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South Florida
Brokers, developers use the World Cup to pitch foreign buyers. Here’s where they’re coming from
Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina strong buyer pools
Politics
New York
COPA nears NYC passage despite real estate pushback
New version now has City Council majority to pass
Residential
Chicago
Judge orders Chicago MLS to restore Zillow access to listings
Court’s ruling on Friday afternoon followed several days of home search giant lacking listings due to dispute with MRED
Commercial
New York
“Extend and pretend” is not real, Fed economist says
New research paper by a Federal Reserve Board economist suggests big banks extended CRE loans at historical norms
Residential
National
Elliman’s weak first-quarter performance casts doubt on turnaround
A closer look at the firm’s tenuous state of recovery
Commercial
International
Zara founder nears largest European office buy in years
Amancio Ortega reportedly in talks to acquire Paris complex for $985M
Development
South Florida
Related Group taps Live Local for Hollywood beachfront project, sidestepping county land-use ruling
Developer agreed to add workforce housing rentals to its condo development
Brand Studio
Christie’s International Real Estate Group brings the Dominican Republic to NYC with Gran Cosón
Curated wellness comes to Playa Cosón
Development
South Florida
“Subpar construction”: Amrit Ocean Resort owners sue developer, construction team over alleged defects
Lawsuit adds to developer Wellness Resorts’ legal woes
“Legal extortion”: Real estate scion clings onto starving-artist rent at Soho loft
Alex Riguardi, son of JLL’s New York chairman, stands in way of $15M sale
Could a legal challenge stop Mamdani’s rent freeze?
Real estate weighs actions, with board’s independence as likely target
Hotel union deal puts NYC owners on notice
Plus, a Penn Station update, Mamdani’s first rezoning and more in NY news
The Daily Dirt: Hochul’s budget delays keep NYC real estate in flux
Industry braces for potential new taxes on cash sales, second homes
NYC’s top deals: UES co-op sells for $13M
TRD reports top transactions for Friday, May 22, 2026
Sherwin Belkin, prominent New York landlord-side attorney, to retire
He worked specifically with rent-stabilization
Brokers, developers use the World Cup to pitch foreign buyers. Here’s where they’re coming from
Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina strong buyer pools
$85M Manalapan mansion with tunnel to the ocean finds buyer
Pan-Pacific Mechanical owners Ron and Cindy McMackin are selling the estate
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
South Florida Dirt: Miami jury sends a $48M message with commission suit verdict
Broker’s ex-client requested a new trial, court filings show
Seller tied to investor Randall Smith sells Palm Beach mansion for $93M
Hidden buyer financed purchase of Everglades Island home with $70M mortgage
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Agents level up their tax game with RLTY and Nimbl
The $1 billion Texas rodeo project torn apart by a family feud
The Times Square scam that fooled a real estate giant
California accuses State Farm of cheating fire victims
Is NYC anti-real estate? Mamdani's housing chief weighs in
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“Like playing monopoly”: Time ticking in Altadena rebuild as market limps along
Residential’s upward trajectory pre-fire paused as recovery continues
Rick Caruso joins Silicon Valley crowd with million-dollar donation to Mahan
Rest of LA real estate crew backing Mahan hasn’t doled out more cash
Rising defaults on $200M loan backing office, data center on outskirts of downtown LA
Brookfield originated debt on Rising Realty Partners-owned West7Center, formerly Garland Center, where L.A. Care is tenant
A peek into LA’s top 100 real estate players
From billionaires to politicians to ambitious developers, TRD 100 showcases the most influential real estate movers.
WeHo claims top condo sale of year, counters lagging SoCal market
Townhome conversions popping up around LA, rent-gouging restrictions to end and more news from this past week
Will Cityview take the lead on Oceanwide Plaza fix?
Plus, Onni’s $400M loan to special servicing again, Dauntless gets post-pandemic payoff in Pasadena and more LA commercial real estate news this week
Judge orders Chicago MLS to restore Zillow access to listings
Court’s ruling on Friday afternoon followed several days of home search giant lacking listings due to dispute with MRED
Chicago brokerages navigate Zillow access after listing purge
Independent firms are still sending listings after MLS cutoff, while Compass agents market exclusivity
Mike Reschke tees up latest Loop office bargain
One of Chicago real estate’s most prominent figures advances push to revamp city’s central business district with deal for mostly vacant tower
Chicago craft brewery owners hit with $5M foreclosure
Harvest Commercial Capital sues David Avram-led ownership entity over Near West Side facility
Interim Chicago Housing Authority head Matthew Brewer considering mayoral run
Brewer is in the middle of a public power struggle with Mayor Brandon Johnson over CHA’s CEO role
Domus’ Fulton Market apartment tower plan hits setback
Lack of park parcel procurement leaves 29-story project at 215 North Racine in limbo
Meet the robots rapidly swallowing up Bay Area office space
From 500,000 square feet to 7.6 million in six years — the Bay Area’s robotics boom is only just beginning
Is Bay Area hotel distress the darkness before dawn?
Revenues are stabilizing, Blackstone is buying, and lenders are forcing sales. The reckoning may also be the reset
Will spillover of SF office demand resurrect SoMa?
With Mission Bay tightening and FiDi filling up, San Francisco’s most hollowed-out neighborhood may be next in line
TRD Walkthrough: Bishop Ranch’s new generation of development
From office to retail and resi, Sunset Development CEO Alex Mehran Jr. walks TRD through the major transformation underway at 585-acre Bishop Ranch in San Ramon
Hoping to spur development, San Francisco wants to eliminate some affordable housing requirements
Plus, endorsements in the gubernatorial, congressional races scramble expectations
Tech firm snags foreclosed San Jose office building at 24% discount
Bay Area commercial distress opens doors for optimistic investors
Keeping up with the Thakkars, the embattled Dallas developer family
Plus, Austin’s getting an Ayn Rand museum, Fifth Third Bank hits Downtown Dallas with another exit and more Texas real estate news this week
Israeli manufacturer of food delivery drones opens facility in north Dallas suburb
Flytrex plans to have 60 delivery sites across North Texas by 2027
Texas Capital Bank moving into Stonelake’s 415 Colorado in Austin
The bank is folding its entire operation at San Jacinto Center into the new office building
Austin in line for $30M of libertarian development devoted to Ayn Rand
Rand foundation is building the center blocks from UT Austin’s campus
Texas grocer H-E-B to close Austin store in move that spotlights its evolution into real estate empire
Store in question was smaller than modern behemoths and built in the 80s at leased property
Meet Poorvesh Thakkar, the Dallas owner Safehold is trying to eject from a Midtown office tower
Thakkar Developers bought the office building on Ten-X in 2024 for 97% less than its 2006 sale price
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
Is NYC’s proposed cash-buyer tax already dead on arrival?
Plus, Jared Solomon is broke, Zillow’s clash with Chicago’s MRED escalates, and more national real estate news this week
States defang housing opponents, but NIMBYs claw back
Locals cite mountain lions, other excuses to save LA golf course from housing
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
National
Opportunity zones got billions in tax breaks. Only Ohio tracked where the money went
There’s still no national accounting of where billions in tax-advantaged investment actually went
New York
New York’s proposed all-cash luxury home tax would hit these neighborhoods hardest
As mortgage rates remain high, all-cash purchases climb through the Big Apple
National
Pending home sales rose in April, but middle-class buyers still face a massive supply shortage
Western region saw greatest yearly increase in pending deals
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
South Florida
South Florida Dirt: Miami jury sends a $48M message with commission suit verdict
Broker’s ex-client requested a new trial, court filings show
Los Angeles
WeHo claims top condo sale of year, counters lagging SoCal market
Townhome conversions popping up around LA, rent-gouging restrictions to end and more news from this past week
New York
NYC’s top deals: UES co-op sells for $13M
TRD reports top transactions for Friday, May 22, 2026
Los Angeles
Swath of new Echo Park apartment buildings from Aragon Properties up for sale
LA multifamily sector driving investor activity across city: Avison Young
Los Angeles
Huntington Beach senior housing project scores $252M financing package
Sector occupancy increasing as new construction falls despite silver tsunami looming
South Florida
Seller tied to investor Randall Smith sells Palm Beach mansion for $93M
Hidden buyer financed purchase of Everglades Island home with $70M mortgage
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Texas
Keeping up with the Thakkars, the embattled Dallas developer family
Plus, Austin’s getting an Ayn Rand museum, Fifth Third Bank hits Downtown Dallas with another exit and more Texas real estate news this week
Los Angeles
Will Cityview take the lead on Oceanwide Plaza fix?
Plus, Onni’s $400M loan to special servicing again, Dauntless gets post-pandemic payoff in Pasadena and more LA commercial real estate news this week
New York
Hotel union deal puts NYC owners on notice
Plus, a Penn Station update, Mamdani’s first rezoning and more in NY news
New York
NYC’s top deals: UES co-op sells for $13M
TRD reports top transactions for Friday, May 22, 2026
New York
Sherwin Belkin, prominent New York landlord-side attorney, to retire
He worked specifically with rent-stabilization
San Francisco
Tech firm snags foreclosed San Jose office building at 24% discount
Bay Area commercial distress opens doors for optimistic investors
Texas
Israeli manufacturer of food delivery drones opens facility in north Dallas suburb
Flytrex plans to have 60 delivery sites across North Texas by 2027
South Florida
Forest Development wins bid to build at Riviera Beach’s Marina Village
Peter Baytarian’s firm beat out Related, Sonnenblick with proposal for 20-story Marriott Autograph hotel, condo with boat slips
Texas
Austin in line for $30M of libertarian development devoted to Ayn Rand
Rand foundation is building the center blocks from UT Austin’s campus
Texas
Meet Poorvesh Thakkar, the Dallas owner Safehold is trying to eject from a Midtown office tower
Thakkar Developers bought the office building on Ten-X in 2024 for 97% less than its 2006 sale price
South Florida
South Florida by the numbers: Condo buyout bonanza
Real estate heavy hitters buying older buildings at accelerating pace and cost
Texas
Hillwood moving low-and-slow with 1,000 plus acre master-planned community in Lockhart
The development is going through the paces before shovels hit dirt