Four Corners Properties Sells 45,674 SQFT Menlo Park Office Building for $103.75MM
Four Corners Properties has sold its Class A office building at 1540 El Camino Real in Menlo Park for $103.75 million in December,...
Swig’s Historic Mills Building Signals Downtown San Francisco’s Office Market Resilience with 129,000 SQFT Leased
The Swig Company capped 2025 with a flurry of leasing activity at the historic Mills Building, located at 220 Bush Street in San...
Fortress Acquires $348MM Loan Backed by 890 San Francisco Apartments for $220MM
Investment firm poised to take control of 23-building portfolio as Goldman faces second major SF multifamily loss following 2024 surrender of 1,200 units...
23andMe Signs New Lease for 19,000 SQFT Office in Palo Alto
Genetic testing company downsizes from 155,000 SQFT Sunnyvale headquarters as founder Anne Wojcicki rebuilds through nonprofit research institute Genetic-testing company 23andMe has secured...
PGIM Real Estate Acquires 214,500 SQFT Warehouse in Newark for $78MM
East Bay logistics sector draws continued investment amid tight vacancy rates and string of recent deals A major industrial property in Newark has...
Granite Construction Awarded $180MM Contract for San Francisco International Airport Runway Repaving
Airport expects some delays, changes to patterns for departing flights SAN FRANCISCO – December 30, 2025 – The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced...
Rubicon Point Partners Acquires 47,000-SQFT Office Building at 200 Pine in San Francisco for $8MM
San Francisco-based commercial real estate investment firm Rubicon Point Partners has acquired 200 Pine Street, a 47,000 square foot office building in the...
San Francisco’s Commercial Real Estate Market: A 2025 Comeback Sets the Stage for 2026
By Hans Hansson, President of Starboard CRE After years of turbulence marked by pandemic-driven vacancies and economic uncertainty, San Francisco’s commercial real estate...
Danco Group Secures Approval for 128-Unit Affordable Housing Complex in San Jose’s Berryessa District
Developer plans five-story property near light rail transit hub San Jose’s affordable housing inventory is expanding as the city approves another residential development...
Manulife Investment Management Acquires 478-Acre Agricultural Property North of Lincoln for $12.6MM
Toronto-based firm expands California portfolio with Orchard and Vineyard land in Placer County Institutional investors are widening their lens beyond offices and apartments,...
Mark III Affiliate Acquires Six Light Industrial Buildings in Yolo, Placer Counties for $24.6MM
Construction firm’s investment arm expands regional footprint with 159,884-square-foot portfolio purchase The Sacramento region’s light industrial market drew another significant buyer as Mark...
Trumark Homes Debuts Waterfront East Bay Community Skyline in Alameda
Trumark Homes, the award-winning Western U.S. homebuilder, has opened the new model homes at its waterfront East Bay townhome community, Skyline in Alameda....
San Francisco’s Commercial Real Estate Market: A 2025 Comeback Sets the Stage for 2026
By Hans Hansson, President of Starboard CRE After years of turbulence marked by pandemic-driven vacancies and economic uncertainty, San Francisco’s commercial real estate...
3D Printed Houses and Other Fairy Tales
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The prophecy was always that technology would save us. And here we are in 2026,...
California’s Population Growth Slows to 0.05% as Migration Patterns Shift
State adds 19,200 residents in fiscal year 2024-25, marking third consecutive year of growth following pandemic declines California’s population inched upward by approximately...
San Jose Airport Records $239.1MM in Operating Revenue for Fiscal 2025 as $512MM Development Plan Takes Shape
International traffic falls 15 percent, but parking revenue and airline lease rates lift operating revenue to $239 million Silicon Valley’s primary airport is...
U.S. Existing Home Sales Edge Up 0.5 percent in November to 4.13MM Units
Third consecutive monthly gain reflects lower mortgage rates and improved supply conditions The housing market’s gradual recovery continues as buyers respond to more...
AI Tackles Construction Budgets: One Developer’s Quest to Cut 20 Hours Down to 8 Minutes
Jake Heller wasn’t trying to replace his estimator. The commercial real estate developer and AI consultant just wanted to know if artificial intelligence could...
Hacienda Celebrates a Year of Innovation, Growth, and Tenant Achievements
Pleasanton, Calif. – Hacienda, Northern California’s largest mixed-use development, closed out December with stable fundamentals, maintaining 6,586,529 square feet of occupied space....
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Databricks Leases 150,000 SQFT from Hunter Partners in Sunnyvale, Expanding Downtown Footprint to 455,000 SQFT
Databricks leases three floors at 250 West Washington, giving the AI company a footprint of over 455,000 square feet in downtown Sunnyvale SUNNYVALE, Calif....
LOVB Brings Pro Volleyball Team to San Francisco With Women-Led Ownership Group of Sports Icons and Entrepreneurs
League One Volleyball (LOVB) today announced LOVB San Francisco Volleyball and its ownership group, with the team debuting in January 2027. The new...
Small Business Optimism Rises to 99 in November as Sales Expectations Strengthen
NFIB survey shows stronger holiday sales outlook and higher hiring plans, even as price increases and uncertainty remain elevated Small business owners are...
Newmark Expands Global Technology and AI Advisory Services with Appointment of Leading Industry Expert Jenny Haeg
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (December 30, 2025) — Newmark announces the strategic addition of Jenny Haeg as Executive Vice Chairman, further cementing the firm’s...
Cupertino City Council Unanimously Appoints Kitty Moore as Mayor, Liang Chao as Vice Mayor
Cupertino, CA —Today, the City of Cupertino announces the formal appointment of Kitty Moore as Mayor and Liang-Fang “Liang” Chao as Vice Mayor...
Truebeck Construction Announces Leadership Transitions
San Mateo, California – Truebeck Construction announces strategic leadership transitions that mark an exciting new chapter in the firm’s continued growth and evolution....
Carla Hart Joins Woodmont Real Estate Services as Regional Property Manager
Belmont, CA; December 15, 2025 –Woodmont Real Estate Services’ Jeff Bosshard, CPM,®President, Multifamily Operations, announced that Carla Hart has joined the company as...
Walnut Creek Elects New Mayor
Walnut Creek Mayor Cindy Darling passed the gavel to Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Wilk at the Tuesday, December 2 City Council meeting. The...
San Francisco’s Commercial Real Estate Market: A 2025 Comeback Sets the Stage for 2026
By Hans Hansson, President of Starboard CRE After years of turbulence marked by pandemic-driven vacancies and economic uncertainty, San Francisco’s commercial real estate...
3D Printed Houses and Other Fairy Tales
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The prophecy was always that technology would save us. And here we are in 2026,...
The $200 Billion Question: Where Does Your Tariff Tax Go?
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The Trump administration is crowing about collecting $200 billion in tariff revenues this year. Customs...
McNellis on CMBS: “Commercial Mortgage BS”
By John McNellis This essay is taken from John’s forthcoming 3rd edition of Making it in Real Estate. I was leaning against the bar...
Why CRE Experts Say the Looming $1.26 Trillion Debt Wall Can Be Scaled
By Kidder Mathews Roughly $1.26 trillion in commercial real estate loans are set to mature through 2027. Most originated in the mid-2010s, when rates averaged between...
McNellis on Memory: Losing IQ through AI
By John McNellis As most non-fiction is more padded than a shipment of Murano glass, reading book reviews instead of the books themselves...
U.S. Steel Affiliate Acquires 350,000 SQFT Former Pittsburg Steel Mill Site for $275MM
Transaction occurs under Nippon Steel ownership following $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel An affiliate of United States Steel Corp. has purchased the...
Callahan Capital Partners and Probis Acquire 101 Mission for $82MM in San Francisco
Partnership Plans Major Repositioning as City’s Office Market Shows Signs of Recovery Callahan Capital Partners, in partnership with Probis Strategic Solutions, announced today...
UCSF to Lease 300,000 SQFT of Additional Space at Kilroy Oyster Point Phase 2
LOS ANGELES — Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) (“Kilroy” or the “Company”) today announced 300,000 square feet of additional lease executions during 2025 at...
3D Printed Houses and Other Fairy Tales
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The prophecy was always that technology would save us. And here we are in 2026,...
California’s Population Growth Slows to 0.05% as Migration Patterns Shift
State adds 19,200 residents in fiscal year 2024-25, marking third consecutive year of growth following pandemic declines California’s population inched upward by approximately...
Oracle Billionaire Larry Ellison Sells 10,742 SQFT Pacific Heights Estate for $45MM
Oracle Corporation co-founder and Executive Chairman Larry Ellison has sold his longtime San Francisco residence at 2850 Broadway in the exclusive Pacific Heights...
Soho House Plans First Ranch House in Sonoma Valley Wine Country
Private members’ club Soho House has announced plans to open its first Ranch House property in 2027, marking a significant expansion into Northern...
AI-Powered Construction Startup Unlimited Industries Secures $12MM to Tackle America’s Infrastructure Challenge
Unlimited Industries has emerged from stealth with $12 million in seed funding to address what it describes as a persistent problem in American...
