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New York
Charles Cohen reignites Fortress fight in bid for damages
Billionaire seeks $204M after paying off $187M debt
Development
South Florida
Real estate lawsuits involving Isaac Toledano spill into family drama
Dispute centers on Aventura office building and massive Cutler Bay project, but daughter’s divorce dragged into it
Commercial
New York
World’s third-richest man can’t hack NYC rent stabilization market
Sergey Brin sells stake in A&E Real Estate fund for pennies on the dollar
Politics
New York
Bait and switch? No, a win for housing
Quiet pivot by politician, developer allows projects to pencil out
Politics
Los Angeles
LA City Council to vote on putting ULA break for multifamily on ballot
Decision on November measure slated for July 1 meeting of 15-member body
Legal
Texas
Bill Hutchinson to pay two women damages in split verdict on sexual assault case
Jurors awarded a pair of women $430K each after finding the Dallas developer liable
Commercial
New York
Gary Barnett presses on in legal battle with ex-partners
Extell founder takes case to appeals court following conflict that began in 2022
Brand Studio
B3’s Sydnie + Olivia closes the North Shore’s new construction gap
Breathing new life into a long-vacant site
Residential
National
Compass faces class-action lawsuit over transaction fees
Florida homebuyers claim $495 fee “unfair and deceptive”
Soloviev’s Billionaires’ Row refi tops May’s biggest loans
Lenders bet on conversions, logistics and Manhattan office properties
Gut-renovated Brooklyn Heights home snags deal after asking $13M
Brooklyn saw 19 contracts signed for homes asking $2M+
Steve Croman’s sons find path in real estate
Jake and Adam Croman are making interesting bets in rent stabilized multifamily deals
NY Dirt: Do neglected buildings make money?
Data on violations, net operating income
Victor Sigoura on how to be a NYC condo developer
In Sigoura’s first development job he was tasked with handling the hotel union protesting The Plaza hotel condo conversion. Now he is on his own and smashing records for his new condo project on the Upper East Side
Target takes space from Vornado affiliate for Rego Park store
Big-box retailer leasing 135K sf at Queens shopping center
Real estate lawsuits involving Isaac Toledano spill into family drama
Dispute centers on Aventura office building and massive Cutler Bay project, but daughter’s divorce dragged into it
Broward beach resort headed to foreclosure sale over $40M debt
Former Sonder property to be auctioned off July 16 following $26M loan default
Dezer targets broader market with North Miami residential development
Local developer known for luxury projects plans nearly 600 market-rate units
Waterfront estate of Palm Beach’s oldest resident sells for $35M months after her death
Jane Smith, who lived in the home for over six decades, died at 107 years old
CIM Group takes Goodtime Hotel for $100 as credit bidder in foreclosure auction
Hotel opened in 2021 to much ballyhoo but more recently ran into financial woes and was hit with a $205M foreclosure judgement in May
Historic downtown Miami courthouse heads to auction with development caveats
Site is eligible for rapid transit zoning that allows for up to 500 residential units per gross acre, but its historic status is limiting
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"Mayor Mamdani calls: What's your plan to fix NYC housing?" | Victor Sigoura answers
NYC's New Pied-à-Terre Tax Explained
The downfall of Kanye's Malibu mansion
New York City Freezes Rent on Nearly 1 Million Apartments
Coffee Talk | Real Estate's Most Powerful Voices, Unscripted
Stefan Soloviev wants to break his own office rent record
Landlord-tenant dispute turns deadly
How the Plaza Hotel gave Victor Sigoura his real estate education
From Lawyer to Luxury Developer | Salon Series with Victor Sigoura
Has Miami's branded condo boom gone too far?
Trump-pardoned investor to revive $3B Miami megaproject
Is the Obama Presidential Center revitalizing Chicago, or pricing people out?
How a Summer Camp Empire Raised $200M — Then Imploded Months Later
Why Realtors are walking away from NAR
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NYC's zombie protest backfired in real time
⚽ World Cup windfall or own goal for U.S. real estate?
Stephen Siegel on going from setback to CEO
Steve Wynn’s $50M Beverly Hills manse tops last week’s LA County luxury contracts
Asking volume for homes tracked by Douglas Elliman group doubled year over year
LA City Council to vote on putting ULA break for multifamily on ballot
Decision on November measure slated for July 1 meeting of 15-member body
Reuben brothers take keys to Witkoff’s West Hollywood hotel
Company founded by special envoy handed hotel to UK billionaires, owed $200M-plus
UK private equity firm acquiring Kayne Anderson Real Estate
Deal with Bridgepoint values Al Rabil’s investment platform at $1.4B
CIM sues private members club over unpaid rent in West Adams to tune of $830K
Landlord seeks almost $7M damages; social club CEO disputed claims
Rosemead shopping center lands $46M Wells Fargo refi
SGV asking retail rents continue freefall while investment appears on an upswing: Lee & Associates
How the CEO of Chicago’s MLS waded into the real estate listing wars
Major Zillow blackout and national alliance with Compass thrust Chicago MLS chief, Rebecca Jenson, into national spotlight
What to know as Zillow faces off with MRED, Compass in hearing over listing access
Preliminary injunction proceedings in start July 1
DWS sells Chicago grocery-anchored shopping center for $70M
Hines’ purchase was its latest move in the firm’s grocery-oriented retail acquisitions over the past year
Prologis lands former Audacy site for $100M warehouse project
Industrial REIT plans 454K-square-foot suburban Chicago development after buying ex-radio transmission property out of broadcaster’s bankruptcy sale
How flip-flopping Chicago Bears stadium plans left real estate players in limbo
NFL franchise owners and Illinois politicians are at an impasse as team threatens move to Indiana
138-acre suburban Chicago compound being sold at auction
The compound was originally listed in May, but is now being auctioned off for much less
Beach Boys singer lists Lake Tahoe mansion for $43M
Ask price in line with recent purchases by investors Sergey Brin, Steve Jurvetson
AI chipmaker grabs 80K sf in Milpitas as tenants fight over high-powered space
Booming sector leased 1.1M sf in Silicon Valley in Q2: Kidder Mathews
Silicon Valley office vacancy declining as Sunnyvale sees surge: Colliers
Fortinet grows HQ campus with $15M dual-building buy
New home in Hillsborough aims for local record with $40M asking price
Partially finished home bought in 2023 for $7.5M, completed over past year
Before the IPO spree: Bay Area residential rankings
AI wealth has already created more millionaires than mansions — and agents are searching for inventory
Pac Heights sees another quick mansion sale as prices hit record highs
Nearly $27M transaction continues trend of luxury homes closing weeks after hitting market
Dallas luxury heads north as Collin and Denton counties land on list of state’s priciest listings
Three of the 10 most expensive listings in Texas are in northern Dallas suburbs
Kelly Slater’s Austin Surf Club faces $16M in liens as it looks to restart construction
333-acre private surf club and condo project saw construction shutdown in April
H-E-B follows rooftops in burgeoning Houston suburb
Texas grocery chain to open store before Signorelli completes final residential phase of Valley Ranch
Bill Hutchinson to pay two women damages in split verdict on sexual assault case
Jurors awarded a pair of women $430K each after finding the Dallas developer liable
Texas developers thought a state law to expand as-of-right housing production in commercial zones would help them build
“Not so fast,” said city governments
JPI closes on suburban Dallas site for $113M mixed-income apartment project
Developer, housing authority team up on 393-unit community with nearly half the homes set aside as affordable
Welltower’s $821M CEO payday sparks backlash despite blockbuster run
Shankh Mitra’s buying spree turned healthcare REIT into $160B giant
Compass faces class-action lawsuit over transaction fees
Florida homebuyers claim $495 fee “unfair and deceptive”
Supreme Court rebuffs Trump bid to oust Fed governor
Ruling to block firing of Lisa Cook maintains central bank independence
America’s biggest housing push in decades sits in political limbo
Plus, NYC gets a rent freeze, George Pino is acquitted and more national real estate news this week
Seattle
Alexandria plots life sciences-to-housing pivot in Seattle’s Lower Queen Anne
California-based firm proposed redevelopment amid demand slump for lab space
July 2026
Barclays drops nearly $1B to buy its London HQ
Lender the latest to shift from renter to owner of office space
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
New York
NYC home sellers mostly profited in 2025 — except in Manhattan
Citywide median resale gains hit $70K last year
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
National
Investors pull back from housing market as political, economic pressures mount
Institutional players make up just 2% of Q1 homebuyers across country
National
ICE plans to sell off, reassign most of newly acquired portfolio
Track DHS’s detention center holdings
National
Starter home prices hit $1 million in record number of cities
Pricey entry-level home markets are no longer just on the coasts
Chicago
What to know as Zillow faces off with MRED, Compass in hearing over listing access
Preliminary injunction proceedings in start July 1
New York
Inside the Hamptons’ and the North Shore’s priciest deals
In Long Island's counties, estates on the North Shore and in the Hamptons power luxury sector
Los Angeles
Steve Wynn’s $50M Beverly Hills manse tops last week’s LA County luxury contracts
Asking volume for homes tracked by Douglas Elliman group doubled year over year
San Francisco
Before the IPO spree: Bay Area residential rankings
AI wealth has already created more millionaires than mansions — and agents are searching for inventory
New York
Inside NYC’s luxury rental frenzy
New dev shortage, influx of wealthy tenants and looming pied-à-terre tax drive rents higher
Chicago
How the CEO of Chicago’s MLS waded into the real estate listing wars
Major Zillow blackout and national alliance with Compass thrust Chicago MLS chief, Rebecca Jenson, into national spotlight
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New York
Victor Sigoura on how to be a NYC condo developer
In Sigoura’s first development job he was tasked with handling the hotel union protesting The Plaza hotel condo conversion. Now he is on his own and smashing records for his new condo project on the Upper East Side
South Florida
CIM Group takes Goodtime Hotel for $100 as credit bidder in foreclosure auction
Hotel opened in 2021 to much ballyhoo but more recently ran into financial woes and was hit with a $205M foreclosure judgement in May
Los Angeles
CIM sues private members club over unpaid rent in West Adams to tune of $830K
Landlord seeks almost $7M damages; social club CEO disputed claims
New York
Target takes space from Vornado affiliate for Rego Park store
Big-box retailer leasing 135K sf at Queens shopping center
Seattle
Alexandria plots life sciences-to-housing pivot in Seattle’s Lower Queen Anne
California-based firm proposed redevelopment amid demand slump for lab space
South Florida
Historic downtown Miami courthouse heads to auction with development caveats
Site is eligible for rapid transit zoning that allows for up to 500 residential units per gross acre, but its historic status is limiting
New York
Victor Sigoura on how to be a NYC condo developer
In Sigoura’s first development job he was tasked with handling the hotel union protesting The Plaza hotel condo conversion. Now he is on his own and smashing records for his new condo project on the Upper East Side
Texas
Texas developers thought a state law to expand as-of-right housing production in commercial zones would help them build
“Not so fast,” said city governments
New York
The Closing: Brian Steinwurtzel
GFP Development CEO on generational businesses, the cost of time and giving up on being an adrenaline junkie
New York
Hamptons developer Jeremy Morton’s unfinished projects — and debts — stack up
In the frothy, seasonal Hamptons, the ambitious developer may have taken on more projects than he could complete
South Florida
Developer lines up 376 Live Local Act units in place of offices near Aventura
Despite continued pipeline of companies to South Florida, older office buildings are being redeveloped into other uses
Texas
Kelly Slater’s Austin Surf Club faces $16M in liens as it looks to restart construction
333-acre private surf club and condo project saw construction shutdown in April