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Waterton CEO David Schwartz and Sorrel at Warner Center, Woodland Hills, Calif.

Residential · Investments & Sales

Waterton Pays $156M for L.A. Multifamily Community

By Nick Trombola

GFP Real Estate's Jeffrey Gural and 515 Madison Avenue.

Office · Finance

GFP Seals $87M Refi for 515 Madison Avenue, Takes Full Ownership of Asset

By Amanda Schiavo

Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers 2026 State of the State Address.

Industry · Policy

Hochul Pitches Crosstown Q Train Extension in Harlem in State of the State

By Mark Hallum

Ben Ashkenazy of Ashkenazy Acquisition and a Neiman Marcus store in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Retail · Investments & Sales

Ashkenazy Paid Just $50M for Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus

By Nick Trombola

A Lennar Corporation sign flies outside a home in Florida, and Lennar co-CEO Stuart Miller.

Land · Investments & Sales

Lennar Buys South Florida Development Site for $165M

By Julia Echikson

One hundred dollar bill is sliced into pieces with scissors.

Industry · Capital Markets

Where REITs Stand in 2026

By Mark Hallum

Affinius Capital's Perry Katz and a rendering of The Piazza at Ardmore planned for Ardmore, Pa.

Residential · Finance

Bank OZK, Affinius Provide $141M Financing for Pennsylvania Multifamily Property

By Brian Pascus

Meridian Capital Group's Noam Aziz (top) and Aaron Harounian (bottom), and a row of washing machines in a laundromat.

Retail · Leases

LaundryBee Inks 10K-SF Lease at 115-53 Sutphin Boulevard, Queens

By Amanda Schiavo

Mark Moskowitz (left) and Ameesh Agarwal of UPLAM at their 50 West 17th Street office.

Industry · Finance

Mark Moskowitz and Ameesh Agarwal’s Year-Old Investment Firm UPLAM Wants to Move Fast

By Amanda Schiavo

Tishman Speyer's Rob Speyer and 148 Lafayette Street.

Office · Leases

AI Firm Graphite Signs 24K-SF Deal With Tishman Speyer at 148 Lafayette Street

By Mark Hallum

Staten Island Ferry Terminal.

Residential · Finance

A Staten Island Multifamily How-To Guide for New York Developers

By Amanda Schiavo

Brandon Kearse.

Residential · Players

Jonathan Rose Companies Taps Brandon Kearse as President and CIO

By Cathy Cunningham

An illustration of an insurance policy weighing down an office building.

Residential · Leases

New York Commercial Real Estate Owners Want Action on Skyrocketing Insurance Costs

By Aaron Short

Will Blogett, founder and CEO of Tredway, at the firm's midtown Manhattan office.

Residential · Development

For Tredway’s Will Blodgett, Affordable Housing Is More Than Dollars and Cents

By Amanda Schiavo

Whale's Jamie Petraglia (right) and Camber Creek's Alexandra Nicoletti.

Residential

Real Estate Fintech Startup Whale Raises $4M Seed Round

By Philip Russo

A "For Rent" sign on an apartment building in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston.

Residential · Columnists

Rent Control Is Making a Comeback. That’s Not Good.

By Matt Frazier

Deloitte U.S. CEO Jason Girzadas and the Rosslyn, Va. skyline.

Office · Leases

Deloitte Inks NoVA’s Largest Office Lease in 2025

By Nick Trombola