August 2026

NYC’s top construction permits: Brownsville to get new 9-story apartment complex

Stayntouch and Namastay Announce Integration to Power Direct, High-Conversion and Mobile-First Bookings for Independent Hotels

Stayntouch PMS and Namastay's direct booking engine now integrate in real time, enabling independent hotels to offer mobile-first, frictionless checkout while syncing reservations automatically.

Project To Increase Electric Capacity In Mason Industrial Park Moves Forward

Shopping center in hot North Carolina county scooped up by New York investors for $3 million

Stoicap Ventures Launches ₹750 Crore Education Real Estate Fund

Better, Coinbase announce broad rollout of token-backed conforming mortgage product

Early waitlist data showed more than $260 million in projected loan volume, with most respondents already on Coinbase One and planning to buy within six months

Law Firm Nutter Expands to 11K SF at Durst’s 5 Grand Central East

Law firm Nutter is taking more office space at one of the Durst Organization ’s buildings near Grand Central Terminal , Commercial Observer has learned. Nutter, which is based in Boston and provides personal and busin…

Are AI-powered RFP Responses Really Good For Hotel Group Sales?

The author argues that fully automated AI proposal responses risk commoditizing hotel group sales, pushing buying decisions toward price alone, and urges hotels to keep human touchpoints at the center of the sales pro…

Target Hospitality Secures New Multi-Year Contract Expected to Generate Approximately $250 Million of Revenue to Support a Top-Five Hyperscaler Data Center Project

Raises Full-Year 2026 Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA (1) Outlook at the Midpoint by 6% and 22%, Respectively THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Target Hospitality Corp. ("Target Hospitality," "Target" or…

West Asia crisis slows office leasing in Q1FY27, vacancy falls as GCC and flex demand holds up- Moneycontrol.com

Hyperscale Data Subsidiary Gresham Worldwide Announces $5.4 Million in New Defense Sector Orders Bringing Backlog to Approximately $53.7 Million

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 26, 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 tha…

Ross Dress for Less to be among new tenants at revamped Holbrook shopping center

InterContinental reinforces commitment to restorative travel through extended worldwide partnership with Timeshifter

InterContinental is extending its global deal with jet lag app Timeshifter, giving all guests at its 242 hotels across 70 countries free access to personalised circadian science-based travel plans.

The New York sessions: Deals, decisions, and direction

Filmed in the financial capital of the world, New York City, this HousingWire Spotlight Series explores how industry leaders are navigating market volatility, making high-stakes decisions, uncovering growth opportunit…

From Real Estate to Lifestyle: The Evolution of Branded Living

Executives from Meliá, Rotana, Wyndham, and STORY Hospitality outline the forces behind branded residences' rise, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE highlighted as top investment markets.

Commercial Real Estate in H2 2026: Trends That Will Shape Occupier and Investor Demand

Tolland approves 71-unit "affordable" housing project

Bill Bensley’s Blueprint for a Bhutanese Hideaway

Pemako Punakha, conceptually designed by Bill Bensley, is Bhutan's first luxury tented villa property and flagship of the country's first Bhutanese-owned luxury hotel group, with rates from $1,800 per night.

Highline Hospitality Partners Acquires Dual-Branded AC Hotel and Element San Antonio Riverwalk

Highline Hospitality Partners acquires its 20th and 21st hotels, bringing its portfolio to 21 properties, over 5,500 rooms, and ~$1.7B in assets under management.

AHLA Foundation Names Jagruti Panwala as 2026 Peggy Berg Castell Award Recipient

Jagruti Panwala, President and CEO of Wealth Protection Strategies and AHLA Executive Committee member, will receive the award at The Lodging Conference 2026 in Phoenix on October 7.

Marking a new chapter: EY Cyprus moves to Landmark Office Tower

HVS Canadian Lodging Outlook Quarterly 2026-Q2

HVS and CoStar report Canadian hotel RevPAR grew 4.0% in 2025 and is up 6.5% year-to-date, driven by domestic travel, Chinese tourism, and a favourable exchange rate luring U.S. visitors.

Beyond the Brand Premium: Assessing Value in Branded Residences

HVS argues that branded residence success depends on buyer demand depth, competitive positioning, and independent feasibility analysis, not brand affiliation alone.

Walovi Accelerates Global Push with WALOVI Singapore HQ Launch and Trio of Southeast Asia Deals

SINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WALOVI officially launched its WALOVI Singapore International Headquarters, unveiled its new "X-Hero natural energy electrolyte drink" for the first time outside China, and sig…

The email you want is the one she gives you for a reason

Hotels receive OTA guest emails for operational use only, but an address given directly by a guest during their stay is unencumbered by platform restrictions and is the only record the hotel truly owns.

MT Finance eyes new commercial mortgage products after strong first year

Office leasing slows in 1QFY27; GCC demand, falling vacancies keep REIT outlook strong: Kotak

Aberdeen Investments (LSE: ABDN) Proposes Three-Fund Real Estate Merger To Build £700M Global Strategy

The mortgage industry is deploying AI backward

Lenders that unify policy content and governance before borrower tools can cut search time and reduce compliance risk

What lenders need to ask as they prepare for a multi-credit scoring model environment

Four questions to align pricing, underwriting, compliance and post-lock workflows on a single source of truth

Nelson Sardelli, and the Night the Eagles Nest Nearly Came Down

A nostalgic excerpt from "The Lobby Boys" recalls rooftop cabaret acts and an unplanned acoustic disaster caused by a flamenco troupe performing on bare wooden floors.

Ross Dress for Less to be among tenants at revamped Holbrook shopping center

MIMARU to Open New Shinsaibashi Property in Osaka on September 1; 28 Properties, 1,500 Rooms across Japan

- Beyond Tokyo: More European Travelers Adding Osaka to Their Japan Journey - TOKYO, Aug. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MIMARU, Japan's leading apartment hotel brand for families, operated by Cosmos Hotel Management Co., L…

Harrisonburg City Council approves “The Lindsey” apartment complex

India Drives Over 70% of APAC Office Leasing in H1 2026

Commercial property schemes backed by Development Bank funding

New Orange shopping center moves forward as residents raise traffic concerns

Avaada Group to Develop ₹10,000 Crore Green Industrial Park

Commercial Real Estate Investors Re-Enter Market as Lending Eases

Desert Wellness: From Blue Therapy to Beige

The "beige therapy" trend reframes desert destinations as wellness propositions built around silence, darkness, and vastness rather than conventional spa-and-golf resort amenities.

GOFO Expands Its Dallas Central Primary Hub, Raising Daily Capacity to 800,000 Parcels, With a Nationwide Network Upgrade Set for Completion Ahead of Peak Season

A newly added 200,000-square-foot facility and a large-scale double-deck cross-belt sorter lift the hub to 45,000 parcels per hour across its systems DALLAS, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GOFO, a technology-driven las…

LaSalle puts North Sydney office tower on the block

Vivmark Residential Affiliates Pay $741.8MM for 1,843 Bay Area Apartments in Post-Merger Buying Spree

Vivmark Residential’s affiliates paid $741.8 million for seven Silicon Valley and East Bay apartment complexes bearing AvalonBay’s legacy Avalon and Eaves brands, a wave of post-merger transactions that surfaced in co…

Colorado’s AI proposal raises new compliance questions for lenders

MBA says definitions of ADMT and consequential decisions need clearer guidance for creditors

Koeppel Rosen Arranges Three Office Leases in Midtown, Midtown South

Koeppel Rosen LLC, leasing and management agent for the Rosen family portfolio, has arranged nearly 18,000 square feet of new office space leases, comprised of separate transactions at three different properties in th…

Clarendon County rushes to close zoning loophole as first data center heads to industrial park

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 490-Unit Multifamily in St. Louis

Marcus & Millichap announced the sale of Trinity Park Apartments, a 490-unit multifamily property in North St. Louis. The property was sold through an online live bid auction sale conducted by Marcus & Millichap. “Tri…

Hanover Company Launches Construction on Its First SoCal Industrial

Hanover Company, alongside its capital partner, a real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital, has begun construction on a ground-up industrial development in Simi Valley. The project marks the developer’s…

VanTrust Real Estate begins work on Rancho Cordova industrial park

Associated Bank Finalizes Loan for Twelve-Acre Retail Project in OH

Associated Bank announced the completion of a $9 million loan to GTZ Properties for development of Trailhead Crossing, a multi-building retail project at 1135-1131 US-36 in Delaware, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. The tw…