Madison Capital & PGIM Acquire Debt on Juul’s 387,000 SQFT 123 Mission Tower in San Francisco at Steep Discount From $397MM Purchase Price
A debt sale in the low $90 million range positions new investors to take ownership of a building that was once valued at...
OpenAI Reaches Agreement for 202,000 SQFT Lease at Brookfield’s Portside Commerce Center in Richmond
Industry sources indicate the AI giant, Brookfield Properties, and the City of Richmond have struck a deal for the high-power waterfront industrial facility...
DRA Advisors Lists 184,800 SQFT Class A Industrial Campus in Petaluma for Sale
The offering is the second Petaluma industrial property DRA has brought to market, following the listing of a fully occupied 120,480-square-foot facility at...
DRA Advisors Lists 120,000 SQFT Petaluma Industrial Facility for Sale as Sonoma County Vacancy Climbs
The fully leased Sonoma County property, home to ergonomic products manufacturer Workrite Ergonomics, hits the market four years after DRA acquired it for...
Non-Performing $100MM Loan Secured by 209,000 SQFT Landmark at 301 Battery Street in San Francisco Hits the Market
The distressed debt opportunity tied to the former Federal Reserve Bank building comes as the San Francisco office market shows its strongest leasing...
Oakley City Council Greenlights 3.1MM-SQFT Bridgehead Industrial Project After Developer Drops Data Center Plans
The 164-acre logistics campus on former Cline Family Cellars vineyard land won approval in a contentious late-night vote that split residents over jobs...
Concord Adopts Fair Housing Overlay, Rezoning 28 Acres in Affluent Neighborhoods for 1,000 New Homes
East Bay city approves density of up to 60 units per acre on 10 parcels along Clayton Road and Kirker Pass under state-mandated...
Vanguard Construction Gains Approval for Temporary Concrete Batch Plant at San Francisco’s Pier 94
A portable facility will produce 20,000 cubic yards of concrete to support the Caltrans Highway 101 Hospital Curve resurfacing project in the Port’s...
Redwood City Breaks Ground on ~$7MM Hoover Park Renovation Anchored by Federal CDBG Funding
The 3.5-acre park overhaul, backed by $4.2 million in HUD Community Development Block Grant dollars, will replace decades-old amenities with a splash pad,...
Louisiana Teachers’ Retirement System Commits $125MM to Bell Partners Growth and Income Fund Targeting Core Plus Apartments Nationwide
The $27 billion pension fund’s latest real estate allocation will back a multifamily vehicle with a $1.5 billion target and plans to acquire...
Florida-Based Imperium Blue Lists 50,000 SQFT Retail Portfolio at South Lake Tahoe’s Heavenly Village
The Chateau and Zalanta at The Village offer 100 percent occupancy, a 5.47-year weighted average lease term, and a Phase II pipeline of...
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...
Concord Adopts Fair Housing Overlay, Rezoning 28 Acres in Affluent Neighborhoods for 1,000 New Homes
East Bay city approves density of up to 60 units per acre on 10 parcels along Clayton Road and Kirker Pass under state-mandated...
An Approval is Not a Building Permit
Why the hand-wringing over Google’s empty San Jose acreage misses the point entirely. By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous)...
San Francisco and San Jose Top All U.S. Markets in Rent Growth as Bay Area Multifamily Recovery Accelerates
CBRE’s Q4 2025 data reveals the Bay Area has passed the supply cliff, with investment volume exceeding $8 billion for the first time...
February CPI Shows Disinflation Losing Momentum as Energy Costs Surge
Wells Fargo economists warn that a developing Middle East conflict could push energy goods prices sharply higher in March, complicating the Federal Reserve’s...
Sagard Real Estate and La Caisse Target California’s Port-Adjacent IOS Market in $360MM Joint Venture
The two Montreal-based institutions are betting that strained supply chains and dwindling zoned land will keep industrial outdoor storage near the state’s busiest...
Small Business Optimism Drops for Second Straight Month as Capex and Hiring Weaken
Sales and earnings gains offer a counterweight, but labor market softness and sticky inflation cloud the outlook for small firms nationwide Small business...
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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,...
Silicon Valley’s Innovation Engine Roars as Regional Growth Stalls and Inequality Deepens, 2026 Index Finds
Annual report from Joint Venture Silicon Valley reveals a region of stark contradictions: record venture capital and patent activity coexist with rising commercial...
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,...
An Approval is Not a Building Permit
Why the hand-wringing over Google’s empty San Jose acreage misses the point entirely. By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous)...
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...
Premia Capital Lists 76,600 SQFT Office Building in Downtown Redwood City
Gunderson Dettmer anchors the 2018-vintage property on a lease commitment approaching 17 years as the listing tests investor appetite for well-leased Peninsula office...
An Approval is Not a Building Permit
Why the hand-wringing over Google’s empty San Jose acreage misses the point entirely. By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous)...
Everpure Expands Silicon Valley HQ with Sublease for 114,700 SQFT in Santa Clara Office Building
Newly rebranded data storage and management company adds roughly 114,700 square feet through sublease with Analog Devices as headcount growth and record revenue...
San Francisco and San Jose Top All U.S. Markets in Rent Growth as Bay Area Multifamily Recovery Accelerates
CBRE’s Q4 2025 data reveals the Bay Area has passed the supply cliff, with investment volume exceeding $8 billion for the first time...
February CPI Shows Disinflation Losing Momentum as Energy Costs Surge
Wells Fargo economists warn that a developing Middle East conflict could push energy goods prices sharply higher in March, complicating the Federal Reserve’s...
Hillsdale College Acquires Roseville Lot, Advances Plans for 1,100-Acre Educational Campus in Placer County
The Michigan-based private college purchased a quarter-acre property adjacent to the Tower Theater in downtown Roseville while pursuing a broader vision for a...
Sagard Real Estate and La Caisse Target California’s Port-Adjacent IOS Market in $360MM Joint Venture
The two Montreal-based institutions are betting that strained supply chains and dwindling zoned land will keep industrial outdoor storage near the state’s busiest...
DRA Advisors, Blue Rise Ventures List 135,000 SQFT Office and Medical Portfolio at Alameda’s Research Park @ Marina Village
The unpriced offering of three standalone buildings along the Oakland Estuary comes as Alameda dramatically outperforms broader East Bay office vacancy benchmarks. A...
