From the April issue: The Real Deal started publishing at the beginning of an epic real estate boom back in 2003, so it’s fitting that as we celebrate our 10th anniversary this month, another boom looks to be on the way.
Back then, right before our first issue came out, publisher Amir Korangy, marketing director Yoav Barilan and I watched the “shock and awe” bombing of Baghdad on CNN at a Park Avenue South bar while discussing the magazine’s direction. (I wrote a freelance story for the first issue. I guess Amir liked it, because I was promoted to editor-in-chief after that.) [more]