Seattle
Small Business Optimism Slips in January as Hiring Plans Ease, Sales Outlook Hits 2025 High
Wells Fargo Economics says labor market remains in “a state of malaise” despite firmer revenue expectations Business sentiment often shifts before hard economic...
Data Center Sales Push U.S. CRE Transactions to Highest Level Since 2022
Wells Fargo Economics points to falling rates and a single outsized deal as key drivers behind a $186B fourth-quarter rebound After two years...
Essex Property Trust Posts 4.2% Revenue Growth in Northern California, Leads Company Performance
REIT invests heavily in Silicon Valley and Peninsula markets as supply constraints tighten, Santa Clara County leads with 5.2 percent revenue growth Essex...
San Francisco Affordable Housing Construction Surges 111% in Five Years
City delivers 7,132 income-restricted units as affordable apartments reach 34 percent of all new development San Francisco completed 7,132 affordable apartments between 2020...
U.S. Coworking Reaches 159MM SQFT in Q4 2025 as Growth Concentrates in Core Markets
Coworking expands by scale rather than sprawl, with California and coastal metros anchoring demand Office tenants are still adjusting to hybrid work, but...
Essex Property Trust Acquires 250-Unit 1250 Lakeside in Sunnyvale for $143.5MM
Essex caps strong acquisition year with Silicon Valley apartment buy as West Coast markets show accelerating rent growth Essex Property Trust closed out...
After 106 Years, Eddie Bauer’s Retail Exit Signals End of an Era for Mall-Based Outdoor Apparel
The Seattle outdoor brand’s third bankruptcy in two decades exposes the fragility of mid-tier retail as Catalyst Brands shutters 200 stores while pivoting...
U.S. Home Prices Rise 0.4% in November as Regional Gaps Continue to Widen
Wells Fargo Economics points to modest but durable appreciation amid supply limits and affordability pressure After a period of cooling that stretched through...
Lift Partners Re-Acquires South San Francisco Industrial Asset at 100 Utah Ave. in $31.8MM Deal
San Francisco-based investment firm returns to familiar property through sale-leaseback transaction as institutional capital flows back to Peninsula industrial market Lift Partners, a...
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...
January Hiring Seen at 80,000 as Labor Market Shows Signs of Gradual Cooling
Wells Fargo Economics expects steady unemployment, softer wage pressure, and downward revisions to 2025 job growth After several years in which the labor...
Blackstone Bets $50 Billion That Real Estate’s Long Winter Is Ending
The alternative asset giant delivered its best quarter ever, but its real estate portfolio—down 16 percent since the rate cycle began—is only now...
