David Levitt

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Commercial real estate reporter/editor (Bloomberg/Debtwire); CRE markets and deals.

Goodman Buys Newark Brewery for $360M, Plans Logistics Hub
SocialMay 6, 2026

Goodman Buys Newark Brewery for $360M, Plans Logistics Hub

1 of #NJ's highest profile props goes for $360M. The old #AnheuserBusch #brewery in #Newark sold to #Goodman, w/dn say what it w/do w/it. Hint, it bought ex #DailyNews plant in #JerseyCity, w/it is turning into a #logistics center....

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Residential Demand Outpaces Supply; Developers Add Luxury Amenities
SocialMay 6, 2026

Residential Demand Outpaces Supply; Developers Add Luxury Amenities

Call it the #Wrey. #GFP not stopping at #conversion of #222Broadway to resi. Adding pool, film screen, spa. Nationwide 90K+ units in pipeline. 'Demand for resi, specially in this nabe, far outstrips supply' #NYC #LowerManhattan #FiDi #realestate #CRE https://t.co/x7MXBrH6Zd

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Malba Prices Surge 61% to $2.5 M Median
SocialMay 5, 2026

Malba Prices Surge 61% to $2.5 M Median

Welcome to #Malba, #NYC's 5th priciest nabe. Shot up 61%, w/view of #WhitestoneBridge. Median price at $2.5M. 'Only a v/limited inventory. Hop+a skip to a v/easy commute' #realestate #mortgage #Queens #PropertyShark https://t.co/ZuxcSVj3eN

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Weitz and Rutter Poised to Dominate Miami Real Estate
SocialMay 5, 2026

Weitz and Rutter Poised to Dominate Miami Real Estate

Are #DavdWeitz+#ErikRutter the biggest thing to hit #Miami since #DonJohnson? Their #OakRowEquities h/2 projects down w/4 to go. 'Give these guys 2 or 3 more cycles+they w/have 20-30 bldgs.'#realestate #CRE #SoFla #condo #Tishman #Oasis #WynwoodPlaza #NYC https://t.co/BpiHhSfOby

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HDR Engineering Lifts 7 Penn Plaza to 90% Occupancy
SocialMay 5, 2026

HDR Engineering Lifts 7 Penn Plaza to 90% Occupancy

Doings in #PennDistrict: Employee-owned #HDR Engineering takes 3 floors, 73KSF, at #Feil's #7PennPlaza. bringing bldg near #PennStation to 90%. #realestate #CRE #NYC #JLL #architecture https://t.co/AajGJQmGvk

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Reffkin Steps Back, Elevates Navab at Compass-Anywhere
SocialMay 4, 2026

Reffkin Steps Back, Elevates Navab at Compass-Anywhere

Now that #RobertRefkin h/conquered #realestate, he is backing off+letting folks like #NedaNavab take higher profiles. How he's letting others run the show at the combined #Compass-#Anywhere megafirm. #realestate #CRE #mortgage #brokerage https://t.co/yaMObh60gK

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Real Estate Tycoons Turn to Affordable Housing, Tax Credits Double‑Edged
SocialMay 4, 2026

Real Estate Tycoons Turn to Affordable Housing, Tax Credits Double‑Edged

How #realestate tycoon are becoming do-good-niks. How oddball financing of #affordablehousing lures private investors. #LowIncomeTaxCredits may be a 2-edged sword. #InvestChattanooga #realestate #CRE #multifamily #tax https://t.co/gJmYuXdavA

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Iconic Fallingwater‑style Walter Hall Home Listed for $2.75M
SocialMay 4, 2026

Iconic Fallingwater‑style Walter Hall Home Listed for $2.75M

Imagine #Fallingwater w/o the falling water (well a little). That's what #WalterHall's #PA home looks like+it's no accident. Now it's for sale for $2.75M. #realestate #mortgage #architecture #FrankLloydWright #NationalRegister https://t.co/mVHz1beG3Q via @WSJ

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Markets Thrive While Sentiment Falters and Rates Rise
SocialMay 1, 2026

Markets Thrive While Sentiment Falters and Rates Rise

How c/#SP500 be near all-time high but consumer sentiment near all-time lows? How c/#realestate keep rising despite higher #interestrates? Digging into why that is w/#BarryRitholz #CRE #JonathanMiller #mortgage https://t.co/DD3PjMWqhj https://t.co/9brss3I1U7

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Anthropic to Lease Entire 330 Hudson, Redefining NYC AI Hub
SocialApr 30, 2026

Anthropic to Lease Entire 330 Hudson, Redefining NYC AI Hub

#AI takeover on #HudsonSt. #Anthropic, the co behind #Claude, set to lease the entire #330Hudson. That's 466KSF. #HudsonSquare w/never be the same. #AEW #realestate #CRE #tech #NYC #Mythos #SanFran #JLL https://t.co/Q4MmpTrfy2

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Powell Remains on Fed Board as Rates Hold Steady
SocialApr 29, 2026

Powell Remains on Fed Board as Rates Hold Steady

You're not quite rid of me. #JeromePowell sez he w/remain as #TheFed governor after his term as chairman ends. Bank holds #interestrates steady. #KevinWarsh era about to begin. Most divisive the board has been in decades. #realestate #CRE #mortgage #Trump...

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NYC Housing Column Highlights Ubiquitous Ultra‑Wealth
SocialApr 29, 2026

NYC Housing Column Highlights Ubiquitous Ultra‑Wealth

The bard of #housing in #NYC partners w/#TRD on column, to include his famed qtr report that previously ran for #Elliman. #JonathanMiller: 'Good grief I've been writing about uber wealth. It is literally in our faces every single day' #realestate...

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AI Startups Fill Trendy NYC Space, yet Remain Empty
SocialApr 29, 2026

AI Startups Fill Trendy NYC Space, yet Remain Empty

Flashy but mostly empty. Cash-rich #AI startups flood into downtown, taking up the most fashionable space. But it may be mostly a Potemkin village. #NYC #FlatironDistrict #MadisonSquarePark #MidtownSouth #NoMad #realestate #CRE #tech https://t.co/09Y44t6Y02 via @WSJ

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MJ's Final Home: $100M/Month LA Mansion, Not Neverland
SocialApr 29, 2026

MJ's Final Home: $100M/Month LA Mansion, Not Neverland

#Neverland wasn't forever. #MichaelJackson's last home not that strange estate, but this $100G/mo #LA mansion, w/w where he died. Has private theater. #Carolwood #HolmbyHills #SoCal #realestate #mortgage https://t.co/g864Qd5mJx

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Ben Simmons Lists $15M Brooklyn Condo Amid NBA Woes
SocialApr 29, 2026

Ben Simmons Lists $15M Brooklyn Condo Amid NBA Woes

Falling upward. #NBA failure #BenSimmons seeks $15M for his #Dumbo apt. Wonder if he's crying all the way to the bank? 'A true sanctuary' #realestate #condo #NYC #Brooklyn #Nets #76ers #mortgage #multifamily #Australia #Bearbrick https://t.co/hOdySN50Df

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Rithm Invests $250M to Rebrand ElecorProperties, Elevate Office Experience
SocialApr 28, 2026

Rithm Invests $250M to Rebrand ElecorProperties, Elevate Office Experience

#ElecorProperties. You know them as #ParamountGroup. New owner #Rithm gives them a $250M sprucing up, new name. They pledge to 'elevate the office exp+set a new standard for what a bldg c/offer' #1633Broadway #1301AofA #712Fifth #NYC #realestate #CRE ...

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Retail Footprints Shrink as Tenants Favor Prime Sites
SocialApr 28, 2026

Retail Footprints Shrink as Tenants Favor Prime Sites

If you can get tired walking around it, it's probly too big. #Retail recalibrating. Tenants shrink their footprints. Demand concentrating on top-tier locations. #realestate #CRE #NAIFarbman #ICSC https://t.co/SwWQPgBj0G

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Hochul's Pied‑à‑terre Tax Faces Pushback After Citadel Threat
SocialApr 28, 2026

Hochul's Pied‑à‑terre Tax Faces Pushback After Citadel Threat

Making hedgie #KenGriffin the poster boy in #Hochul push for #piedaterre tax on 2d homes of $5M+ not a good idea as #MayorMamdani eases tone after #Citadel threatened to walk away from $6B tower #Vornado+#Rudin building on #ParkAve. #NYC #realestate...

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101 Park Hits 98% Occupancy with Vanderbilt Lease
SocialApr 28, 2026

101 Park Hits 98% Occupancy with Vanderbilt Lease

Look no further than #101Park for #CRE success. 3 new leases-1 from #1Vanderbilt-brings occupancy to 98%. 'A very special place w/expansive views, column free.' Also w/does #GaryBarnett have in mind for #FriarsClub? #NYC #Kalikow #realestate #GrandCentral https://t.co/4VrOekeMKd

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Debate Over $2B Hudson Yards Public Funding Intensifies
SocialApr 27, 2026

Debate Over $2B Hudson Yards Public Funding Intensifies

Is $2B of public $$ for a platform over W #HudsonYards too much? Not 1 of #MayorMamdani's priorities as pressure mounts to cancel #MayorAdams deal. 'We believe mayor w/n want to invest in such projects but can't take it as...

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Bears' $2B Stadium Faces $100M Developer Hurdle
SocialApr 27, 2026

Bears' $2B Stadium Faces $100M Developer Hurdle

#GeorgeHalas must be spinning in his grave. Price of keeping the #Bears may incl $100M+ for dvprs before a dime spent on the $2B stadium, as #IL angles to keep them in northern IL. #Chicago #NFL #football #realestate #CRE #ArlingtonHeights...

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Mayor's Semi‑Socialist Supermarket Sparks Scrutiny Over City Land Use
SocialApr 27, 2026

Mayor's Semi‑Socialist Supermarket Sparks Scrutiny Over City Land Use

Engquist: #MayorMamdami's semi-#socialist supermarket in #EastHarlem certainly warrants scrutiny. Like is this the best possible use for a city-owned site? But there are too many inane criticisms. #realestate #CRE #retail #NYC https://t.co/55dUsaeswE

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CRE Remains Resilient Amid Inflation and Energy Shocks
SocialApr 24, 2026

CRE Remains Resilient Amid Inflation and Energy Shocks

Like a sturdy boat in choppy seas, #CRE holds firm w/economy whipped by #inflation+#energy shocks, and it may stay that way for the near-term, at least. 'It's a slow-moving impact for #realestate' #mortgage #TheFed https://t.co/XXyooILXQh

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Gary Barnett Proposes 86‑story, 1,198‑ft UWS Tower
SocialApr 23, 2026

Gary Barnett Proposes 86‑story, 1,198‑ft UWS Tower

A supertall apt house on the #UWS. #GaryBarnett firm plans 86-story, 1,198 ft tower on W67, more than 400 ft above nabe's next tallest bldg, per a #NYC DOB filing. W/yield 430 units. #Extell #realestate #CRE #retail #restaurant #Silverstein #multifamily...

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AI Powers Forest Management for America’s Largest Landowner
SocialApr 23, 2026

AI Powers Forest Management for America’s Largest Landowner

#Tech advancement meets wilderness, as #Weyerhauser, USA's largest landowner, used #AI to manage its forests. Think autonomous devices dragging felled trees. 'We probly h/as much data on forests as any org on the planet' #realestate #CRE #tech https://t.co/AlJp4iLYyx via @WSJ

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Push to Keep Bears in Chicago Amid Indiana Offer
SocialApr 23, 2026

Push to Keep Bears in Chicago Amid Indiana Offer

Are #DaBearss #ArlingtonHeights bound? Push to keep storied #NFL team in #Chicago area, on the #IL side, after #IN makes tempting offer. #Bears #realestate #CRE #football https://t.co/59GtWMGcxR

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9 West Tower Leads NYC’s Booming CRE Market
SocialApr 23, 2026

9 West Tower Leads NYC’s Booming CRE Market

Behind the scenes at #9West, hottest tower in #NYC, hottest #CRE market in the country now that #Soliviev h/succeeded h/father, the famously selective #SheldonSolow #realestate #PlazaDistrict #CentralPark #1Vanderbilt #HudsonYards https://t.co/wRXc9HmnCD via @WSJ

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KC Baseball Stadium Costs Taxpayers $600M Plus More
SocialApr 23, 2026

KC Baseball Stadium Costs Taxpayers $600M Plus More

#KC's #MLB team gets the #Royal treatment. as $1.9B downtown stadium project announced. City taxpayers w/fork over $600M, unspecified amt from #MO, $800M from team. To anchor 85-acre shopping/dining district. #realestate #CRE #retail #baseball https://t.co/LSyDs9PQK5

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Prosecutors Target Nir Meir as Co-Defendants Plead Out
SocialApr 17, 2026

Prosecutors Target Nir Meir as Co-Defendants Plead Out

Prosecutors zero in on #NirMeir, alleged mastermind in #XI fraud case as co-def'ts plead out. 1x there were 9 in $86M case. Lux #condos on the Hudson keeps DA busy. #HFZ #NYC #HighLine #realestate #multifamily #litigation #mortgage #ABragg https://t.co/iQFLljggk9

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Hamptons Real Estate Inventory Drops 35% in Q1
SocialApr 17, 2026

Hamptons Real Estate Inventory Drops 35% in Q1

How low w/inventory go in the #Hamptons where available #realestate, always tight, fell 35% in Q1, following banner 25 that featured sky-high deals? Waiting on 'death, divorce, distress' #NY #LongIsland #mortgage https://t.co/zIdHd23XCX

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Vornado Exec's Trust in Solomon Leads to Fraud Spotlight
SocialApr 17, 2026

Vornado Exec's Trust in Solomon Leads to Fraud Spotlight

#Vornado leasing boss #GlennWeiss always thought #JaredSolomon w/1 of his stars, entrusting him w/the co's gigantic #TimesSquare sign. Now that sign is at the heart of fed fraud charges v Solomon 'I trusted Jared' #REIT #NYC #realestate #CRE #retail https://t.co/AH6n4YpWL9

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Mark Epstein Poised for $75M Downtown Sale
SocialApr 16, 2026

Mark Epstein Poised for $75M Downtown Sale

#MarkEpstein, bro of the notorious #JeffreyEpstein, may get $75M for downtown site he's selling. Why he might be selling 515Greenwich is unclear. C/be dvpmt site. #realestate #CRE #NYC #investmentsales #mortgage #Ossa #Newmark #Dara https://t.co/7DWL9AJygG

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Mayor Proposes Insurance Cuts to Ease Rent‑freeze Push
SocialApr 16, 2026

Mayor Proposes Insurance Cuts to Ease Rent‑freeze Push

The #democraticsocialist throws kissies at small landlords. #MayorMamdani offers help shaving 20-30% #insurance costs for #rentstabilized+#affordablehousing, w/may be a bid to make #rentfreeze easier to swallow. #NYC #realestate #CRE #multifamily https://t.co/FNOBbI5LwG

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Compass Commands 32% Boston Market, Dwarfs Rivals
SocialApr 16, 2026

Compass Commands 32% Boston Market, Dwarfs Rivals

#Compass poised to bc 'market-dominating force' sez a thinktank. In #Boston, brokerage has market share of abt 32%. Next largest is #Williams at just over 4%. In wake of paying $1.6B for #Anywhere, 2d largest brokerage. #realestate #ConsumerPolicyCenter https://t.co/jvHt9oV5Ou

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New Condo Launch Premature; No Units Sold Yet
SocialApr 15, 2026

New Condo Launch Premature; No Units Sold Yet

Don't hold your breath waiting for a new #condo tower to rise on spot of deadly #Sunrise collaps. They haven't sold a single unit. 'Soft launch we did w/premature' #DamacProperties #Fla #Miami #SoFla #mortgage #ChamplainTowersSouth https://t.co/QYfPn5VCXN

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Investors Push S&P 500 Record Assuming Iran Peace
SocialApr 15, 2026

Investors Push S&P 500 Record Assuming Iran Peace

War w/#Iran? What war w/Iran? Investors bid #SP500 to record on assumption peace w/be reached before bite on corporate America becomes too severe. #realestate #CRE #mortgage #Trump #energy #StraitofHormuz https://t.co/uyHUttmiNq

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CPACE Emerges as Leading Low‑cost CRE Financing
SocialApr 15, 2026

CPACE Emerges as Leading Low‑cost CRE Financing

#CPACE fast becoming go-to source of capital for public benefit projects in #CRE. Avg deal size grown from $800G to $40M. 'A flexible+low-cost part of the capital stack' #Nuveen #realestate #mortgage #financing #TheGeneva #DC #Tampa #hotel #condo https://t.co/0YqS0B42NQ

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NY Gov Pushes Higher Taxes on Luxury Vacant Homes
SocialApr 15, 2026

NY Gov Pushes Higher Taxes on Luxury Vacant Homes

If you c/afford a 2d home, you c/afford to pay more #tax, sez #Hochul. #NY guv wants to raise $500M in bid to close deficit. 'If you c/afford a $5M 2d home that mostly sits empty, you c/contribute like every...

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Cleveland Transforms Historic Downtown Into Modern Apartments
SocialApr 15, 2026

Cleveland Transforms Historic Downtown Into Modern Apartments

Nobody does resi #conversions like the #mistakeonthelake. Renters move back to the future as #Cleveland, a nat'l leader in the space, reimagines its historic downtown stock as modern apts. #realestate #CRE #retail #multifamily #mortgage #OH https://t.co/vSGJrrowfU via @WSJ

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Reality TV Star Lists $195M Beverly Hills Villa
SocialApr 15, 2026

Reality TV Star Lists $195M Beverly Hills Villa

From #realityTV star to boss of the #GoldenState. #Serhant seeks $195M for #BeverlyHills villa. part of $2B of inventory for new brokerage. #realestate #CA #mortgage #RyanSerhant #MillionDollarListing #PalazzodiAmore #LA https://t.co/B0Y1AJbYBt

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Chicago Multifamily Leader Accuses NY Lender of Bait‑switch
SocialApr 14, 2026

Chicago Multifamily Leader Accuses NY Lender of Bait‑switch

#RocNation pulled a fast 1, #Chicago based #multifamily titan #ShayaWurzberger sez. Accuses #NY-based lender of bait+switch regarding his personal guarantee re SouthSide apts. #LevavProperties #realestate #CRE #mortgage #litigation https://t.co/WUYBMmqpVu

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Prime Midtown Fetches $700+/Sqft in $385M Deal
SocialApr 14, 2026

Prime Midtown Fetches $700+/Sqft in $385M Deal

$700+/foot for prime #Midtown. #SovereignPartners+#HudsonPoint may pay $385M for #575Fifth, at 5th+47th. #NYC #realestate #CRE #investmentsales #mortgage #Eastdil #Savills #Sakhai https://t.co/rwtwZ6wI0E

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Trump's Debt Plan Failure May Raise Mortgage Costs
SocialApr 14, 2026

Trump's Debt Plan Failure May Raise Mortgage Costs

Another reason you can't buy a home. W/#Trump unable to lay out a plan to stabilize its $38T debt burden, rising financing costs may spill into #mortgages, sez a study. #realestate #multifamily #interesrates #TheFed #TerwilligerCenter https://t.co/Cg69AbZM0H

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$240M Deal for 11‑Unit Flatiron Conversion
SocialApr 14, 2026

$240M Deal for 11‑Unit Flatiron Conversion

Is nearly a qtr-$B coming in to the #FlatironBuilding? 11 units at the high-profile office>resi #conversion said to be in contract, w/a price tag of #240M. #CorcoranSunshine #realestate #CRE #NYC #mortgage #condo #Olshan https://t.co/wu2G9DlEe8

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Blackstone Launches $2B Data‑center REIT IPO
SocialApr 13, 2026

Blackstone Launches $2B Data‑center REIT IPO

Welcome to the next iteration of #realestate titan #Blackstone, as a standalone #datacenter #REIT #IPO, sez Bloomberg behind paywall. Targeting $2B, approaching #SWFs, institutional capital #SEC #WallSt #PE #CRE https://t.co/DlILJ51mei

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Sergio Pino's Death Sparks Multi‑party Real Estate Litigation
SocialApr 13, 2026

Sergio Pino's Death Sparks Multi‑party Real Estate Litigation

If #SergioPino thought killing himself w/end intrigue re his #Miami #realestate empire, there's at least 1 more thing coming. Estate battle, lawsuits, tug-of-war over props. #CenturyHomebuilders #CoralGables #litigation #TatianaPino #NancyPastor https://t.co/FFyJFeR973

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Housing Remains Wealth Engine Despite High Prices, Low Rates
SocialApr 13, 2026

Housing Remains Wealth Engine Despite High Prices, Low Rates

Re #realestate, both #boomers+#millenials have a point. Yes prices are up there, but at least nobody's dealing w/18%. '#Housing is the wealth engine. Many showed up after the train had left the station' #interestrates. #TheFed #mortgage https://t.co/GdH1lcvhQc via @WSJ https://t.co/gHNQsliXgI

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Landslides Profit Politicians, Devastate Homeowners
SocialApr 13, 2026

Landslides Profit Politicians, Devastate Homeowners

#Landslides: good for pols, bad for homeowners. Dealing w/no power, windows that won't shut, split floors. Also #WSJ newsletter tackles #Cranston, #Herjavic, #Ozzy. #realestate #CRE #mortgage #CA #IMPei #FEMA #RanchoPalosVerdes https://t.co/Ms51DXCjfr via @WSJ

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Out‑of‑State Money Fuels Miami Office Boom
SocialApr 10, 2026

Out‑of‑State Money Fuels Miami Office Boom

Out-of-state interest whips up the #Miami office market, as come-hither conditions attract the well off. 'It's OK to be rich here, it's OK to be poor here. It's not OK to be rich in #LA or #NY' #SoFla #realestate #CRE...

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