Who's minding the stores at new WTC?

With all the fuss over the memorial at the World Trade Center site, what's getting overlooked is a tussle over who will develop its pricey retail components...
By Jen Benepe

Hotel-condos grow in city

For some Manhattan luxury real estate buyers, half a year is better than none.
By Emma Johnson

Internet spider gets caught in tangled web over listings

Founder of real estate Web site Trulia says he's still trying to vault the Corcoran Group hurdle
By Riva Froymovich

Broker reaction to Craigslist rental fee mixed

New York brokers say they'll keep advertising on the site, but their usage has already dropped
By Jonathan Scheff

Housing futures trading off to slow start

Miami market sees most activity in new investment vehicles based on housing prices
By Ben Blum

The Closing: Howard Lorber

Editor's note: The Real Deal this month introduces a regular feature called The Closing. It will feature interviews with big players in New York real estate.

How it feels... to develop glass high-rise condo towers in Greenwich Village

City goes to school in first air rights deal

Education Department enters lucrative development niche with East Side air rights lease in return fo
By Lauren Elkies

Mezzanine lenders keep developers in the green

As primary lenders scale back, loans cover remaining project costs; interest rates can reach 25%
By Philana Patterson

Steel out, concrete in: construction costs force changes

In 2003, Richard Bassuk, president of Singer and Bassuk Organization, penciled out the costs for a residential project on Fifth Avenue and 26th Street. Construction costs were between $175 and $180 a foot. By Vanessa Londono

Big buys, from Dubai

Emirate spreading its wealth in Manhattan By Jen Benepe

Compared to second home market, city doesn't look bad

Tri-state area vacation home enclaves see price drops greater than Manhattan
By Lauren Elkies

Lucrative rental market attracts sales brokerage refugees

Lori Anne Wardi, an attorney and management consultant, planned to move into the sales side of Manhattan brokering when she joined DJK Residential this spring.
By Tom Acitelli

Tight market a boon for rental brokers

The Real Deal talked with several rental brokers and analyzed data on the Manhattan rental market provided by Citi Habitats, the largest rental firm in Manhattan.
By Tom Acitelli