Inside Gary Barnett’s end-of-year dealmaking boom
Plus, accusations of self-dealing, record sale in Miami and more national real estate news this week
Top stories
Get the latest
Real Estate news
Real Estate news
Headlines delivered weekly
Development
New York
Biggest proposed projects of 2025 include casino, jails
Here are the biggest developments filed with city this year
Residential
National
Four senior employees out at Douglas Elliman after layoffs last week
DEDM senior executive Leslie Wilson to become a special advisor to firm
Commercial
New York
Rialto sued over alleged self-dealing, “highly improper” servicing
Special servicer wants to keep performing loan in default, investor says
Commercial
Los Angeles
Ashkenazy buys Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus in latest SoCal acquisition
NY firm’s Golden Triangle retail holdings grow to 350K sf
Development
South Florida
Vlad Doronin joins Oak Row on record $520M deal for waterfront Miami assemblage
Developers bought site for hotel and branded condos, adding to crowded pipeline
Commercial
South Florida
Miami’s biggest hotel deals of the year were $200M teardowns
Terra, Fortune International, Nahla Capital, Blackstone and Süzer Group were among top buyers of hospitality properties
Commercial
South Florida
Miami real estate consultant who taught ethics charged with embezzlement
Andreina Monserratte allegedly stole $90K from home inspection firm
Brand Studio
Steven Bailey gives agents a behind-the-scenes look at how Roadway Moving delivers for their clients
Making you look like a rock star for your most important clients
Commercial
New York
Slate seals deal on Stewart Hotel acquisition for $255M
David Schwartz, Breaking Ground plan 579-unit conversion
Rialto sued over alleged self-dealing, “highly improper” servicing
Special servicer wants to keep performing loan in default, investor says
Here were the biggest political, policy shifts for real estate in 2025
The biggest political, policy shifts of 2025
NYC’s top deals: EJS Development inks deals for 3 pads at UES condo
TRD reports top transactions for Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025
Tri-State
Kingston mayor breaks with council, vetoes rent-control resolution
Local legislators may override Steve Noble’s action
NYC’s top deals: Flatiron co-op trades between attorneys for $4M
TRD reports top transactions for Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025
Tri-State
Shelter Island estate targets local record with $18M ask
Sale at listing price would easily set market benchmark
Inside OKO and Oak Row’s projects in South Florida
Firms closed $520M purchase of Brickell assemblage in South Florida’s top dev site deal ever
Cirrus’ $77M credit bid wins distressed downtown Miami development site
Holiday Inn property entitled for 82-story mixed-use tower
Trilogy scores $82M construction loan for Edgewater apartments
Miami neighborhood became a magnet for development in recent years
MG Developer, Prosper jump into hot North Bay Village with condo development
Partners bought 1-acre site for $31M last year
Florida lawmaker proposes path to dissolving HOAs. It “wouldn’t work,” experts say
Legislation filed ahead of 2026 session calls for specific court to handle only association cases
SC Johnson billionaire sells Palm Beach home for $17M
Heiress Winnie Johnson-Marquart upsized to a $30M island home in October
Videos
Kent Swig on how his family built it's billion-dollar dynasty, talks marriage to Liz Macklowe & more
How Brooklyn's abandoned waterfront in DUMBO became one of its hottest neighborhoods
The moving partner agents can trust | Brand Studio
From Industrial Waterfront to DUMBO: How the Neighborhood Was Made
Top 5 US cities people are leaving #shorts
Christie’s International Real Estate Group, the Michelin Star of real estate | Brand Studio
Tishman Speyer exec’s husband found guilty of murder | TRD News
Supercar style meets luxury living in North Bay Village | Brand Studio
AI-powered real estate insights, on demand | TRD Forum
Can Opendoor become Amazon for real estate?
Meet Anchin's family business succession experts | The Real Deal Brand Studio
Luxury concierge service across the five boroughs | Brand Studio
Netflix’s $72B bid for Warner Bros puts 100M sf of studio real estate in play
Sam Nazarian & Felix Bendersky on Miami trends, churns and next hot spots | TRD Forum
Erik Conover sentenced: Luxury real estate YouTuber facing up to 10-years #shorts
The untold story of Patrick Carroll #shorts
Top agents Danny Hertzberg and Sarah Desamours on unicorn listings & the next era of Miami luxury
Miami’s next office bet: Ryan Holtzman & Eric Brody on flight to quality, which towers win & more
Kevin Maloney and Jay Roberts on how Miami projects pencil out #shorts
State signs off on three casinos for NYC | TRD News
Ashkenazy buys Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus in latest SoCal acquisition
NY firm’s Golden Triangle retail holdings grow to 350K sf
JLL makes two SoCal moves on investment sales, capital markets teams
Plus, Lincoln Property Company taps Nicole Audette, CBRE hires Josh Caruana, Philip Voorhees leaves CBRE for Bison Partners and more commercial real estate moves
MGR buys Orange office complex for $89M
Orange City Square acquisition grows Ontario-based firm’s OC holdings
Calabasas home values jump 59% in Q3, outpace LA County market
Upscale enclave also outperforms San Marino, Beverly Hills
LA resi makes rounds of Westside for 2025 highlights
Carolwood Estates once again dominated year’s priciest trades from Bel Air to Beverly HIlls, Brentwood
A year after blaze, Palisades developer wants to secede
Elaine Culotti’s rebuild plan starts with leaving LA
Here are Chicago’s top residential sales of 2025
North Shore pulled in nearly all top deals this year
Mars eyes big Fulton Market office space after $36B Kellanova buy
Candy giant circles building at 400 North Aberdeen, as it expands in Chicago
Sellers of record Winnetka estate surface as buyers of $15M Kenilworth lakefront mansion
Jeffrey and Ashley Quicksilver downsize after $33M sale
Chicago hotel owners pitch self-tax to boost conventions, tourism
Proposed 1.5% surcharge would fund marketing and incentives, as city fights for big shows
S2 Capital picks up Chicagoland Ovaltine apartments for $94M
The Dallas-based buyer picked up the Villa Park multifamily project carved out of a chocolate factory
Lake Geneva mansion sale turns litigious after $38M deal collapses
Seller claims Chicago financier’s offer tied up Aloha Lodge before it sold for nearly $22M
Westbank gets San Jose approval for dual housing towers in downtown
768 units, 11K sf ground-floor retail slated for site
SF organization prepares to sell buildings as nonprofit housing sector faces uncertain future
581 units poised to come under new ownership
Google drops $33M for leased Mountain View offices
Acquisition follows similar Apple, Nvidia moves in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley estate tests ultra-luxury ceiling
An $88 million ask in Hillsborough adds to growing slate of trophy listings
San Francisco’s high ground reaches heights of 2025 resi market
AI boom brings buyers to Billionaire’s Row
Bay Area construction jobs aren’t rebounding
Permitting reforms pile up, but labor data shows cranes still scarce
Dallas
Here are Dallas-Fort Worth’s top residential sales of 2025
Discounts, price cuts demonstrate market shift in luxury tier
Houston
Ferguson Family Partners plans an open-air retail, restaurant, and entertainment development in Richmond
Ferguson Family Partners plans an open-air retail, restaurant, and entertainment development in Richmond
Dallas
East Texas buyer scoops up Shops at Legacy North for $78M
Sale of Plano mixed-use project caps strong year for DFW retail investment
Austin
Austin suburb dangles 10-day permits to lure jobs, capital
Fast-growing Hutto targets industrial and commercial projects
Houston
Houston Astrodome math gets starker: $753M to revive, $55M to raze
County-commissioned study raises stakes in NRG Park lease talks
Dallas
Colorado investor scoops up office tower in Dallas for $26M
Real Capital Solutions buys Walnut Glen for a steep discount, betting on an office rebound
Freddie Mac finds its next CEO
Kenny Smith arrives at critical time for mortgage provider
Sonder’s 190 leasehold interests up for sale
Offers for shuttered hospitality operator’s portfolio expected to close by February
These were residential real estate’s top stories of 2025
Mergers, court battles and a new mayor sparked headlines
Nine-figure deals power luxury hotel market to strong 2025 finish
Plus, Mark Nussbaum names names, Fed cuts interest rates and more national real estate news this week.
Washington D.C.
Project in historically Black DC neighborhood lands financing
$99M package will go towards first phase of fully affordable complex in Barry Farm
Seattle
Griffis Residential picks up Shoreline apartments for $113M
Stockbridge offloads 330-unit property once proposed for housing by convicted developer
Let them renovate: Louis XIV-linked château near Versailles hits market for $23M
44-acre estate lists for first time in nearly eight decades, needs $2M in repairs
Cheers! Sapporo to sell real estate holdings to KKR, PAG
$3B-plus deal includes Tokyo brewery, retail destinations
Trump admin propose $112B Gaza rebuild
Real estate minds envision luxury resorts in destroyed Palestinian territory
The Setai splashes in the Caribbean with St. Maarten debut
The Miami Beach-based hotel brand is building a 205-key hotel with private villas
Canada’s top pension eyes $2B industrial buying spree
CPPIB teams up with Dream Industrial as logistics bets outshine broader real estate
San Diego
UCSF bites on $767M for twin Mission Bay buildings from Alexandria
School of Dentistry plans to relocate by end of decade
Los Angeles
Calabasas home values jump 59% in Q3, outpace LA County market
Upscale enclave also outperforms San Marino, Beverly Hills
New York
Here are the details on 80 Clarkson’s offering plan
Luxury tower from Zeckendorf Development and Atlas Capital Group projects $2.2B sellout
Chicago
Jameson Sotheby’s leads on average sale price size in Cook County in 2025
Meanwhile, @properties slid into second place with average deal size of $733,000
Los Angeles
Focus on TRD Data: Priciest Home Sales in Santa Monica in 2025
National
Which markets are most affected by Sonder’s liquidation sale?
STR operator’s 189 leases with top markets New Orleans, Nashville and Philly
National
Sun Belt rental vacancy rates climb
Meanwhile, rental vacancy rates in the Midwest, Northeast fall year over year
Los Angeles
LA resi makes rounds of Westside for 2025 highlights
Carolwood Estates once again dominated year’s priciest trades from Bel Air to Beverly HIlls, Brentwood
San Francisco
San Francisco’s high ground reaches heights of 2025 resi market
AI boom brings buyers to Billionaire’s Row
South Florida
Trilogy scores $82M construction loan for Edgewater apartments
Miami neighborhood became a magnet for development in recent years
New York
NYC’s top deals: Flatiron co-op trades between attorneys for $4M
TRD reports top transactions for Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025
South Florida
Florida lawmaker proposes path to dissolving HOAs. It “wouldn’t work,” experts say
Legislation filed ahead of 2026 session calls for specific court to handle only association cases
International
Let them renovate: Louis XIV-linked château near Versailles hits market for $23M
44-acre estate lists for first time in nearly eight decades, needs $2M in repairs
Upcoming Events
Future City 2026
The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina
BSH and The Real Deal: Building Luxury – Houston
B/S/H/ Experience & Design Center
The Real Deal's Miami Forum
Mana Wynwood
The Real Deal’s Podcast
Deconstruct
The Real Deal’s Joe Lovinger and Suzannah Cavanaugh break down the newest, biggest trends and concepts in real estate.
New York
NYC’s top deals: Flatiron co-op trades between attorneys for $4M
TRD reports top transactions for Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025
Dallas
East Texas buyer scoops up Shops at Legacy North for $78M
Sale of Plano mixed-use project caps strong year for DFW retail investment
Chicago
Mars eyes big Fulton Market office space after $36B Kellanova buy
Candy giant circles building at 400 North Aberdeen, as it expands in Chicago
International
Cheers! Sapporo to sell real estate holdings to KKR, PAG
$3B-plus deal includes Tokyo brewery, retail destinations
Los Angeles
Trader Joe’s grabs Santa Monica Rite Aid for $22M
Grocer buys former drugstore for SoCal push as Rite Aid boxes sell
Los Angeles
LA's 10 biggest retail deals of 2025 nearly double, approach $1B
Macerich’s Lakewood Center fetches 31% more than 2024’s priciest sale
Houston
Ferguson Family Partners plans an open-air retail, restaurant, and entertainment development in Richmond
Ferguson Family Partners plans an open-air retail, restaurant, and entertainment development in Richmond
San Francisco
Bay Area construction jobs aren’t rebounding
Permitting reforms pile up, but labor data shows cranes still scarce
New York
BXP dangles $25M bonus to CEO
Owen Thomas’ mission: Double the stock price by 2030
South Florida
Cirrus’ $77M credit bid wins distressed downtown Miami development site
Holiday Inn property entitled for 82-story mixed-use tower
Austin
Austin suburb dangles 10-day permits to lure jobs, capital
Fast-growing Hutto targets industrial and commercial projects
San Francisco
Contentious Safeway housing plan clears key labor hurdle in San Francisco
Align says deal forces city’s hand to approve 1.8K-unit project under state law