Story Spotlights

In this month's edition of The Real Deal, reporter Trevor Bach took a look at a new wave of super luxury home buyers: the crypto-rich. Watch the video to find out why digital investors are funneling money into hard assets, and read the full cover story for a look inside a new generation of super-wealthy buyers.

The Latest Luxury Home Buyers? "Cryptonaires." | Story Spotlight

432 Park's super-rich residents are often quick to hide their identities behind LLCs. But this owner seems to actually be in hiding -- Duan Weihong, also known as Whitney Duan, hasn't been seen in public in years. So how can the condo contend with a missing tenant and a unit in foreclosure? Watch to find out.

432 Park's Missing Billionaire | Story Spotlight

In this Story Spotlight, we're talking to TRD reporter Emily Landes to understand how a home that's more than a fixer upper can go for nearly $2M, and why San Fran's hot market keeps getting hotter.

How Does An "Uninhabitable" House Sell for $2M?

Miami's post-pandemic boom has dominated headlines for months. But thousands of new Floridians has an impact on locals and on home prices. Find out how in this video.

How Miami became the least affordable housing market in the nation

The partnership between two of the country's megadevelopers, Jorge Perez and Steve Ross, has come to an end. Ross, whose New York-based Related Companies has been expanding in South Florida, dropped a bombshell this week about the split with Perez's Related Group. TRD's Katherine Kallergis, who broke the news of the split, spoke with Hiten Samtani of some of the factors that might have led to it.

Billionaire Related moguls Steve Ross and Jorge Perez split

TRD's Hiten Samtani, Harrison Connery, and Orion Jones break down Compass' path to profitability and discuss the brokerage's third-quarter results.

Understanding Compass' latest financials - Post Q3 2022

Real estate developers gleefully took advantage of the crypto craze, as newly minted cryptomillionaires purchased real-world real estate as a way to diversify. But that party came crashing down earlier this month with the spectacular collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange.