A report from Market Watch. "Like floodwater, mortgage bond losses flow from the bottom up. But with today’s compressed bond yields and an uncertain backdrop for commercial properties, Daniel McNamara, principal at a hedge fund that’s been in the spotlight…
A report from Reuters. "Investors fueling an initial public offering bonanza are snubbing many U.S. mortgage providers’ stock market debuts over concerns that the sector might have reached its peak. 'Investors don’t like buying into a company at the start…
A report from the Real Deal on Florida. "Former hedge fund manager Jim Pulaski bought a unit at Apogee in South Beach after selling his waterfront North Bay Road mansion. Property records show G Sofi Investments LLC, sold the four-bedroom,…
A report from the Real Deal on Florida. "The co-managing partner of a private equity firm sold his oceanfront condo in The Four Seasons Residences at the Surf Club at a loss, for $12.4 million. Property records show Thompson Dean…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Sidney Kimmel just sold his lavish Manhattan condo for about $20 million. Kimmel was original asking $39.5 million for the home in December 2018. Kimmel and his wife bought the apartment in…
A report from the Real Deal. "Quarters’ U.S. expansion appears to have ended in bankruptcy. Eight properties and two additional limited liability companies tied to the German co-living firm filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Friday, according to court records.…
A weekend topic starting with Bisnow New York. "New York City’s commercial property values are expected to fall substantially this year. A summary of the past year said that the real estate markets 'collapsed' after the coronavirus gripped the city,…
A report from Local News 10 in Florida. "Patricia Guerrero said she is working full time to pay the mortgage of a home that she is supposed to be renting. Instead, she said there are squatters with a fraudulent lease,…
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 New York Times. "Brian Kavanagh, a Democratic state senator who represents Lower Manhattan and part of Brooklyn, was the lead sponsor of the bill that bars landlords from evicting most tenants for 60 days in almost…