July 2026

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MassDevelopment Launches “Creative District” Pilot Program in North Adams

MassDevelopment on Wednesday announced an economic development pilot program in North Adams that will leverage arts and culture as drivers of growth while strengthening downtown revitalization efforts, supporting smal…

AXIS Architecture + Design advances its East Coast hospitality presence with the transformation of the historic Hotel Viking

AXIS Architecture + Design completed a centennial renovation of the 1926 Hotel Viking in Newport, RI, restoring historic Gilded Age character while adding modern luxury elements across public spaces, exterior, and cou…

Clarion Partners Acquires 156,568-Square-Foot, Grocery-Anchored Center in Norwalk, Connecticut

IPA Brokers $23.1 Million Sale of Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Alexander City, Alabama

Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $6 Million Sale of Retail Property in Pottstown, Pennsylvania

CenterSquare Acquires Geneva Commons Retail Center

CenterSquare has acquired a significant portion of Geneva Commons, adding the property to its essential service retail portfolio. Geneva Commons is located along Randall Road, and the center includes over 80 retailers…

JLL Secures the Sale of Sawgrass Distribution Center in Broward County

City Selects Slate Property Group, Hudson Companies to Build 980 Homes in LIC

A development team made up of Slate Property Group , Hudson Companies and Volunteers of America has been chosen to create nearly 1,000 new homes upon a vacant parcel in Long Island City, Queens. The 70,000-square-foot…

AI Infrastructure Firm Treeswift Signs 7K-SF Lease at 256 West 38th Street

An artificial intelligence-driven infrastructure technology company is relocating its offices to Midtown. Philadelphia-based Treeswift signed a four-year, 7,487-square-foot lease on the entire 11th floor of the Hakimi…

UCLA Allen Matkins Survey: California Developers Grow Increasingly Selective

California’s commercial real estate market is stabilizing as developers adapt to a prolonged higher-rate environment, according to the Summer 2026 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate…

Columbia Property Trust Finalizes 72K SF of Office, Retail Leasing

Columbia Property Trust, Inc. has finalized more than 72,000 square feet of office and retail leasing at 1800 M Street, its recently repositioned 565,000-square-foot office tower in the heart of Washington, D.C.’s Cen…

Cloze unveils app to capture, organize open house leads

Cloze has introduced an Open House app for its Enterprise customers that automatically captures visitor information at property showings and feeds it into the company’s customer relationship management system, a…

Here’s another example of how proprietary loans are driving growth for the reverse mortgage market

Proprietary reverse mortgages, rather than government-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages ( HECMs ), are driving the reverse mortgage industry’s recent growth, according to an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure…

PCCP, Stonemont Close on $1B-Plus Acquisition of Blackstone Industrial Portfolio

PCCP and Stonemont Financial Group are officially the new owners of a 5.9 million-square-foot industrial portfolio, Commercial Observer can first report. The joint venture acquired the 38 assets, located across 14 mar…

Fed Holds Rates, but CRE Focuses on What’s Next

Fed Holds Interest Rates in Warsh’s Second Meeting as FOMC Chair

The second Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting under new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh signaled another reality check of higher-for-longer interest rates to the commercial real estate industry. In a 9-3 v…

ONE Sotheby’s adds $10B luxury broker Julian Johnston

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty has added luxury real estate advisor Julian Johnston, bringing more than $10 billion in career sales and more than $400 million in active listing inventory to the brokerage. Jo…

Two Hyatt Hotels Planned at Scottsdale-Area Indian Community

A Hyatt Place and a Hyatt Studios are slated to be built on Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian land near Scottsdale along Loop 101. A groundbreaking was recently held for the Arizona Boardwalk Hyatt Place at Talking Stic…

MonticelloAM Closes $29M Transaction for Illinois Apartment Complex

MonticelloAM, along with a firm affiliate, closed a bridge loan for an apartment complex in McHenry, Illinois. The transaction was brought to MonticelloAM by Trent Niederberger of JLL Chicago. MonticelloAM Senior Mana…

News | Boutique Charlotte shopping center trades to Asana Partners for $60 million

BXP secures $1.2B loan for 46-story tower connected to Grand Central Terminal

Lincoln Property Company Acquires 275K-SF Puyallup Industrial Campus

JLL announced that Lincoln Property Company’s Logistics Fund II has acquired Canyon Road Commerce Center, a 275,000-square-foot industrial campus in Pierce County, Washington. As part of the acquisition, Lincoln has a…

Haryana govt clears proposal for Rs 304cr mega industrial park in Ambala

HelloNation Article Explains the Best Time to Sell, Featuring Real Estate Expert Rosa Stong

The article explains how personal goals, finances, and market conditions all influence the right time to sell a home. RACINE, Wis., July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- When is the best time to sell your house? HelloNation a…

Madison Realty Capital Leads $227M Refi of New Miami-Dade Rental

Baron Property Group (BPG) has secured $226.5 million to refinance a newly completed multifamily development in Hialeah, Fla. Madison Realty Capital and Yellowstone Real Estate provided the debt backing the 559-unit M…

Fed Holds Rates Steady Despite Dissenting Voices

The Federal Reserve voted to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at 3.5% to 3.75% on Wednesday, maintaining the policy target range established in January. The decision was not unanimous, as three central bank off…

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Announces New Leadership for Hampton Roads Commercial Property Services

UNANIMOUS TEXAS APPEALS COURT RULES WHITESTONE REIT DID NOT SHOW CAUSE FOR TERMINATING FORMER CEO JAMES MASTANDREA

Mastandrea Vindicated by Unanimous 14th Court of Appeals Ruling, according Andy Taylor & Associates, PC HOUSTON, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A three-judge panel on Texas' 14th Court of Appeals unanimously ruled last…

BXP Closes $1.2B Construction Loan for Madison Avenue Office Tower

BXP, Inc. has closed a $1.2-billion construction loan for the development of 343 Madison Ave., a planned 46-story, approximately 930,000-square-foot office tower in Midtown Manhattan with direct access to Grand Centra…

Investor Eyeing Cherry Creek North for Mixed-Use Development

Lario Investments is planning to build a mixed-use project in Denver’s Cherry Creek North area. The investor filed plans with the city to replace a three-story office building at 2702 E. 3rd Ave., built in 1966, with…

Fed pauses rates again as Middle East tensions risk hotter inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, maintaining a target range of 3.5% to 3.75% for a fifth consecutive meeting. Heading into the meeting, most monetary policy watchers had exp…

In HelloNation, Real Estate Expert Erica Chouinard Explains Buying Before Selling in a Shifting Market

A New HelloNation Article Outlines Financing and Timing Considerations for Homeowners Weighing a Move in Today's Denver Market. HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Should homeowners buy a new home be…

Washington state regulator hits West Capital Lending with $75K penalty

Regulators in Washington state have fined West Capital Lending Inc. (WCL) $75,000 after alleging the mortgage lender committed multiple violations of the state’s Consumer Loan Act , including allowing unlicensed indiv…

Hoover to consider $1.9M incentive package for former Big Lots redevelopment

LPT Aperture Holdings acquires Speculo AI platform

LPT Aperture Holdings , parent company of LPT Realty and Aperture Global Real Estate , acquired Speculo , an AI-powered database engagement and intent-detection platform built for real estate professionals, the compan…

Senate confirms Jay Clayton as DNI, ending dual leadership role for FHFA’s Bill Pulte

The Senate confirmed U.S. District Attorney Jay Clayton on Tuesday to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), formally ending Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte ’s brief…

Kraynak Funds Future Community Center; Industrial Park Planned Near East Palestine

Ryan Cos. execs discuss data center headwinds

Two senior vice presidents at the Minneapolis-based contractor talk about client relationships, project schedules and the direction of the construction boom.

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New 10-story student apartment complex proposed for High Street

Chicago firm buys shopping center in busy corridor for $20M

Worth & Associates Acquires 108K-SF San Antonio Office Campus

Worth & Associates acquired The Commons at Concord Park, a four-building, 108,116 square-foot office campus located at 300 E. Sonterra Blvd in San Antonio’s Stone Oak submarket. It brings the company’s tot…

CBRE Reports Strong Q2 Earnings Amid Data Center Revenues, Office Leasing Gains

New Silver acquires Mayflower Venture Partners

New Silver Lending LLC has acquired Mayflower Venture Partner s, expanding its presence in New England’s fix-and-flip and construction lending markets, the company announced on Wednesday. Quincy, Massachusetts-based M…

Lincoln Avenue Communities and Housing Authority of Salt Lake City Break Ground on New Affordable Housing Development

Erma's at Fairmont will be the developer's first ground-up construction in the State of Utah. SALT LAKE CITY, July 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Avenue Communities (LAC), a mission-driven acquirer and developer of…

BXP Secures $1.2B Construction Loan for 343 Madison Avenue Office Tower

BXP , the largest Class A office owner in the country, has landed a $1.2 billion construction loan to build its 930,000-square-foot office tower development at 343 Madison Avenue in Midtown, the real estate investment…

BXP Secures $1.2B Construction Loan for 343 Madison Avenue Office Tower

Haryana clears proposal for Rs 304-crore industrial park at IMT Ambala

BXP Snags $1.2B Loan to Build Midtown Office Tower