ICSC 2026: Parties, panels, pools — and chasing down deals
Debauchery may have mellowed but that doesn’t stop pros from letting loose, as retail's biggest event ends today
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New York
RealPage rent-fixing settlements pass $200M (and counting)
More landlords strike deals to exit litigation in antitrust fight
Commercial
South Florida
“Perception becomes reality”: Miami-Dade office rents reach records
Landlords and tenants are negotiating new deals at over $200 psf
Commercial
South Florida
Where are office rents setting records in Miami? Here’s the map
Letters of intent spell new highs
Politics
New York
How pied-à-terre, cash-buyer surcharges will change behavior
New taxes will spark avoidance strategies, may help rentals
Politics
Texas
Texas real estate heavyweights get backup from Trump with Paxton endorsement
Mehrdad Moayedi, Rex Glendenning and Phillip Huffines among early donors to AG's bid for Senate
Commercial
National
Wall Street crowds into niche corner of real estate private credit
Non-traded mortgage REITs — similar in structure to Blue Owl’s controversial credit arm — are seeing a surge of new startups
Commercial
New York
Jared Solomon, with $100 left to his name, can’t pay attorney
“I am effectively bankrupt,” Vornado fraudster says as government looks to seize properties
Brand Studio
Pendry Residences Nashville use Gaggenau to take Paseo South Gulch to new heights of luxury
Music City's hottest new address
Residential
New York
LISTEN: The exodus of wealthy tenants at a UES mainstay
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Former Gucci headquarters at 685 Fifth transfers to special servicing
Owner GGP rebukes move, which lender based on tenant departures in 2027
Tri-State
Kathie Lee Gifford lists Connecticut waterfront estate for $100M
Former “Today” host could snag peak price for Constitution State
NYC greenlight affordable housing fast-track, state bill eyes $10K per unit incentives
New rules allow certain developments to sidestep lengthy city approvals.
The Daily Dirt: Death by a thousand paper cuts
Sub-rehab applications dump 1,100 pages on each tenant
J-51 reboot flops for rent-regulated landlords, boosts co-ops and condos
A revised tax break made it into the state budget with winners and losers
Hotel union deal puts cleaners on track for $100K salaries
Tentative contract delivers historic raises as owners brace for higher labor costs
Judge tosses condo owners’ suit against Fontainebleau Miami Beach over short-term rentals rules
Arguments from Jeffrey Soffer’s firm likely to be used in future condo-hotel disputes
Golden Beach broker lands $48M verdict in six-year fight over stiffed commission
Lawsuit stemmed from $2.8M sale of waterfront home in 2020
“Perception becomes reality”: Miami-Dade office rents reach records
Landlords and tenants are negotiating new deals at over $200 psf
Where are office rents setting records in Miami? Here’s the map
Letters of intent spell new highs
Publix rings up discounted shopping center near Boynton Beach for $78M
Lakeland-based grocer’s spending on retail plazas anchored by its supermarkets has reached $378M
Dingle brothers sell waterfront spec mansion for $75M in Boca Raton record
Deal will reset pricing in the city and within Royal Palm, broker said
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California accuses State Farm of cheating fire victims
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Pam Liebman BETS $1M Corcoran won’t become Compass in brokerage showdown
Corcoran's Pam Liebman and Brown Harris Stevens' Bess Freedman feud on transparency | NYC Forum 2026
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Onni’s $400M loan finds itself in special servicing again
Moved at borrower’s request, could be workout play as Onni plans office to resi
LA County’s post-fire rent gouging ban goes up in smoke
Landlords will have free reign to hike rents more than 10% starting May 29
“He’s a character”: LA mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt nabs nod from Trump
Real estate money continues to flow to candidates in run-up to June primary
Oceanwide Plaza buyer loses city’s favor, confirmation hearing pushed again
City of LA rejects KPC, Lendlease $470M credit bid, claims insufficient plan
Los Feliz home floated for demolition to give way to affordable apartment project
LA among nation’s leaders in income-restricted housing construction
YIMBY movement split on who should be CA’s next governor
Varying endorsements reveal a coalition united on the housing crisis but divided on who can fix it.
Yitzy Klor pursuing third deconversion of the same Chicago condo building with $98M offer
Condo owners will vote on a third bulk buyout offer after two failed attempts from Klor
Chicago MLS cuts off data feed to Zillow
Third largest MLS suspended tens of thousands of listings over private marketing fight, as Zillow lawsuit against MRED, Compass continues
Habitat, M/I Homes pay $13M for residential site in Chicago’s North Shore
Developers plan 227-home development on 28-acre Highland Park site
Ahitow’s CityPads cashes out of Evanston apartments in sale to TLC
Stuart Handler buys 120-unit Tapestry Station in 1031 exchange
John Novak strengthens grip along Chicago River with two more purchases
Contractor now controls four properties around the beleaguered former Lincoln Yards development site
Vinayaka Hospitality snags Downtown Chicago “Hotel of Presidents” for $43M
Landmark 23-story Blackstone hotel is off the market after years of sales attempts
YIMBY movement split on who should be CA’s next governor
Varying endorsements reveal a coalition united on the housing crisis but divided on who can fix it.
22-bedroom East Bay estate trades for near-record price
AI boom continues to drive big-ticket mansion sales across Bay Area
Align beefs up Safeway redevelopment plans in SF’s Outer Richmond
More residences, bigger grocery footprint planned for 3-acre site
San Jose motel eyed for housing conversion as Mahan touts lodging-to-living push
Mayor and gubernatorial candidate points to strategy as city inches toward state housing goals
Pac Heights’ Apple orchard grows with another exec mansion buy
SF’s ultra-luxury market on fire in active spring sales season
SF waterfront property hits market for $250 — snorkel required
5K sf lot the latest underwater parcel in Bay Area to go up for sale
Texas real estate heavyweights get backup from Trump with Paxton endorsement
Mehrdad Moayedi, Rex Glendenning and Phillip Huffines among early donors to AG's bid for Senate
Hillwood, Vanderbilt take larger bite of marquee Las Colinas office complex
Both firms increased their stake in Towers at Williams Square in Dallas suburb
Wolfe Investments slapped with another potential North Texas foreclosure
Ambitious syndicator could see another loss as lender seeks debt sale on former Fort Worth Star-Telegram building
Land purchases inch embattled Thakkar family’s North Texas project closer to completion
Dallas-area developers face SEC action, lawsuit over New York office building
Austin
Endeavor points with bird dog certainty toward “Dog’s Head” development potential
Influential Austin firm looks to lock in city annexation for thousands of acres near Austin-Bergstrom International
Foreclosures tick up in stubbornly expensive Austin
Former boomtown led nation in residential foreclosure growth last month
Wall Street crowds into niche corner of real estate private credit
Non-traded mortgage REITs — similar in structure to Blue Owl’s controversial credit arm — are seeing a surge of new startups
Nation's biggest builders hit with wave of defect claims
Homeowners allege faulty construction, developers blame aggressive lawyers
ICSC 2026: Parties, panels, pools — and chasing down deals
Debauchery may have mellowed but that doesn’t stop pros from letting loose, as retail's biggest event ends today
Industrial Realty partners with Sachem for $3.4B REIT
Mortgage lender joins forces with Los Angeles industrial giant in pivot
Scion Group, Ares buy Harrison Street’s $910M student housing portfolio
New joint venture is betting big on the sector
Google’s listings experiment adds pressure to fractured MLS landscape
Search engine’s second rollout goes direct with MLSes, eXp Realty
Japanese real estate bank lending soars to record high
$113B spending leads to concerns of market overheating, spec flipping
Czech billionaire Karel Komárek in pole position for second London office buy
Investment group KKCG submits £282M bid for 1 St James’s Square
Housing Notes: Chinese consumers prefer existing housing over new development
Households now favor certainty over buying off-plan
Australian Trump Tower project scrapped by developer shortly after grand reveal
Trump Org developments advancing in Middle East as name becomes “toxic” Down Under
Lionel Messi makes return to Barcelona … real estate
Inter Miami star purchases shuttered shopping center for $14M
Brookfield doubles down on Dubai with 480K sf mixed-use venture
Canadian investment giant teams with Alshaya Group despite regional instability
New York
Brooklyn and Queens fuel NYC’s off-market deal surge
Off-market residential sales jumped across NYC in 2025 as private listings spread beyond Manhattan’s luxury core
National
Residential foreclosures soar in Sun Belt metros
FHA loans, affordability concerns add to pressures on borrowers
National
Commercial originations surge 52% amid lender "feeding frenzy"
Commercial real estate debt originations climb at highest rate in five years
New York
Tax abatement 485x, tariffs slam NYC construction pipeline
Staten Island, Queens report biggest fall-offs in new building activity
New York
TRD’s top brokers: Independent firms thrive in Manhattan luxury
Manhattan’s indie brokers embrace “pain in the ass” status
National
South leads U.S. in existing home sales growth
Deals plunge the most in the Northeast in April, according to the National Association of Realtors
San Francisco
Pac Heights’ Apple orchard grows with another exec mansion buy
SF’s ultra-luxury market on fire in active spring sales season
Los Angeles
Los Feliz home floated for demolition to give way to affordable apartment project
LA among nation’s leaders in income-restricted housing construction
Texas
Foreclosures tick up in stubbornly expensive Austin
Former boomtown led nation in residential foreclosure growth last month
Los Angeles
LA County’s post-fire rent gouging ban goes up in smoke
Landlords will have free reign to hike rents more than 10% starting May 29
Los Angeles
Film producer Joe Roth nabs quick close on $21M Beverly Hills mid-century modern
Led last week’s pack of $133M in contracts
San Francisco
22-bedroom East Bay estate trades for near-record price
AI boom continues to drive big-ticket mansion sales across Bay Area
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New York
Hotel union deal puts cleaners on track for $100K salaries
Tentative contract delivers historic raises as owners brace for higher labor costs
National
Scion Group, Ares buy Harrison Street’s $910M student housing portfolio
New joint venture is betting big on the sector
Los Angeles
Onni’s $400M loan finds itself in special servicing again
Moved at borrower’s request, could be workout play as Onni plans office to resi
National
Newmark asks court to compel $3M from Nightingale co-founder
Simon Singer says brokerage’s ties to Elie Schwartz should block collection
South Florida
Publix rings up discounted shopping center near Boynton Beach for $78M
Lakeland-based grocer’s spending on retail plazas anchored by its supermarkets has reached $378M
Chicago
Yitzy Klor pursuing third deconversion of the same Chicago condo building with $98M offer
Condo owners will vote on a third bulk buyout offer after two failed attempts from Klor
Austin
Endeavor points with bird dog certainty toward “Dog’s Head” development potential
Influential Austin firm looks to lock in city annexation for thousands of acres near Austin-Bergstrom International
Chicago
John Novak strengthens grip along Chicago River with two more purchases
Contractor now controls four properties around the beleaguered former Lincoln Yards development site
Houston
Bank OZK expanding in Houston by nearly tripling office space
Arkansas-based bank also doubled its branches in the Houston area
Texas
Liberty Hill set to be next site of Austin area retail boom
Rapidly growing suburb is set to transform 22 acres into new retail center
Chicago
Iconic Chicago venue converting 400K sf into a Marriott
Hearn entered negotiations for a luxury Edition-branded hotel at the former John Hancock Center
Texas
DFW sprawl reaches “horse country” with 490-acre land buy
Homebuilder cinched family ranch west of Fort Worth