Top NYC office landlord Vornado, which just inked a huge deal with Facebook,...
Vornado Realty Trust began installing facial recognition systems in buildings it owns in New York City five years ago. The company, one of the city's largest commercial landlords with 19 million square...
View ArticleNo money, no education, and no connections: Here's how Brian Burke went from...
Brian Burke, the president and CEO of Praxis Capital, got his start in real estate after being enamored by a late-night infomercial touting financial freedom.Initially, Burke employed an investing...
View ArticleA private island off the coast of Australia was once won in a poker game and...
An island off the coast of Queensland, Australia known as "Pumpkin Island" hit the market for $17 million.The island is known for running on renewable energy resources and makes use of both wind and...
View ArticleJennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's former Beverly Hills estate just sold for...
The former home of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt just sold in an off-market deal for $32.5 million, the Los Angeles Times reported. That's a nearly 34% discount from its original asking price of $49...
View ArticleNeighbor, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup that wants to be the Airbnb...
The Airbnb of self-storage, Neighbor, has seen a surge in demand as a result of the pandemic, according to CEO and cofounder Joseph Woodbury. The company announced a partnership Tuesday with landlord...
View ArticleNextdoor's founder just listed his 104-year old San Francisco mansion for $25...
Nextdoor founder Nirav Tolia listed his San Francisco home for $25 million.The six bedroom home was built by a famous Bay Area architect.Tolia and his family are temporarily leaving San Francisco for...
View ArticleHow back-to-school uncertainty has rocked real estate
The decision to stay in the city or move to the suburbs is the age-old struggle for parents of school-age children, and one that's now been uprooted by the coronavirus pandemic. With uncertainty around...
View ArticleOpenSpace, a startup that applies AI to managing building sites, used this...
Construction tech startup OpenSpace announced last month that it has raised $15 million in a round led by Menlo Ventures.The round also included investors Lux Capital, JLL Spark, Navitas Capital and...
View ArticleThe world's skinniest skyscraper is almost complete. I toured its first...
111 West 57th Street, also known as Steinway Tower, is nearing completion in New York City.When you consider the building's height-to-width ratio, it's the world's skinniest skyscraper. The 1,428-foot...
View Article53% price cuts, decade-long lows, and a 14-year high vacancy rate: Here's how...
The coronavirus pandemic has stalled the luxury real estate market in New York City. According to a report by Olshan Realty, the first week of August saw the lowest number of homes sold for $4 million...
View ArticleHow the Boston metro area has had the biggest housing recovery during the...
Realtor.com found that more than half of the country's largest metros had recovered from pandemic lows in July.Some have even surpassed pre-pandemic levels, like the Boston metro area, which has seen...
View ArticleSee inside the Idaho factory where a company turns shipping containers into...
IndieDwell builds modular, tiny homes that it sells to groups and organizations.The company has a factory in Caldwell, Idaho, and a new factory opening soon in Pueblo, Colorado. It builds sustainable...
View ArticleHow to stay productive in challenging times, according to top NYC real estate...
Ryan Serhant is the star of Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing New York," and is one of New York City's top-performing real estate brokers. He leads a team of more than 60 agents and staffers, responsible...
View ArticleReal estate giant CBRE has an 'unparalleled' amount of data. Its tech chief...
Sandeep Davé became the Chief Digital and Technical Officer at CBRE, the world's largest real estate services firm, in July as the pandemic accelerated real estate technology adoption.Business Insider...
View ArticleHow Fredrik Eklund is expanding his bicoastal real estate team into a new...
Fredrik Eklund is the cofounder of Eklund Gomes, a prominent bicoastal team within high-ranking real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman. Despite the volatile real estate market brought on by the...
View ArticleA biotech entrepreneur dropped $57 million on 2 adjacent homes in a Colorado...
Biotech entrepreneur Kevin Ness just dropped $57.25 million on two adjacent luxury homes in Vail, Colorado.The purchase shattered the local real-estate record, almost doubling it.The homes are...
View ArticleThis whimsical cottage in a historic Chicago neighborhood looks like...
A whimsical cottage that looks like it's from "The Hobbit" is on the market for $495,000, according to Inman.The Chicago home sits among lush greenery and has a "secret garden." Inside, vintage...
View Article'You don't bet against New York': Why the city's top-selling broker Ryan...
Ryan Serhant is the star of "Million Dollar Listing New York" and he's one of the city's top real estate agents. Despite the market coming to a halt in March and the mass exodus of city dwellers...
View ArticleHuge South Korean lenders poured billions into risky US hotel debt in search...
South Korean lenders poured billions of dollars into US commercial real-estate acquisitions in recent years, including hotel properties that have been battered in recent months by the pandemic....
View ArticleA self-taught designer turned a dated Palm Springs home into something that...
A Palm Springs home that looks like it belongs in Santorini, Greece, has sold for $2.65 million after three months on the market.Known as The Santorini House, it is one of just four homes designed by...
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