Month: March 2021

  • Compass lost $270M in 2020, revenue up 56% : IPO filing

    Robert Reffkin (Getty, Securities and Exchange Commission) On the verge of going public, Compass disclosed it earned $3.7 billion in revenue last year but lost $270 million, according to an investor prospectus it filed Monday. The IPO filing, known as a form S-1, provides the clearest look into the financials of the company, which is…

  • U.S. mall values fall 60% after appraisals

    Many of the lower-tier malls that will be sold will likely be redeveloped into something else. (Getty) The suburban mall that you frequented as a teenager could now be worth substantially less than the dirt underneath it. U.S. mall values declined 60 percent due to appraisals in 2020, according to an analysis by Bloomberg News.…

  • CoStar ups its bid to acquire CoreLogic

      Photo illustration of CoStar Group CEO Andrew Florance (iStock, Getty/Illustration by Kevin Rebong for The Real Deal) The fight for the future of CoreLogic continues. CoStar Group upped its offer to acquire the real estate data company to $97 per share, an increase over its most recent offer of $95.76 per share, Bloomberg News…

  • “Stuck With U” songwriter drops $13M for Beverly Hills manse

    Freddy Wexler and his new Beverly Hills home. (Getty, Jade Mills Estates) Songwriter Freddy Wexler is the new owner of an 8,155-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills Flats. The 34-year-old paid $12.8 million for the nine-bedroom, 8.5 bathroom home, according to Dirt. The property totals just over an acre — a typical size in Beverly Hills…

  • Construction spending hits new record in January

    Homebuilding is largely responsible for the increase in construction spending. (Getty / Photo Illustration for The Real Deal) U.S. construction spending reached the highest level on record last month as both local and federal governments began loosening the purse strings. Spending hit a seasonally adjusted annual estimated rate of $1.5 trillion across all sectors last…

  • Westside apartment portfolio fetches $73M

    Two buildings in the apartment portfolio (Google Maps, iStock) A portfolio of eight Westside apartment properties traded hands for $72.7 million. Property records show the seller was BG I Properties LLC, a Beverly Hills-based entity controlled by Victor Bardack. Bardack declined to comment on the deal. Institutional Property Advisors, which represented the seller, announced the…