June 2026

Why Dodoma has overtaken Dar in commercial property premiums

Palmdale Chipotle Sale Sets Cap Rate Benchmark

SRS Real Estate Partners completed the $4.39-million sale of a single-tenant property occupied by Chipotle located at 3852 W Rancho Vista Blvd. in Palmdale. The 2,325-square-foot property is new construction, with the…

Luxury Hotel Opportunities for Another Year of Growth

An industry analysis outlining five strategic opportunities for luxury hotel development heading into 2026 and beyond, covering branded residences, demand diversification, overtourism, adaptive reuse, and generational…

Behind Blackstone’s Newfound Commitment to Finance Home Construction

On the heels of Washington blaming institutional investors for ruining America’s housing supply, one of the biggest names in private equity plans to invest more capital toward solving the problem. On May 11, Blackston…

S3 Capital Lends $132M on Washington Heights Student Housing Development

Edge Property Group has sealed $131.5 million of construction financing to develop a student housing project in Upper Manhattan, Commercial Observer has learned. S3 Capital supplied the loan to fund the development an…

Barrett Financial’s Christina Harmes on emotional intelligence for reverse mortgage brokers

Christina Harmes has the reverse mortgage bug in her blood. She previously worked with her father, Scott, at C2 Financial Corp. , one of the nation’s largest mortgage brokerages, and has been originating loans since 2…

Meet the Japanese building owner doubling down on a downtown Minneapolis office tower

Meet the Japanese firm betting on a downtown Minneapolis office tower

New York investment firm acquires Altamonte Springs retail center for $59M

China Dinglan Smart Industrial Park

EfTEN Real Estate Fund AS acquired the Magistral shopping center

ARCTRUST Acquires Seven Triple-Net Properties for DST Offering

ARCTRUST Private Capital acquired a seven-property, single-tenant net lease portfolio comprised of two Pinnacle Bank locations, three CVS Pharmacy locations and two NAPA Auto Parts locations across six states. Seller(…

Dusit Hotels and Resorts expands Well-Fest 2026 in response to growing demand for meaningful wellness travel

Dusit Hotels and Resorts launches its 5th annual Well-Fest campaign across global properties throughout June 2026, offering curated wellness programming as the global wellness economy hits a record $6.8 trillion.

Al Ramz Real Estate acquires full stake in Riyadh real estate fund

ZAWYA: Al Ramz Real Estate acquires full stake in Riyadh real estate fund

French capital flowing into Scottish commercial property

Removing CBP Officers from Newark Liberty Will Strand Americans, Devastate Travel Economy

The removal of CBP officers from Newark Liberty and other international airports would cost $8B in visitor spending, threaten 50,000 jobs, and disrupt millions of travelers weeks before the FIFA World Cup.

GBTA Warns Potential CBP Operational Changes Risk Disrupting U.S. Travel Competitiveness and Economic Growth

GBTA warns that proposed CBP staffing withdrawals from major U.S. gateway airports could disrupt international business travel, citing $50.7B in annual inbound business travel spending at risk.

Driver access to parts of a Columbus shopping center will be tougher this week

Hyperscale Data Subsidiary Ault Global Commodities Enters into Agreement with The Wyoming Reserve for Secure Precious Metals Storage and Vaulting

LAS VEGAS, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyperscale Data, Inc. (NYSE American: GPUS), an artificial intelligence ("AI") data center company anchored by Bitcoin ("Hyperscale Data" or the "Company"), today announced that…

What Nextel got right about construction communication

Sprint killed iDEN in 2013. Here's what construction crews lost—and what's replacing it.

Knight Frank: £183m worth of French capital flows into Scottish commercial property

French investors get a taste for Scottish property

Malaysia’s Muslim-Friendly Tourism Model Inspires Regional Hospitality Investment as Hotels Expand Faith-Based Travel Services Across Asia: New Update

Manila office vacancy hits 18% amidst supply surge

Upward Trajectory: Continued Recovery of the Manhattan Hotel Market

HVS forecasts full Manhattan hotel market recovery beyond 2019 levels by 2027/28, with 2025 ADR already 34% above pre-pandemic highs, though tariffs and geopolitical shifts pose short-term headwinds.

HVS U.S. Market Pulse: May 2026

HVS raises its 2026 U.S. RevPAR growth forecast from 2.2% to 3.0%, citing strong YTD performance, domestic travel shifts, and a rebound in convention demand, while hotel transactions remain subdued with cap rates near…

Kazakhstan, Singapore’s XINFA GROUP discuss industrial park project in Pavlodar

PM Bektenov discusses industrial park construction in Pavlodar region with Xinfa Group vice chairman

Eye on the wrong prize: How the myth of loan officer productivity is costing lenders

Few phrases surface more often in mortgage boardrooms than “loan officer productivity.” Leaders understandably want more loans per originator, more dollar volume per head and greater efficiency across the sales force.…

TCPG: Token Cost Per Guest

Pertlink proposes TCPG (Token Cost Per Guest) as a new hotel KPI measuring generative AI spend per guest served, drawing parallels to OTA commission and calling for USALI adoption.

REQ launches real estate fund

RDS Wins Gold for Favorite Commercial Real Estate

Rethinking Sustainable Hotel Growth in Emerging Destinations

The piece argues hotels must move beyond "extractive hospitality" by integrating local vendors and communities as economic partners rather than excluding them from tourism spaces.

19,000 SQFT Jackson Square Office Building Trades for $5.24MM, Half of 2024 Asking Price

The 924 Sansome Street sale closes at $273 per square foot, signaling that distressed pricing persists for smaller San Francisco office assets even as leasing rebounds. The post 19,000 SQFT Jackson Square Office Build…

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Kuala Lumpur Tourism Soars as Upper View Regalia Hotel Acquisition Boosts Malaysia Travel Growth

Saudi developer Al Ramz to acquire full ownership of Riyadh real estate fund

Millennium Premier Hotel New York Times Square Reopens June 1 Following Comprehensive Renovation

Millennium Hotels and Resorts unveil a reimagined boutique experience in the heart of Manhattan, celebrating the reopening with an exclusive MyMillennium member offer. NEW YORK, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium…

Residents at Ypsilanti apartment complex say their units are infested with bugs

Beyond Key Cards: GCSTIMES Custom Wooden & In-Room Hospitality Amenities

GCSTIMES, a hotel key card supplier, now offers customization services for in-room hospitality essentials including wooden hangers, wooden-handled umbrellas, and branded laundry bags.

To the Editor: “Can”-struction Event at Princeton Shopping Center Combats Local Hunger

RMR Group on taking a fresh look at multifamily investing

LaSalle Investment Management: Discipline replaces tailwinds in Japan’s real estate market

Higher rates and shifting capital dynamics are forcing a rethink of how returns are generated, says LaSalle’s Steve Hyung Kim.

Seven Seas Advisors: Inflation shift widens divide in real estate returns

Rising rates and stronger pricing are reshaping Japan’s property market, pushing capital toward higher-yielding strategies, say Minoru Yonekura and Kenya Shimono with Seven Seas Advisors.

‘Have some humanity’: Residents at Ypsilanti apartment complex say their units are infested with bugs

Why separate accounts are not what they used to be

Investors are finding ways to maintain control over investments even while granting more discretion to managers.

Bain Capital on how flex living is going mainstream

Leveraging a flex living strategy can help address supply-demand imbalances and acute affordability issues across major gateway cities, say Bain Capital’s Ali Haroon and Rafael Coste Campos.

The PERE 100 returns to growth as the PERE 200 stalls

The top tier of capital raisers added $52bn to their collective fundraising total in the past year, but the second tier has struggled for momentum.

Alyssa Partners: Japan multifamily enters new growth cycle

Middle-class rental apartments in Japan continue to deliver the most attractive risk-adjusted returns and scalability prospects, says Alyssa Partners’ Chedli Boujellabia.