Featured Real Estate News

Ken Griffin Pushes Back on Mamdani Targeting Him for a ‘Tax the Rich’ Scheme

Hedge fund executive Ken Griffin is pushing back at New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s attempt to single him out as a luxury real estate owner who is not paying his fair share of taxes. Last week, Mamdani used a social media video filmed in front of the Central Park...

Ken Griffin Pushes Back on Mamdani Targeting Him for a ‘Tax the Rich’ Scheme

by Phil Hall | Apr 24, 2026

The tax cited by Mamdani was not “secured,” as he claimed, but was only proposed by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Continue Reading Ken Griffin Pushes Back on Mamdani Targeting Him for a ‘Tax the Rich’ Scheme

New Study Finds Hawaii Residents Spend the Highest Percentage of Income on Housing

by Phil Hall | Apr 22, 2026

The number crunchers at WalletHub are back with a new data report: “States Where People Spend the Most & Least on Housing.” Studying the costs of rent, mortgage and home energy across the 50 states and then comparing the data with each state’s median household...

New York State Home Sales Slowed While Prices Increased

by Phil Hall | Apr 22, 2026

New York State recorded 6,574 closed home sales in March, a 5.7% decline from the 9,971 transactions from one year earlier. According to data from the New York State Association of Realtors, pending home sales were down 3.3% from 8,574 homes under contract in March...

Retail Rent Growth Slowed During Q1

by Phil Hall | Apr 22, 2026

Retail asking rent growth slowed to 1.9% year-over-year during the first quarter, extending a downward trend that started in 2024. According to a data analysis from CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), several Sun Belt markets that led rent growth earlier in the cycle –...