Mark F. Bonner

Katrina wasn’t just a storm. It was a $140B test of whether America can recover from a disaster. We failed. And unless we learn, every city facing fire, flood or storm will repeat New Orleans’ fate. My @nytopinion essay with @MathewDSanders: The $140 Billion Failure We Don’t Talk About nytimes.com/2025/08/27/opi…

There’s no greater “you had to be there than Super Popeyes

In New York, even a parking lot can become a housing war.

@KaareJohnson Where did these workers go?

The Louisiana crawfish industry faces a potential $100 mil loss due to a shortage of migrant workers for peeling. Without these workers, peeled crawfish, a key market product, are at risk, says Mike Strain, LA commish of agriculture. #Crawfish #Louisiana

@hitsamty I wonder if this is a one-off ... or if this is going to set off a new consolidation wave.

Absolutely massive news in brokerage Savills buying controlling stake in Eastdil at $1.2B valuation Remember that Eastdil execs were touting a perceived value of $1.6-2B when they hired BDT/MSD last year

The federal government may have quietly become one of the biggest drivers of office and industrial demand in America: 150+ office leases and a $38B push to buy warehouses for detention centers ... all unfolding in the middle of a soft CRE market.

ICE Has Quietly Snapped Up Scores Of U.S. Offices. Details of the original 17 office leases were listed on federal databases analyzed by @Bisnow bisnow.com/national/news/…

Is AI about to replace brokers? On First Draft Live, Matthews™ CEO Kyle Matthews says the industry is overreacting — but warns brokerage is still headed for a fundamental shift over the next decade. Watch the full conversation: bit.ly/47luULK

FIRST DRAFT LIVE: Can Brokers Stop Worrying And Learn To Love AI? trib.al/szhdgba

ICE Nears $1B In Warehouse Purchases As Cities Test Legal Options trib.al/ahmFWiP

The Jemal real estate family has a vast D.C. portfolio that is suffering from the plunge in property values downtown, but they are also on the hunt looking to buy more. And a fresh face is leading the charge. New profile from @EmilyWishingrad and me: bisnow.com/washington-dc/…

@hitsamty Here's the story: bisnow.com/national/news/…

OMG the Blue Owl bois are now using the Blackstone "this is only x% of our book" rhetoric wrt CoreWeave 🤣🤣🤣 For those who came in late: This is the BX playbook whenever news hit about an office deal gone bad

@HyperAICapital Blue Owl Denies Report Of Financing Issues On $4B CoreWeave Project bisnow.com/national/news/…

🚨 BREAKING: BLUE OWL DENIES $4B $CRWV FINANCING ISSUES Following reports from Bloomberg, Reuters and Business Insider, Blue Owl has denied financing issues tied to a $4B Pennsylvania data center leased to CoreWeave $CRWV. A spokesperson told Bisnow the report is incorrect. CoreWeave told Barron’s the project is fully funded and on schedule. Both reject the financing narrative.

@acquisizioni We prefer to think of it as gently coercing people into saying what they actually believe.

I getting bullied into being a Bisnow panelist

The Real Estate Broker Who's Done $4.1B In Deals And Helped Barry Bonds Hit 762 Home Runs bisnow.com/national/news/…

@MattDoyle76 Take my money man. Been a huge fan of yours for years. Best MLS writer out there imho

Fifteen years ago, I got my dream job writing for MLSsoccer. Last week, that came to an end. I'm off on my own, and it's time to build something new – with a little help from all of you. tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/an-end-to-my-d…

@EdisonCRE @Bisnow Fair to debate adjectives, but the data we cite is directionally clear: sublease listings jumped about 22% in a quarter to 3.4M SF, driven largely by housing-related users. That’s meaningful in a market that historically had far less sublease inventory.

By “Flood” @Bisnow means 0.116% of the inventory of industrial space in the market. Plus, it’s been available for 4 + months. Misinformation.

Bank failures don’t usually start with a bang. This one started with a small CRE loan, a lot of extensions and zero margin for error. Here's how the first U.S. bank failure of 2026 unraveled.

with @JayRickey bisnow.com/national/news/…

@KaareJohnson The entire FQ should be a UNESCO World Heritage site.

It’s time to re-imagine Bourbon Street!!! The City Council just missed an opportunity for New Orleans. Not only is this ordinance needed, it needs to be enhanced. New Orleans desperately needs to re-imagine Bourbon Street. There should be an ordinance that states by 2030, strip joints on Bourbon Street will be banned. There’s a reason locals don’t go to Bourbon Street, it’s a toilet. Bourbon Street should have high-end restaurants, cafés, jazz clubs, and galleries. Bourbon Street and Royal Street should work together to bring in high-end locals and tourist spending real money on the street. A couple coming to Bourbon Street getting a couple of daiquiris or a big ass beer contributes nothing to the economy. The strip joints only bring in prostitution and drug drugs. And most Bourbon Street businesses are all cash. The city is missing out on millions of dollars in tax revenue. It’s long overdue. Time to reimagine Bourbon Street. nola.com/news/politics/…