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Robert Shapiro is not alone: 5 real estate Ponzi schemes you should know about
On October 15, developer Robert Shapiro—who pleaded guilty in August for leading a $1.3 billion real estate Ponzi scheme—received...
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How to sell a haunted listing
Compass agent Micha Hendel wants the record set straight: The listing at 136 Clinton Avenue isn’t haunted. Ever since the current owners bought it in 1996, no poltergeists, ghouls, or other-worldly characters have materialized...
On anniversary of 9/11, the World Trade Center office market is now helping propel Downtown
After the devastation of the Sept. 11 attacks, it was years before the city and developers could break ground on the 16-acre site. In...
Fashion Week struts its stuff at these iconic NYC locations
Real estate pros who wouldn’t know a legit Hermes bag from a Canal Street knockoff couldn’t help but take...
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Here are 5 takeaways from TRD’s deep dive into Eklund-Gomes’ national expansion
It’s been more than a decade since Fredrik Eklund and John Gomes first crossed paths. In the years since,...
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Real estate on the high seas: A dive into the world of yacht brokerage
Early in August, reports surfaced that luxury developer Miki Naftali was being sued for $725,000 in Florida for allegedly...
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Well, that escalated fast: A timeline of Trump’s Greenland adventure
Over the last week, a story that’s entirely emblematic of the Trump era gained momentum and died shortly thereafter:...
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WeWork’s IPO filing sheds light on a startup posting massive losses, while issuing huge loans to execs
The We Company, whose imminent IPO stands to be one of the most hyped of the year, has laid bare its innerworkings. The WeWork...
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Kanye West wants to be the “Henry Ford” of real estate. Here’s what he’s done so far
During an episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” earlier this spring, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West addressed the rapper’s intention to relocate...
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What’s next for Barneys’ landlords?
Barneys this week filed for bankruptcy and announced its plan to shutter 15 of its 22 luxury department stores. What the downsizing spells for the luxury retailer’s various landlords remains unclear, at least for...