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Cyprus ends citizenship program after corruption probe

Posted: 18 Oct 2020 11:00 AM PDT

Cyprus is ending a citizenship program after an undercover investigation found elected officials were willing to help criminals get passports if they made real estate and other investments. The Cypriot government announced Tuesday the Cyprus Investment Programme would end Nov. 1, according to Al Jazeera. The statement came just a day after Al Jazeera published a report implicating high-ranking officials in schemes to help convicted criminals obtain Cyprus passports, which allow access to the rest

Lakeside lodge for “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” hits the market

Posted: 18 Oct 2020 09:00 AM PDT

An Upstate New York resort that has been featured in Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is hitting the market for the first time in its 150-year history. The 1,000-acre Scott’s Family Resort in the small town of Deposit has been listed for $6 million after an auction ended without a qualified bid, according to the New York Post. The lakeside resort has served as a summer getaway for the fictional character of Miriam Maisel in

Blackstone buys Roku’s Silicon Valley office buildings

Posted: 18 Oct 2020 06:00 AM PDT

A few months after making a blockbuster deal in Hollywood, Blackstone Group is making another big bet on streaming video with the purchase of a San Jose office property leased to Roku. Blackstone’s non-traded real estate investment trust, BREIT, will pay $275 million, or around $770 per square foot, for two buildings in the Coleman Highline development, Bloomberg News reports. Roku moved its headquarters to the property last year and has nine more years on