Revolutions tend to promise one thing and deliver another. Think of the Jacobins paving the way for Napoleon, the Soviets toppling one autocracy only...

Last Tuesday, in between tweets about James Comey, his poll numbers and California, President Trump was at one of his favorite pastimes again: complaining...

They have more money than they know how to spend, safely stashed in offshore bank accounts. They are citizens of the world, moving from...

UPDATED, Feb. 26, 2:26 p.m.: We’ve come to accept it as a fact of New York life. When we sign a lease for an...

Once upon a time, a brash attorney became New York’s mayor and saved the city from crime. Now that the mean streets weren’t so...

What was once a pantheon of Chinese investors is beginning to more resemble a trauma ward. In April, HNA Group was the belle of...

UPDATED, Nov. 1, 6:50 p.m.: When it comes to hobbies, New York’s real estate executives show strong herd instincts. Everyone plays golf, everyone has...

In March 2013, financier Martin Zweig’s widow Barbara put her penthouse at the Pierre Hotel on the market for $125 million. This August, four...

When Barry Sternlicht talks, the real estate industry listens. Earlier this month, the Starwood Capital chief used his pulpit to address a subject New...

How to tell if one has made it in America? See if they own a home. For decades, homeownership has been one of the...

UPDATED, July 20, 12:28 p.m.: StreetEasy’s decision to charge for rental listings set off the five stages of agent grief. “We CANNOT allow this...

Most Americans know Cadre as Jared Kushner’s startup, the investment he infamously failed to mention on his White House ethics disclosure form. But the...

President Trump’s federal budget, released Monday, proposes to slash $3.6 trillion in government spending over 10 years. It vows to spend money “only on...

The battle between Streeteasy and New York’s brokerage industry over the listing site’s Premier Agent tool is approaching an armistice. And all signs point...

Concessions and sweeteners are everywhere in the rental and condo markets. At 357 West 17th Street, the lucky buyer gets a Bentley thrown in....

Commercial real estate investment may be heading for a downturn in 2017, but there is one exception: logistic warehouse properties. “It’s hard not to...

With every billion-dollar check a Chinese institution writes for a Manhattan trophy property, similarities to the Japanese investment boom of the late 1980s become...

Imagine going to trial only to find out that your high-powered lawyer is also working for the person you are suing. Now, imagine buying...

At most hotels in Manhattan, all you need to do is look at the giant “Marriott” or “Holiday Inn” sign splashed across the facade...

To get a sense of how private equity is feeling, look no further than Steve Schwarzman’s birthday parties. In 2007, near the height of...