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San Francisco
Fannie Mae to flee “woke California” offices in San Francisco for Alabama
Trump, Pulte back cross-country move for company
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New York
Ex-Kasowitz partner alleges litigator lied about financial health
Former White House lawyer Eric Herschmann suing over unpaid wages
Development
New York
Even dead tenants are hard to evict
Frustrating process keeps units vacant, costs landlords thousands
Commercial
New York
Mega-deals roared back in Manhattan office leasing
Here are the top 10 notched in 2025
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National
Freddie Mac finds its next CEO
Kenny Smith arrives at critical time for mortgage provider
Development
New York
Gary Barnett bags $1B+ loan for 655 Madison
Proposed resi supertall lands largest construction financing deal in NYC this year
Commercial
Texas
Facebook, Google to spend $1.4B in Texas data center construction this month
$3.4B budgeted to build centers statewide this year
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New York
Charles Cohen’s 750 Lex headed to auction block
Billionaire’s legacy property to be sold Jan. 21 to pay $156M loan
Naftali, Blavatnik score $525M in construction loans for Brooklyn waterfront project
JPMorgan, GoldenTree agree to finance phase 2 of Williamsburg Wharf megadevelopment
Extell snags $47M sale at 50 West 66th
Combined 7,000-square-foot unit joins string of $40M+ sales
Bloomberg inks another Midtown East mega-lease
Media company signs 500K sf extension at Global Holdings’ 120 Park Avenue
Ex-Kasowitz partner alleges litigator lied about financial health
Former White House lawyer Eric Herschmann suing over unpaid wages
NYC’s top deals: George Xu snaps up Flushing dev site for $11M
TRD reports top transactions for Thursday, Dec. 18
NYC’s top deals: UES penthouse sells for $12M
TRD reports top transactions for Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025
Blackstone’s South Florida sell-off dominates biggest industrial deals of 2025
10 most-expensive deals totaled $822M, down significantly from last year
World’s richest optometrist buys oceanfront South Florida mansion
Massive estate sold for $28M in 2021
Billionaire Jorge Mas sells waterfront mansion for $32M in his latest big South Florida sale
Inter Miami co-owner also recently sold a waterfront property in Coconut Grove for over $100M
Jeffrey Soffer cashes out of Big Easy Casino parking lot for $31M
Billionaire sold 12 acres of Hallandale Beach gambling site to Kadima Developers, which immediately flipped 3 acres for $12M
Miami estate asking $135M nabs buyer
It’s the latest in a string of high-profile South Florida residential sales
Trump presidential library cleared for downtown Miami land deal
Judge’s ruling tossed activist lawsuit seeking to block transfer of prime parcel slated for $950M project
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Amidi lands $125M Oaktree loan for Glendale apartments
228-unit TenTen Campus opened in February
LA Metro drives into Arts District offices with $45M purchase from SteelWave
DTLA office market “back on the upswing”
Ardie Tavangarian’s Villa Siena heads back to market for $135M
Bel-Air manse topped priciest additions to LA inventory last week
Jamison turns away Section 8 housing applicants: investigation
Firm says its management companies “accept and welcome” income-restricted tenants
Inland Empire leads LA-area rental growth
Rents, vacancies expected to climb across SoCal in coming years
Brookfield’s latest selloff: FIGat7th
Mall is last of giant’s properties in LA’s Financial District to hit market
Chicagoland lakefront estate sells for $11M after years on market
Seven-year saga ends at a fraction of 2023 asking price, amid luxury sales surge
Chicago Bears eye move to Indiana as stadium funding talks stall in Illinois
Team’s cross-border flirtation amps up pressure on Springfield, but risks fan backlash and media fallout
Chicago investor fighting through cascade of legal woes
Investor scored one Chicago’s steepest office discounts ever but his business is facing legal threats from every direction
Citadel slashes Chicago space amid Griffin era unwinding
Hedge fund exits Loop tower, shrinks to 50K sf as head tax fight rattles business community
Boeing sells former Chicago HQ for $22M, stays on as tenant
Hines and Stahl scoop up leasehold at 100 North Riverside as aerospace giant loosens city ties
Alliant bucks office consolidation trend with two-pronged Chicago move
Insurance brokerage splits workforce between Fulton Market and the Loop
Match point: Alexandria prepares to sell SF Tennis Club
Buyer to have choice between building 1.5K units, 1.1M sf commercial at SoMa site
Fannie Mae to flee “woke California” offices in San Francisco for Alabama
Trump, Pulte back cross-country move for company
Shuttered Kohl’s store in Fremont sells to group linked to H Mart CEO, Vornado
98K sf property trades in $18M all-cash deal
How Portland beats San Francisco on missing-middle housing construction
Oregon city built six times more small-scale multifamily units in three years
Texas investors swoop into San Francisco’s commercial market
Douglas MacMahon, Hines swing for fences with purchases, construction plans
Reliant Group drops $90M for East Bay affordable apartments
SF-based firm plans $23M rehab, renovation of Pittsburg property receiving tax credits
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt-backed firm teams up with Texas land baron for AI data center push
Bolt Data & Energy and Texas Pacific Land target West Texas as next computing hub
Dallas
Dallas spec mansion asking $23M joins spate of ultra-luxury sales
Home ranks third among Texas’ priciest deals in December, others also in Dallas
Austin housing supply hits highest level of the year
November slump exceeds seasonal trends, as sales and dollar volume fell, year-over-year
Dallas
How popular grocer H-E-B snagged land for its first Dallas store
Purchase of office complex gave beleaguered Silver Star Properties a lifeline
Biggest industrial facility between Dallas and Austin sells in first trade since 1943
Glass manufacturer O-I, formerly Owens-Illinois, sold its Waco property to Keating Resources, which plans to subdivide the 1M sf building and has commitments for 20% of it
San Antonio
San Antonio moves to grab federal land tied to Spurs-led Project Marvel
Official targets are office building and parking lots near Hemisfair, as redevelopment accelerates
Freddie Mac finds its next CEO
Kenny Smith arrives at critical time for mortgage provider
Sonder’s 190 leasehold interests up for sale
Offers for shuttered hospitality operator’s portfolio expected to close by February
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Mergers, court battles and a new mayor sparked headlines
Nine-figure deals power luxury hotel market to strong 2025 finish
Plus, Mark Nussbaum names names, Fed cuts interest rates and more national real estate news this week.
Senators urge antitrust scrutiny of Compass-Anywhere $1.6B Deal
Sens. Warren, Wyden appeal to DOJ, FTC over proposed merger
NYC agent advocate, veteran broker swaps Compass for Elliman
Heather Domi, five-person team return to Elliman after 7 years with Compass
San Diego
UCSF bites on $767M for twin Mission Bay buildings from Alexandria
School of Dentistry plans to relocate by end of decade
Japan to require foreign property buyers to declare nationality with government
Part of greater push against non-Japanese purchasers
Jared Kushner abandons controversial Trump-branded hotel project in Serbia
Departure comes after special prosecutor indictments surrounding development
Abu Dhabi royals win green light for mega-office in London’s West End
33 Cavendish Square approval tees up an 800K sf bet on Oxford Street
New heights in Hong Kong as $113M apartment sale sets price record
High-rise unit price follows record-setting mansion sale earlier this year
Private island in Fiji heads to auction after listing for $20M
Buyer to enjoy privacy, land for possible lodging construction
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National
Sun Belt rental vacancy rates climb
Meanwhile, rental vacancy rates in the Midwest, Northeast fall year over year
Los Angeles
Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park appreciation rates rise — but trail much of L.A. County
Prices in South L.A. neighborhoods jumped more than 30 percent in third quarter over prior trades
National
New York leads markets with discounted house listings
About 3% of U.S. homes had price drops in November
New York
Distressed U.S. mortgages jump 21% in November
Charlotte metro saw largest residential foreclosure climb at 125%
Los Angeles
Focus on TRD Data: Priciest Family Home Sales in Bel Air in 2025
New York
NYC’s top deals: George Xu snaps up Flushing dev site for $11M
TRD reports top transactions for Thursday, Dec. 18
South Florida
Miami estate asking $135M nabs buyer
It’s the latest in a string of high-profile South Florida residential sales
National
Senators urge antitrust scrutiny of Compass-Anywhere $1.6B Deal
Sens. Warren, Wyden appeal to DOJ, FTC over proposed merger
National
NYC agent advocate, veteran broker swaps Compass for Elliman
Heather Domi, five-person team return to Elliman after 7 years with Compass
Los Angeles
Amidi lands $125M Oaktree loan for Glendale apartments
228-unit TenTen Campus opened in February
Los Angeles
Ardie Tavangarian’s Villa Siena heads back to market for $135M
Bel-Air manse topped priciest additions to LA inventory last week
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New York
NYC’s top deals: George Xu snaps up Flushing dev site for $11M
TRD reports top transactions for Thursday, Dec. 18
Chicago
Boeing sells former Chicago HQ for $22M, stays on as tenant
Hines and Stahl scoop up leasehold at 100 North Riverside as aerospace giant loosens city ties
Texas
Biggest industrial facility between Dallas and Austin sells in first trade since 1943
Glass manufacturer O-I, formerly Owens-Illinois, sold its Waco property to Keating Resources, which plans to subdivide the 1M sf building and has commitments for 20% of it
Los Angeles
LA Metro drives into Arts District offices with $45M purchase from SteelWave
DTLA office market “back on the upswing”
South Florida
Dogged out: Miami Beach condo association faces housing discrimination lawsuit over service pet
Julio and Sarah Rumbart allege Iproperty manager and condo association made their lives hell for airing complaints
San Francisco
Match point: Alexandria prepares to sell SF Tennis Club
Buyer to have choice between building 1.5K units, 1.1M sf commercial at SoMa site
New York
Naftali, Blavatnik score $525M in construction loans for Brooklyn waterfront project
JPMorgan, GoldenTree agree to finance phase 2 of Williamsburg Wharf megadevelopment
San Antonio
San Antonio moves to grab federal land tied to Spurs-led Project Marvel
Official targets are office building and parking lots near Hemisfair, as redevelopment accelerates
National
Leon Capital’s Fernando de Leon sounds alarm on data center frenzy
Missing comps, hyperscaler behavior, lease risk should give investors pause
Texas
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt-backed firm teams up with Texas land baron for AI data center push
Bolt Data & Energy and Texas Pacific Land target West Texas as next computing hub
South Florida
Ugo Colombo’s contentious Coconut Grove condo project hits milestone
Neighbors battled 65-unit project, which has 10 units left for sale, for over a decade
Chicago
Penny Pritzker-backed foundation awards $10M Chicago Prize for South and West side affordable housing
Reclaiming Chicago to use grant to build 125 homes and combat development challenges in the South and West sides