
References possible legal challenge to freeze
Rent freeze redraws math for New York landlords
Plus, election results, Soloviev’s next rent gambit and more NYC real estate news this week
Man charged with deed theft from elderly woman with dementia
Man allegedly rented home out while elderly woman lived there
New York socialists are gaining power — real estate is bracing
Progressive gains could bring back measures long opposed by landlords
NY Dirt: Mamdani-backed sweep, rent freeze set up state fight
Assembly nominee and incumbent cheer freeze as opening salvo in broader housing agenda
Michael Stern misses payment deadline to Silverstein in Brooklyn Tower dispute
Developer failed to fork over $2M in arbitration
Tri-State
NYC developer in hot pursuit of Albany data center
EKG Group eyeing zoning change as part of tech campus
Broward beach resort headed to foreclosure sale over $40M debt
Former Sonder property to be auctioned off July 16 following $26M loan default
Simon plans “main street” mixed-use project at shuttered Sears site in Boca
Retail landlord bought big-box store at Town Center at Boca Raton last year
Movers and Shakers: JLL poaches Andrew Frey from city of Miami
Plus, Art Falcone launches homebuilding company, Fontainebleau resort gets new VP, Surmount signs on first FL office, RSP promotes two
Ringleaders of $56M real estate fraud sentenced, SEC sues sales agent
Wells Real Estate Investment’s $56M fraud scheme targeted about 660 investors, many of them experiencing “catastrophic losses” to their retirement funds, a lawsuit says
Dezer targets broader market with North Miami residential development
Local developer known for luxury projects plans nearly 600 market-rate units
Dinner and a show: Bill Fuller buys Fort Lauderdale’s Jungle Queen, Tropical Isle
Developer acquired attraction for undisclosed amount with plans to preserve it
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Deal with Bridgepoint values Al Rabil’s investment platform at $1.4B
Trump National home fetches last week's priciest contract in LA as fate of transfer taxes remains unclear
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Pacific Urban nabs Koreatown multifamily complex for $139M
Palo Alto investor pays $50M off 2019 sale price
Hollywood Hills home built for “Full House” creator lists for $40M
Investor lists 21K sf hilltop manse for twice what it sold for a decade ago
“I’ll (Not) Be Home”: Pat Boone lists longtime Beverly Hills Flats estate for $23M
92-year-old crooner acquired corner property in 1960 for $159K
Apartment occupancy in LA inches closer to 90%, lowest in years: Colliers
Affordable housing backed by ED1 to drive new development as costs kneecap market-rate projects
Mystery bidder on suburban Chicago horse racing facility could end planned “racino” development
Additional bids from other buyers can be filed Tuesday
$580M cultural complex in South Side Chicago snags initial approval
Woodlawn Central’s first phase includes over 100 apartments and could begin construction soon
Receiver tapped for Golub, BlueFive's Mag Mile office high-rise
Scott Shefman takes control of 625 North Michigan Avenue amid $51M foreclosure
DeRoo, Lee and Tauber face more multifamily troubles in Chicago
Foreclosure lawsuit reveals new ties between players with prominent portfolios in distress
Compass snags Ottenheimer Group to strengthen suburban Chicago market
Broker’s North Shore move marks return after nearly four-year run with Baird & Warner
Extensively rehabbed suburban Chicago mansion sells for $8M, highest local price so far in 2026
Tudor-style mansion’s renovations were spectacular, according to the listing agent
Who is Buffy Wicks? Meet the legislator dividing California real estate
Scott Wiener's longtime pro-housing partner co-authored AB 736 — and progressives and realtors both have objections
Holland buys San Jose apartments for $1M over 2018 price
Paid $105M for 218-unit complex with rent growth predicted
California's transfer tax fight just got upended. And Bay Area sellers want to be paid in AI stock
A withdrawn ballot measure threw Buffy Wicks's transfer tax bill into limbo as the tech wealth wave keeps reshaping the housing market
Blackstone picks up Hyatt Regency San Francisco for $279M
Refurbished Embarcadero landmark adds to a growing hotel portfolio in Bay Area
Silicon Valley office vacancy declining as Sunnyvale sees surge: Colliers
Fortinet grows HQ campus with $15M dual-building buy
Heitman lists 84-acre Fremont shopping center as Silicon Valley retail market recovers
Retail vacancy in region fell to 3.8% in Q2: CoStar
Austin’s top residential agent is in hot water
Plus, Morgan Stanley joins Y’all Street party, Serhant comes to Texas and more Texas real estate news
Trammell Crow Center gets boost from new, extended leases
Stream Realty Partners announced that the building is now 92% leased
Cinemark founder sells Dallas mansion
Lee Roy Mitchell's $18M price tag outstrips some of 2025's most expensive deals
Muslim community’s religious freedom lawsuit against state of Texas allowed to proceed
Federal judge’s ruling allows Plano mosque’s challenge to state funeral order to proceed as legal fight over stalled Meadow development intensifies
$47M capital improvement plan for NRG Park to make key fixes across property
Harris County Sports is steadily chipping away at the estimated $2B in repairs needed for the facility
Austin suburb greenlights Texas Materials HQ move with $14M incentive deal
Construction supplier plans to double staff as it relocates to Balcones’ Cedar Park Town Center development
Trump holds bipartisan housing bill hostage
President cancels signing ceremony, demands SAVE Act passage
Supreme Court limits home equity claims in tax foreclosure case
Justices say auction prices can satisfy “just compensation”
Housing Notes: Greenspan made the Fed famous
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Banks sweeten deals as they vie for private credit’s business
CRE lenders see better rates, terms as banks provide back leverage
Welltower’s $821M CEO payday sparks backlash despite blockbuster run
Shankh Mitra’s buying spree turned healthcare REIT into $160B giant
Supreme Court rebuffs Trump bid to oust Fed governor
Ruling to block firing of Lisa Cook maintains central bank independence
Manchester United takes step towards $2B+ stadium project
Soccer club buys majority of land needed for development
Charles Kushner ruffles berets as French ambassador
First year in gig included two summonses, which he ignored
Dolce & Gabbana eyeing sale-leaseback for Milan properties
Fashion brand seeks to raise liquidity, refinance debt
Directors attached to UK’s Godwin Group hit with £155M suit
£162M investment into property-backed loan notes may not be fully recovered
Blackstone eyeing Canadian REIT acquisition
Takeover negotiations for H&R involving TPG, Crestpoint previously collapsed
AHS Properties pays $300M for Dubai Shangri-La
Developer adds to central Dubai portfolio
New York
“The math has stopped working”: NYC home flipping drops as state legislators propose new tax
State legislators are targeting home flippers, even as the market cools amid rising renovation costs
Texas
Texas housing boom pushes further north
New home sales explode 61% in Celina, the nation’s fastest-growing city
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Investors pull back from housing market as political, economic pressures mount
Institutional players make up just 2% of Q1 homebuyers across country
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Starter home prices hit $1 million in record number of cities
Pricey entry-level home markets are no longer just on the coasts
New York
Manhattan agents endured volatile market conditions before dropping off
Competition heightened as borough agent population stayed crowded
Los Angeles
“I’ll (Not) Be Home”: Pat Boone lists longtime Beverly Hills Flats estate for $23M
92-year-old crooner acquired corner property in 1960 for $159K
Chicago
Compass snags Ottenheimer Group to strengthen suburban Chicago market
Broker’s North Shore move marks return after nearly four-year run with Baird & Warner
Chicago
Extensively rehabbed suburban Chicago mansion sells for $8M, highest local price so far in 2026
Tudor-style mansion’s renovations were spectacular, according to the listing agent
New York
Final full-floor condo at 565 Broome tops Manhattan contracts
Former Victoria’s Secret exec’s townhouse scores second priciest deal
Texas
Cinemark founder sells Dallas mansion
Lee Roy Mitchell's $18M price tag outstrips some of 2025's most expensive deals
South Florida
Contract inked for Oceana PH asking $24M tops slow week in Miami-Dade
Luxury condo market outperformed single-family last week
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Los Angeles
Apartment occupancy in LA inches closer to 90%, lowest in years: Colliers
Affordable housing backed by ED1 to drive new development as costs kneecap market-rate projects
New York
Michael Stern misses payment deadline to Silverstein in Brooklyn Tower dispute
Developer failed to fork over $2M in arbitration
San Francisco
Silicon Valley office vacancy declining as Sunnyvale sees surge: Colliers
Fortinet grows HQ campus with $15M dual-building buy
New York
Landlord targeted by Mamdani facing foreclosures on $36 million in loans
More than 260 units in Queens affected
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Invesco, SteelWave seek buyer for Anduril’s Costa Mesa HQ
634K sf office and research campus was valued at $400M last year
South Florida
Dezer targets broader market with North Miami residential development
Local developer known for luxury projects plans nearly 600 market-rate units
Tri-State
NYC developer in hot pursuit of Albany data center
EKG Group eyeing zoning change as part of tech campus
Chicago
Mystery bidder on suburban Chicago horse racing facility could end planned “racino” development
Additional bids from other buyers can be filed Tuesday
Chicago
$580M cultural complex in South Side Chicago snags initial approval
Woodlawn Central’s first phase includes over 100 apartments and could begin construction soon
South Florida
To build or to buy? After uproar over price, Fort Lauderdale city hall proposal back for a vote
Latest plan from team that includes Stiles cut cost for project by over $50M
South Florida
Simon plans “main street” mixed-use project at shuttered Sears site in Boca
Retail landlord bought big-box store at Town Center at Boca Raton last year