House Neighboring Guy Ritchie’s And Madonna’s Former Home In London Up For Sale For $4.5 Million
The home, which Ritchie shared with his ex wife Madonna, was also used as a location for Matthew Vaughn’s film Layer Cake in 2004. …
City’s oldest bar gets last-minute lifeline
The city’s oldest bar won’t be running dry after all. Neir’s Tavern in Woodside, which was facing closure this weekend thanks to an impending rent hike, got a last-minute reprieve Friday afternoon. Supporters of Neir’s stepped…
How to Find an Apartment When You’re Moving Across the Country
Moving for work, love or just a change of pace? Here’s how to find a place you’ll love to live in before you make the journey….
Landlord to bar owner: You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here
The oldest bar in the city is the latest to close its doors after a rent hike. Neir’s Tavern in Woodhaven, Queens has operated continuously in the same place for 190 years, the oldest bar in…
Future City: Silicon Valley is pumping money into Brazilian house-flippers, rocky times for Goldman-backed online mortgage broker Trussle & more
Proptech is a $20 billion industry that’s already reshaping and upending traditional real estate as we know it. And this is just the beginning. Each Thursday, The Real Deal’s Future City newsletter breaks down the biggest news in proptech across…
Airbnb hammers out partnership with carpenters’ union
Airbnb has partnered up with one of North America’s biggest trade unions as it deepens its foothold in real estate development. Under the agreement, signed Friday in Manhattan, the startup agreed to use labor from the…
French DJ Cedric Gervais floats waterfront villa for sale in Miami Beach
In Miami Beach, Grammy-winning DJ is asking $2.8 million for his waterfront pad complete with a private dock and recording studio. …
London megamansion sale bests NYC’s $238M condo record
In the competition between the U.S. and the U.K. for the priciest home sale, the British may soon have the upper hand again. A 45-room mansion in London’s Knightsbridge neighborhood is in contract to be sold…
Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari toss Tennessee mansion back on the market
Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler and reality star Kristin Cavallari have trimmed the price of their Nashville mansion to $4.95 million. …
Mortgage Rates Drop As Housing Inventory Hits Two-Year Low
Mortgage rates dropped to a 13-week low as we entered 2020, but despite the increase in demand it might cause, a huge jump in sales probably isn’t on the horizon. …
Data Alert! Manhattan condo inventory through November 2019
New development condo report Manhattan • Inventory contracted as developers filed fewer units than were purchased • Developers filed 3 plans with a total of 46 units • The state approved 1 plan with 100 units…
Heastie drills down on homelessness, affordable housing
Speaker of the Assembly Carl Heastie surprised observers when he highlighted homelessness in his opening remarks for the 2020 legislative session. During his speech, Heastie cited several figures that called attention to the problem of homelessness…
Buying Is More Affordable Than Renting In These Major Urban Areas
These seven cities buck the trend of being more affordable to have a mortgage than a rent payment each month. …
Looking for NYC real estate events? Here are two next week
Host: National Retail Federation Date: Jan. 12 to Jan. 14 Time: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The National Retail Federation is hosting Retail’s Big Show at the Javits Center, 429 11th Avenue, from Jan. 12 to…
The real story behind Faith Hope Consolo’s glamorous life
A star retail broker invented her life story to conceal her humble upbringing, while making her way to the top of the New York City real estate scene, the New York Times reported. Faith Hope Consolo,…
4 REITs To Buy For 2020: APTS, COLD, LADR, STWD
In MoneyShow’s Top Picks 2020 report, four experts chose REITs as their favorite ideas for the coming year. Here’s a look at REITs focused on varied markets such as cold storage facilities, business lending, commercial mortgages…
Quantifying the rise and fall of NYC’s condo market
The last decade saw the development of ultra-luxury condos that altered New York City’s skyline — and the rise of gentrification and need for affordable housing. More than 54,000 condos were erected in the last decade…
Fintech firm signs on for massive lease at 28 Liberty
Another fintech firm is eschewing Midtown Manhattan for Lower Manhattan. London-based Refinitiv, a financial markets data firm, took three floors at 28 Liberty Street, according to Commercial Observer. JLL negotiated both sides of the deal, with…
Could the Avocado-Green Kitchen Make a Comeback?
The days of the all-white kitchen and plain stainless-steel appliances may be numbered….
This just in: Zillow co-founder launches LA-focused tech industry news site
Spencer Rascoff, who co-founded Zillow and was its CEO for nearly a decade, is the tech industry insider. Rascoff’s newest venture then, doesn’t seem like such a leap. Nearly a year after he left as head…
