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...
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...
Five Point Holdings Targets First Half of 2026 for Candlestick Point Infrastructure Kickoff in San Francisco
Developer finalizes engineering and permitting for the next phase of the 280-acre, 7,200-unit master-planned community on the city’s southeastern waterfront Five Point Holdings...
Graton Resort & Casino Unveils $40MM Rooftop Restaurant as Part of Broader $1B Expansion in Rohnert Park
The tribal resort’s next phase includes three chef-driven dining venues, nearly 2,000 new slot machines, and a hiring push for more than 430...
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...
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...
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...
Sacramento Leads Nation in Homebuyer Inflows as Bay Area Outbound Migration Slows From Pandemic Peak
Redfin’s Q4 2025 migration data shows Sacramento attracted more relocating house hunters than any other U.S. metro, with San Francisco remaining the top...
U.S. Payrolls Contract by 92,000 in February as Labor Market Stumbles, Fed Outlook Dims
Wells Fargo Economics says one-off factors only partially explain the unexpected decline, with the Iran conflict adding new complexity to an already uncertain...
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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...
Tsakopoulos Investments Files Plans for 215-Home Mixed-Use Development in Sacramento’s North Natomas
The proposal would reshape 45 acres of undeveloped land at Del Paso Road and El Centro Road with single-family homes and a Mediterranean-inspired...
Mercy Housing’s 146-Unit Senior Housing Development in San Francisco Nears Completion
The six-story building at the Mission-Bernal Heights border delivers permanently affordable studios for low-income seniors, with rents capped at 30 percent of residents’...
KSL Capital Partners Acquires Two-Hotel Property Portfolio for ~$57.6MM Through Foreclosure in Bay Area
The Denver-based hospitality group paid no more than $57.6 million combined for the two boutique hotels, which Rhode Island-based Procaccianti Cos. purchased for...
Sacramento Leads Nation in Homebuyer Inflows as Bay Area Outbound Migration Slows From Pandemic Peak
Redfin’s Q4 2025 migration data shows Sacramento attracted more relocating house hunters than any other U.S. metro, with San Francisco remaining the top...
Eight Midwestern Universities Launch Third Coast Foundry in San Francisco as Base for Innovation and Venture Collaboration
Together, the partner universities account for nearly $10 billion in annual research investment and educate more than 300,000 students, producing one of the...
Google Expands Alviso Footprint With $25.2MM Acquisition of 83,900 SQFT Office in San Jose
The purchase brings the tech giant’s total Alviso investment past $434 million across 1.35 million square feet of office and industrial space Google...
Prologis Submits Application for 8MM SQFT Mixed-Use Redevelopment at San Francisco’s Caltrain Railyards
The logistics real estate giant’s proposal for the 20-acre site between Fourth and Seventh streets would include an 850-foot tower, 2,500 homes and...
A* and Reflection AI Sign Leases for Combined 30,000 SQFT at 140 New Montgomery in San Francisco
These leasing wins, and the renewal of tenant Calendly, make this Pembroke property 94% leased. San Francisco – March 9, 2026 – CBRE...
