U.S.
Essex Property Trust Taps Bond Market for $350MM to Refinance Maturing Debt
West Coast apartment REIT issues 11-year senior notes at nearly 5 percent as it manages upcoming debt maturities Essex Property Trust, one of...
Multifamily and Housing Markets Faces “Moderate” 2026 After Turbulent Year, John Burns Warns
Industry veteran predicts muted growth ahead as affordability crisis deepens and fundamental market dynamics shift The U.S. housing market will limp through 2026...
Attentive.ai Secures $30.5MM Series B to Accelerate AI Innovation in Construction
SAN FRANCISCO–Attentive.ai, the company behind Beam AI, a trusted AI-based takeoff platform for general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, today announced a $30.5 million...
Bay Area Life Sciences Market Struggles as Vacancy Soars Past 30%
San Francisco Peninsula bears brunt of downturn while creative deal structures emerge as landlords compete for scarce tenants The San Francisco Bay Area’s...
The Resilient Factory: How Bay Area Manufacturing Is Reinventing Itself in 2025
Despite job losses and rising costs, the region’s manufacturers are betting on innovation, automation, and proximity to remain competitive in an uncertain economic...
Prologis Rides E-Commerce Wave to Record Quarter, Eyes Data Center Gold Rush
The logistics real estate giant posted its strongest leasing quarter ever while pivoting to capitalize on AI’s insatiable appetite for power In a...
California Home Prices to Hit Record $905,000 in 2026 Despite Slow Recovery
Forecast predicts a 2 percent sales increase and a 3.6 percent price growth for 2026, but challenges remain California’s beleaguered housing market is...
xTool Is Betting Big on America’s Maker Movement, Opens US HQ in Mountain View
Chinese laser-cutting company opens Silicon Valley headquarters as manufacturing shifts from factories to home workshops In a nondescript office building on Leghorn Street,...
The Great Office Collapse: How Remote Work Devastated West Coast Real Estate
Tech hubs from San Francisco to Seattle are facing unprecedented commercial property losses as the work-from-home revolution reshapes urban economics The numbers are...
Master-Planned Communities Adapt Housing Strategies to Navigate Market Uncertainty
Four key trends are reshaping residential development as communities seek to maximize opportunities amid affordability challenges Master-planned communities are evolving their housing strategies...
Korean Investment Fund Buys 100 Middlefield in Menlo Park for $12.3MM
KVIC Silicon Valley, the U.S. arm of Korea’s government venture capital fund, has purchased a Menlo Park office building for $12.3 million, demonstrating...
Younger Female CEOs Drive Higher Work-From-Home Rates, New Research Shows
Stanford study of 3,000 employees reveals stark generational and gender divide in remote work policies A comprehensive new study reveals a significant correlation...
