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 Oregonian. "1912 remade Craftsman in Portland Heights: 2909 S.W. Upper Dr. is listed at $450,000. The property was listed for sale on Sept. 20, 2019 for $699,900, according to public records. The price dropped $200,900 about…
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 the Globe and Mail. "Breather Products Inc., the Montreal startup that raised more than US$150-million to build a global flexible workspace operator, is abandoning hundreds of leases in an effort to reboot the pandemic-stricken company.…
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…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Philanthropist Marcia Riklis is planning to take a hit on the sale of her Upper East Side home. The posh ninth-floor co-op is on the market for $6.35 million. That’s more than…
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 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.…