Stuart Elliott

3 weeks ago | therealdeal.com | Stuart Elliott

Who would have thought real estate dealmaking would be a path to world peace? It was for Steve Witkoff, the developer turned global envoy for President Trump. Our cover story this month tracks Witkoff’s path from developing luxury condos in Miami and New York to taking on seemingly impossible political tasks. In January, he brokered a temporary ceasefire in Gaza.

1 month ago | therealdeal.com | Stuart Elliott

What is the American dream, anyway? The answer is in a mall in New Jersey. Our cover story this month looks at the Ghermezians, the developers of North America’s largest shopping centers, including the massive American Dream mall in New Jersey.

2 months ago | therealdeal.com | Stuart Elliott

It’s hard to believe that we are only two months into 2025. It’s going to be a long year — one with a lot of news. So far, it’s been marked by fires in Los Angeles, as well as a veritable firestorm of directives coming out of the Trump administration that looks to affect the industry.  Fortunately, this is our biggest issue of the year, too — a double issue, in fact, between the regular magazine and our 164-page Data Book.

Dec 1, 2024 | therealdeal.com | Stuart Elliott

Welcome to the second presidency of Donald J. Trump. This is our first issue post-election, so let’s do a rundown of where things landed in terms of the real estate industry.  First, is Trump in office going to be good for real estate? Trump’s tariffs will likely lead to more inflation, and mortgage rates edged up after the election, crimping the residential market. That’s not great. But this is a developer-in-chief, after all, and if he makes expected tax cuts, that could help the industry.

Nov 3, 2024 | therealdeal.com | Stuart Elliott

There are so many questions in real estate these days.  There are so many questions, period. As I write this note on the second-to-last day in October, I realize that it will soon be a time capsule:First, we don’t know right now who will be our next president. Forget the existential future of our nation. If Kamala Harris is elected, will 3 million homes get built and what will that look like for the real estate market? If Donald Trump is re-elected, what will that look like?