2018 investigation compared Ivanka's Trump Ocean Club Panama sales claim with internal records
Reporting and findings
- reported
ProPublica reported that Ivanka Trump publicly described the Panama tower as more than 90% sold in 2008, while internal records showed 79% of units had contracts; the development later entered bankruptcy and removed the Trump name.
- ProPublica: Here Are the Trump Projects Where Ivanka and Her Dad Misled BuyersPanama, SoHo, and Toronto sections comparing public sales claims with internal or bankruptcy records
Summary and current status
The 2018 investigation compared Ivanka Trump's 2008 more-than-90%-sold claim with internal records showing 79% under contract.
Retrospective project-record comparison published in 2018
People and organizations
- Trump Ocean Club PanamaTrump-branded development
- Ivanka Trumpdaughter and Trump Organization executive who promoted the project
- Donald J. Trumpfather and Trump Organization principal during the reported sales conduct
- The Trump Organizationproject promoter or brand licensor
Relationships in this file
- The Trump Organizationpromoted or licensed Trump-branded developmentTrump Ocean Club Panama
- Donald J. Trumpdaughter and Trump Organization executive who promoted Trump-branded developmentsIvanka Trump
Figures
Units under contract in internal records79% Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Trump Ocean Club units with contracts in internal records
- Period
- 2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31
- As of
- 2008-12-31
- Method
- Use the internal-record percentage reported by ProPublica.
- Uncertainty
- Contracts are not necessarily completed sales.
Publicly claimed salesmore than 90% Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Trump Ocean Club units described as sold in public marketing
- Period
- 2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31
- As of
- 2008-12-31
- Method
- Use the lower bound of the public claim reported by ProPublica.
- Uncertainty
- Lower bound because the statement was 'more than 90%'; this is not a closing-rate measure.