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Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 3-7

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Aug. 3-7

by Phil Hall | Aug 7, 2026 | Hits and Misses, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A new wave of knockabout from Bill Pulte and Zohran Mamdani (yes, them again), an unpleasant boss leaves his corner office, and a bright group of college students dive into real estate investing. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and...
Watchdog Group Criticizes Mamdani’s Housing Video as Taxpayer-Funded Self-Promotion

Watchdog Group Criticizes Mamdani’s Housing Video as Taxpayer-Funded Self-Promotion

by Phil Hall | Aug 5, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The independent watchdog group NYC Common Sense is seeking information on the production costs of a new 13-minutes short film produced by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. The film, titled “The Union of Pinnacle Tenants: A Short History of NYC...
Mamdani Announces One-Month Extension for Pied-à-Terre Tax Appeals

Mamdani Announces One-Month Extension for Pied-à-Terre Tax Appeals

by Phil Hall | Aug 3, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani extended the deadline for appealing his new pied-à-terre tax by an additional month. The pied-à-terre tax is designed to target the owners of luxury second homes – condominiums and co-ops valued at a minimum of $1 million and one- to...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of July 27-31

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of July 27-31

by Phil Hall | Jul 31, 2026 | Hits and Misses, International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The latest shenanigans from Bill Pulte and Zohran Mamdani, Russian renters eyeballing Armenian apartments, and a “Partridge Family” star focusing on Catskills housing. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of July...
Mamdani Publishes Searchable Database with Names and Addresses of Pied-à-Terre Tax Targets

Mamdani Publishes Searchable Database with Names and Addresses of Pied-à-Terre Tax Targets

by Phil Hall | Jul 27, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push for a so-called pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes took a bizarre turn with the city’s Department of Finance uploading a searchable database of the addresses and names of property owners with homes valued at over $1...
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