Industry Contributors & Editorial
Uncertainty or Opportunity?
By John Cumbelich As the sun begins to set on the withered stalk of another eventful year in commercial real estate, uncertainty prevails...
Flexible Warehousing Garners New Interest
By John Fioramonti, Kidder Mathews Research The COVID-19 pandemic ignited significant social changes that have impacted commercial real estate in differing ways. For...
In Corporate Real Estate, We Have a New Truth
Written by Gabe Burke. Edited by Sharon Simonson. In corporate real estate, we have awakened to a new reality as we have discovered that...
Opinion: Plenty of Capital Available for Ground-up Multifamily Construction in the Bay Area
In a fluid capital markets environment, brokers and developers are using innovative financing to raise capital for multifamily deals. Banks, REITs, and funds...
Supply Can’t Keep up With Surging Demand in San Francisco Bay Area Industrial Market
Robust leasing activity and growing rents are fueling investment activity. By Briana Harney The San Francisco Bay Area industrial market continues to experience...
Opinion: Another (Opportunistic) Look at San Francisco’s Office Vacancy
By Vladimir Bosanac As San Francisco’s vacancy and availability rates continue to climb into the high 20 percent range, I am struck by...
Google Already Allocated $128MM to Fund 23 Affordable Housing Projects Across Bay Area
By Adrian Schurr, Bay Area Giving Manager The Bay Area is our home, and we’re helping our hometown communities solve challenging problems. In 2019,...
Opinion: Recession or Re-Set?
By John Cumbelich Recently the Wall Street Journal published an article observing that if the US economy is in a recession, “it’s a very...
Bay View is Open — The First Campus Built by Google
By David Radcliffe – Vice President, Real Estate & Workplace Services After breaking ground in 2017, our Bay View campus officially opened to Googlers and...
Tenant Improvements that Convert Office Vacancies to Long-Term Occupancy
Office Design Trends for the New Workplace By James Simeo, FAIA, LEED AP At a recent CRE symposium on the Los Angeles market,...
Recent California Court Ruling Signals Victory for Advocates of Mixed-Use Neighborhoods and Greater Housing Density 
By Spencer Kallick and Sean Becker of Allen Matkins On December 17, 2021, the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a victory to the...
Meta to Open First Retail Store in Burlingame, Calif.
Today, we’re announcing Meta Store — our first physical retail space, which will open May 9 on our campus in Burlingame, California. In...