The NYC Dept. of Buildings circulates a report on the present and future of construction and development in the five boroughs.

An American Realty Capital REIT provides Rockpoint of Boston with a big one-year profit.

Following up on the reports earlier this week on concerns about the new residential towers near Central Park.

What's the future of city office rents?

A big new development is being talked up in the South Bronx...subject to approvals.  Smaller mortgage lenders taking over the market.  And: Spitzer!

There were media reactions to previous stories and issues we looked at on QuidnuncRE over the past week late on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day.  We summarize here and have links for you on what you may have missed concerning the shadows over Central Park, and the latest mortgage fraud settlement. 

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An article on the International Business Times website with Greenberg Traurig charts explains overseas investment in U.S. real estate, and why Israelis especially like New York.

A holiday panic? Tax reform proposals are a step too far for commercial real estate, says an analysis that surfaced today. 

The weekly Mortgage Bankers Association sees the number of applications dropping last week as rates increased.

The New York Sports Club sells off its UES building, leases it back for two years, and will move into a new building from Stillman Development on the same spot.

And a Bloomberg report on says that new home sales were better than analysts expected.

The investing giant shares the details on the financing of the two-year-old KKR Real Estate Partners Americas LP fund.

NYC's Newcastle Investment Corp. closes on a previously announced deal that gives it new properties in 24 states.

The Wall Street Journal sizes up Mayor Bloomberg and looks at his real estate legacy; a roundup of stories on Silverstein Properties' 3 WTC leasing triumph, announced yesterday; and a look at Wall Street investments in Middle America's housing stock, and what they can do to communities' stability.