National
Mar 13, 2025
Steve Witkoff divesting from eponymous real estate firm
Trump’s Middle East envoy transferring holdings to sons
Politics
Philadelphia
Mar 14, 2025
Philadelphia budget proposal full of real estate nuggets
Mayor Parker pitches $800M loan for housing, construction tax reduction
National
Mar 12, 2025
White House officials blame Howard Lutnick for Trump’s tariffs chaos
“He’s trying to be a mini-Trump. Only Trump gets to be Trump.”
National
Mar 16, 2025
How Trump’s tariffs are reshaping real estate’s future
Administration’s trade policies add fuel to surging rents, stalled construction projects
Los Angeles
Mar 15, 2025
Prologis project could breathe new life into DTLA’s Arts District
Plus, locals say they’re OK with restricting building in fire-prone areas, La Cañada Flintridge retreats on builder’s remedy pushback and more LA real estate news
New York
Mar 15, 2025
West Village record smashed and Financial District flop?
A tale of two cities, the tiniest townhouse, a Brooklyn rental tower takeover, the ongoing debate over NIMBYism and the housing crisis and more New York real estate news
New York
Mar 15, 2025
The Daily Dirt: Waiting for Penn Station
More visions for massive redev emerge, but delays abound
South Florida
Mar 14, 2025
Miami Beach mayor’s threat to evict O Cinema will test tenant free speech protections, experts say
Steven Meiner wants to terminate theater operator’s lease over screening of Oscar winning doc he labeled “false one-sided propaganda attack on the Jewish people”
Chicago
Mar 14, 2025
Sudden HUD cuts leave Chicago housing nonprofits in limbo
President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency directed termination of contracts
San Francisco
Mar 14, 2025
SF suspends empty-homes tax in bid to save it
Supervisor wants to amend tax to keep it alive, subject to constitutional challenge
New York
Mar 14, 2025
The Daily Dirt: Will title insurers forgive Cuomo?
Industry went to court to beat back governor’s attack
Chicago
Mar 13, 2025
Kaegi leans on Pulte to help improve property tax accuracy
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac appraisal data is kept from local tax authorities, but the Cook County Assessor wants to change that
New York
Mar 13, 2025
Three hacks in a room: How Albany is messing up real estate
Senate, Assembly make bad Hochul plan even worse
Los Angeles
Mar 13, 2025
La Cañada Flintridge ditches appeal to builder’s remedy project
Joins Beverly Hills in acceptance instead of $14M bond to pursue case
Chicago
Mar 13, 2025
“Land speculation becomes problematic”: Chicago cracks down on more debtors
How distressed real estate strategies of suburban firms Goldmine Investments and QCD Financial led to legal peril with $9M in fines and interest owed to the city
National
Mar 12, 2025
DOGE cancels affordable housing deals in anti-DEI push
Millions of dollars in contracts withdrawn under Elon Musk’s initiative
New York
Mar 12, 2025
NY Dems call for millionaire tax hikes, crackdown on corporate investors in housing market
TRD breaks down the Senate and Assembly budget resolutions
New York
Mar 12, 2025
The Daily Dirt: Final chapter in Eli Karp’s tale of woe
Bankruptcy auction on tap after building missed 421a by one unit
Boston
Mar 11, 2025
Real estate developer weighs Boston mayoral run
Thomas O’Brien, a partner at HYM Investment Group, looks to unseat incumbent Michelle Wu
Chicago
Mar 10, 2025
Chicago plots next moves against Suzie Wilson, more negligent landowners
After bringing down an infamous landowner, officials may ban her from investing in local real estate as they target two more firms that owe the city $9M in fines