WSJ Scoop: Blackstone’s Head of Real Estate Is Leaving the Firm wsj.com/real-estate/blacksto… via @WSJ

WSJ scoop: The federal government sold D.C.’s former Old Post Office building, now a Waldorf Astoria hotel, to the firm that holds the long-term lease on the property. This is the former Trump luxury hotel wsj.com/real-estate/commerci… via @WSJ

WSJ Scoop: The owners of the exclusive, celebrity-filled San Vicente members clubs in LA and New York are looking to sell part of the company wsj.com/real-estate/commerci… via @WSJ

Soho House’s plan to go private hit a last-minute stumbling block, after a lead investor said it couldn’t meet its financial commitment. But shareholders are still expected to approve the members club deal on Friday. Read about where the new financing may come from wsj.com/business/deals/soho-… via @WSJ

Blackstone is on the verge of acquiring the Four Seasons hotel in downtown San Francisco for about $130 million, a strong vote of confidence in a hospitality market that was reeling only a couple of years ago wsj.com/real-estate/commerci… via @WSJ

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-house-…

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-shadow-pow…

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/trump-dc… via @WSJ

"They would never admit it publicly, but the 29 other billionaires who own Major League Baseball franchises have always feared Steve Cohen." WSJ's @jareddiamond on how the historic Soto signing turned the Mets into the Yankees wsj.com/sports/baseball/juan… via @WSJ

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 @_willparker_ wsj.com/real-estate/eviction… via @WSJ

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/commerci… via @WSJ

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/stephen-… via @WSJ

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/saks-… via @WSJ

🧵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

Barely a decade after Detroit declared bankruptcy, the city is emerging as America’s most unlikely real-estate boomtown. WSJ's @KonradPutzier explains how it happened wsj.com/real-estate/commerci… via @WSJ

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/housing/hous… via @WSJ

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/travel/mak… via @WSJ