Savills Closes $1.1 Billion Acquisition of Eastdil Secured, Reshaping Global CRE Capital Markets
The London-based advisory firm adds one of America’s most storied real estate investment banks to its platform, giving Guggenheim and Temasek a nearly...
San Francisco Housing Permits Take a Median 280 Days to Issue, Longest Among Peer Cities
A new policy analysis from the city’s Budget and Legislative Analyst lays out data gaps, multi-department bottlenecks, and seven recommendations aimed at streamlining...
San Francisco VC Funding Tops $43.8 Billion in Early 2026 After Record $116.94 Billion Year as AI Mega-Rounds Reshape Office Market
OpenAI’s $40 billion raise led the largest deal tally ever recorded while 2026 is already on pace to match prior-year totals, with $43.8...
Decagon AI Leases 69,000 SQFT at BXP’s 680 Folsom in San Francisco Following $250MM Series D Raise
The AI customer service startup, now valued at $4.5 billion, relocates from 100 First Street to the LEED-certified SoMa tower as it scales...
OpenAI Completes 280,000 SQFT Sublease at 1800 Owens Street, Pushing San Francisco Footprint Past 1 Million SQFT
The ChatGPT maker’s takeover of former Dropbox space at The Exchange in Mission Bay cements the AI giant’s dominance as the city’s largest...
Perplexity AI Completes 81,000 SQFT Sublease at 181 Fremont Street, Taking Over Former Meta Offices in San Francisco
The $21 billion AI search startup’s move into the premier Financial District South tower highlights the accelerating transfer of office space from Big...
CalPERS Deploys $3.95 Billion Across Eight Real Estate Partnerships in Latest Round of Commitments
The nation’s largest public pension fund reinforces its core-focused strategy with fresh capital targeting technology, industrial, multifamily and office assets. The California Public...
BRIDGE Housing Surpasses $92MM at First Close of Impact Fund I to Preserve West Coast Affordable Housing
The nonprofit developer’s inaugural equity fund draws six institutional investors and positions BRIDGE to acquire approximately 3,500 units across California, Oregon, and Washington....
Sunnyvale Planning Commission Reviews Beamreach’s 265-Unit Residential Project in Moffett Park
The project at 1215 Bordeaux Drive would demolish a 1973 office building and deliver housing, a neighborhood park and 40 affordable units to...
JBT Properties Lists 544-Unit Central Valley Apartment Portfolio Spanning Fresno and Modesto
Long-held garden-style communities hit the market for the first time in four decades as investor demand builds in California’s inland markets A 544-unit...
German Lawyers’ Pension Fund Records $67MM (€57.9MM) Write-Down on 750,000 SQFT Transamerica Pyramid as BVK Exits San Francisco Landmark at ~$700MM
Hessen retirement scheme absorbs full loss on preferred equity tranche after post-pandemic office downturn and a costly renovation erode value of San Francisco’s...
Mountain House is a Thriving California City with New Amenities, Top-Rated Schools, Rapid Growth and New Communities on the Way
The City of Mountain House, one of the state’s newest and fastest-growing communities, is celebrating a season of momentum. Mountain House is enjoying...
Savills Closes $1.1 Billion Acquisition of Eastdil Secured, Reshaping Global CRE Capital Markets
The London-based advisory firm adds one of America’s most storied real estate investment banks to its platform, giving Guggenheim and Temasek a nearly...
San Francisco Housing Permits Take a Median 280 Days to Issue, Longest Among Peer Cities
A new policy analysis from the city’s Budget and Legislative Analyst lays out data gaps, multi-department bottlenecks, and seven recommendations aimed at streamlining...
San Francisco VC Funding Tops $43.8 Billion in Early 2026 After Record $116.94 Billion Year as AI Mega-Rounds Reshape Office Market
OpenAI’s $40 billion raise led the largest deal tally ever recorded while 2026 is already on pace to match prior-year totals, with $43.8...
OpenAI Completes 280,000 SQFT Sublease at 1800 Owens Street, Pushing San Francisco Footprint Past 1 Million SQFT
The ChatGPT maker’s takeover of former Dropbox space at The Exchange in Mission Bay cements the AI giant’s dominance as the city’s largest...
CalPERS Deploys $3.95 Billion Across Eight Real Estate Partnerships in Latest Round of Commitments
The nation’s largest public pension fund reinforces its core-focused strategy with fresh capital targeting technology, industrial, multifamily and office assets. The California Public...
BRIDGE Housing Surpasses $92MM at First Close of Impact Fund I to Preserve West Coast Affordable Housing
The nonprofit developer’s inaugural equity fund draws six institutional investors and positions BRIDGE to acquire approximately 3,500 units across California, Oregon, and Washington....
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Buchanan Street Partners Announces Groundbreaking on 99,500 SQFT Self-Storage Development in Scotts Valley
Newport Beach, CA (February 9, 2026) – Buchanan Street Partners (Buchanan), a Newport Beach, CA-based real estate investment management firm, has announced the...
San Francisco’s BUILD Act Slashes Transfer Tax on Large Real Estate Deals to Unlock Tens of Thousands of Stalled Housing Units
Mayor Lurie and Supervisor Mahmood introduce revenue-neutral legislative package aimed at rolling back Proposition I’s doubled rates, reducing per-unit construction costs by $32,850,...
The Morning After and How The Cycle Turned While You Were Sleeping
After two years of paralysis, capital is clearing its throat and deal volume is stirring — but this cycle rewards scalpels, not sledgehammers....
Orange Buensuceso Promoted to Director of San Francisco at FPBA
Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects (FPBA) has promoted Orange Buensuceso, AIA, LEED AP, to Director of San Francisco, a milestone that takes on added...
Kilroy Realty Corporation Announces Board Refreshment
LOS ANGELES–Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) (“Kilroy” or the “Company”) today announced leadership changes on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and...
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,...
Bounded by Sea, Strangled by Trusts
Every acre we preserve is an acre we can’t build on—and the housing math is catching up By Billy the Broker (I just...
Amazon’s Empty Chairs
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) To put the size of Amazon’s office downsizing in perspective, one of its...
Housing Handcuffs
As AI startups lease luxury apartments and offer proximity bonuses to keep workers steps from their desks, San Francisco’s hottest perk is starting...
The Morning After and How The Cycle Turned While You Were Sleeping
After two years of paralysis, capital is clearing its throat and deal volume is stirring — but this cycle rewards scalpels, not sledgehammers....
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...
John Muir Health Increases San Ramon Footprint to 100,000 SQFT with Lease Expansion at Bishop Ranch
The health system’s latest expansion at the Bishop Ranch Medical Campus comes as the sprawling office park tears down buildings to make way...
Sale of PIMCO’s 272,000 SQFT 201 California in San Francisco Reaches Pending Status Amid Columbia Property Trust’s Ongoing Loan Default
The potential disposition of the Financial District tower comes as Columbia’s $1.7 billion multi-property loan default continues and appraised values plunge from 2021...
Tech and AI Tenants Drive 9.1MM SQFT Demand Surge as San Francisco Office Market Posts Strongest Leasing Since 2019
AI companies account for 53 percent of all active requirements while trophy space scarcity creates a two-tier market with asking rates approaching $125...
Ramp Signs 82,000 SQFT Lease at 235 2nd Street in San Francisco, Expanding Fintech Giant’s Bay Area Engineering Hub
The $32 billion corporate finance platform’s direct lease in the Financial District South marks one of the largest fintech office commitments in the...
Crusoe Leases 130,234 SQFT at San Francisco’s Iconic 225 Bush Street as AI Infrastructure Firm Scales Bay Area Operations
The Denver-based AI infrastructure company’s direct lease at the historic Standard Oil Building represents one of the largest office commitments in the Financial...
Existing Home Sales Post Modest February Rebound but Affordability Headwinds Persist
A pickup in single-family resales drove the monthly gain, though condo sales contracted for a second straight month and mortgage application data signals...
Industrial Real Estate Powers Through Uncertainty to Post Second-Best Leasing Year on Record
Despite tariff volatility and geopolitical headwinds, the U.S. industrial sector reached 940 million square feet of leasing activity in 2025, fueled by e-commerce...
U.S. Consumer Spending Held Firm in January Despite Headline Retail Dip
Underlying U.S. consumer spending started 2026 on steadier ground than a top-line retail sales decline suggests, though early February data point to a...
