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Dallas
Thakkar family’s Allen development slapped with default lawsuit
Chicago-based Monroe Capital Management accused Saumil Thakkar of defaulting on $36M loan
Commercial
New York
Chetrit Org lands members-only club touting Burning Man vibes for Soho building
Chetrits restructured Rialto loan on 427 Broadway, cast iron building now nearly fully occupied
Politics
New York
City eliminates voucher program incentive for landlords
Owners will no longer get a month’s rent as CityFHEPS applications process
Commercial
New York
Daughter’s suit for Haruvi empire gets new life
An appellate court reversed an earlier dismissal
Residential
New York
StreetEasy listings drop after NYC broker ban goes into effect
Despite apparent impact from new policy, listing platform says fluctuations are normal
Commercial
New York
Deed theft ring member gets up to 9 years in prison
Five-member ring stole and sold three homes from elderly Queens owners
Residential
New York
Big investors not “cornering the home market,” but scaling back
Report finds institutional buyers made just 3% of purchases last year
Commercial
New York
RXR puts down $50M deposit on billion-dollar 590 Madison deal
Rechler’s firm has July 30th deadline to close deal
Jun 12, 2025
Manhattan rents continue hot streak to hit new record in May
Despite growing supply, median rent in borough reaching $4,571
Jun 11, 2025
Deed theft ring member gets up to 9 years in prison
Five-member ring stole and sold three homes from elderly Queens owners
Jun 12, 2025
Rent freeze? Rents have been falling for 10 years
Inflation has outpaced Rent Guidelines Board increases for a full decade
Jun 12, 2025
Daughter’s suit for Haruvi empire gets new life
An appellate court reversed an earlier dismissal
Jun 12, 2025
REBNY appeals FARE Act loss
Judge rejected group’s bid to halt the law
Tri-State
Jun 12, 2025
Burlington gobbles up Macy’s lease in Melville
Series of deals by discount retailer seizing on big-box downsizings
Jun 12, 2025
Chilean developer proposes 544-unit resi tower on former Mexican Consulate site in Brickell
Ardid family’s Key International signed an agreement last year to purchase property from owner Claudio Fischer
Jun 12, 2025
Oakland A’s pitcher buys South Florida mansion
MLB player’s 11,300-square-foot home is under construction
Jun 12, 2025
Seritage sells shuttered Sears in Boca Raton to Simon for $23M
Two years ago, seller lost court ruling to redevelop big box store
Jun 12, 2025
Ex-Hearst Magazines boss Cathie Black buys, sells Palm Beach homes in deals totaling $30M
Media mogul sold house across the street from William Lauder’s oceanfront property asking $178M
Jun 12, 2025
Amazon expands planned Wynwood office to 76K sf
E-commerce giant previously had signed for 50K sf
Jun 12, 2025
Boca Raton approves 289-unit mixed-income apartment project
Seven-story building at Park at Broken Sound will include 44 workforce and affordable housing units
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Jun 12, 2025
Hilton & Hyland’s landlord says it’s owed over $700K in back rent, late fees
LLC tied to LA fashion designer, Standard Oil Investment Group filed the lawsuit
Jun 12, 2025
SoCal real estate family discriminates, overcharges, deceives tenants: AG
Rob Bonta claims Swaranjit “Mike” Nijjar, other family subjected tenants to inhumane living conditions
Jun 12, 2025
57-unit affordable apartment building proposed in Del Rey
Culver Boulevard development would raze two buildings
Jun 12, 2025
BH Properties launches nationwide affordable housing acquisition initiative
LA-based developer sees worth in income-restricted multifamily properties
Jun 12, 2025
ICE raids in Los Angeles spook homebuilding industry mid labor shortages
41% of state’s home construction workers are foreign-born
Jun 11, 2025
Hilton & Hyland’s 18K sf office space hits rental market
Listing comes as brokerage’s headcount sits at 40 agents, brokers, down from high of over 100
Jun 12, 2025
NorthPoint drops $270M on suburban industrial as i-sales rev up
Sellers High Street Logistics Properties cashed in on portfolio in popular market
Jun 12, 2025
Loop to lose another big office tenant to Fulton Market
Accounting firm finalizing deal in Thor Equities hotspot
Jun 12, 2025
Newmark looks to Salesforce Tower sublease in office move
120K sf hole in River North tower closely watched as market bellwether
Jun 11, 2025
Latsko bags luxury brand Polène to backfill Oak Street retail
Parisian handbag tenant signed 10-year deal in Gold Coast
Jun 12, 2025
360 Chicago bets big on former Hancock Tower’s observation deck
French firm took over Signature Room space, plans $17M renovation
Jun 11, 2025
Short-term rentals at risk in proposal giving aldermen power to ban
Airbnb called it an “unnecessary violation of Chicagoans’ constitutional property rights”
Jun 12, 2025
San Jose City Council shoots down VCI tower proposal
NIMBYs complained about so-called “monstrosity” near Valley Fair mall
Jun 12, 2025
Tech companies grab room to grow into in SF
AI firms leverage tenant-favorable market, pushing smaller start-ups into Class B
Jun 12, 2025
Instacart doubles down on SF HQ with new 60K sf lease
Grocery delivery platform expanded to 107K sf footprint before pandemic
Jun 12, 2025
Suisun City hopes to gobble up chunk of proposed California Forever city
Officials look to annex 23K acres of planned Solano County enclave
Jun 11, 2025
Hudson Pacific sells largely vacant SF offices for $28M
138K sf Bayside Village building was one of emptiest in company’s portfolio
Jun 11, 2025
Amazon grows WeWork partnership with new Santa Clara offices
E-commerce giant to add 141K sf to Bay Area portfolio in Sobrato building
Dallas
Jun 12, 2025
Thakkar family’s Allen development slapped with default lawsuit
Chicago-based Monroe Capital Management accused Saumil Thakkar of defaulting on $36M loan
Houston
Jun 12, 2025
Hines offloads luxury Houston high-rise to Mexican investor
Hasta Capital borrowed $58.3M to buy downtown property built with incentives
Dallas
Jun 11, 2025
$70M office-to-resi plan to convert early Trammell Crow building
Missouri hotel developers pivoted to apartments amid construction, financing roadblocks
San Antonio
Jun 11, 2025
Developer pivots to $70M condo project in flooded apartment market
Metropolitan Development Co jumped into Texas’ burgeoning for-sale multifamily market
Dallas
Jun 12, 2025
Dallas “ready to make deals,” backs $55M Wings practice facility
$19M incentives approved for Dallas Wings to move to a development site in West Dallas
Dallas
Jun 12, 2025
Centurion American strikes “Golden Corridor” with another land buy
Mehrdad Moayedi’s firm picked up 1,100 acres in fast-growing Grayson County
Jun 9, 2025
Tides Guys now owe Starwood $50M
Judgments fuel insolvency, bankruptcy rumors
Jun 10, 2025
Starwood REIT still struggling with redemption requests
Property fund facing $850M in attempted withdrawals from investors
Jun 8, 2025
What’s next for Douglas Elliman as agents depart and merger talks continue?
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Jun 3, 2025
Private credit rater deemed Moshe Silber’s Crown Holdings “investment-grade” weeks before default
Egan-Jones under fire, faces blacklist from major investment firms
Atlanta
Jun 12, 2025
Forsyth County fights for NHL franchise with $3B arena proposal
$350M public contribution contingent on league expansion to Atlanta metro
Boston
Jun 12, 2025
Bill Koch lists Cape Cod home for $24M
Billionaire has been renting luxury waterfront property for $25K a month
Los Angeles
Jun 12, 2025
Hilton & Hyland’s landlord says it’s owed over $700K in back rent, late fees
LLC tied to LA fashion designer, Standard Oil Investment Group filed the lawsuit
Los Angeles
Jun 12, 2025
57-unit affordable apartment building proposed in Del Rey
Culver Boulevard development would raze two buildings
South Florida
Jun 12, 2025
Ex-Hearst Magazines boss Cathie Black buys, sells Palm Beach homes in deals totaling $30M
Media mogul sold house across the street from William Lauder’s oceanfront property asking $178M
Boston
Jun 12, 2025
Bill Koch lists Cape Cod home for $24M
Billionaire has been renting luxury waterfront property for $25K a month
South Florida
Jun 12, 2025
Oakland A’s pitcher buys South Florida mansion
MLB player’s 11,300-square-foot home is under construction
New York
Jun 12, 2025
Manhattan rents continue hot streak to hit new record in May
Despite growing supply, median rent in borough reaching $4,571
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Los Angeles
Jun 12, 2025
SoCal real estate family discriminates, overcharges, deceives tenants: AG
Rob Bonta claims Swaranjit “Mike” Nijjar, other family subjected tenants to inhumane living conditions
South Florida
Jun 12, 2025
Amazon expands planned Wynwood office to 76K sf
E-commerce giant previously had signed for 50K sf
Chicago
Jun 12, 2025
NorthPoint drops $270M on suburban industrial as i-sales rev up
Sellers High Street Logistics Properties cashed in on portfolio in popular market
Chicago
Jun 12, 2025
Loop to lose another big office tenant to Fulton Market
Accounting firm finalizing deal in Thor Equities hotspot
South Florida
Jun 12, 2025
Seritage sells shuttered Sears in Boca Raton to Simon for $23M
Two years ago, seller lost court ruling to redevelop big box store
Tri-State
Jun 12, 2025
Burlington gobbles up Macy’s lease in Melville
Series of deals by discount retailer seizing on big-box downsizings
Atlanta
Jun 12, 2025
Forsyth County fights for NHL franchise with $3B arena proposal
$350M public contribution contingent on league expansion to Atlanta metro
Dallas
Jun 12, 2025
Dallas “ready to make deals,” backs $55M Wings practice facility
$19M incentives approved for Dallas Wings to move to a development site in West Dallas
Dallas
Jun 12, 2025
Centurion American strikes “Golden Corridor” with another land buy
Mehrdad Moayedi’s firm picked up 1,100 acres in fast-growing Grayson County
South Florida
Jun 12, 2025
Boca Raton approves 289-unit mixed-income apartment project
Seven-story building at Park at Broken Sound will include 44 workforce and affordable housing units
New York
Jun 12, 2025
Four years on, Upper East Side Blood Center expansion remains clotted
Controversial rezoning yielded little outward progress
South Florida
Jun 12, 2025
Chilean developer proposes 544-unit resi tower on former Mexican Consulate site in Brickell
Ardid family’s Key International signed an agreement last year to purchase property from owner Claudio Fischer