As the coronavirus pandemic bore down on the economy, veteran investor Tom Barrack emerged as one of the loudest voices urging a lifeline for the real estate industry. Barrack, the head of Colony Capital and a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, penned a series of much-discussed blog posts and took to the airwaves, warning that the real estate industry could collapse. His alarm hit close to home when Colony… [more]
National May 2020 Issue
When Zoom meetings go south
Children crashing a virtual deposition with cries of an overflowing toilet. A participant standing up during a business conference, not wearing trousers. Zoom meetings are the new norm for the real estate world, but...
How Blackstone plans to keep its upper hand in the downturn
Seated in the New York State Capitol’s Red Room, Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced the team that would restart the...
The big debate intensifies: Are office buildings outdated or obsolete?
The lobby inside the Milstein family’s office building next to Grand Central Terminal looks like something from a tech...
Here’s what the office industry is up to as lockdowns lift
As lockdowns lift and the work-from-home debate ranges on, office landlords are eager to get back to leasing and...
New York City's residential reckoning
Arlene Reed is still reeling from a deal that took months to go into contract. By the end of February, the Warburg Realty broker was helping guide a buyer through an accepted offer on...
Construction industry looks for solid ground
In the best of times, construction is a complicated business. Labor problems, demanding developers, financing issues, bad weather —...
How the pandemic is shaking up property taxes in 4 major markets
With property tax deadlines quickly approaching — or having already passed — many state and local governments are in...
The Closing: Barry Sternlicht
Barry Sternlicht, who has amassed an estimated net worth of $3 billion over the years, is co-founder, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group. The investment firm manages more than $60 billion in assets,...
Landlords battle rent strikes across the U.S.
Holding a yellow rope to keep six feet apart, tenant advocates in Missouri slowly wound their way to the...
A real estate earnings call season for the ages
UPDATED: May 14, 12:45 p.m.: After the roadshow, there are few theatrical moments in the life of a publicly...
Staying on the sunny side: South Florida resi brokers see upside in coronavirus
As the rest of the country was shutting down in March, South Florida’s top brokers were getting phone calls...
“We’re like pretty much everybody else right now”: LA’s developers confront a new reality
Chris Rising is the type of customer banks ordinarily like to keep happy. His company Rising Realty controls roughly $1.5 billion worth of prime...
Real estate players get creative on Zoom during lockdown
Virtual quiz shows, brokerage Oscars and oversized “Babyzilla” backgrounds on Zoom: Industry players are finding creative ways to make...
Editor's note: One nation, under Covid
After more than 17 years of coverage that’s spread from New York and its surroundings to South Florida, Los Angeles and Chicago, we’re excited to present a combined issue that brings The Real Deal’s stories to...
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