Los Angeles real estate developer arrested in murder-for-hire plot

L.A.-based developer Arthur Aslanian has been arrested for attempting to hire a hit man to kill a banker and an attorney that he collectively owed about $3.25 million, the Los Angeles Times reported on Friday. Continue reading

Inez Wade advances cancer research 1 luxury sale at a time

Since Inman spoke with Wade in January 2017, Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, where she established a research endowment, has garnered 18 FDA approvals for new cancer treatments. Continue reading

Gilded Age mansion breaks Fifth Ave. townhouse record in $50M sale

The Beaux-Arts-style townhouse had not traded hands in over 75 years and marks a price record for any townhouse sold on Fifth Avenue, according to Douglas Elliman Realty. Continue reading

Sale of Aspen mansion marks one of the city’s biggest deals ever at $69M

The buyers of Silver Lining Ranch, Meriwether Companies and Revere Capital, intend to rent out the mansion on a nightly basis as a short-term rental. Continue reading

Deals will hinge on negotiations this fall. Here’s how buyers’ agents win

“There was no negotiation over the last couple of years,” Max Stokes of Compass says. But that’s beginning to change — gradually. With a few tips, buyers can prevail at the negotiating table. Continue reading

Homebuyers/sellers wanting to live in legal abortion states spikes to 19%

As different states’ laws on sensitive subjects like abortion rights and gender-affirming care for children have changed in the last year, consumers take a harder stance this year on where they consider living based on political views, a new Redfin sur… Continue reading

Engel & Völkers Americas promotes NYC leader as chief strategy officer

In this role, Stuart Siegel will identify and manage new areas of growth opportunity, and keep his existing roles as a leader at the brand’s New York City office and as global head of Private Office and Development Services. Continue reading

St. Regis Chicago duplex deal marks priciest of the year for Windy City

The unidentified buyer of units on the 71st and 72nd floors of the Residences at the St. Regis Chicago inked the deal for $20.56 million, a far cry from Chicago’s priciest transaction of all time. Continue reading

The agent replied to a fishy email. Then Michael Jackson showed up

Over five years, Zar Zanganeh, then a young agent with Las Vegas Sotheby’s International Realty, nurtured a relationship with the musician until his death in 2009. In the process, he inked deals for Jackson, Brittney Spears and Prince, whom he was aske… Continue reading