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“Anything is believable”: Artist fools brokers to access city’s priciest condos

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 11:00 AM PST

Ever wonder what the views are like from New York’s most expensive condominium towers? Hungarian artist Andi Schmied devised an elaborate ruse to gain entry into some of them. Schmied created a fictional identity for herself as an ultra-wealthy homebuyer, and agents ate it up, Curbed reported. Schmied was able to access high-rise units at 25 of the city’s tallest and priciest towers, photographed those incredible views and put them into a new book: “Private

“Bullish on Japanese offices,” Sun Life plans $10B investment

Posted: 19 Dec 2020 06:00 AM PST

Canadian insurance giant Sun Life Financial says it will invest billions of dollars into the Japanese office market, betting on a post-pandemic rebound. The firm’s real estate arm plans to double staff in the country and invest $10 billion in Japanese property in the next three years, according to Bloomberg. As much as 70 percent of that money could go toward office properties in central business districts, said BentallGreenOak CEO Sonny Kalsi. The firm is