Figure AI Leases 64,000 SQFT R&D Building at 3939 N. First St. in North San Jose Expansion
Humanoid robotics firm doubles down on North First Street corridor, adding specialized lab and manufacturing space adjacent to its existing headquarters campus Figure...
Wells Fargo Economists Signal Disinflation Progress Is Stalling as February CPI Looms
Rising energy costs, tariff pass-through, and sticky shelter inflation are expected to keep consumer prices advancing at a pace well above the Federal...
Sharks Ice Gilroy Project Faces Funding Uncertainty as Construction Cost Estimates Nearly Double to $59MM
The City of Gilroy and Sharks Sports & Entertainment are working to close a widening budget gap on the proposed 100,000-square-foot, two-rink recreational...
Wood-Frame Construction Rises at Realtex Group’s 54-Unit Mixed-Use Project in South Berkeley
The six-story development at 2902 Adeline Street is advancing past its concrete podium phase, with completion set to bring housing and ground-floor retail...
West Oakland Church Site Clears Entitlements for 71-Unit Affordable Senior Housing Development
Richmond-based CHDC secures approvals to redevelop a church-owned corner in West Oakland into income-restricted housing for seniors A Richmond-based affordable housing developer has...
ArtHaus Partners Closes $17.25MM Cash-Out Refinance of 100-Unit Niles Station in Fremont
Oakland-based workforce housing operator executes debt reset on value-add property at a time when many peers from the same acquisition vintage are handing...
Nuvision Credit Union Lists Former 26,000 SQFT SafeAmerica HQ in Pleasanton for Sale
Credit union puts longtime Hacienda Business Park property on the market for the first time following February 2025 merger with SafeAmerica Nuvision Credit...
Emerald Fund Revises One Oak Plans in San Francisco, Expands Market Street Tower to 541 Units
A new environmental addendum clears the way for a significantly larger all-residential tower at 1500-1540 Market Street, as the project sponsor reshapes the...
San Jose Eyes Citywide Density Push to Unlock ‘Missing Middle’ Housing Across R-1 Zones
The city’s General Plan Task Force weighs a bold proposal to quadruple allowable density in single-family neighborhoods, enabling small multifamily development on parcels...
Raintree Partners Lists Historic 69-Unit Wilson Building in San Francisco’s SoMa for $20MM
The mixed-use property at 973 Market Street blends a century-old terra cotta façade with modern residential finishes in one of the city’s most...
Cooley LLP Eyes Anchor Lease at Kilroy-Backed 256,000 SQFT Tower in Downtown Redwood City
The Bay Area law firm’s planned move from Palo Alto reflects a broader legal industry push toward transit-served, walkable downtowns Cooley LLP is...
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...
Wells Fargo Economists Signal Disinflation Progress Is Stalling as February CPI Looms
Rising energy costs, tariff pass-through, and sticky shelter inflation are expected to keep consumer prices advancing at a pace well above the Federal...
San Jose Eyes Citywide Density Push to Unlock ‘Missing Middle’ Housing Across R-1 Zones
The city’s General Plan Task Force weighs a bold proposal to quadruple allowable density in single-family neighborhoods, enabling small multifamily development on parcels...
Wells Fargo Forecasts Modest Housing Recovery in 2026, but Affordability Remains at Historic Lows
A new Wells Fargo Economics report projects incremental gains in home sales and price appreciation, even as the national home price-to-income ratio remains...
California’s Factory-Built Housing Sector Needs Policy Overhaul to Unlock Scale, Terner Center Report Finds
A new UC Berkeley study outlines more than 40 policy levers that could help industrialized construction reach the scale needed to meaningfully reduce...
Steel Peak Properties and Tarsadia Investments Target $500MM IOS Portfolio Across Western U.S.
The Encinitas-based firm, founded just two years ago by former brokers, has already acquired 11 properties and is now scaling rapidly with institutional...
U.S. Manufacturing Holds Expansion Streak as Prices Paid Surge on Steel, Aluminum, and Tariff Pressures
The ISM manufacturing index posted back-to-back expansionary readings for only the second time since 2022 U.S. manufacturing activity remained in expansion territory for...
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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 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...
Robotics Sector Emerges as Major Bay Area Industrial Tenant as AI Integration Accelerates Space Demand
Autonomous vehicle and drone companies drive industrial absorption to 7.63 million square feet as specialized facility requirements and venture funding fuel rapid expansion...
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,...
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...
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...
Post Investment Group Acquires 130-Unit Cherry Creek Apartments in San Jose for $34.2MM
The Beverly Hills-based affordable housing investor expands its San Jose portfolio to seven properties and more than 1,000 units with back-to-back acquisitions of...
N17 Development Clears Environmental Milestone for 8-Story Project at 875 Sansome in San Francisco
The eight-story infill development at 875 Sansome Street moves closer to construction as the project sponsor signs its Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program...
96,000 SQFT Office Building at 417 Montgomery Hits the Market in San Francisco’s North Financial District
The value-add offering in the heart of San Francisco’s top-performing office submarket arrives as citywide leasing activity surpasses pre-pandemic levels and AI-fueled demand...
Wells Fargo Forecasts Modest Housing Recovery in 2026, but Affordability Remains at Historic Lows
A new Wells Fargo Economics report projects incremental gains in home sales and price appreciation, even as the national home price-to-income ratio remains...
BASIS Independent Schools Proposes 89,400 SQFT High School Campus at Vacant San Jose Office Building
Private school operator plans adaptive reuse of 72,700 square foot building at 525 Race Street that has sat empty since Avenues: The World...
California’s Factory-Built Housing Sector Needs Policy Overhaul to Unlock Scale, Terner Center Report Finds
A new UC Berkeley study outlines more than 40 policy levers that could help industrialized construction reach the scale needed to meaningfully reduce...
Steel Peak Properties and Tarsadia Investments Target $500MM IOS Portfolio Across Western U.S.
The Encinitas-based firm, founded just two years ago by former brokers, has already acquired 11 properties and is now scaling rapidly with institutional...
U.S. Manufacturing Holds Expansion Streak as Prices Paid Surge on Steel, Aluminum, and Tariff Pressures
The ISM manufacturing index posted back-to-back expansionary readings for only the second time since 2022 U.S. manufacturing activity remained in expansion territory for...