A report from Realtor.com on New York. "Nobody wants to buy notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's real estate. The convicted criminal's grand, 28,000-square-foot townhouse in Manhattan's tony Upper East Side has undergone a $23 million price cut. 'In New York,…
A report from the Commercial Observer. "The New York Legislature on Monday greenlighted legislation that will allow renters and homeowners to delay eviction and foreclosure proceedings until May if they can demonstrate financial hardship caused by the pandemic. Unsurprisingly, landlords…
A report from the Oklahoman. "The Hill, an upscale housing development in Deep Deuce, was due for completition in 2008. The project has gone through more than a dozen extensions. Bill Canfield is in default of his agreement with the…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Existing-home sales fell 2.5% in November from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.69 million, the National Association of Realtors said. It was the first decline in six months. 'Without a…
A report from Yahoo Finance. "In a client note this week titled 'Escape From New York', Jefferies chief market strategist David Zervos described how the coronavirus reversed decades-long trends of high-end gentrification for New York City. 'I'm bullish on the…
A weekend topic starting with Bloomberg. "Property investors are about to discover just how much the global fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has spread from deserted and cast-off buildings to their bottom lines. In an estimated $10 trillion global pool…
A report from Business Insider on Florida. "Ken Griffin is selling both of his Miami Beach penthouses for at least a 20% loss, Katherine Kallergis reported for the Real Deal. Griffin bought the two Faena House penthouses in 2015. At…
A report from Mansion Global. "New York native David Kramer, president of Hudson Companies. What has the Covid-19 experience been like for the company? It’s a better time to be a buyer than a seller, a tenant than a landlord.…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "After a hefty price cut, Italian fashion scion Massimo Ferragamo has off-loaded his Manhattan apartment for $11 million, WWD has learned. Ferragamo found that his Manhattan duplex apartment had become surplus to…
A report from Denver 7 in Colorado. "A homeowner in Littleton says because he deferred his mortgage payments through the CARES Act forbearance program for those impacted by COVID-19. As soon as he was able to begin paying again, he…