Century 21 COO: M&A activity fueled by growing tech demands

Tony Malkin is shuffling the deck of his property portfolio, one building at a time. Empire State Realty Trust is marketing 1359 Broadway for sale, the Commercial Observer reported. A source familiar with the listing told the publication that the 22-story, 486,000-square-foot property could go for $225 million, which would work out to $463 per…

Aditya Birla Group, via ABRen, is purchasing Sprng Energy for USD 1.8 billion, signalling a major step in expanding India’s renewable capacity toward 10 GW and a targeted 20 GW by the next three years, while strengthening Shell’s strategic divestment and India’s clean energy push. In The News Published: Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 21:31 [IST]…

Hollywood actress Elisha Cuthbert has officially sold her lavish Los Angeles home for $1.93 million, days after the property was put back on the market with a significant discount. Cuthbert, 43, who is originally from Canada, has made multiple attempts to offload the property in recent years, initially bringing it to the market for the first time…

The gauge measuring current sales conditions slipped one point to 37, the index tracking future sales expectations fell two points to 43, and the measure of prospective buyer traffic dropped two points to 23, a reading that suggests demand is not recovering at the ground level. “Many potential buyers remain on the sidelines as they wait…

An abandoned New York City building with bricked-up windows, rotting plywood, and rusted chains on the front door would make most prospective buyers run in the opposite direction. But for South Carolina couple Laureta Gjata and James Gale, these forgotten structures are pure gold. Today, Gjata and Gale operate Gale Guesthouses, a hospitality business dedicated…