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“Perception becomes reality”: Miami-Dade office rents reach records
Landlords and tenants are negotiating new deals at over $200 psf
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Brentwood mansion with Oscar-winning history hits the market
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Los Altos Hills estate seeks $37M as region’s luxury market squeeze exacerbates
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Los Angeles
Brentwood mansion with Oscar-winning history hits the market
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South Florida
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Nearly 100 units, 3.5K sf retail to rise across from new Apple Mid-City campus
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New York
Naftali, Blavatnik snag $374M refi for Williamsburg Wharf
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