Anheuser-Busch Lists 170-Acre Fairfield Budweiser Factory for Sale Ahead of Feb. 22 Shutdown
The world’s largest brewer taps Cushman & Wakefield to market the nearly 50-year-old I-80 landmark as the closure compounds a mounting wave of...
Fairfax Financial and CEO McMorrow to Take Kennedy Wilson Private in $1.65 Billion All-Cash Deal
The Beverly Hills-based real estate investment firm will delist from the NYSE after a management-led buyout backed by its longtime Canadian insurance partner....
KozPure Development’s $1.2 Billion Downtown Dova Project Poised for Summer 2026 Groundbreaking in Rancho Cordova
The arena-anchored entertainment district aims to give the Sacramento suburb its first true downtown, with hotels, housing, retail, and professional soccer all targeted...
Fully Entitled 332-Unit Alhambra Boulevard Redevelopment Listed for Sale After Unanimous Sacramento Approval
Demas Enterprises secures entitlements for a $71 million mixed-use infill project on a 2.26-acre site, then immediately lists the fully entitled property for...
San Jose Sports Authority Launches ‘The Locker Room’ Visitors Center and Sports Merchandise Hub in Downtown
The new space at 93 E. San Carlos Street aims to serve as a centralized concierge for visitors and residents ahead of a...
San José’s Price-to-Income Ratio Ballooned From 2.0x to 10.3x Over 51 Years, City Document Reveals
A housing policy analysis traces the compounding divergence between home prices and household incomes back to a single federal planning document filed in...
Younger Firms and Younger CEOs Are Driving the Future of Remote Work, New Study Finds
A national survey of U.S. workers reveals that firm age — not just industry or occupation — is among the strongest predictors of...
San Francisco Launches Tax Incentive District to Convert Empty Office Towers into 4,400 New Homes
The Downtown Revitalization Financing District is the city’s boldest move yet to address a stubborn vacancy crisis—but with zero completed conversions in four...
Freedom West Moves Forward on Community-Led 382-Unit Redevelopment in San Francisco
Affordable Housing Co-op Advances $1 Billion Plan to Rebuild Historic Western Addition Complex San Francisco’s Freedom West Homes Corporation is moving forward with...
Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission Rejects Lot Merger for 321-Unit Sares Regis Apartment Complex
Builder’s remedy project draws sharp opposition from commissioners and neighbors over traffic safety on narrow side streets near schools The Palo Alto Planning...
13,900 SQFT Office/R&D Building Sells for $5.93MM in San Francisco’s North Waterfront
The two-story property with mezzanine traded at roughly $427 per square foot A 13,908-square-foot office and R&D building at 1035 Battery St. in...
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...
Fairfax Financial and CEO McMorrow to Take Kennedy Wilson Private in $1.65 Billion All-Cash Deal
The Beverly Hills-based real estate investment firm will delist from the NYSE after a management-led buyout backed by its longtime Canadian insurance partner....
San José’s Price-to-Income Ratio Ballooned From 2.0x to 10.3x Over 51 Years, City Document Reveals
A housing policy analysis traces the compounding divergence between home prices and household incomes back to a single federal planning document filed in...
Younger Firms and Younger CEOs Are Driving the Future of Remote Work, New Study Finds
A national survey of U.S. workers reveals that firm age — not just industry or occupation — is among the strongest predictors of...
San Francisco Launches Tax Incentive District to Convert Empty Office Towers into 4,400 New Homes
The Downtown Revitalization Financing District is the city’s boldest move yet to address a stubborn vacancy crisis—but with zero completed conversions in four...
San Francisco Coworking Inventory Hits 3.83MM SQFT in Q4 as U.S. Total Reaches 159MM SQFT
Flexible workspace footprint grows 5 percent quarter-over-quarter locally, even as operators prioritize scale and efficiency nationwide The coworking industry is entering a more...
U.S. Payrolls Rise 130,000 in January as Unemployment Falls to 4.3%
Wells Fargo Economics says stronger hiring and steady 3.7 percent wage growth bolster case for Federal Reserve to hold rates steady A year...
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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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
Intel Gains Approval for 107,000 SQFT Manufacturing Facility in Santa Clara
Construction on two three-story buildings at Bowers Campus will begin mid-2026, with completion targeted about one year later as part of the company’s...
San Francisco Coworking Inventory Hits 3.83MM SQFT in Q4 as U.S. Total Reaches 159MM SQFT
Flexible workspace footprint grows 5 percent quarter-over-quarter locally, even as operators prioritize scale and efficiency nationwide The coworking industry is entering a more...
Half Moon Bay Investor Acquires 85,000 SQFT Shopping Center in Santa Rosa for $15.67MM
North Bay retail center trades after more than 40 years of ownership Investor appetite for stabilized grocery-anchored retail continues to surface across California’s...
U.S. Payrolls Rise 130,000 in January as Unemployment Falls to 4.3%
Wells Fargo Economics says stronger hiring and steady 3.7 percent wage growth bolster case for Federal Reserve to hold rates steady A year...
Q4 Employment Cost Index Rises 3.4%, Marking Slowest Compensation Growth Since 2021
Wells Fargo Economics says labor costs remain in a “Goldilocks zone” as wage pressures ease and benefit growth moderates As policymakers weigh the...
Syufy Enterprises Acquires 69,000 SQFT Pleasant Hill Retail Center for $21MM
Fully leased three-tenant property along I-680 trades at approximately $301 per square foot Retail investment activity in the East Bay continues to favor...
San Francisco Multifamily Sales Climb in 2025 as Large Deals Reset Pricing Benchmarks
Higher transaction volume and improving rents support a rebound in investor activity across the city’s apartment market After several years defined by caution...
Menlo Equities Pivots 400,000 SQFT Sunnyvale Office Plan to Data Center
AI-driven infrastructure demand reshapes Peery Park site and North San Jose property into 24/7 computing facilities As artificial intelligence companies accelerate their search...
