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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...
Rithm Pivots Paramount Portfolio Into Elecor With $250MM Amenity Blitz Across New York and San Francisco
Michael Nierenberg’s $63 billion alternatives firm rebrands its 16-building, 13.8 million-square-foot office platform and doubles down on hospitality-style upgrades to capture flight-to-quality demand....
Miami-Backed Partnership Acquires Ghirardelli Square from Jamestown for Estimated $75MM-$80MM
A Florida-based investor and Denver developer take control of one of San Francisco’s most recognizable waterfront destinations as Bay Area retail fundamentals firm...
Bay Area Swallows Q1 Venture Capital as Seattle and Los Angeles Fall Further Behind
OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI concentrate $221.1 billion in Northern California while Southern California and the Pacific Northwest scrape single-digit billions in a market...
Carmel Partners Closes Fund 9 at $1.35 Billion
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2026 – Carmel Partners (“Carmel”) announced today the final close of Carmel Partners Investment Fund 9, its U.S. multifamily real estate value...
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...
AI Workforce Disruption Poses Existential Risk to Office Space Demand in Knowledge Economy
Research reveals theoretical replacement capacity far exceeds current adoption, but future commercial real estate contraction looms if automation accelerates Anthropic’s latest research mapping...
AI’s Toll on Customer Service Signals Broader Workforce Reckoning as Tech Spending Reshapes Markets
New survey data shows customer support hiring has cratered by nearly two-thirds in two years, even as historical patterns suggest AI will ultimately...
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 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],...
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...
