July 2026

Ollie's Bargain Outlet coming to Marketplace Shopping Center in Council Bluffs

A GM’s perspective on guest feedback at national scale

G'day Group GM Louise Kipling shares how the 330-property Australian network transformed guest feedback from post-stay reporting into a real-time operational system, including mid-stay pulse checks and network-wide fi…

ZIRCON APPLIES 50 YEARS OF SENSOR EXPERTISE TO INTRODUCE NEW LEAK ALERT 360™ SMART HOME WATER DETECTION SYSTEM

Dedicated Smart Home System Helps Homeowners, Landlords and Property Managers Monitor and Mitigate Costly Water Damage CAMPBELL, Calif., July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zircon Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based technolo…

McNellis: In Denial Over the New Normal

By John McNellis Developers always crash and burn in the movies. The eternal bad guy, the developers’ heinous plans to pave a beach, bulldoze a forest or swing a wrecking ball at an historic monument are always thwart…

Royal Grand Resorts Launches with a Clear Mission: Serving Gay Men's Premium Travel -- One of the World's Fastest-Growing and Highest-Spending Hospitality Segments

Backed by independent research from leading LGBTQ+ travel authorities, Royal Grand Resorts enters the market purpose-built for a segment that spends more, travels more, and expects more — with Costa Rica emerging as a…

IHG Hotels & Resorts Surpasses 200 Open Canadian Hotels with Plans for Future Growth

IHG now operates 200+ hotels in Canada with nearly 40 more in the pipeline, including first voco signings in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Niagara Falls, and a Garner debut in Alberta in 2027.

Dream Finders Homes and Ward Communities Partner with Dandelion Energy and Upstream Lease to Adopt Geothermal in New Maryland Communities

The partnerships have been awarded $1.3 million from the Maryland Energy Administration grant to support first-of-its-kind geothermal leasing structure ARLINGTON, Va., July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dandelion Energy, th…

Las Vegas Strip Isn’t Cooling — It’s Normalizing

— By Mike Mixer of Colliers — Recent headlines have pointed to a “cooling” of the Las Vegas Strip, with RevPAR down, visitation below peak levels and growth moderating from 2022 and 2023 highs. On paper, the numbers l…

San Jose housing project upsizes by adding dozens more apartments

Why Rental Income and Location Matter More Than Purchase Price in Commercial Real Estate

How are Lighthouse's AI capabilities transforming hotel commercial strategy?

Lighthouse outlines how its AI platform moves beyond descriptive dashboards to prescriptive guidance, with Ernest and Revenue Agent turning real-time data into executable commercial decisions.

Canada office occupancy rises in the second quarter: report

Canada office vacancy falls in the second quarter: report

W. P. Carey to Release Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Conference Call Scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time NEW YORK, July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (W. P. Carey, NYSE: WPC), a leading net lease REIT, announced today that it wil…

S2 Industrial Buys Metroplex Asset

S2 Industrial Buys Metroplex Industrial Park

Accor Accelerates Ambitions in China: A Key Engine for Growth and Travel Innovation

Accor targets 1,600 hotels in Greater China within five to six years, up from 830 today, signing multiple luxury projects and expanding partnerships with Jin Jiang, H World, and Sunmei.

Why price alone isn’t the value in commercial real estate investment

PwC Commits to 350K SF at Canary Wharf Complex

Accounting giant PwC has agreed to lease approximately 350,000 square feet at One Eden, a redevelopment of an office property currently known as 33 Canada Square at CWG’s Canary Wharf mixed-use complex in London. Curr…

DXC Opens Flagship AI-first Customer Experience Center in Bengaluru

Strengthens DXC's India presence with a 200,000-square-foot facility in Bengaluru Brings together customer collaboration spaces, a flagship AI Hub, and integrated security and operations capabilities Designed to enabl…

Mill Creek Announces Groundbreaking of Modera City North

Wrap-Style Community to Add 330 Homes to Emerging Desert Ridge Neighborhood PHOENIX, July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mill Creek Residential, a leading developer, owner-operator and investment manager specializing in prem…

Development Firm InvestMates Buys 150 Green Street in Greenpoint for $26M

Development firm Investmates has purchased a single-story retail building in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Commercial Observer has learned. The company acquired 150 Green Street for approximately $26 million from foreign inve…

See all commercial properties sold in La Salle County, June 1-30

See all commercial properties sold in McHenry County, June 1-30

Nelnet Campus Commerce Announces Partnership with Atrium Campus to Expand the Connected Campus Experience

LINCOLN, Neb., July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nelnet Campus Commerce, a Nelnet company (NYSE: NNI) and a leading provider of payment technology for higher education, today announced a strategic partnership with Atrium C…

SU Group Secures US$1 Million-Plus Government-Linked ELV Security Contract for Major Hong Kong Cultural Facility

New award reinforces SU Group's public-sector execution capabilities, advanced systems integration expertise, and expanding role in Hong Kong's critical infrastructure and cultural development projects HONG KONG, July…

MGM Investment: MGM Resorts Investigation Focuses on $48.30 per share Offer; Investors Notified to Protect Your Rights

BFA Law is investigating Barry Diller's $48.30 per share offer to acquire MGM Resorts International; current shareholders are notified to contact the firm. NEW YORK, July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading securities law…

Minor Hotels Appointed by Shurooq to Manage Sharjah Collection, UAE

Minor Hotels will manage Shurooq's seven nature-led and heritage-inspired boutique properties across Sharjah, with plans to integrate them into its upper-upscale and luxury portfolio following investment and enhanceme…

Hyperscale Data Reports Approximately $111.4 Million of Bitcoin Treasury, Cash, Restricted Cash and Silver Holdings, Including Approximately 900 Bitcoin

LAS VEGAS, July 7, 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…

Luxury Northern Kentucky apartment complex hits market for first time since opening

Asia Pacific Hospitality Newsletter - Week Ending 3 July 2026

Weekly APAC roundup covers HVS-Styleloft Korea tie-up, a HKD750M hotel-to-student-housing sale in Hong Kong, a KRW60B Seoul coliving redevelopment, an ibis Phuket divestment, and Singapore's Greater Sentosa Master Plan.

Vietnam Claims Asia's No. 1 Position in Branded Residences as Luxury Supply Surges: C9 Report

Vietnam's branded residence sector is now worth USD 8 billion, representing 20% of Asia's regional total and surpassing Thailand and South Korea, with 15,762 units in its pipeline across 47 projects.

Waterloo Region’s downtown office vacancy highest in Canada

GPIF names sole head of real estate

Only one of the pension giant's property co-heads will now lead the business, ending a dual-leadership structure introduced in December 2024.

Global law firm expands HQ footprint at midtown office tower

Eastnine acquires €300m The Bridge office tower in Warsaw from Ghelamco

$70 million apartment idea sparked redevelopment talks at Florida mall

Global Hotel Alliance Celebrates Excellence at 2026 GHA Awards

GHA presented its 2026 Awards across 13 categories at a CEO conference aboard Regent Seven Seas Splendor, with Wharf Hotels, Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas, and Capella Bangkok among the top winners.

Investor Intentions: CNPADC seeking experienced investment consultants across asset classes

The firm will consider candidates with a strong track record of due diligence procedures across asset classes.

Bath & Body Works joins new Fond du Lac retail lineup

How Much Money Is Sitting in Your OTA Virtual Cards Right Now?

An automation specialist quantifies OTA virtual card revenue leakage, showing 11 hotels recovered $228K in unprocessed balances in one month, saving ~3,600 labor hours annually.

Delhi-NCR flex space accounts for 45% of 3.6 million sq ft office leasing in Q2 2026: CBRE

Vision Marine Technologies Completes Tender-Rigging Consolidation at Fort Lauderdale Marina and Announces Pending Sale of Palm City Property

OPERATIONAL OPTIMIZATION / REAL ESTATE UPDATE The transition, completed in May 2026, centralized tender preparation, rigging, logistics and delivery at Nautical Ventures' waterfront marina operating hub in Fort Lauder…

Switching Hotel PMS? Hotelogix Gets Your Properties Live Faster.

Hotelogix outlines its PMS onboarding process, claiming independent hotels can go live in 2-3 days and multi-property groups can onboard 5-6 properties per month with centralized control from day one.

Delhi-NCR flex office leasing hits record; operators take 45% share in Q2

Trophy Office Leasing Drives DC Market Amid High Vacancy

Developer proposes expanding Columbia County shopping center

Infor's David Poprawka: hotels will build their own AI, and the real rivals are Google and Anthropic.

We didn't go to HITEC 2026 for the demos. We went for the conversations. We sat down with exhibitors right there on the show floor. No script, no prepared questions, just one starting point: tell us what you do, in pl…

Congress has a chance to expand affordable homeownership. It shouldn’t waste it.

America’s housing affordability crisis has reached a breaking point. Home prices remain out of reach for millions of families, apartment rents continue to climb and the dream of homeownership is slipping further…

Culture Isn’t a Program; It’s a Way of Leading

Meyer Jabara Hotels attributes its 24% turnover rate (vs. an industry average of 78-84%) to an intentional leadership culture built on empowerment, shared ownership, and technology-enabled connection.