AI Fears Hammer Commercial Brokerage Stocks in Multi-Day Sell-Off
Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods argue the market rout overstates the immediate threat artificial intelligence poses to labor-intensive real estate advisory work,...
AXS Opportunity Fund Acquires 477,000 SQFT Concord Technology Center for $42MM
Beverly Hills investor purchases distressed East Bay office campus at 71 percent discount following major tenant’s lease commitment A distressed Concord office campus...
Orrick Leases 56,000 SQFT at IQHQ’s Elco Yards in Redwood City, Leaving Menlo Park Office Park
Law firm relocates to transit-served downtown campus as Peninsula office demand shifts toward walkable cores As Silicon Valley’s office market continues to recalibrate,...
Small Business Optimism Slips in January as Hiring Plans Ease, Sales Outlook Hits 2025 High
Wells Fargo Economics says labor market remains in “a state of malaise” despite firmer revenue expectations Business sentiment often shifts before hard economic...
GM Eyes 400,000 SQFT Sunnyvale Campus as Automaker Plots Massive Bay Area Consolidation
The Detroit automaker is racing to unify its fragmented Bay Area engineering and AI workforce under one roof, with Tech Corners in Sunnyvale...
Tech and AI Tenants Drive 9.6MM SQFT Demand Surge as San Francisco Office Market Posts Strongest Leasing Since 2019
AI companies account for 49 percent of all active requirements while trophy space scarcity creates a two-tier market with asking rates nearly double...
Tidewater Capital Buys 76-Unit Lower Nob Hill Apartment Building for $15.15MM in San Francisco
Tidewater Capital–affiliated buyer expands Bay Area multifamily footprint Lower Nob Hill has remained one of San Francisco’s most actively traded apartment submarkets, even...
Eden Housing Files Permits for 232 Affordable Homes at The Rise in Cupertino, Advancing First Vertical Construction at Former Vallco Mall
The permit application marks the beginning of residential construction at the 50-acre mixed-use redevelopment that has been more than a decade in the...
Failed Private School Campus Pivots to 225,500 SQFT Medical Complex in San Jose
HealthMed Realty is marketing three vacant buildings at 525 Race Street and 550 Meridian Avenue as a healthcare destination after Avenues: The World...
Northern California Hotel Sales Surge Past $2.3B as Distress Reshapes the Market
San Francisco and the broader Bay Area drove a sharp rebound in transaction volume, led by deeply discounted marquee assets Northern California’s hotel...
SKS Partners Lists 133,000 SQFT Samsara HQ at 1 De Haro for Sale in San Francisco’s Showplace Square
California’s first multi-story cross-laminated timber building hits the market amid a surge of institutional and corporate investment in the Showplace Square submarket, setting...
First Look at the Reimagined 188 West Saint James, Downtown San Jose’s Premier Residential Condominium Towers
New ownership invests over $30 million to deliver a move-in-ready luxury lifestyle experience — Sales to launch February 2026. Machine Investment Group and...
AI Fears Hammer Commercial Brokerage Stocks in Multi-Day Sell-Off
Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods argue the market rout overstates the immediate threat artificial intelligence poses to labor-intensive real estate advisory work,...
Small Business Optimism Slips in January as Hiring Plans Ease, Sales Outlook Hits 2025 High
Wells Fargo Economics says labor market remains in “a state of malaise” despite firmer revenue expectations Business sentiment often shifts before hard economic...
GM Eyes 400,000 SQFT Sunnyvale Campus as Automaker Plots Massive Bay Area Consolidation
The Detroit automaker is racing to unify its fragmented Bay Area engineering and AI workforce under one roof, with Tech Corners in Sunnyvale...
Tech and AI Tenants Drive 9.6MM SQFT Demand Surge as San Francisco Office Market Posts Strongest Leasing Since 2019
AI companies account for 49 percent of all active requirements while trophy space scarcity creates a two-tier market with asking rates nearly double...
Northern California Hotel Sales Surge Past $2.3B as Distress Reshapes the Market
San Francisco and the broader Bay Area drove a sharp rebound in transaction volume, led by deeply discounted marquee assets Northern California’s hotel...
California Reserves $165MM in Clean-Truck Subsidies for Tesla Semi as Rivals Cry Foul
The state’s HVIP program has earmarked nearly 1,000 vouchers for the Tesla Semi, locking up funding while competitors with production-ready electric trucks struggle...
2026 Northern California CRE Rising Stars
Celebrating the Next Generation of Commercial Real Estate Excellence The Bay Area’s commercial real estate industry is driven by innovative, ambitious professionals...
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CytomX Therapeutics Leases 35,600 SQFT at Wareham Development’s EmeryStation Research Campus in Emeryville
Oncology-focused pharmaceutical enterprise plans to move from Peninsula to EmeryStation West in Emeryville Emeryville, CA — January 21, 2026 — Wareham Development, a...
California Forever and Labor Unions Sign Major 40-Year Construction Agreement in Solano County
California Forever has announced what it calls the largest construction labor agreement in history, signing a 40-year deal alongside the Napa/Solano Building Trades...
Vanderbilt University to Establish Full-Time Academic Campus in San Francisco
Vanderbilt University today announced plans to establish an academic campus in San Francisco beginning in 2027, subject to necessary regulatory approvals. This is a significant...
Jodi Contreras Appointed to IREM’s Northern California Board
Belmont, CA; February 2, 2026 –Woodmont Real Estate Services’ Jeff Bosshard, CPM,®President, Multifamily Operations, announced that Jodi Contreras, CPM,®ARM,® and Regional Vice President, was appointed to IREM’s...
Kidder Mathews Welcomes Industrial Team of John Kovaleski, David Buchholz, and Alex Kovaleski in Silicon Valley
San Jose, Calif. (January 28, 2026) – Kidder Mathews is pleased to welcome John Kovaleski, David Buchholz, SIOR, and Alex Kovaleski to the firm’s Silicon Valley office....
Avenue5 Residential Promotes Key Operations and Client Strategy Leaders in Northern California and Northern Nevada Regions
Wray and Goulas Will Support Client Success and Optimize Asset Performance in Avenue5’s Growing San Francisco Bay Area, Reno, and Sacramento Markets Seattle,...
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP CEO Retiring, New Chief Operating Officer Joining
San Francisco, CA (January 13, 2026) – San Francisco-based law firm Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP is pleased to announce that Chris Boyd has...
Denis Melnichenko Joins Woodmont Real Estate Services as Regional Property Manager
Belmont, CA; January 12, 2026 –Woodmont Real Estate Services’ Jeff Bosshard, CPM,®President, Multifamily Operations, announced that Denis Melnichenko has joined the company as...
The Great Nashville-San Francisco Switcheroo
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) If you need proof that God has a sense of humor, consider this: Oracle can’t...
Vanderbilt’s Choice: A Win for San Francisco and the Bay Area
By Vladimir Bosanac, publisher of The Registry The hand-wringing over Vanderbilt University’s decision to establish its West Coast campus in Showplace Square rather...
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...
Altera Puts 512,000 SQFT San Jose Campus on the Market With 10-Year Leaseback in Silicon Valley
The semiconductor company is selling its 4-building Class A office and R&D campus on 24.8 acres while leasing back half the space for...
Kilroy Realty Posts Strongest Bay Area Leasing Year Since 2019 as AI Demand and KOP 2 Momentum Drive Recovery
UCSF’s 280,000-square-foot anchor lease, AI-driven SoMa activity, and a 65 percent surge in the forward pipeline underscore accelerating fundamentals across the REIT’s largest...
Merlone Geier Partners Advances 800-Unit Residential Conversion at Alameda’s South Shore Center
Owner of 46-acre waterfront shopping center enters formal pre-application phase with city planners, scaling back predecessor’s 1,200-unit vision amid heightened community scrutiny of...
AI Inference Unicorn Baseten Signs 26,000 SQFT Lease at Gaw Capital’s 560 Davis in San Francisco
$5 billion startup’s expansion into Class A office space follows rapid fundraising trajectory and sixfold revenue growth as AI companies reshape the city’s...
California Reserves $165MM in Clean-Truck Subsidies for Tesla Semi as Rivals Cry Foul
The state’s HVIP program has earmarked nearly 1,000 vouchers for the Tesla Semi, locking up funding while competitors with production-ready electric trucks struggle...
Sacramento Opens Search for Developer for 102-Acre Meadowview Site
City-owned land near Meadowview Road positioned for housing-led, mixed-use vision After years of debate over how best to use one of its largest...
San Ramon Planning Commission Approves 687-Unit Orchards Development With 21% Affordable Housing
Sunset Development wins unanimous approval for master plan at former Chevron Park site, marking latest phase in Bishop Ranch transformation The San Ramon...
First-Term Rep. Sam Liccardo Notches Bipartisan Win as House Passes Two Bills to Slash Housing Red Tape
Silicon Valley congressman partners across party lines to modernize federal housing reviews and accelerate construction nationwide. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a...
