MatX Leases Entire 43,466 SQFT Mountain View Building as AI Chip Startup Backfills Waymo Space
The Google-alumni-founded chip company takes over a full building at 490 East Middlefield Road, marking one of the South Peninsula’s largest Q4 AI...
Ares Management Acquires Two East Bay Industrial Buildings Totaling 145,800 SQFT for $44.6MM
The deals in Fremont and Hayward signal sustained institutional investor interest in Bay Area industrial assets despite a softening market Global alternative investment...
Cushman & Wakefield Maps Four AI Scenarios for Commercial Real Estate, Warns of Widening Property Bifurcation
The firm’s new econometric framework and AI Impact Barometer offer occupiers and investors a data-driven lens on how artificial intelligence could reshape demand,...
Young Workers Bear the Brunt as Stanford Research Links Accelerating Job Declines to AI Exposure
New analysis from the “Canaries in the Coal Mine” research team finds that jobs most exposed to artificial intelligence are not the same...
Aronson Family Trust Lists 47,000 SQFT Union Square Office and Retail Building at 100 Post Street in San Francisco
The mixed-use property at the convergence of the North Financial District and Union Square offers a flagship opportunity as the San Francisco office...
California High-Speed Rail Board Approves $537.3MM Settlement With Dragados Flatiron, Maps Aggressive 2026 Track-Laying Push
Authority resolves long-running Central Valley construction disputes and outlines milestones that include awarding contracts for track systems, a public-private partnership, and a maintenance...
AI Leasing Surges to Record 954,000 SQFT on the South Peninsula as xAI Anchors Blockbuster Fourth Quarter
Artificial intelligence tenants now account for more than a third of all leasing activity in the submarket, according to a new Newmark report,...
Overton Moore Lists for Sale Fully Entitled 262-Unit Multifamily Development Site in South San Francisco
The approximately 2-acre Lindenville neighborhood project offers investors a shovel-ready multifamily opportunity in one of Northern California’s most supply-constrained rental markets. A fully...
MKD Partners Acquires 24,000 SQFT 100 Tamal Plaza in Corte Madera for $6.8MM
Richmond-based investor picks up medical-office-heavy Marin asset at a significant discount to its $8.6 million asking price, securing financing from Five Star Bank...
1X Technologies Signs 231,000 SQFT Full-Building Lease in San Carlos to Scale Humanoid Robot Production
BGO and Graymark Capital execute deal with leading AI and robotics company at 150 Industrial Road, delivering one of the Peninsula’s rare large-scale...
Dropbox Completes Sublease and Exits Remaining Space at 750,000 SQFT Mission Bay HQ at 1800 Owens in San Francisco
The cloud storage company expects to generate approximately $97 million in future cash payments through 2033 as it vacates its San Francisco campus...
Large Spaces Drive Hacienda Leasing Success in Early 2026
Pleasanton, Calif. – Hacienda, Northern California’s largest mixed-use development, began 2026 with a solid 300,000 sf transaction, reflecting improved local market demand. While...
Cushman & Wakefield Maps Four AI Scenarios for Commercial Real Estate, Warns of Widening Property Bifurcation
The firm’s new econometric framework and AI Impact Barometer offer occupiers and investors a data-driven lens on how artificial intelligence could reshape demand,...
Young Workers Bear the Brunt as Stanford Research Links Accelerating Job Declines to AI Exposure
New analysis from the “Canaries in the Coal Mine” research team finds that jobs most exposed to artificial intelligence are not the same...
AI Leasing Surges to Record 954,000 SQFT on the South Peninsula as xAI Anchors Blockbuster Fourth Quarter
Artificial intelligence tenants now account for more than a third of all leasing activity in the submarket, according to a new Newmark report,...
March Rate Cut Unlikely as Labor Market Stabilizes, Wells Fargo Sees 2 More Cuts in 2026
Solid consumer spending, 70K average monthly payroll growth and core PCE easing to 2.6 percent by Q4 shape updated U.S. outlook After a...
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As AI startups lease luxury apartments and offer proximity bonuses to keep workers steps from their desks, San Francisco’s hottest perk is starting...
Beyond AI: U.S. Capital Investment Shows Early Signs of Broadening Recovery
New data on durable goods orders and industrial production point to stabilizing capex in traditional sectors, even as the AI investment boom continues...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District Completes 56,700 SQFT Construction on Lake Elementary School Replacement in San Pablo
San Pablo, CA, Jan. 21, 2026 – West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) recently celebrated the completion of the state-of-the-art Lake Elementary...
San Francisco AI Boom Drives 2MM SQFT of Office Leasing as Sector Reshapes Vacancy Outlook
Mid-sized artificial intelligence firms scale rapidly while vacancy is forecast to decline 100 basis points in 2026, marking inflection point for office market...
San Francisco’s Comeback Investors: Why We’re Betting Big Despite the Risks
Exclusive developer roundtable reveals acquisition strategies, cost challenges, and fears that could derail the city’s recovery The developers and investors actually writing checks...
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...
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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...
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,...
43-Unit Mixed-Use Project Filed in San Mateo by LF George Properties Corp.
Six-story development would add 2,600 SQFT of retail and five low-income units under SB 330 framework El Camino Real continues to serve as...
LF George Properties Corp. Proposes 176,800 SQFT Mixed-Use Project with 75 Units in San Mateo
Eight-story development would replace surface parking with apartments, retail and below-grade parking under SB 330 protections Housing proposals continue to reshape El Camino...
Schnitzer Properties Completes 190,000 SQFT Phase I at Blue Oaks Commerce Center in Roseville
Two 11,500 SQFT leases signed as $80MM flex industrial project advances to second phase Industrial developers across the Sacramento region continue to recalibrate...
March Rate Cut Unlikely as Labor Market Stabilizes, Wells Fargo Sees 2 More Cuts in 2026
Solid consumer spending, 70K average monthly payroll growth and core PCE easing to 2.6 percent by Q4 shape updated U.S. outlook After a...
Infinera Pays $27MM for 82,100 SQFT San Jose R&D Building, Plans CHIPS Act-Backed Photonic Chip Fab
Nokia’s optical networks subsidiary cements its Silicon Valley footprint with a user sale that will transform a South San Jose office building into...
Dostart Development and Sares Regis Fully Lease 185,000 SQFT 220 Park in Burlingame as AppLovin Takes Major Space in Property
High-credit tenants from San Francisco, Palo Alto and Mountain View converge on one of the only new Class A office buildings near a...
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As AI startups lease luxury apartments and offer proximity bonuses to keep workers steps from their desks, San Francisco’s hottest perk is starting...
Bloom Energy Exits 104,000 SQFT of Peninsula Manufacturing Space, Doubles Down on Fremont
The San Jose-based fuel cell provider is reshaping its Silicon Valley real estate footprint, consolidating manufacturing operations in the East Bay as surging...
