Uncertainty cooled Brooklyn investment sales in 2025
Dollar volume slipped to $6.6B as deal count stayed flat
From Jersey City to Kenosha, displacement theory doesn’t pan out
Can we have one revitalization story without quoting baseless fears?
Charles Cohen seeks more time for Fortress debt, but lender says game over
Developer pushes back on receiver request amid $187M debt
Socialite Shafi Roepers snags deal for UES co-op after 10 years, 50% off
Third floor of 4 E 66th St asked $30M, topped Manhattan’s lux deals last week
NYC’s top deals: Lincoln Square penthouse sells for $51M
TRD reports top transactions for Friday, Jan. 16, 2026
Mamdani’s spin can’t hide truth of Pinnacle auction
Rent-stabilized portfolio auction survives mayor’s performative play
Grant Cardone sued for defamation by evicted former Miss Canada
Chealse Sophia Howell accused crowd-funding multifamily syndicator of online smear campaign falsely tying her to Middle East “illegal operation”
Ken Griffin, Mana deny talks of $700M Mana Wynwood sale
Social media post reported Griffin planned “college-style campus” on the site
Billionaire Jorge Mas buys waterfront estate after selling trophy properties
A source said Mas paid $75M for the mansion
Surfside Four Seasons condo asking $38M finds buyer after price cuts
Contract followed $86M penthouse deal at adjacent Seaway
Woerner wins over City of Palm Beach with Paramount Theatre revisions
Local developer scaled back plans after previous rejection
Crescent Heights taps Live Local for towering Edgewater vision
Galbut’s firm plans separate towers for market-rate, “workforce” units
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Netflix’s $72B bid for Warner Bros puts 100M sf of studio real estate in play
Pustilnikov shut out from Ocean Avenue building buys in Santa Monica
Local affordable housing nonprofit confirms discussions with developer are kaput
LA multifamily investment grows despite Measure ULA, rising vacancy
Sales volume climbed again in 2025 after hitting post-mansion tax low
Jamison locks down $195M financing for downtown office-to-resi project
Former Arco office tower to be turned into 686 apartments
Focus on TRD Data: Former CEO of First American Financial sells Long Beach’s priciest home in 2025
Naples transaction closed months after Kenneth DeGiorgio was fired following assault arrest
Google-occupied Venice office building trades for $40M
W.P. Carey spin-off sells Frank Gehry-designed Binoculars Building to Luzzatto Company
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LBA Logistics buys suburban Chicago industrial building from Thor Equities for $21M
Seller purchased property in 2022 and redeveloped it for spec before cashing out
Free houses: Chicago suburb’s scandal exposes cracks in Cook County’s tax seizure system
Homes given away by ex-Ford Heights mayor highlight how a revitalization tool meant to fight blight became a political asset
Feuding ex-partners in once-prolific Chicago retail firm GW face foreclosure
Lawsuits complicate paths forward for Mitch Goltz, Shai Wolkowicki as they fall into default after borrowing $12M mezzanine loan from Wolcott Group
JDL pivots buildout strategy for One Chicago’s priciest condos
Developer is finishing unsold units after first offering raw space, following buyer hesitation with construction work
Karis Critical’s scaled-back suburban Chicago data center heads to council vote amid zoning, power concerns
Developer trimmed its plan, but neighborhood opposition — and questions about the I-88 corridor’s future — persist
JM plans $94M redevelopment of former Maplewood School into 400-plus homes in Chicago suburb of Cary
Project will include 13 single-family homes, 53 townhomes/duplex units and 236 apartments, despite neighbors’ concerns about high density
Chicago buyer picks up Fremont industrial site for $70M
California-based construction firm offloads 26-acre property
Databricks continues Sunnyvale growth spurt with three more floors of offices
Local footprint now totals more than 455K sf
Santa Rosa landmark at center of townhome development debate
162 residences proposed for 14-acre historical site
This week: Movement, fresh ideas at properties from SF to Oakland
From a major office stake to long-frozen projects, real estate momentum is returning in uneven but symbolic ways.
Parkview seizes Oakland apartments in $38M foreclosure purchase
Bay Area multifamily market plagued with defaults, foreclosure sales
Haitong seizes SF’s Oceanwide Center site in $100M foreclosure
Chinese lender reportedly in talks to sell again to SF Recovery Fund
Houston
Resi sales jumped, prices stalled in Houston in 2025
Single-family home sales rose nearly 4%, y-o-y, compared to 1% rise in Dallas/Fort Worth and 3.2% fall in Austin
Dallas
Invitation Homes buys ResiBuilt for $89M, doubling down on build-to-rent pipeline
Dallas-based single-family rental giant added in-house development arm and a 1,500-lot option
Houston
Francesca’s appears heading for shutdown, rattling mall landlords nationwide
Once a fast-growing boutique chain, the Houston-based retailer may be liquidating after years of restructurings
San Antonio
Southstar buys former Lone Star Brewery, with plans to revive long-stalled San Antonio megasite
New owner of 32 acres follows decades of failed redevelopment attempts
Austin
Austin area’s resi market saw steep discounts, slow sales in 2025
Closings, prices and dollar volume all fell throughout Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos last year
Partners’ bulks up in Texas with senior hires from Stream Realty, Transwestern and Austin Commercial Advisors
New roles slated for Austin office, and JJ Leonard will lead Dallas as managing director
J.P. Morgan predicts no Fed action on interest rates this year
Job growth, 3% inflation leave no wiggle room for cuts
Saks Global bankruptcy could put trophy real estate in play
Chapter 11 filing threatens store closures and asset sales
Blackstone’s Breit turns corner with 8.1% annual gain
Data center focus helps largest nontraded real estate fund outperform the market
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Plus, an update in the Alexander brothers’ case, what’s next for Mark Nussbaum and more national real estate news this week
Denver
Land in Denver suburb bought for 368-unit multifamily development
Centennial neighborhood could become city’s new mixed-use hub
Data center projects prop up CRE construction outlook
AI-fueled developments slated for 23% jump in 2026
Singapore developers see two-year low in new home sales after gangbusters year: PropNex
Fewer than 200 properties sold in December despite strong pre-holiday performance
“The time for action is now": Exiled Iranian real estate titans react to protests
Shahab Karmely, Mehrdad Moayedi and Ari Rastegar weigh in on an uprising in Iran what could be next for their former home country
Blackstone seeks $1B portfolio sale for UK rentals
Alternative asset manager looks to offload second sizable offering in months
Toronto’s mansion tax looms over luxury market as agents warn of stalled sales
Industry expects April 1 hike to chill activity and push buyers beyond city limits
Hong Kong luxury market heats up over the holidays
Buyers drop $750M on nine properties alone
Billionaire heir to revitalize Dubai office skyscraper
Hussain Sajwani’s son sold most of vacant tower’s units
National
Retail closures poised to fare better this year after rocky 2025
Discount retailers like Dollar General had the most store openings last year
Los Angeles
Focus on TRD Data: Priciest single-family homes sold in Long Beach in 2025
National
Where are Saks Global’s stores affected by bankruptcy?
Outlet stores comprise much of the retailer’s outposts
National
U.S. existing home sales surge as borrowing costs drop
Median price growth slowed year over year across the country
National
What are the most affordable counties in the U.S.?
Honolulu’s affordability improved the most, Nassau County’s worsened significantly
Los Angeles
Rancho Palos Verdes’ Q3 home appreciation rate reaches 64 percent
Coastal city’s home appreciation outperforms other luxury enclaves in region
South Florida
Crescent Heights taps Live Local for towering Edgewater vision
Galbut’s firm plans separate towers for market-rate, “workforce” units
Los Angeles
Pustilnikov shut out from Ocean Avenue building buys in Santa Monica
Local affordable housing nonprofit confirms discussions with developer are kaput
Houston
Resi sales jumped, prices stalled in Houston in 2025
Single-family home sales rose nearly 4%, y-o-y, compared to 1% rise in Dallas/Fort Worth and 3.2% fall in Austin
Denver
Land in Denver suburb bought for 368-unit multifamily development
Centennial neighborhood could become city’s new mixed-use hub
Dallas
Invitation Homes buys ResiBuilt for $89M, doubling down on build-to-rent pipeline
Dallas-based single-family rental giant added in-house development arm and a 1,500-lot option
South Florida
South Florida resi dollar volume spikes even as prices drop
Sales picked up across the tri-county region at end of year
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Chicago
LBA Logistics buys suburban Chicago industrial building from Thor Equities for $21M
Seller purchased property in 2022 and redeveloped it for spec before cashing out
Houston
Francesca’s appears heading for shutdown, rattling mall landlords nationwide
Once a fast-growing boutique chain, the Houston-based retailer may be liquidating after years of restructurings
New York
Uncertainty cooled Brooklyn investment sales in 2025
Dollar volume slipped to $6.6B as deal count stayed flat
San Francisco
Chicago buyer picks up Fremont industrial site for $70M
California-based construction firm offloads 26-acre property
San Francisco
Databricks continues Sunnyvale growth spurt with three more floors of offices
Local footprint now totals more than 455K sf
Los Angeles
Jamison locks down $195M financing for downtown office-to-resi project
Former Arco office tower to be turned into 686 apartments
South Florida
Woerner wins over City of Palm Beach with Paramount Theatre revisions
Local developer scaled back plans after previous rejection
South Florida
Crescent Heights taps Live Local for towering Edgewater vision
Galbut’s firm plans separate towers for market-rate, “workforce” units
Chicago
Karis Critical’s scaled-back suburban Chicago data center heads to council vote amid zoning, power concerns
Developer trimmed its plan, but neighborhood opposition — and questions about the I-88 corridor’s future — persist
San Antonio
Southstar buys former Lone Star Brewery, with plans to revive long-stalled San Antonio megasite
New owner of 32 acres follows decades of failed redevelopment attempts
Chicago
JM plans $94M redevelopment of former Maplewood School into 400-plus homes in Chicago suburb of Cary
Project will include 13 single-family homes, 53 townhomes/duplex units and 236 apartments, despite neighbors’ concerns about high density
Los Angeles
Jamison locks down $195M financing for downtown office-to-resi project
Former Arco office tower to be turned into 686 apartments