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Data Center Vacancy Hits Near Zero as AI Demand Outruns Power and Permitting
With vacancy at essentially zero and tenants signing leases three years before space delivers, Digital Realty Chief Executive Officer Andy Power and CBRE’s...
Silver Lake-Backed Oak View Group Pursues $100MM Oakland Arena Buy in Restructured Coliseum Deal
Private equity-backed venue operator emerges as the undisclosed Arena Buyer in a non-binding term sheet that recasts the long-stalled sale of the 155-acre...
AvalonBay and Equity Residential Forge $69B Apartment Titan in All-Stock Merger of Equals
The combination of the nation’s two largest multifamily REITs creates a 180,000-unit powerhouse with dominant positions in Los Angeles, New York and Greater...
Bay Area Office Markets Clinch $9.3 Billion in 2025 Sales as Menlo Park Trophy Assets Set Records
Northern California’s two largest investment hubs, San Francisco and the broader Bay Area, ranked among the nation’s top office markets last year, with...
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Covers Dividend Third Straight Quarter as Platform Pivots Toward Data Centers and Net Lease
The $19.7 billion CRE lender posted a GAAP net loss but distributable earnings cleared the dividend hurdle, signaling that a portfolio reset built...
Apartment Titans AvalonBay and Equity Residential Eye $50B Merger That Could Redraw US Rental Map
The two largest US apartment REITs are in early-stage talks on a combination that would create a roughly 200,000-unit landlord and reignite REIT...
U.S. Life Sciences Vacancy Tops 70% of New Deliveries as 60MM SQFT Pipeline Reshapes Market
Savills says supply surge from pandemic-era development boom is outpacing demand, leaving major lab projects unleased across key hubs A development cycle that...
Spring Break Rebound Pushes U.S. Office Occupancy Past 54%, but a Stark Regional Divide Persists
The latest Kastle Systems data reveals accelerating return-to-office momentum nationally, with Texas metros nearing pre-pandemic attendance and Class A+ buildings approaching full capacity—while...
Federal Realty Sells 212-Unit Misora in San Jose for $148.5MM
(EDITOR’S NOTE: According to sources with knowledge of the transaction details, the property was sold for $148.5 million, or around $700,472 per unit....
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...
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...
Amazon Pulls the Plug on Fresh and Go Stores in Strategic Retreat from Grocery Ambitions
The e-commerce giant is shuttering all 72 experimental retail locations as it refocuses on Whole Foods and delivery Amazon.com Inc.’s bold experiment in...
