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One High Line, the iconic condo development in New York City, has emerged from a tangled past filled with a mob scandal, fraud schemes, and foreclosure. After years of turmoil, it’s now showing signs of life-—with elevators filled with prospective buyers, residents working out, and professionals getting things done. 

One High Line sellout nears the finish line | TRD News

Michael Madigan, the real estate attorney who spent 50 years in the Illinois House of Representatives, was convicted on 10 corruption charges. 

Michael Madigan convicted on 10 corruption charges | TRD News

In a conversation with Amir Korangy, Dietl shared his thoughts on NYC's "greatest mayor" Michael Bloomberg and endorsed friend, developer and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, as the next mayor of New York City.

Bo Dietl endorses Steve Witkoff for mayor #shorts

The crowds following the president to Palm Beach in this second term are finding a transformed hub of American wealth and power. 

With #Trump back in office, all eyes are on a changed Palm Beach | Feb. 2025 - Inside the Mag

Check out the most expensive listings to hit the market across the U.S.

Top five most expensive listings across the U.S.

Retired NYPD police detective Bo Dietl discussed serving as Jordan Belfort’s private security, working on Martin Scorcese’s films, running for mayor, and more. In this interview, he talked to The Real Deal founder Amir Korangy about his career, his support of developer and newly minted political operator Steve Witkoff, New York's casino projects, political corruption, and more.

Retired NYPD police detective Bo Dietl on Jordan Belfort, Martin Scorsese, casinos & more

Redfin announced another big round of layoffs amid its $100 million deal with Zillow to syndicate rental listings.
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Redfin announces Zillow partnership, 450 layoffs

Retired NYPD police detective Bo Dietl claimed that the city asked him to charge 300% of his normal fee and to make a kickback to a firm in Texas, in another episode of Coffee Talk with TRD founder Amir Korangy.  

Bo Dietl claims the Adams administration asked him to charge 300% of his normal fee, made kickback

How will the city of Los Angeles and the real estate industry rebuild after one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires to ever sweep L.A.? 

Los Angeles rising: how the city and the industry will rebuild | Inside the Mag. - Feb. 2025

Meta Platforms, which said it would shed 2 million square feet of offices across the Bay Area, is growing its footprint instead.
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Meta pledged to shed billions in office real estate. Turns out, its growing its footprint #shorts

Cash (or debt, or equity) rules everything in real estate. Capital advisor Simon Ziff explains how to get it in this deep dive.

Simon Ziff explains how lenders help developers get financing

From AI and robotics in urban development to what the current administration has in store for construction and development, 2025 is already signaling it's here to shake things up for real estate. How can you prepare yourself for even more change and not just future-proof your business, but future-fuel it? 

Apply to attend Future City 2025 now!

Ever wondered what it would be like to live inside a Michelin-starred restaurant? To answer this question, David Martin enlisted legendary chef and restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten to help design Terra's latest South Florida project, Miami Tropic.

Terra Group Is Cooking with New Jean-Georges Tower | Brand Studio

In an increasingly disconnected world, is community-based living the answer? Adam Neumann thinks so. Watch as the former WeWork CEO discusses his latest multifamily venture Flow with Amir Korangy.

Is community-based living the answer to our disconnected world? #shorts

Brick and Timber Collective's Jesse Feldman on his $500 million bet that the San Francisco tech “machine” is back in motion and the "night and day” differences between SF and Miami.

“Tech is every business now” - Jesse Feldman | Talking Trends

Check out the top 5 largest commercial sales in South Florida last week.

Top 5 Commercial Sales in Miami (Jan 31-Feb 1)

Adam Neumann’s Flow last month won a 16-acre Miami-Dade development site, beating out stalking horse bidder Melo Group with a $71 million offer. A spokesperson declined to comment about why Neumann targeted the site, or what he plans to build on it. So we're taking a look back at Neumann's fireside #TRDForum chat with Amir Korangy where Neumann got candid about his multifamily startup and how he's measuring success in his latest venture.
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Adam Neumann on measuring success in his latest venture Flow #shorts

Aby Rosen's last-ditch effort to hold onto the Chrysler Building has come up short — the most significant loss so far in the investor's troubled portfolio.

Aby Rosen loses battle over Chrysler Building #shorts

Michael Hershman doesn't have the typical real estate resume. The industry exec joined TRD editor-in-chief Stuart Elliott at our NYC HQ for a wide-ranging discussion about everything from his past as an investigator and prosecutor working on the famed Serpico, Watergate and Koreagate investigations to his current role as Soloviev Group CEO, where he serves as the right-hand man to one of New York City’s most ambitious real estate scions, Stefan Soloviev.
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Soloviev Group CEO Michael Hershman talks Serpico, Watergate & more | Salon Series

Check out the top 5 priciest residential real estate deals in Chicago, from the last week.
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