August 2026

37-unit Fresno apartment complex listed for $6.25 million

Fresno apartment complex hits market for $6.25 million

Long Dormant Commercial Property Undergoing Renovations

Nelson Mullins Adds Commercial Real Estate Partner In NY

Bourn Cos. Acquires Oro Valley’s Innovation Park for $21.2M

Venture West Group has sold Innovation Park, a 333-acre master-planned business park in Oro Valley, to Bourn Cos. for $21.2 million. The transaction encompassed approximately 30 parcels within the Innovation Corporate…

Vivmark Residential Acquires California Multifamily Portfolio for $742M

Following a generational merger , the largest apartment real estate investment trust (REIT) in the business just got a little bit bigger. Days after AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential completed their $71 bil…

Groundbreaking Healthcare Training Provider Launches 48 Week Associate Degree in Medical Assisting, Breaking the Mold on the Two-Year Associate Degree

The College of Health Care Professions unveils new accelerated Medical Assistant Associate designed for learners to complete full 61.5 credits in under a year. HOUSTON, August 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The College of H…

Nothing Bundt Cakes coming to Barboursville's Merrit Creek Shopping Center

Work Begins on 60-Unit Denver Supportive Housing Community

The nonprofit Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. started work on a nearly $31 million development, building a 60-unit permanent supportive housing community at 1850 S. Chambers Road, in Aurora. The development, known as Wag…

FirstTeam promotes Lauren Henss to chief marketing and strategy officer

The brokerage cited brand modernization, agent centric tech work, and AI plans tied to its Purlin partnership.

Mondelēz International Continues to Expand Sports Footprint with Sponsorships Across Five Powerhouse College Athletics Programs

Partnerships to Celebrate Campus Communities alongside Marquee Student-Athletes EAST HANOVER, N.J., Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mondelēz International announced its sponsorship across five premier collegiate…

Velocity Financial to Acquire Toorak Operating Platform, Manage $3B Loan Portfolio

Velocity Financial, Inc. has agreed to acquire the operating platform of Toorak Capital LLC, a single-family and multifamily lending and asset management platform majority owned by funds advised by affiliates of KKR.…

MLSs need to expand options for sellers to improve cooperation

Sellers who want privacy, repairs or price testing were pushed toward private channels when public marketing triggered a one-business-day MLS clock.

Mamdani Appoints Real Estate Leaders to Business Advisory Council

Business leaders in New York City could have Mayor Zohran Mamdani ’s ear as the administration convenes a quarterly advisory council to address private sector needs. Fifteen business leaders — including RXR ’s Scott R…

Excellence Commercial Property & Facilities Management Says No Dividend Was Proposed For HY

Velocity to buy Toorak platform, manage $3B BPL portfolio

Deal boosts Velocity’s origination volume by 76% and its servicing portfolio by 39%

IRG, PREP Funds Team Launches Retail Redevelopment Phase at Franklin Crossroads Park

Mixed-Use Conversion Reactivates Former Washington Crown Center Property With Retail Space 98% Leased, Other Commercial Opportunities Available for Lease NORTH FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Pa., Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ind…

MBA says July mortgage payments dipped, affordability improved

The median payment dropped $16 from June but was up $48 from a year earlier

REMAX co-founder Gail Liniger dies at 81

Liniger co-founded the franchise in 1973 and helped scale it to 145,000 agents across 120 countries.

Work Underway on 388-Unit Rental Community Near The Woodlands

Construction is underway on Broadstone Gosling Oaks, a 388-unit Class A apartment community being developed by Alliance Residential on 14.64 acres within Gosling Oaks. The 50-plus-acre mixed-use development is located…

SummerHill Advances Formal Plans for 278-Unit Apartment and Townhome Redevelopment of San Mateo’s Shuttered Hillsdale Inn

SummerHill Apartment Communities has taken its long-delayed redevelopment of San Mateo's shuttered Hillsdale Inn a step further, filing formal entitlement plans for 278 apartments and townhomes at a freeway gateway th…

Lisa Cook’s lawyer says Trump lacks legal basis to remove Fed governor

Abbe Lowell argues alleged primary residence mortgage errors were inadvertent and not fraud

CRE CLO Credit Continues Outperforming CMBS

U.S. CRE CLO credit continues to outperform the broader CMBS market, although sluggish business plan execution remains the sector’s key credit concern, Fitch Ratings reported. The sector is on course for its most acti…

The NHP Foundation Closes Financing on The Bella, Expanding Affordable Housing in Frisco, Colorado

2nd Frisco development marks NHPF's first Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) project in Colorado, bringing 52 new affordable homes to Summit County NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The NHP Foundation (NHPF),…

Return to Lender: Week of August 28, 2026

The $70-million sale of Philadelphia’s largest office property has been approved by a judge, clearing the way for a major redevelopment project in Center City, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported U.S. District…

PHOENIX INVESTORS AND NEXTEER AUTOMOTIVE ANNOUNCE COMPLETION OF 1.8 MILLION-SQUARE-FOOT, THREE-BUILDING INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTION IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN

Acquisition supports Nexteer's continued manufacturing operations while creating significant new investment, redevelopment, and leasing opportunities in Buena Vista Charter Township SAGINAW, Mich., Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNe…

Commercial mortgage demand rises as purchases outpace refinancing

Texas People & Companies, August 28, 2026

Stream Realty Partners announces that Will Condrey has joined the firm as Senior Vice President in Houston. In this role, Condrey will focus on industrial occupier services and landlord representation, advising client…

Why real estate brokerages keep losing good agents

NAR data puts median tenure at 6 years, the article argues weekly reviews of dropped tasks reveal where follow up and systems fail.

JLL IPT’s Allan Swaringen on NAV REITs’ Growing Role Supporting Portfolio Diversification

Image Swaringen also highlights JLL IPT’s increased focus on industrial/warehouse assets.

Commercial real estate veteran Marcus Goodwin opens first of a planned chain of coffee shops

Concord Summit Capital Arranges $28M in Financing for Metro Houston Mixed-Use Project

FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Florida-based intermediary Concord Summit Capital has arranged $28 million in financing for The Albritton, a 163,176-square-foot mixed-use project that is under construction in the southeastern Ho…

JVM Realty Buys 280-Unit Apartment Community in Oswego, Illinois

OSWEGO, ILL. — JVM Realty Corp. has purchased Springs at Oswego, a 280-unit apartment community located 48 miles west of Chicago and rebranded the property as Trillium at Oswego. Continental Properties sold the proper…

Merritt Properties Breaks Ground on 150-Acre Industrial Park Near Raleigh-Durham Airport

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Merritt Properties has broken ground on the first phase of RDU Business Park, a 150-acre light industrial development located at 2040-2060 Seagirt Ave. in Morrisville, about three miles from Raleig…

Agemark Acquires, Rebrands Seniors Housing Community in Omaha

OMAHA, NEB. — Agemark Senior Living has acquired Esprit Whispering Ridge, an assisted living and memory care community located in Omaha. Agemark has rebranded the property as The Bellflower at Whispering Ridge. Along…

Cross Street, Mavrek Begin Leasing 46-Unit Apartment Building in Chicago

CHICAGO — Cross Street and Mavrek have begun leasing Belmora, a 46-unit apartment building located at 919 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Designed by Eckenhoff Saunders, the building includes 5,700…

Realtors don’t just sell communities. They show up for them

Eighty percent of association executives and MLS staff volunteer each month, data shows

Bonaventure Begins Construction on $93.3M Apartment Development in Metro Richmond

CHESTER, VA. — Bonaventure has begun construction on Attain at Swift Creek, a $93.3 million multifamily development located at 6805 Greenyard Road in Chester, a southern suburb of Richmond in Chesterfield County. The…

Prudent Growth Partners Purchases 25,400 SF Retail Center in Ashland, Ohio

ASHLAND, OHIO — Prudent Growth Partners has purchased Amberwood Plaza, a 25,400-square-foot neighborhood retail center located in the north-central Ohio city of Ashland, for $3.5 million. Constructed in 2006, Amberwoo…

Woodfield to Develop 320-Unit Apartment Community in Brookhaven, Georgia

BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Woodfield Development plans to develop a new 320-unit apartment community located at 4170 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE in Brookhaven, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta in DeKalb County. The property will…

US July RevPAR Up 8.2% on a World Cup Bump, Half of All AI Pricing Advice Gets Overridden, Retention Is Up but Commitment Is Not

Thursday brought CoStar's July numbers: US RevPAR up 8.2% to $119.77, with New York City's World Cup Final pushing ADR up 24.0% and RevPAR up 27.1%, and 22 of the Top 25 markets in positive territory. Four separate pi…

JLL Arranges Sale of Open-Air Retail Center in Land O’ Lakes, Florida

LAND O’ LAKES, FLA. — JLL has arranged the sale of The Hub at Bexley, an open-air retail center located at 16954 Focus Loop in Land O’Lakes, about 20 miles north of Tampa. Jorge Portela, Danny Finkle and Jacob Wise of…

Gray Street Partners Offloads 179K-SF San Antonio Retail Center

The Palomar Group, a full-service commercial investment sales firm headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, announced the sale of Gateway Plaza, a 179,327-square- foot retail center located in San Antonio, Texas. The $16.7…

AIxC Launches RoboShare & Co. North American Dealer Program as First Flywheel Case, Secures One-year $33,000 Robot Rental Order and Expands A Signed FFAI Robot Order to 23 Units

Long-Term Rental Demand Drives Robot Sales, While RoboShare & Co. Enables Dealers to Participate in Post-Delivery Shared Rentals and Operations LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AIxCrypto Holdings, Inc. (Nasd…

Puget Sound Homeowners Just Put a Seattle-Area Company on America's Top 500 Remodelers List

Renton-based Lake Washington Windows & Doors ranks No. 188 nationally on Qualified Remodeler's 48th annual TOP 500 on its residential remodeling revenue alone — a list representing nearly $25 billion in U.S. remodelin…

Stiles greenlit for mixed-use redevelop of Broward County retail center

Newmark Negotiates Sale of 229,307 SF Office Building in Richardson, Texas

RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Newmark has negotiated the sale of Tower 2600, a 229,307-square-foot office building located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The nine-story building was 92 percent leased at the ti…

NAES Corp. Signs 28,000 SF Office Lease Expansion in The Woodlands, Texas

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — NAES Corp. has signed a 28,000-square-foot office lease expansion at Hughes Landing in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The power plant operator is currently a subtenant at 1735 H…

Cost per lead vs. cost-per-closed deal for real estate teams

Cheap leads are expensive if they never list, and cites teams shifting metrics to around $1,500 per closed transaction.

125K-SF Decatur Office Complex Trades for $18.6M

Parmenter Realty Partners and Wellings Capital bought a six-story office building at 160 Clairemont Ave., which is a few blocks north of Decatur Square. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports the joint venture paid $1…