Katrina wasn’t just a storm. It was a $140B test of whether America can recover from a disaster. We failed. And unless we learn, every city facing fire, flood or storm will repeat New Orleans’ fate.
My @nytopinion essay with @MathewDSanders: The $140 Billion Failure We Don’t Talk About
nytimes.com/2025/08/27/opini…
Good eyes @hitsamty. Confirmed ... and it sure seems like a full wind-down. Brookfield went from 100 people in its DC office to about two dozen. Dozens were reportedly laid off. @bisnow has the story: bisnow.com/washington-dc/new…
Did we know that Brookfield was winding down its DC office? They've taken bath after bath in that market – Bisnow recently had something about an 87% hit in Bethesda – but shutting down shop there is news to me.
Good eyes @hitsamty. Confirmed ... and it sure seems like a full wind-down. Brookfield went from 100 people in its DC office to about two dozen. Dozens were reportedly laid off. @bisnow has the story: bisnow.com/washington-dc/new…
Did we know that Brookfield was winding down its DC office? They've taken bath after bath in that market – Bisnow recently had something about an 87% hit in Bethesda – but shutting down shop there is news to me.
BisNow: “We’re alleging in our three different lawsuits that the same network of defendants — operating under Colliers' brand — engaged in a plan to strip mostly, but not just, retirees out of their life savings,” said Rachel Dardashti, of Reif Law Group bisnow.com/national/news/com…
Lawsuits in 5 states allege investors were sold ownership stakes in income-generating medical office assets. Then tenants started going bankrupt
The Millcreek Commercial deals used the Colliers name
Investigation from @aSashaJones, Matt Wasielewski & @MaddyMcCarty for @Bisnow
Bisnow Editor-in-Chief @markfbonner explains why a fight over a parking lot in Manhattan is exposing deeper tensions behind New York’s housing crisis. bit.ly/3NkvYZp
The federal government may have quietly become one of the biggest drivers of office and industrial demand in America: 150 office leases and a $38B push to buy warehouses for detention centers ... all unfolding in the middle of a soft CRE market.
ICE Has Quietly Snapped Up Scores Of U.S. Offices. Details of the original 17 office leases were listed on federal databases analyzed by @Bisnowbisnow.com/national/news/off…
Is AI about to replace brokers?
On First Draft Live, Matthews™ CEO Kyle Matthews says the industry is overreacting — but warns brokerage is still headed for a fundamental shift over the next decade.
Watch the full conversation: bit.ly/47luULK
The Jemal real estate family has a vast D.C. portfolio that is suffering from the plunge in property values downtown, but they are also on the hunt looking to buy more.
And a fresh face is leading the charge.
New profile from @EmilyWishingrad and me: bisnow.com/washington-dc/new…
Bank failures don’t usually start with a bang. This one started with a small CRE loan, a lot of extensions and zero margin for error. Here's how the first U.S. bank failure of 2026 unraveled.
Bank failures don’t usually start with a bang. This one started with a small CRE loan, a lot of extensions and zero margin for error. Here's how the first U.S. bank failure of 2026 unraveled.