Donald Trump Following the purchase of the Doral Golf Resort in Miami late last month, developer Donald Trump said today that he’s now looking all over the country for new real estate. He called into CNBC this morning and mentioned that Palm Beach, Fla., where he owns the Mar-a-Lago Club, is a good place to invest. “Palm Beach is a unique place,” Trump said. “It’s just rich and good,” mainly because he said that Palm Beach “is never affected by the economy,” though he did not specify exactly why. See the video after the jump.

From left: a golf course and Donald Trump

Investors are betting on golf courses as they predict a significant decline in the number of golf courses nationwide, due to a number of factors, Bloomberg News reported.

The median price for a golf course was down to $3 million in the third quarter of 2011, from $4.6 million in 2006, according to numbers from national commercial brokerage Marcus & Millichap. The result is that investors, including Donald Trump himself, whose Trump Golf company has plans for courses from Scotland to Doral, are snapping up the properties, Bloomberg said. [more]

Donald TrumpIn his inaugural appearance on “Squawk Box’s” new weekly feature, “Trump Tuesday,” Donald Trump said housing is the best investment right now, and railed on green office buildings.

Trump reasoned that because of the nearly $16 trillion national debt, “the greatest thing you can own” is real estate, unless the debt gets resolved the “old-fashioned” and “proper” way. Watch the entire video after the jump. [more]

Donald Trump and the Doral Golf Resort

Donald Trump has already been quizzing staffers at the Doral Golf Resort, after a ruling allowed the property’s owner to proceed with the sale, the Miami Herald reported. Trump, who envisions a large-scale renovation of the resort, is now closer to taking over the property. He made the high $150 million bid in October, although other suitors can still choose to outbid him by Friday. [Miami Herald]

From left: Donald Trump and Mitt Romney

Despite claiming earlier this week that he may still run for the position himself, developer Donald Trump may be planning to endorse former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for president in Las Vegas today, sources told the Washington Post.

He is planning to make the announcement at 3.30 p.m., a senior Romney campaign office said. [more]

Donald TrumpDespite having withdrawn his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in May, New York real estate developer Donald Trump may still consider a run for president, he told CBS News yesterday, because “the country is going to hell in a handbasket” (see video after the jump). “I’m still thinking about it,” he told CBS’ Bob Schieffer. “We’ll see what happens.” [more]

Deion Sanders and Donald Trump

NFL legend Deion Sanders will be starring in a Super Bowl ad for real estate company Century 21, according to the Sun Sentinel. The star will be joined in the ad by real estate mogul Donald Trump. “The Super Bowl comes just before the spring selling season, making it a perfect time to signal our confidence in our agents and in the American real estate market,” said Beverly Thorne, Century 21′s chief marketing officer. [NYT via Sun Sentinel]

Real estate mogul Donald Trump has left the Republican party, switching his registration to “unaffiliated,” according to ABC News. Trump, who said he was “disgusted” with the Republicans’ work in Washington, according to a source, could be contemplating a third-party run. The real estate mogul has reportedly considered online presidential site Americans Elect, which has worked to get on the ballot in all 50 states, and would give Americans the ability to nominate a candidate through the Internet. [more]

Doral Golf Resort and Donald Trump

Donald Trump ultimately paid $150 million for the Doral Golf Resort in Spa, a $20 million discount from the announced price in October. Trump’s initial offer was $170 million, but five resorts foreclosed upon by Paulson & Winthrop Realty Trust (of which Doral was one) agreed not to seek court approval of their sales until Trump’s due diligence period lapsed, which occurred at the end of last month. At that time, Trump signed a new deal for $150 million. [Miami Herald]
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Developer Donald Trump has posted a video on his You Tube channel (see video above) complaining about Jon Stewart’s apparently “racist” rant on “The Daily Show” in which Stewart mocked presidential hopeful Herman Cain’s response to recent sexual harassment allegations. Cain has faced a slew of accusations, including from another alleged victim who came forward today.

“It’s not what he said, but the way he said it,” Trump said. “The tone of his voice, the inflection. Unbelievable. When Jon Stewart does a horrible, horrible thing to the African American community, they leave him alone. Anybody else, deep deep trouble.” [more]