Industry leader and brokerage founder Clark Halstead dies at 83

The real estate vet co-founded the Manhattan division of Sotheby’s International Realty in the mid-1970s and co-founded Halstead Property with Diane Ramirez in the mid-1980s. Continue reading

David Copperfield’s final New York act? The disappearing owner

A lawsuit filed in New York this month alleges that Copperfield abandoned his penthouse in a state of disrepair, leaving the Galleria’s other residents to deal with flooding apartments and common areas below the unit. Continue reading

JLo, Affleck, making real estate deals as divorce rumors swirl

Rumors surrounding the couple’s split have grown in recent months. Affleck and Lopez, meanwhile, have been transacting their own separate home deals as they jointly try to offload their shared Beverly Hills home. Continue reading

King Charles III purchases NYC Billionaires’ Row condo for $6.6M

News of the condo’s acquisition came after “His Majesty the King in Right of Canada” was listed as a buyer in the Steinway Hall portion of the property.  Continue reading

It’s now a buyer’s market in Manhattan, new report suggests

Rising inventory and shifting seller expectations have given homebuyers the upper hand in Manhattan, according to Douglas Elliman’s latest quarterly report. Continue reading

High-end condos, co-ops bright spots for Manhattan in May

The Hamptons luxury market also performed well across both single-family homes and condos, according to Douglas Elliman’s new signed contracts report. Continue reading

Jessica Chastain lists Midtown Manhattan pad for $7.45M

The “Zero Dark Thirty” star purchased the home for $5.1 million in 2015. A number of well-known musicians have lived in the apartment in its time, including Leonard Bernstein, who composed “West Side Story” while living there. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker Warburg recruits Compass, Elliman luxury vets

Kathy Kaye and Lorraine Baker each have about two decades of industry experience and bring roughly $200 million each in career sales volume to the firm. Kaye joins from Compass, Baker from Douglas Elliman. Continue reading