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New York
Nir Meir is out of jail
Prosecutors let former HFZ exec accused of leading $86M fraud case to leave Rikers on $1M secured bail bond
ultra luxury
Los Angeles
Aman tests LA’s appetite for luxe condo living
A California high rise “has to be very, very bespoke”
Development
Chicago
Four years in, Chicago’s St. Regis looks to bulk sales
Units going slowly in slow-to-recover city
Development
New York
Feil tries again for Billionaires’ Row office-to-resi conversion
Developer files alteration plans for languishing 140 West 57th
Residential
New York
Tal Alexander is out at Billionaires’ Row supertall
Disgraced broker’s lease expired after six years
Residential
Chicago
“Exodus of agents”: Chicago brokers react to refuted report of Compass buying Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices ‘has seen better days’ in Chicago
Development
Tri-State
Long Island developer charged with check fraud
G2D Development Group’s Greg DeRosa facing numerous lawsuits
Residential
Los Angeles
Stephen Kotler named as defendant in Josh Flagg hacking suit
Former Douglas Elliman Western Region head accused of invasion of privacy
Apr 2, 2025
Judge tosses criminal case against Mayor Eric Adams
Dismissal with prejudice kills five-count indictment after Trump pressure
Apr 2, 2025
Manhattan’s high-end market hit a hot streak in Q1
"Tariff tantrums,” falling stock market spurred uptick for luxury deals
Apr 1, 2025
Mayweather did do $402M deal
Closer look reveals novel path to upside
Apr 2, 2025
Trump could earn $115M in NYC’s casino race
Bally’s quietly inked deal with former operator over Ferry Point
Apr 2, 2025
Moinans and Katzes — FiDi’s Hatfields and McCoys — feud over façade
Joe Moinian lost control over 90 Washington Street last month when a judge appointed a receiver ahead of foreclosure
Apr 2, 2025
Thor faces Soho foreclosure — again
Blackstone files suit against Joseph Sitt’s firm at 25-27 Mercer Street
Apr 2, 2025
Miami-Dade commissioners giving away land to favored groups
Terra among developers awarded no-bid deals for large county-owned redevelopment sites
Apr 2, 2025
Behind the development boom coming for Broward County
What if South Florida’s next big bet was there all along?
Apr 2, 2025
In a crowd of Miami contenders, Shore Club is it
Witkoff and Monroe Capital project generates the most buzz
Apr 2, 2025
Carlos Rosso and partners plan major mixed-use development on former Walmart site in Midtown Miami
Rosso Development, Proper Hospitality and Midtown Development are working on first phase: a 28-story, 288-unit condo tower
Apr 2, 2025
Steve Ross commits $50M to Vanderbilt’s West Palm Beach campus
University has raised $77M toward its $300M goal
Apr 2, 2025
Sun & Surf closing tops Palm Beach County weekly condo sales
Top 10 sales ranged from $1.4M to $7.4M
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Neir Meir is out of jail, released from Rikers Island on bail
Real estate reacts to Trump's anti–DEI push
Erik Conover, NYC agent and YouTuber, charged with attempted murder #shorts
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How the Ghermezian family, owners of the biggest malls in the US, made good on the American Dream
Brokers' breaking point | Inside the Mag - March 2025
How the Ghermezian family, owners of the biggest malls in the US, made good on the American Dream
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TRD Walkthrough with Sunset Development CEO Alex Mehran Jr.
'Selling the City' start Eleonora Srugo on the Alexander brothers
Nightingale CEO Elie Schwartz ordered to vacate NYC PH as he awaits sentencing #shorts
Eleonora Srugo talks ’Selling the City’ career as a luxury agent, the Alexander brothers & more!
Eleonora Srugo talks ’Selling the City’ career as a luxury agent, the Alexander brothers & more!
Here's how much office space DOGE claims it will cut #shorts
Los Angeles rising: How the city and real estate industry will rebuild
South Florida pushed to make tech a core part of its economy This didn’t yield new office tenants
Agents rely on these experts at tax time | Brand Studio
Apr 2, 2025
The Closing with Kilroy CEO Angela Aman
Kilroy Realty’s CEO talks quality-of-life in LA versus SF, competitive board games and losing her home in the Palisades wildfire
Apr 2, 2025
Aman tests LA’s appetite for luxe condo living
A California high rise “has to be very, very bespoke”
Apr 1, 2025
City Ventures eyes townhome development in South Gate
Irvine developer would build 54 townhomes near LA River
Apr 1, 2025
Bel-Air re-list for $175M leads new inventory as LA contract volume rises
Signed transactions last week totaled $167 million, led by Palisades home
Apr 2, 2025
Hines’ Pasadena apartments deal due to no “mansion tax”: Newmark broker
Houston developer paid $60M for 140-unit complex, skirting LA transfer tax
Apr 2, 2025
A "retail cowboy" looks to reinvent California retail
Dan Almquist is betting shoppers wants more "soul" than strip malls
Apr 2, 2025
Nuveen racking up mezzanine loan losses on office deals
Declining property values in Chicago’s office market threaten to evaporate $280M in subordinate debt positions taken on by TIAA’s investment arm
Apr 2, 2025
Four years in, Chicago’s St. Regis looks to bulk sales
Units going slowly in slow-to-recover city
Apr 2, 2025
Why Chicago’s chaotic property tax system is scaring away institutional investors
Each attempt to fix Chicago’s chaotic property tax system seems more terrifying than the last
Apr 1, 2025
“Exodus of agents”: Chicago brokers react to refuted report of Compass buying Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices ‘has seen better days’ in Chicago
Apr 2, 2025
$26M worth of discounted city-owned lots open for redevelopment
Some lots offered for only $1 in “missing middle” push
Apr 2, 2025
Fitch downgrades Bally’s rating again over Chicago casino risks
Funding, competition, tax hurdles among reasons for ding
Apr 2, 2025
What does Bill Ackman see in Howard Hughes Holdings?
The hedge funder thinks cash thrown off from master-planned communities could be put to better use
Houston
Apr 1, 2025
Mystery buyer revealed for chronically distressed downtown tower
Deal closed for liquidation of 90% vacant One City Centre
Dallas
Mar 31, 2025
Harwood International Faces Another Uptown Office Foreclosure
Developer could lose Harwood No. 4, three months after saving Saint Ann Court with last-minute recap deal
Dallas
Apr 1, 2025
Governor triggers criminal investigation of Muslim-led development
Plano mosque given a week to stop construction over alleged lack of permits
Apr 2, 2025
ACS Group seeks public subsidies for $2B data center development
Nine-year project would create just 37 permanent jobs
Apr 2, 2025
Ritz meets Texan-size pricing goals
“It” condo development at the Woodlands attracts big-spending empty nesters
Mar 31, 2025
First look: Compass filing shows backend of @properties business
Resi giant closed on acquisition of Chicago-grown brokerage, Christie’s International Real Estate
Mar 31, 2025
Rocket scoops up Mr. Cooper in monster $9.4B deal
Merger would be one of the biggest in mortgage industry’s history
Apr 1, 2025
As insurance costs soar, leak detection floods the proptech space
Leak detection for multifamily
Mar 30, 2025
Real estate is betting big on data centers
Demand for AI-fueled infrastructure is attracting major players across markets, plus news from across the nation
Apr 2, 2025
After allegedly fraudulent deals, who operates a building?
Why a rush of opportunistic multifamily buyers failed to maintain their properties
Apr 2, 2025
April 2025
South Florida
Apr 2, 2025
Steve Ross commits $50M to Vanderbilt’s West Palm Beach campus
University has raised $77M toward its $300M goal
Los Angeles
Apr 2, 2025
Hines’ Pasadena apartments deal due to no “mansion tax”: Newmark broker
Houston developer paid $60M for 140-unit complex, skirting LA transfer tax
South Florida
Apr 2, 2025
Sun & Surf closing tops Palm Beach County weekly condo sales
Top 10 sales ranged from $1.4M to $7.4M
New York
Apr 2, 2025
Manhattan’s high-end market hit a hot streak in Q1
"Tariff tantrums,” falling stock market spurred uptick for luxury deals
New York
Apr 2, 2025
Rankings: Top NYC agents embrace the “whiplash”
Deals broke through market malaise in mid-2024 but nothing was certain
San Francisco
Apr 2, 2025
San Francisco’s fastest-selling condo is definitely not in downtown
JS Sullivan’s Maison Global gave buyers new units in Russian Hill
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New York
Apr 2, 2025
Moinans and Katzes — FiDi’s Hatfields and McCoys — feud over façade
Joe Moinian lost control over 90 Washington Street last month when a judge appointed a receiver ahead of foreclosure
San Francisco
Apr 2, 2025
580K sf office in East Bay on Trump’s “accelerated” sale list
Feds target Richmond building that takes up 87% of local office market
New York
Apr 2, 2025
Thor faces Soho foreclosure — again
Blackstone files suit against Joseph Sitt’s firm at 25-27 Mercer Street
Chicago
Apr 2, 2025
Noah Properties scores $43M refi for suburban senior multifamily
Walker & Dunlop provided debt despite market headwinds
Texas
Apr 2, 2025
What does Bill Ackman see in Howard Hughes Holdings?
The hedge funder thinks cash thrown off from master-planned communities could be put to better use
Chicago
Apr 2, 2025
Nuveen racking up mezzanine loan losses on office deals
Declining property values in Chicago’s office market threaten to evaporate $280M in subordinate debt positions taken on by TIAA’s investment arm
Chicago
Apr 2, 2025
$26M worth of discounted city-owned lots open for redevelopment
Some lots offered for only $1 in “missing middle” push
Texas
Apr 2, 2025
ACS Group seeks public subsidies for $2B data center development
Nine-year project would create just 37 permanent jobs
Chicago
Apr 2, 2025
Fitch downgrades Bally’s rating again over Chicago casino risks
Funding, competition, tax hurdles among reasons for ding
South Florida
Apr 2, 2025
Carlos Rosso and partners plan major mixed-use development on former Walmart site in Midtown Miami
Rosso Development, Proper Hospitality and Midtown Development are working on first phase: a 28-story, 288-unit condo tower
South Florida
Apr 2, 2025
In a crowd of Miami contenders, Shore Club is it
Witkoff and Monroe Capital project generates the most buzz
National
Apr 2, 2025
The “It” buildings
TRD's list of buzzy condo developments in our markets