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...
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...
First Washington Realty Acquires 23,200 SQFT Mission Park Marketplace in Santa Clara for $20.33MM
Real estate investment firm picks up a Silicon Valley retail center anchored by Starbucks and Mendocino Farms First Washington Realty has acquired Mission...
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...
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...
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...
BART Faces Existential Budget Crisis, Warns of Closing 15 Stations and Slashing Service Without Voter-Backed Sales Tax
The transit agency is running a $376 million annual deficit driven by post-pandemic ridership that remains at roughly half of pre-COVID levels, and...
CRE Capital Flows Rise in Q4 2025 as Commercial and Multifamily Originations Gain Momentum
Wells Fargo Economics says easing monetary policy is supporting broader lending activity across property types Capital is beginning to move more freely across...
East Bay’s 1,000+ Manufacturers Form Interconnected Innovation Clusters Across Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
A new mapping initiative from the East Bay Economic Development Alliance reveals a deeply interconnected manufacturing ecosystem spanning more than 1,000 companies across...
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Forward Air Signs 135,860 SQFT Industrial Lease Renewal in Union City
Forward Air has recently signed nearly 500 KSF in lease renewals along the 880 Corridor Union City, CA – January 22, 2026 –...
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...
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...
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,...
BART Faces Existential Budget Crisis, Warns of Closing 15 Stations and Slashing Service Without Voter-Backed Sales Tax
The transit agency is running a $376 million annual deficit driven by post-pandemic ridership that remains at roughly half of pre-COVID levels, and...
Deutsche Bank Seizes 975,000-SQFT Oakland Office Portfolio From Starwood Capital on $442MM Debt
The lender took back three Uptown Oakland office towers via a deed in lieu of foreclosure and tapped a Bay Area firm to...
Macerich’s Northern California Portfolio Holds Steady With Four Centers Totaling 3.5 Million Square Feet
The REIT’s Bay Area joint ventures at Broadway Plaza and The Village at Corte Madera anchor a NorCal portfolio that also includes Fresno...
BKF Engineers Signs 12,881 SQFT Office Lease at 160 West Santa Clara in San Jose
San Jose, CA – February 9, 2026 – Cushman & Wakefield announced today that the real estate services firm has arranged a new...
Marin County Approves Spirit Living Group’s 106-Unit Senior Housing Project in Strawberry
Developer clears code hurdles for five-story residential-care facility at 100 Thomas Place As demand for senior housing continues to grow across the Bay...
The Landing Life Science Campus Signs Early-Stage Firm Generation Lab to 12,300 SQFT Spec-Suite Space in Burlingame
King Street Properties, specializing in purpose-built life science space, welcomes anti-aging innovator to The Landing at 1699-1701 Bayshore Hwy, Burlingame CA Burlingame, CA...
Confluent Leases One Floor at Burlingame’s 220 Park for Global HQ Ahead of $11B IBM Acquisition
The data-streaming software company is leaving Mountain View for a new transit-oriented building as it prepares to be absorbed by IBM and leans...
Walnut Creek Breaks Ground on $77MM Aquatic and Community Center at Heather Farm Park
The city’s largest-ever construction project replaces 1960s-era facilities with a modern combined aquatic and events complex funded primarily by voter-approved Measure O sales...
