In hurricane-prone Florida, builders are still making plenty of new homes out of wood wsj.com/real-estate/in… via The Wall Street Journal

Congrats to two of the best reporters in the business. Looking forward to reading it!

Today marks more than 300 days since WSJ Russia correspondent Evan Gershkovich was unjustly detained. Time for him to come home. #IStandWithEvan

WSJ scoop: A former top Blackstone real-estate executive is on track to raise a $1 billion fund for his new firm, one of the largest hauls ever for a first-time fund wsj.com/real-estate/fo… via The Wall Street Journal

The new owner of the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., bought the rights to the hotel at an above market price from the Trumps. Now, that owner is in default wsj.com/real-estate/tr… via The Wall Street Journal

Evan Gershkovich's arrest was a "watershed moment" that illustrated Russia's complete disregard for international norms, his friend Polina Ivanova told me. “It wasn’t that Evan’s work had changed. It was that Russia changed.” x.com/TIME/status/17…

Had a chance to participate in the The Wall Street Journal video series "The Business Of" about the hotel industry. Thanks Craig Karmin for the intro. youtube.com/watch?v=qFUuUz… CoStar News

At this Silicon Valley hotel, guests customize room temperature, lighting and music piped into their room, all from an app before they even check in. wsj.com/lifestyle/trav… via The Wall Street Journal

Mortgage rates have bounced around in recent weeks. But the other costs of owning a home—including insurance, property taxes and maintenance—keep going up and show little sign of reversing wsj.com/economy/housin… via The Wall Street Journal

Barely a decade after Detroit declared bankruptcy, the city is emerging as America’s most unlikely real-estate boomtown. WSJ's Konrad Putzier explains how it happened wsj.com/real-estate/co… via The Wall Street Journal

🧵On March 29, 2023, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia for doing his job. He remains in a Moscow prison. We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan 📷 wsj.com/Evan

Huge WSJ scoop on luxury retail mega deal: The owner of Saks is buying Neiman Marcus in a $2.65 billion deal—with Amazon taking a minority stake wsj.com/business/deals… via The Wall Street Journal

WSJ scoop: Related’s founder and chairman, Stephen Ross, is stepping down to focus on a new company focused on Florida real estate wsj.com/real-estate/st… via The Wall Street Journal

WSJ Scoop: Blackstone agrees to sell Motel 6, one of America’s most recognizable lodging chains, for $525 million to India-based hotel giant Oyo wsj.com/real-estate/co… via The Wall Street Journal

In America's eviction capital, higher rents and few tenant protections have pushed more people to the financial edge. How Phoenix got there, via WSJ's Will Parker wsj.com/real-estate/ev… via The Wall Street Journal

"They would never admit it publicly, but the 29 other billionaires who own Major League Baseball franchises have always feared Steve Cohen." WSJ's Jared Diamond on how the historic Soto signing turned the Mets into the Yankees wsj.com/sports/basebal… via The Wall Street Journal

Donald Trump’s real-estate company is in talks to reclaim its former Washington, D.C., hotel, a move that could offer an early test of how the president-elect will handle potential conflicts of interest. wsj.com/real-estate/tr… via The Wall Street Journal

A WSJ scoop: Billionaire developer Rick Caruso is working to put his stamp on rebuilding the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles wsj.com/us-news/a-shad…

WSJ scoop: A group of investors led by one of the country’s biggest hotel owners is nearing a deal to take Soho House private wsj.com/business/soho-…