A report from the Pittsburgh Business Journal in Pennsylvania. "New York-based King Penguin Opportunity Fund has defaulted on its $16.4 million mortgage for City Centre Tower, the biggest of three buys the firm made in downtown Pittsburgh. Martin Perry, a…
A report from the Capital Times in Wisconsin. "'I do believe landlords are preparing and I expect a huge increase once the moratorium is lifted,' said Laura Nachazel, a court manager in the Dane County Clerk of Courts office. 'I…
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…
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 USA Today on Florida. "Susana Lay worked from dawn to dusk alongside her grandfather while he sold and repaired Singer sewing machines in New York City. Soon, Lay was able to use her savings to buy her…
A report from the Real Deal. "Big money will be deployed into cash-deprived real estate funds. 'We are seeing some investors that are pretty distressed, but if we compare it to previous crises it doesn’t seem to be as widespread,'…
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 Bisnow on Georgia. "With government support for embattled workers evaporating, apartment rent collections are worsening as the year comes to a close. 'In November, it came crashing. We saw the entire momentum shift,' The RADCO Cos. CEO…
A report from DS News. "Nearly every metro area in America is experiencing peak seriously delinquent mortgage loans, according to a report from Nationwide economics. Levels are approaching the severity of the 2010 housing bust, economists say. 'The spike in…
A weekend topic starting with KPIX in California. "Rent collection has dropped from 80.4% nationally at this time last year to 75.4% at the start of December. Meanwhile tenants are fleeing urban centers left and right. 'I’ve even seen properties…