Every once in awhile we like to take you into the world of the social elite in a little feature we call Social-ist (we know, we are so clever with those -ists!). Last week we attended the preview party of the new Hotel ZaZa. We had been hearing a lot about this swank tank, and [...]

Three disadvantaged families in Hawaii are experiencing culture shock, but aren’t complaining.
They’ve made a sudden move into the lifestyles of the rich and famous.
Dorie-Ann and her five daughters greeted their benefactor outside the nearly $5 million Oahu mansion that will now be their home.
Japanese real estate mogul Genshiro Kawamoto is opening eight of his mansions [...]

The condo market is tanking, and many projects are being canceled or put on hold nationwide.
Donald Trump’s response? Don’t worry. Be happy.
The real estate mogul says his brand is so strong that it now has the power to defeat poor market conditions, wherever they may be.
As proof, he pointed to his latest Trump Tower in [...]

The private equity firm Blackstone Group on Thursday raised its offer to buy Equity Office Properties Trust by 11 percent to $22.3 billion, or $54 per share in cash, topping a rival bid from Vornado Realty Trust.
Including debt, the deal could be worth as much as $38 billion given $16.49 billion in debt reported as [...]

Several key lawyers in the Solomon Dwek real estate collapse case think the effort to sell off his properties is too time consuming and expensive. So they came up with a novel solution: They want to cut their own legal bills.
To do it, Dwek’s lawyer wants the court-appointed fiscal agent in the case to be [...]