National News Analysis
A pitch to buy Compass stock goes horribly wrong
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. It’s an adage that Compass cheerleaders would do well to...
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Erik Engquist
Senior managing editor
Erik joined The Real Deal as senior managing editor in 2019 after 14 years at Crain's New York Business. Prior to that he wrote a weekly political column for Courier-Life Publications for which he was named "best political columnist" in New York by the Village Voice. From 1996 until 2000 he reported for daily newspapers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, covering education, development and municipal government. A graduate of Yale University, Erik has won two National Headliner Awards and was the lead writer for two series that won the New Jersey Press Association's top public service award in consecutive years. He and his wife have twin sons, born in 2000.
National
Mortgage demand drops to turn-of-the-century levels
Home loan, anyone? Mortgages are selling like ice cubes in Antarctica, and the numbers seem to get worse every...
New York Archive News Analysis
Be not afraid: A NY transplant goes house-hunting in Texas
You’ve heard the adage, “If it bleeds, it leads.” That is, journalists cover plane crashes, not landings. True to...
National
Two years after its IPO fail, WeWork will go public
Google the phrase “WeWork going public” and among the questions that pop up are: “When did WeWork go public?”...
National
The rent is finally due: Supreme Court ends moratorium
The Supreme Court dropped the hammer on nonpaying tenants Thursday, ruling President Joe Biden’s latest eviction ban unconstitutional. The...
New York
Cuomo announces he will resign
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that he will step down in 14 days, a stunning development that came one week after a damning report found that he sexually harassed 11 women. With impeachment looming,...
National
Trump Org, CFO systematically cheated on taxes, prosecutors say
Prosecutors on Thursday charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer with systematically and illegally evading taxes for...
New York
Five reasons Andrew Cuomo is doomed
The governor was at the peak of his powers — a rising star in the Democratic Party and the most feared figure in the state of New York. Within a week, it all came...
National
National eviction moratorium ruled unconstitutional, but remains in place
A federal judge in Texas ruled the nationwide eviction moratorium unconstitutional Thursday but issued no injunction, saying he hopes...
National
President Joe Biden’s real estate checklist
With one exception, real estate is not in Joe Biden’s immediate agenda. But within the next few months, the...