Werner, Mizrachi drag Schron, Lowenfeld into $342M alleged double-default on Chicago office loans
Complex deal structure for tower at 300 South Riverside Plaza crushes investors, as ground lease loan heads to special servicer LNR Partners
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Top JLL executive resigns after three weeks on the job
Michael Colacino recently became CEO of Americas Leasing Advisory team
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South Florida
Property manager arrested, accused of $1M-plus theft from Broward condo associations
Attorney for Michael Curtis, who pleaded not guilty, said most recent arrest is part of “personal vendettas”
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New York
Top bankruptcy attorney Jonathan Pasternak suspended for three years in NY’s Southern District
Suspension stems from undisclosed payments from embattled investor Sam Sprei
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National
Anywhere CEO Ryan Schneider out after 8 years
Exit was part of terms of merger agreement with Compass
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Chicago
Lender completes $130M suburban Chicago office foreclosure against Shaya Prager
Embattled landlord’s firm Opal Holdings is overtaken in court by Iowa-based lender GreenState Credit Union in move to reset Corporate 500 property
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National
Lennar, Taylor Morrison leading “Trump Homes” charge
Proposal calls for rent-to-own program funded by private investors
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New York
“Hardest moment of my life”: Woman testifies about alleged attack filmed by Oren Alexander
Week 2 began with judge denying motion for mistrial after Epstein file drop
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National
WATCH: “The Alexander Brothers”: A TRD documentary
Episode 1 chronicles the rise of the luxury broker siblings
Empire State Realty eyes $350M for Billionaires Row office building
Tony Malkin’s REIT puts 250 East 57th Street up for sale
Al Sharpton leaves Bruce Teitelbaum’s Harlem development site after eviction fight
Developer Bruce Teitelbaum says housing project can move forward
Olympia Dumbo penthouse asking $17.5M snags contract
Sprawling unit could snag Brooklyn’s second-priciest deal
Wynwood Plaza developers score $335M refi from Blue Owl
Oak Row, L&L Holding completed 1M sf complex in October
Michael Simkins, Torose snag whopping discount for Miami Beach retail building
Investors joined other major players acquiring properties at open-air mall that’s experiencing revival
Inside Steve Ross’ buyout of a West Palm Beach waterfront condo
Joey Columbo sold 27 units to billionaire for nearly five times what he and partners paid
“Immense shell game”: Aston Martin Residences developer accused of fleecing owners
Germán Coto allegedly engaged in self-dealing via bogus contracts that lined his pockets, according to a lawsuit
South Florida’s top deals: JSRE sells Miami Beach retail property at loss
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Torose, Sabal flip Coconut Grove office building for $61M
Sellers gained $28M after buying property out of UCC foreclosure a year ago
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Mar Vista homes trades for $10M in new record for LA neighborhood
Venice families, Palisades fire-impacted buyers have flocked to the Westside community
Billionaire developer Geoff Palmer backs GOP governor hopeful Steve Hilton
Trump donor maxes out as former Fox News host builds deep-pocketed SoCal donor base
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Incumbent Karen Bass draws Stewart and Lynda Resnick, Rexford’s Richard Ziman, and spec developer Ardie Tavangarian for industry’s biggest donor pot
LA City Council approves $90M for Palisades property owners to rebuild
Council member implements guardrails to ensure victims don’t misuse funds
Shuttered Highland Theatre to receive new life after Kristen Stewart buys historic LA venue
“Twilight” star following in Hollywood directors’ theater-purchase footsteps
Asana Partners drops $151M on Huntington Beach retail plaza
Several OC shopping centers have traded hands over past year
Werner, Mizrachi drag Schron, Lowenfeld into $342M alleged double-default on Chicago office loans
Complex deal structure for tower at 300 South Riverside Plaza crushes investors, as ground lease loan heads to special servicer LNR Partners
Chicago Bulls’ Josh Giddey drops $4M-plus on River North townhome
Newly extended guard bought into a familiar athlete enclave after $100M contract extension
Cushman taps Avison Young veteran to lead Chicago, Midwest
Damla Gerhart steps in, as Vicki Noonan heads toward retirement
More Chicago suburbs crack down on short-term rentals
Skokie bans new investor-owned units, while Evanston weighs caps and density rules
Portillo-linked Florida spec mansion trades for $15M, no ketchup needed
Waterfront Naples home was first to sell from development trio tied to Chicago hot dog magnate
Glenstar and Halloran’s $30M renovation of Downtown Chicago office tower tests market’s revival
Updating the 41-story building at 200 South Wacker Drive will begin later this month
Morgan Stanley selling $106M loan linked to Emeryville life sciences complex
Beacon Capital-owned property could trade in deed-in-lieu of foreclosure
Amazon advancing 710K sf facility in SF after $202M land buy
Development was long stalled after city regulations stopped progress
PG&E grows in East Bay with $22M office buy in Pleasanton
Utilities giant continues local purchase streak after $986M HQ acquisition
Billionaire tax might not spell doom for Bay Area housing market, experts say
Proposed one-time 5% levy has yet to qualify for November ballot
Bay Area grabs prime chunk of biggest office leases for 2025 on AI effect
Demand for newer spaces account for 4.3M sf, could lead to shortage of premium offices
Union Square Gucci flagship sells for $44M in latest trade to Texas-based investor
Moran Capital head assembling portfolio of properties across SF
Texas trails Florida for most discounted resi market in country last year
Austin saw most discounts statewide
Dallas
Fifth Third–Comerica merger closes, leaving Dallas tower in limbo
Bank’s lease on its namesake 60-story Downtown Dallas Tower runs through 2028
Stonehawk lands $45M refi for suburban Dallas apartments near 5K-acre Provident development
The 255-unit multifamily project\ in Grand Prairie was built in 2024
Developers advance two mega master-planned communities outside Dallas-Fort Worth
Hillwood and Old Prosper Partners plan a total of 9,000-plus homes and 3,000 apartments and townhouses in Denton County, as sprawl pushes north
Dallas
Robert Colombo proposes $200M-plus luxury condo-hotel in Uptown Dallas
He and his partner, Horizon Capital Partners, are seeking city approval for boutique project
Houston
‘Adult dorms’ rising in Houston aimed as affordability options
Passive Investor Network is partnering with PadSplit to create co-living options in targeted neighborhoods
Pressure mounts at CoStar as another investor blasts Homes.com strategy
D.E. Shaw turns up the heat following Third Point campaign
Anywhere CEO Ryan Schneider out after 8 years
Exit was part of terms of merger agreement with Compass
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Real estate reacts to Fed chair selection
Donald Trump taps Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell
Washington D.C.
Store Capital buys another private school campus
Firm paid nearly double most recent assessment for Virginia property
AI construction startup Bedrock raises $270M
Alphabet, Nvidia among those boosting valuation to $1.75B
Alphabet eyes 2.4M sf office expansion in Indian tech capital
OpenAI, Anthropic among US companies growing in South Asian country
Iran Supreme Leader’s son tied to global property web
Inside Mojtaba Khamenei’s overseas real estate empire as protests rage
Cyberattack crushes London housing market
Thousands of sales in jeopardy in Westminster, Chelsea, Kensington
Tokyo condo prices reach record high as supply shrinks, construction costs balloon
Broader market on upswing after 2024 decline in new condo prices
Abu Dhabi royals nearing sale of West End London office for $226M
Berkeley Estate Asset Management recently won approval for nearby project
Saudi Arabia’s latest Neom pivot: Data centers
Ambitious megaproject in the process of being scaled back
New York
NYC troubled mortgage rate beats national share despite trouble spots
Brooklyn home to most equity-rich neighborhoods
National
US apartment vacancy rate rises, with widening urban-suburban gap
All of 2025 saw national rental vacancy rate at or above 7%
Los Angeles
Focus on TRD Data: Priciest office sales in Culver City in 2025
National
Data center spending surges as AI demand reshapes construction
Office construction spending cools as dollars for data centers rose 18.4%
National
CRE prices edge up year over year
Despite a mixed year overall, office posted best performance in 2025
South Florida
Broward County leads South Florida’s office market sales growth
Miami clocked $1B in office investment, a 26 percent drop from the previous year
Chicago
Chicago Bulls’ Josh Giddey drops $4M-plus on River North townhome
Newly extended guard bought into a familiar athlete enclave after $100M contract extension
South Florida
South Florida’s top deals: JSRE sells Miami Beach retail property at loss
TRD reports the most important transactions for Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026
Texas
Texas trails Florida for most discounted resi market in country last year
Austin saw most discounts statewide
New York
NYC’s top deals: UES co-op sells for $11M
TRD reports top transactions for Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026
Chicago
Portillo-linked Florida spec mansion trades for $15M, no ketchup needed
Waterfront Naples home was first to sell from development trio tied to Chicago hot dog magnate
Los Angeles
Mar Vista homes trades for $10M in new record for LA neighborhood
Venice families, Palisades fire-impacted buyers have flocked to the Westside community
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Cushman taps Avison Young veteran to lead Chicago, Midwest
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Washington D.C.
Store Capital buys another private school campus
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Los Angeles
Shuttered Highland Theatre to receive new life after Kristen Stewart buys historic LA venue
“Twilight” star following in Hollywood directors’ theater-purchase footsteps
Dallas
Fifth Third–Comerica merger closes, leaving Dallas tower in limbo
Bank’s lease on its namesake 60-story Downtown Dallas Tower runs through 2028
San Francisco
Bay Area grabs prime chunk of biggest office leases for 2025 on AI effect
Demand for newer spaces account for 4.3M sf, could lead to shortage of premium offices
New York
Brookfield throws in $173M to refi Brookfield Place tower
Cash equity plugs gap as office giant re-ups CMBS debt at 225 Liberty Street
South Florida
Inside Steve Ross’ buyout of a West Palm Beach waterfront condo
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Trump blowback triggers good cause eviction
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Texas
Stonehawk lands $45M refi for suburban Dallas apartments near 5K-acre Provident development
The 255-unit multifamily project\ in Grand Prairie was built in 2024
Texas
Developers advance two mega master-planned communities outside Dallas-Fort Worth
Hillwood and Old Prosper Partners plan a total of 9,000-plus homes and 3,000 apartments and townhouses in Denton County, as sprawl pushes north
Dallas
Robert Colombo proposes $200M-plus luxury condo-hotel in Uptown Dallas
He and his partner, Horizon Capital Partners, are seeking city approval for boutique project
South Florida
“Immense shell game”: Aston Martin Residences developer accused of fleecing owners
Germán Coto allegedly engaged in self-dealing via bogus contracts that lined his pockets, according to a lawsuit