Property Shark moves into Costar territory 11/11/09 The six-year-old online real estate data firm PropertyShark.com is opening a new front in the commercial listing wars by publishing free local retail and office listings, in a d...
Final hours for rental firm? 10/30/09 A few months ago, Michele Colen found the apartment she had been
searching for: a newly renovated, no-fee Upper East Side studio in a
building that welcomed Leo, her golden re...
International briefs 09/29/09 After nearly a full decade of real estate boom, the luxury market in
Tuscany is sliding downward. Overall prices have fallen 10 to 20
percent over the past two years, accordin...
Editor's note 09/29/09 Just like the economic crisis spread from subprime borrowers, then from
bank to bank, and finally throughout the broader economy, the
catchphrases used to capture the fallout ...
New York's biggest managing agents 09/01/09 Managing buildings -- a job that often encompasses everything from fixing toilets to making sure a property is up-to-date on its permits -- is not exactly the most glamorous sec...
Editor's note 08/03/09 While I've been the editor of The Real Deal from the time it started more than six years ago, this is my first editor's note, and I'd like to introduce myself.
I have usuall...
Remorseful buyers, part two 07/31/09 Much attention has been focused lately on the flurry of lawsuits filed
by unsatisfied apartment buyers hoping to get out of their purchase
contracts.
But attorneys say there ...
Benjamin James loses offices, cuts staff 07/31/09 Taking a cue from other real estate companies, Benjamin James Real Estate has cut staff and closed offices amid a still-ailing real estate market.
The company is down to one ...
Lenz takes over sales at Apthorp 07/30/09 Elliman's Dolly Lenz has taken over marketing at the Apthorp
Superbroker Dolly Lenz has been tapped to oversee sales at the Apthorp as the project's deadline to sell 25 units...
Q & A with Suzanne Sunshine 07/24/09 Suzanne Sunshine is the president of newly formed company S. Sunshine Associates. Founded in June, the company provides commercial and residential real estate services to non-pr...
Stiffed brokers fight back against firms 07/01/09 From broker to broke: A growing number of real estate firms are
skimping on paying their bills and squabbling with agents over
commissions, industry insiders say. Agents, vend...
Rapid Realty picks up speed 06/26/09 Brooklyn-based Rapid Realty is living up to its name. The
rental brokerage is expanding quickly and will open at least two new
offices in the next several months, according to...
Halstead takes bigger bite out of Conn. market 06/08/09 Halstead President Diane Ramirez (right), and Sharon Daley Maasdorp, Halstead's new executive director of sales for New CanaanIn a massive grab for market share reminiscent of t...
Refinancing boom offsets bust 05/29/09 While many potential buyers of residential real estate in New York City
are waiting on the sidelines, expecting prices to fall further, the
plunge of interest rates to histori...
Taconic presses on with Class A project in the South Bronx 05/29/09 Having transformed from blighted neighborhood to artists' enclave, Hunts Point in the South Bronx was poised to take the typical four-decade route to gentrification that culmina...
Townhouse buyers scarce 05/29/09 If developers think selling new condominiums in Manhattan is tough, they should try finding buyers for high-end townhouses.
Pricey, older townhouses appeal to a tiny percenta...
Web hits: The month in review 05/29/09 AG forces Sheffield57 to suspend sales
Sheffield57 developer Kent Swig was forced to halt sales after state regulators notified the sponsor that the offering plan at the troubl...
