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In between poker rooms, trips to The Sphere, and Kwame Onwuachi’s new restaurant at The Sahara, many of us still managed to fit in a little real estate at this year’s ICSC in Las Vegas. “Listen and ask questions,” Nichole Popovics, the rece…

Even if we go negative year over year soon, we are in a much healthier spot with inventory than we were from 2020 to 2023.

MBK Senior Living announced that construction has officially begun on a comprehensive renovation of The Bellettini, a well-established senior living community in the heart of downtown Bellevue, Washington. The thoughtfully designed transfor…

Southern Land Company (SLC), a national full-service real estate developer of award-winning master-planned, single-family, mixed-use, and multifamily communities, has begun pre-leasing for two new luxury apartment communities in Downtown La…

A joint venture between LV Collective and Kayne Anderson Real Estate has refinanced Rambler Atlanta, a 798-bed student housing community in Midtown Atlanta. Canyon Partners Real Estate provided the senior loan in a deal arranged by TSB Capi…

An affordable housing development in Palo Alto officially opened its doors Friday to new residents. The project added 50 affordable units in a complex known as Mitchell Park Place at 525 East Charleston Rd., Santa Clara County officials sta…

Nonprofits MidPen Housing and EPACANDO celebrate the Grand Opening of Colibri Commons, 136 affordable homes for families on a formerly City-owned site in East Palo Alto. The property will serve a broad range of the community’s housing needs…

Silicon Valley Initiative Partnership has secured $74.1 mil in financing for the conversion of the historic Bank of Italy building at 12 South 1st Street in downtown San Jose. The project involves transforming the 13-story historic office t…

State HEI legislation is expanding as Maine sets standards, Illinois updates licensing and other states debate whether HEIs are loans.

HouseAmerica Financial joins All Western Mortgage, a $500M lender, as AWM targets $3B in 2026 funding and expands in California.

Why it matters $3B institutional-scale CRE trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

AV Management, a private New York based investment firm, completed the acquisition of 73-75 Sullivan St. in SoHo from a longtime SoHo developer for $43,333,000. Cushman Wakefield’s Dylan Walsh and Nico Nicolaou represented the seller. Citiz…

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that increases benefits for veterans and their surviving families, offsetting the cost by raising fees on VA refinance transactions.

Judge John Tharp Jr. granted Zillow’s injunction, restoring MRED IDX and VOW feeds after a cutoff affecting about 43,000 listings.

Downtown Burbank will soon be home to an expanded Scum Villainy Rendezvous Cantina. The new 5,300-square-foot space will be the second location for the popular immersive, multiverse fan experience bar and restaurant, joining the inaugural l…

The proposed funding is designed to expand access to construction financing for homeowners affected by last year's Southern California wildfires by helping to bridge the gap between insurance payouts and actual rebuilding costs.

Why it matters $100M institutional-scale CRE trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

Colliers arranged the sale of Sophia Hollywood, a Class A, 28‑unit, 40,332‑square‑foot multifamily apartment community located at 1759 N. Gower St. Vice chair Kitty Wallace of Colliers marketed and brokered the deal on behalf of the private…

REALM, in partnership with Delshah Capital and A.M. Properties, has acquired CitySpire, a 377,000-square-foot office condominium comprising 24 floors within the 70-story tower at 156 W 56th St. in Midtown Manhattan. Purchased at an 8.5% cap…

Stonelake is moving forward on a project that will have around 470 residences for lease, along with 10,000 square feet of food and beverage space on the project’s ground floor. The Dallas Business Journal reports that the project, at 1700 S…

MRED suspended IDX and VOW feeds to Zillow and Trulia, prompting a preliminary injunction bid in an antitrust lawsuit.

Hudson Valley Property Group (HVPG) has acquired Mosa Apartment Homes, a 387-unit, newly constructed affordable multifamily rental community located at 10149 Bruceville Rd. in Elk Grove, for $83.6 million including the assumption of debt. T…

The New York City Council approved the City’s first Expedited Land Use Review Procedure (ELURP) application for 351 Powers Ave., a plot of city-owned land in the South Bronx’s Mott Haven neighborhood that will be developed with 84 affordabl…

The governing agency that runs the The University of Texas agreed on a spending measure that would allow the MD Anderson Cancer Center to move forward on a $2.9 billion expansion plan. The school will bring in university revenue, financing …

Why it matters $2.9B institutional-scale CRE trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

Santikos Entertainment is pursuing an expansion plan that could include several new theater-anchored projects across the region. The San Antonio Business Journal reports the company plans to sell off some older retail real estate assets to …

Eastern Bank led the financing of Wood Partners’ Alta Altitude housing project, a 214-unit luxury, 100% market-rate apartment development in Warwick, RI. Eastern provided a $31-million construction loan for the project, located within City …

Consumer Cellular’s Phoenix contingent will be moving into the 123,340-square-foot 8501 Raintree office building in north Scottsdale. The company will bring call center workers, marketing, technical, executive and administrative teams to it…

Another year is in the books. Tens of thousands of brokers and investors piled into the Las Vegas Convention Center earlier this week to talk retail at ICSC and Commercial Observer was on the ground to capture the mood. First: Retail isn’t …

Epcon Communities delivered nearly 600 homes corporately and 600-plus via franchise builders last year, as 55+ demand supports expansion.

New building filings surged in the first quarter of 2026 as New York City officials have scurried to find ways to address the housing crisis. Developers sought permits to build 21.2M SF across 577 new projects, a 74% year-over-year jump and…

Across Puget Sound, the first few months of 2026 revealed a more selective investment environment as deal flow slowed and pricing continued to adjust amid a gap between buyer and seller expectations. According to a recent report from Kidder…

Google pilot is live in 8 markets, routing listing leads via ComeHome, raising questions on broker data use and future fees.

Kolbe Windows Doors celebrates the opening of its new multifamily, workforce housing development – Evergreen Landing Apartments on 8th. The four-building, three-story, 44,000-square-foot residential complex brings 102 new, affordably priced…

Markets pushed the 10-year yield up from 4.53% to 4.58% after Christopher Waller warned supply disruptions may continue.

Marcus Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced the sale of 325 First St., a multifamily property in Bergen County, New Jer…

Dutch investor Breevest has paid $110 million for a new multifamily asset near the Aventura Mall in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, property records show. Called Avida Aventura, the eight-story property houses 266 apartments at 19401 West Dixi…

Why it matters $110M institutional-scale multifamily trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

A Canadian investor in U.S. grocery-anchored real estate is reviewing its business plans after receiving an unsolicited proposal from affiliates of its external manager, Slate Asset Management.

For additional commentary on this topic, listen to The TreppWire Podcast Episode 397. Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as Fed chair has drawn renewed attention to how the Fed may read the economy under new leadership. A new chair can affect how i…

Kayne Anderson capitalized on investors’ growing appetite for alternative assets to close the largest fundraise in its history.

Why it matters $5B institutional-scale CRE trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Provident Industrial, a division of locally based firm Provident, has completed A20 Logistics Center, a 161,408-square-foot project in Arlington. The development features 32-foot clear heights, 34 dock doors, two oversize…

Spandrel Development Partners has sealed $32.36 million of construction financing to develop a Marriott-branded hotel in Huntsville, Ala., Commercial Observer has learned. Peachtree Group originated the three-year loan with two 12-month ext…

Why it matters $32M construction debt in hotel/hospitality — points to active appetite for ground-up risk in the segment.

It’s been a busy start to 2026 for New York City developers, as they filed 577 new building filings in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 74 percent increase from the same period last year, according to the latest research from the R…

FRISCO, TEXAS — Three tenants have signed office leases totaling 36,548 square feet at Frisco Station, a 242-acre mixed-use development located north of Dallas. The tenants — architecture and engineering firm Parkhill (26,254 square feet), …

HOUSTON — Local brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 14,100-square-foot industrial lease renewal in northwest Houston. The tenant, Commando Pressure Control, which serves the energy industry, has been a tenant at the building at 116…

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Newman Commercial Real Estate has acquired Grogan’s Forest Center, a 7,100-square-foot retail strip center in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The center is home to tenants such as Komeya Sushi Ramen, G…

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $75 million in financing for Orange Plaza, an 811,272-square-foot retail power center in Middletown, about 70 miles northwest of New York City. Orange…

NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $54 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of The Amara, a 92-unit apartment building located in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Completed in 2024, the six-story bu…

Why it matters $54M multifamily refinance — refi window is open at this scale for this asset class.

CAIS, an alternative investment platform, has partnered with Anthropic’s Claude to launch a Model Context Protocol server, which enables advisors to query fund data, analyze performance, and surface portfolio insights. The server is availab…

WATERTOWN, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the $32.1 million sale of a 52,847-square-foot healthcare property located at 485 Arsenal St. in the western Boston suburb of Watertown. The property consists of two interconnected, low-rise buildings…

Kyle Lutnick, the son of Newmark's former chairman and the current U.S. secretary of commerce, has been appointed the brokerage’s chief strategy officer.

ELMSFORD, N.Y. — Capstone Logistics has signed a 37,000-square-foot industrial lease in Elmsford, located north of New York City in Westchester County. The space is located within the newly renovated building at 700 Executive Blvd. Michael …

SOUTH MIAMI, FLA. — Madison Realty Capital has originated a $91.8 million construction loan for the development of Alta Sunset, a 314-unit apartment complex located in South Miami. Henry Bodek of Galaxy Capital arranged the financing on beh…

Why it matters $92M construction debt in multifamily — points to active appetite for ground-up risk in the segment.

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA. — Lingerfelt has sold Ashton Logistics Park, a 523,047-square-foot industrial facility located in Colonial Heights, a suburb of Richmond. Newmark represented Lingerfelt in the $78.2 million transaction. The buyer reque…

DULUTH, GA. — Dominium has acquired Sweetwater Terraces, a 165-unit affordable seniors housing community located in Duluth, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The property was originally developed in 2008 under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit…

WILMINGTON, N.C. — CBRE has inked leases with five new retail tenants at Center Point, a mixed-use project under development in Wilmington. Totaling more than 13,000 square feet, the new leases will include Nest Interiors and Blended Shoes …

Moomoo is expanding its cryptocurrency trading business into Texas while introducing a new feature that allows U.S. users to transfer digital assets directly between external wallets and their platform accounts. The global investment and tr…

Combined transactions total $9M Read More The post Kabani Hotel Group arranges two Kissimmee hotel sales appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

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RIALTO, CALIF. — Premier Logistics Properties, in partnership with Penwood Real Estate Investment Management, has purchased two infill big-box warehouses in the Inland Empire. Totaling 1.5 million square feet, the acquisition includes two C…

MARICOPA, ARIZ. — Legacy Development Partners has purchased a development site in Maricopa for a planned, ground-up retail center. Construction on the property is expected to begin immediately. Dubbed Legacy on Porter, the 6.6-acre project …

TUCSON, ARIZ. — Bascom Arizona Ventures, a subsidiary of Irvine, Calif.-based The Bascom Group, has acquired Domain 3201, an apartment property in Tucson, from an undisclosed seller for $45.5 million, or $157,439 per unit, in an off-market …

CORNELIUS, ORE. — Colliers has negotiated the sale of Meadowlark Industrial Center, a Class A industrial facility located at 404 N. Holladay St. in Cornelius, a suburb in Portland’s Sunset Corridor/Silicon Forest submarket. The asset traded…

Ocean Bank provides financing Read More The post Deerfield Beach Fairfield Inn & Suites receives $16.8M loan appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

Property built to LEED Gold standards Read More The post Stay Cal Hospitality opens first voco hotel in Silicon Valley appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

RevPAR up 5.4% to $117.93 Read More The post U.S. hotel results for week ending May 16 appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

An AI-native enterprise services firm recently launched by Anthropic and a group of leading alternative asset managers said it has acquired Fractional AI, an applied AI services company based in San Francisco. The firm was created to help m…

BLUE SPRINGS, MO. — A second phase of Blue Springs’ first luxury apartment community, MajorLux Luxury Apartments, is slated to include 123 units and 11,732 square feet of first-floor retail space anchored by Costenio’s Price Chopper. Bill M…

FARGO, N.D. — Minnesota-based mechanical contractor Horwitz LLC has signed a 150,000-square-foot industrial lease at Building 4 of the Dakota Commerce Center, a 633,200-square-foot industrial park in Fargo. CBRE’s Chance Lindsey, Kyle Ferde…

INDIANAPOLIS — MAG Capital Partners has acquired two temperature-controlled properties in Indianapolis from FreshEdge, a distributor of customized fresh food solutions, in a sale-leaseback transaction. Situated along I-70, the company’s 104…

The most effective criticism of data center development is also the hardest to dismiss. These projects create fewer permanent jobs than other asset classes, often receive substantial tax incentives, and do not compare favorably to manufactu…

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Patty Press, a smash burger concept by G B Hospitality, has signed a lease to open a new location at 42983 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Township. Norman Abro and Devon Campbell of Keystone Commercial Real Estate …

Private placement REITs posted strong first-quarter results, with aggregate net asset value climbing to $33.1 billion, up 9.4% from Q4 2025 and 52.2% year-over-year, as fundraising approached record levels and performance topped public mark…

Why it matters $33.1B institutional-scale CRE trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

For decades, the path to becoming a competent asset manager or acquisitions principal was unglamorous and repetitive. A junior analyst spent their first two years buried in offering memoranda, lease abstracts and trailing 12-month financial…

Renters in the Bay Area are in the midst of a fresh wave of rent increases as the city’s post-pandemic rebound accelerates. As city leaders try new strategies to ease the building process, developers are increasingly employing modular const…

It’s difficult enough to pinpoint where commercial real estate sits in a cycle with macroeconomics, inflation, interest rates and employment trends all moving at once, and often in different directions. Retail makes that read even more comp…

Two years ago, Merrick Porchéddu shifted her consulting business away from the public sector to focus on where artists are getting paid: corporate workplaces. In efforts to bring back tenants following the pandemic, office landlords are inv…

A school for autistic children is taking over the lease for a charter school in the Bronx, Commercial Observer has learned. Gersh Autism Academy subleased the 21,000‑square‑foot building at 452 College Avenue in Mott Haven from Brilla Schoo…

Xpodigital President Gabe Gilligan talks about video screen solutions Read More The post How to turn underperforming digital signage into revenue generators appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

hotelkit CEO/cofounder Marius Donhauser discusses impact of ignored repairs Read More The post Why hotels should automate facility maintenance appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

The data center sector has continued its rapid growth with global inventory totaling 115 gigawatts of power capacity this year, up from 103 gigawatts in 2025 and 93 gigawatts in 2024. Over the next five years, the global data-center invento…

Faced with a choice between a potentially devastating work stoppage during a once-in-a-generation sporting event and agreeing to massive wage increases, New York City hotel owners opted for the latter.

Adams Street Partners has closed its sixth co-investment fund with $2.5 billion in global commitments, underscoring continued investor demand for direct exposure to private equity opportunities with enhanced transparency and cost efficiency…

Why it matters $2.5B institutional-scale CRE trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

The Scion Group and an Ares Real Estate fund have launched a joint venture targeting U.S. off-campus student housing, anchoring the partnership with a $910 million acquisition of a 12-property portfolio from Harrison Street Asset Management…

Why it matters $910M institutional-scale student housing trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

Nvidia’s record earnings show surging demand for AI computing, and they reflect the changing contours of the AI data center landscape.

FundBank Europe, part of the FundBank Group, has partnered with BNY to deliver liquidity and cash management solutions to alternative investment fund managers, general partners, and private asset managers across private markets. The partner…

For the second time in two years, Grapevine denied plans for a mixed-use project that would add apartments next to the city’s nearly 2M SF mall.

Alpha Generation, LLC and ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC have completed the acquisition of Brandywine Power from Onward Energy Holdings, LLC, adding a strategically positioned natural gas generation asset to a growing Mid-Atlantic portfolio…

An architecture and interior design firm is relocating to an AmTrustRE-owned building in Midtown East. GKV Architects, which has worked with AmTrustRE on several of its buildings, signed a 5,754-square-foot lease on part of the 14th floor o…

Publix has bought yet another retail center in South Florida. The grocer paid $78 million for a 178,726-square-foot, open-air property, where it’s the main tenant, west of Boynton Beach, Fla., property records show. Called Fountains of Boyn…

Carson Group has acquired an Arizona-based wealth management firm, which manages $111 million in advisory and brokerage assets. Phoenix-based Meikle Financial Group, established in 1969, is led by managing partners and wealth advisors Dail …

Why it matters $111M institutional-scale CRE trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

Real estate private equity firm Aermont Capital has bought UK holiday parks operator Park Holidays from Sun Communities for £768M ($1B), in one of its largest UK buys ever. Sun, a U.S. REIT, revealed the transaction in a stock exchange anno…

Why it matters Public REIT disclosure — useful tape for sizing institutional appetite this quarter.

Marcus Millichap is expanding and extending at AmTrustRE’s 260 Madison Avenue in Midtown. The California-based real estate advisory firm added 5,000 square feet to its existing 36,000-square-foot space at the 22-story office building near G…

elevated volatility, and hedge funds continued to cluster around high-quality growth names, according to the latest Hazeltree Crowding Report. The firm, a provider of treasury and liquidity management tools for alternative managers, said po…

Choice Hotels International's Patrick Pacious has stepped down as president and CEO, the company announced Wednesday. Pacious was named CEO in 2017 and has been at Choice for more than two decades. He will stay on in an advisory role to the…

Real estate developer the Hudson Companies has hired Isaac Henderson, formerly a managing director at Rockefeller Group, as a principal and its co-head of development, Commercial Observer has learned. In his new role, Henderson will work al…

R.I.G. Capital has sealed $125.3 million of acquisition financing for the purchase of a 1,115-unit multifamily complex near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Arbor Realty Trust supplied the loan for the developer’s $167 million acquis…

Why it matters Platform-level corporate action — read alongside the public peers for valuation signal.

Erez Asset Management is urging fellow shareholders to help remove the lead director of UMH Properties’ board in the interest of increasing the REIT's value. Erez owns about 4% of shares in the manufactured housing owner and operator REIT, …

Stabilized multifamily debt is primarily securitized through two channels: private‑label commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and Agency executions, including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Department of Housing and Urban Development …

A union representing 40,000 hotel workers — not auto workers, airline pilots or teachers — has become one of the most powerful labor organizations in the United States. How so? The Hotel Gaming Trades Council (HTC) has championed New York l…

The skies are beginning to clear for data center developers seeking new electricity on the 13-state power grid operated by PJM Interconnection.

A joint venture between Klein Development and MOS R.E. has sealed $114 million of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-backed debt for the conversion of a Milwaukee office tower into luxury apartments, Commercial Observer …

Why it matters $114M institutional-scale office trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

Secured on behalf of Wexford Lodging Advisors and Trinity Investors affiliates Read More The post RobertDouglas advises on refinancing of Marriott Kansas City Overland Park appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

AI talent pipeline report examines future of hospitality workforce readiness Read More The post Study: Growing ‘AI literacy mismatch’ in hospitality talent pipeline appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

Purchased in partnership with Sopris Capital Read More The post Trestle Studio acquires Lakeway Resort & Spa appeared first on hotelbusiness.com.

A multifamily behemoth has tapped a tech whiz with decades of experience in the financial services sector to guide its artificial intelligence push.

Just two months after it foreclosed on a historic office building one block from the Boston Public Garden, Starwood Property Trust subsidiary LNR Partners is offering it to buyers as an opportunity for a major redevelopment. LNR paid $95M f…

Why it matters Distressed CRE workout — incremental data point on the workout cycle.

JLL has promoted Angela Gentry, an industry leader with over 20 years of experience, to vice chairman of leasing advisory for the firm’s New York tri-state region, Commercial Observer has learned. Gentry joined JLL in 2022, filling a role t…

Freddie Mac K‑Series origination volumes declined in Q4 2025 after a sharp mid‑year acceleration, ending the year roughly flat with 2024 and materially above 2023. The 2025 pattern reflects timing, not structural change: borrowers accelerat…

Origination activity for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) accelerated in 4Q 2025, driven by higher loan counts rather than larger deal sizes, signaling improved execution rather than a structural shift in underwr…

Why it matters Multiple named institutional firms — signals coordinated capital activity, not a one-off.

On March 19, 2026, the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency jointly proposed three rules to overhaul U.S. bank capital regulation, with comments due June 18, 2026. This an…

Last week's Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index both came in hotter than expected, prompting markets to price out remaining 2026 rate cuts and begin pricing in some probability of a hike later this year. Powell's term as Federal R…

Major regional banks pointed to commercial and industrial lending as a standout in first quarter earnings, with several raising full-year commercial loan growth guidance and citing commercial and industrial (C&I) activity as a driver of tha…

Market discussion around bank lending to non-depository financial institutions (NDFIs) has centered around whether these exposures are sufficiently transparent and whether they create correlated risk across the banking system. The April 202…

The second annual Trepp Connect (in NYC) conference took place last week at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. The event brought together more than 200 commercial real estate, banking, and lending professionals for two days of panels full of …

Avison Young has arranged a 99-year long-term ground lease at 301-307 Third Avenue on behalf of Snake River Development, who is managed by BNS Real Estate. The value of the long-term lease is estimated at $21.5 million, which equates to $30…

Rosewood Realty Group announced the $36.5 million sale of 159-161 West 54th Street, a 15-story, mixed-use building on the corner of West 54th and Seventh Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen. Rosewood Realty’s Aaron Jungreis, Ben Khakshoor and Alex Fuc…

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are touching the corners of every industry in a rapidly changing and exciting way. The data center will serve as the backbone to support its explosive growth at massive scale. According to J…

Miller Construction Company, a statewide, privately-held construction firm, has begun site work on an 80,000-square-foot warehouse for MSI in Orlando, Florida. MSI is the leading nationwide distributor of flooring, countertops, wall tile an…

The Westchester County’s Local Development Corporation (LDC) voted on August 23 final approval of $195 million in tax-exempt bond financing for the development of a new 162,626-square-foot Patient Care Tower on the campus of Westchester Med…

Why it matters $195M institutional-scale CRE trade — print this and watch for follow-on activity in the segment.

NAI James E. Hanson, the largest New Jersey-based full-service independent commercial real estate firm, announces it has been named the exclusive brokerage for 110 Route 23 in Riverdale, N.J. NAI James E. Hanson’s Jonathan Kristofich and Jo…

Rudin announced today that Curtis + Ginsberg Architects has signed a 12,602 square-foot lease at One Battery Park Plaza in Lower Manhattan. The NYC-based firm, known for providing award-winning architectural services and specializing in qua…

Camber Property Group announced today the acquisition and preservation of the Oakland Heights Apartments, a 12 acre 106-unit affordable housing community located at 360 Oakland Street in Manchester, Connecticut. Oakland Heights marks Camber…