Realogy shelled out $53M in commissions amid hiring push
From left: Richard Smith, Pam Liebman, Ryan Schneider and Tony Hull From TRD New York: Nine months after CEO Richard Smith vowed to turn Realogy into a “recruiting machine,” the company is facing a...
View ArticleWill capital controls kill Chinese investment in US real estate?
First panel at #Trdshanghai looked at the US real estate market from a global perspective. Follow the action via twitter and insta, and look out for highlights from the event on therealdeal.com! A...
View ArticleCity Market developers to LA officials: Let’s make a deal
Rendering of City Market (Credit: Hanson LA) The developers of the City Market megaproject just released new renderings of the 10-acre site as they prepare for a key meeting with city planning...
View ArticleHere’s how the GOP House tax bill would affect California homeowners
(Credit: Getty Images) House Republicans revealed their latest tax plan on Thursday, calling for a tightening of deductions and loopholes, as well as a corporate tax break, the Los Angeles Times...
View ArticleThis week in celebrity real estate: Rihanna flips WeHo pad in three months...
From left: Rihanna, Alan and Susan Casden (Credit: Getty Images) It was relatively quiet on the celebrity real estate front as Hollywood’s favorites played dress-up and put on their scariest makeup for...
View ArticleDouble tap: Here’s a look at the best shots shared on Instagram this week
From TRD New York: A lot went down in the world of real estate this past week — and Instagram was there for us to document it all. Here’s a look at some of the best uploads from around New York, Miami...
View ArticleBraving the flipstorm: Why resellers face long odds in turning a profit at...
Illustration by Lexi Pilgrim for The Real Deal From TRD New York: When a condominium owner at Extell Development’s One57 approaches broker Robert Dankner about selling, these days he tells them all the...
View ArticleHere’s what Northern California markets could look like after the fires
Fires in and around Santa Rosa on October 11, 2017. (California National Guard photo) From TRD New York: Fires in Northern California killed 43 people and destroyed 8,900 structures across 245,000...
View ArticleDay 2 recap from The Real Deal’s Shanghai showcase
From TRD New York: Why do the Chinese buy in the United States? It’s elementary, at least according to many of the American real estate executives who participated in the The Real Deal‘s third annual...
View ArticleThe Silicon Beach housing market is red-hot: report
Silicon Beach, Playa Vista (Credit: Getty Images) Home sales are exploding in L.A.’s Silicon Beach, which is rapidly resembling its techie-entrenched cousin up the coast. Playa Vista, a Silicon Beach...
View ArticleGarcetti’s pledge to build 100K housing units is ahead of schedule. But...
(Photo illustration by Jhila Farzaneh for The Real Deal. Credit: Getty Images) Upon assuming the role of mayor in 2013, Eric Garcetti made a pledge to build 100,000 new housing units over the course of...
View ArticleLombardi House owners will open 89-unit luxury apartment complex next door
Rendering of The Lombardi with Albert and Jacques Massachi (Credit: M Capital Partners) Family investment firm M Capital Partners, led by Albert and Jacques Massachi, is developing an 89-unit, luxury...
View ArticleWyndham Hotel Group tapped for Pico Union hotel conversion project
Rendering of the Bricks by Wyndham Hotel Group (Credit: Corbel Architects via Urbanize) Nearly a year after initial plans were filed, it appears as that the hotel project at 1543 W. Olympic Boulevard...
View Article“Gotham” actor Michael Chiklis seeks buyer for Sherman Oaks home
Michael Chiklis with his home at 4310 Sutton Place (Credit: MLS, Getty Images) Michael Chiklis' home at 4310 Sutton Place (Credit: MLS) Michael Chiklis' home at 4310 Sutton Place (Credit: MLS) Michael...
View ArticleNational market report
From the latest New York issue: Chicago: Related and JDL plan four skyscrapers outside Chicago’s Loop Related Midwest and JDL Development each submitted zoning plans to the city for major towers...
View ArticleKim and Kanye sell Bel Air home for big profit
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West with the Bel Air home (Credit: Getty Images, Douglas Elliman) And the Kardashian real estate saga continues. Reality star-turned-makeup guru Kim Kardashian and musician...
View ArticleConstruction of an inflatable dam on the LA River could begin by January
The Los Angeles River (Credit: Getty Images) Not too long ago, renowned architect Frank Gehry told an audience at Urban Land Institute’s Fall meeting that he’s given up hope on the 51-mile...
View ArticleThis isn’t a joke: WeWork is seriously opening a kindergarten
WeWork’s Rebekah and Adam Neumann From TRD New York: WeWork’s newest community isn’t old enough to hold a job. The $20 billion co-working company is starting a private elementary school for “conscious...
View ArticleAn additional one million new residents could live in LA by 2035: report
(Photo illustration by Jhila Farzaneh for The Real Deal. Credit: Getty Images) As Los Angeles County grapples with a severe housing shortage, a new study finds the population could see an increase of...
View ArticleBad news for the rental market: Millennials have finally started buying homes
(Credit: Getty Images) From TRD New York: Sorry, apartment landlords, but it looks like millennials are interested in settling down and buying houses after all. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,...
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