Tiger Global Management Signs Record-Breaking $300-Plus Per SQFT Lease at Transamerica Pyramid in Resurgent San Francisco Market
Venture capital tenant takes 44th-floor space as trophy tower achieves highest office rents on West Coast Tiger Global Management will be leasing approximately...
Carta Extends 83,000 SQFT Global HQ Lease Through 2035 at 333 Bush Street
Private capital software developer secures 83,245-SQFT renewal at Tishman Speyer tower as San Francisco office market posts first positive absorption quarter in six...
Grosvenor Sells 40,500 SQFT Gucci Building in San Francisco’s Union Square for $44MM
Sale Marks 45% Discount as Texas Investor Completes Fifth Union Square Acquisition Grosvenor Americas has sold Union Square’s landmark Gucci building to Texas...
Hinge Bio Secures 14,000 SQFT Lab Space at RedwoodLIFE Campus Amid Peninsula Market Recovery
Antibody Therapeutics Developer Joins Growing Biotech Hub as Flexible Lab Solutions Drive Leasing Activity Hinge Bio, a development-stage biotechnology company focused on next-generation...
Heitman to List 400,000 SQFT Parkside Towers Office Campus in Foster City
Investment firm seeks exit from Class A Peninsula property after decade-long hold amid stabilizing but challenged market Heitman will be putting Parkside Towers,...
Oakland and Emeryville Condo Prices Fall 8.7% as Resale Activity Rebounds Late in 2025
December data shows higher transaction volume, steady inventory, and limited new supply across both East Bay markets Housing markets across the East Bay...
Mission Shopping Center Listed at $15MM for 25,400 SQFT Retail Property in Fremont
Fully leased East Bay neighborhood center tests investor appetite for stabilized retail Retail investment activity across the East Bay has been shaped by...
Peninsula Open Space Trust Pays $23MM for 2,284 Acres at Sargent Ranch Near Gilroy
Deal ends decade-long quarry proposal and secures most of one of Santa Clara County’s largest private landholdings After more than a decade of...
Lift Partners Re-Acquires South San Francisco Industrial Asset at 100 Utah Ave. in $31.8MM Deal
San Francisco-based investment firm returns to familiar property through sale-leaseback transaction as institutional capital flows back to Peninsula industrial market Lift Partners, a...
San Francisco’s 42,000 SQFT Office Building at 1680 Mission Seeks Buyer at $9.5MM as Market Repricing Continues
1680 Mission Street listed at $228 per square foot, reflecting broader reset in city’s commercial real estate sector Newmark has brought to market...
Oakland Retail Submarkets Close 2025 at 93.5% Occupancy Despite Montclair Vacancy Pressure
Rockridge and Grand Lake remain near full occupancy as neighborhood retail leasing activity offsets late-year vacancies Neighborhood-serving retail continues to show durability across...
Hacienda Celebrates a Year of Innovation, Growth, and Tenant Achievements
Pleasanton, Calif. – Hacienda, Northern California’s largest mixed-use development, closed out December with stable fundamentals, maintaining 6,586,529 square feet of occupied space. Tenant...
Oakland and Emeryville Condo Prices Fall 8.7% as Resale Activity Rebounds Late in 2025
December data shows higher transaction volume, steady inventory, and limited new supply across both East Bay markets Housing markets across the East Bay...
Oakland Retail Submarkets Close 2025 at 93.5% Occupancy Despite Montclair Vacancy Pressure
Rockridge and Grand Lake remain near full occupancy as neighborhood retail leasing activity offsets late-year vacancies Neighborhood-serving retail continues to show durability across...
JLL Data Shows 51% of San Francisco Tenants Pursued Expansion in 2025, Signaling Potential Turning Point for Office Sector
San Francisco office market shifts from downsizing to growth as AI companies drive expansion San Francisco’s office market is experiencing a fundamental shift...
Bay Area Life Sciences Market Shows Signs of Recovery Amid National Slowdown
San Francisco region leads nation in space absorption as vacancy rates decline for first time since 2022, though challenges persist with 30 percent...
Silicon Valley Condo Prices Fall 2.6% as Sales Volume and Activity Cool in Late 2025
Polaris Pacific data shows lower transaction counts, rising cash activity, and limited new condo supply across the region After several years defined by...
Bay Area Multifamily Market Leads Nation in Rent Recovery
San Francisco and San Jose Post Strongest Year-Over-Year Gains as Region Rebounds from Pandemic Lows Northern California’s multifamily sector delivered a dramatic reversal...
Hacienda Shows Stabilization and Leasing Momentum Early in 2026
Pleasanton, Calif. – Hacienda, Northern California’s largest mixed-use business development, showed signs of stabilization by the end of 2025 following earlier occupancy...
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Santa Clara County to Purchase Site of New 230,000 SQFT San José Health Clinic for $340MM
The property acquisition would save $112 million over 30 years and secure long-term ownership of a major healthcare facility (Editor’s Note: According to...
Vanderbilt University to Establish Full-Time Academic Campus in San Francisco
Vanderbilt University today announced plans to establish an academic campus in San Francisco beginning in 2027, subject to necessary regulatory approvals. This is a significant...
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...
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...
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,...
The $200 Billion Question: Where Does Your Tariff Tax Go?
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The Trump administration is crowing about collecting $200 billion in tariff revenues this year. Customs...
McNellis on CMBS: “Commercial Mortgage BS”
By John McNellis This essay is taken from John’s forthcoming 3rd edition of Making it in Real Estate. I was leaning against the bar...
Chelsea Pacific Ventures Buys 19,000 SQFT Corte Madera Office Property for $6.05MM
Central Marin sale reflects continued investor interest in well-leased suburban office assets Investor activity in Marin County’s suburban office market continued into late...
Blackstone Markets 234,000 SQFT Emeryville Office Property After Landing Major Lease
EmeryTech business center expected to sell at steep discount despite recent capital improvements and tenant commitment A Blackstone-owned office property in Emeryville has...
BH Properties Plans 165-Home Community at Former Holy Names University Campus in Oakland
Hillside development includes preserved chapel and theater after failed search for educational tenant Los Angeles-based BH Properties is moving forward with plans to...
JLL Data Shows 51% of San Francisco Tenants Pursued Expansion in 2025, Signaling Potential Turning Point for Office Sector
San Francisco office market shifts from downsizing to growth as AI companies drive expansion San Francisco’s office market is experiencing a fundamental shift...
The Core Companies Opens 135-Unit Tamien Station Apartments in San Jose
California state representatives joined local officials and partners today to celebrate the grand opening of Tamien Station Apartments [located at 1221 Lick Avenue],...
Kansas Developer Markets 338-Unit Entitled Package in San Francisco Mission District
Midwest-based Prime Place affiliate offers shovel-ready projects at South Van Ness and 15th Street as Bay Area multifamily sales surge A development entity...
Balboa Retail Sells 65,000 SQFT Pacheco Plaza Shopping Center in Novato for $50.35MM
Nugget Market-anchored Pacheco Plaza, purchased for $42.8 million in 2022, sells to Terramar Retail Centers at $777 per square foot A retail property...
Bay Area Life Sciences Market Shows Signs of Recovery Amid National Slowdown
San Francisco region leads nation in space absorption as vacancy rates decline for first time since 2022, though challenges persist with 30 percent...