August 2026

Here’s everything we know about Real REMAX Group

REMAX stockholders could elect stock or a cash and stock mix, with cash capped at $80 million and prorated.

West Orange Apartment Complex With Link To Thomas Edison Sells For $131M

Fifth Third, CB&T TruAmerica Lend $124M on Bay Area Apartments Build

SummerHill Apartment Communities (SHAC) has landed $123.5 million of construction financing to build a multifamily project in the San Francisco Bay Area, Commercial Observer has learned. Fifth Third Bank and Californi…

India’s Commercial Real Estate Market in H2 2026: Trends Shaping Demand and Investment

Raleigh apartments sold to Boston PE firm with $875M fund

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2024-NSTB ratings affirmed as multifamily CMBS performance stays stable

KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to CHI 2026-FRKLN CMBS deal backed by Chicago office loan

Sports Tech Firm Genius Sports Moves U.S. HQ to Vornado’s 1290 Avenue of the Americas

Sports analytics and technology company Genius Sports is relocating its U.S. headquarters to 1290 Avenue of the Americas . The London-based company’s new 10-year lease with landlord Vornado Realty Trust spans 53,000 s…

Data Center Developer Increases Land Holdings at Briscoe County Site

Soluna Holdings, a developer of green data centers for intensive computing applications, including AI and Bitcoin mining, closed the purchase of 397 acres in Briscoe County, Texas. The land will host Project Dorothy 3…

Multifamily distress reports put New York in the spotlight

While the Big Apple saw changes to multiple commercial mortgage-backed securities loans for apartment communities in August, properties in Memphis, Tennessee, and Cincinnati entered servicing.

Mortgage rates jump as Treasury buyback plan fails to cut costs

Treasury buybacks start Sept. 9, but 30-year conforming rates rose to 6.92% and jumbo rates to 7.14% this week

NYC earmarks $4B for ‘deteriorating’ highway

Construction, to start in 2030 and last 10 years, will repair aging concrete and the triple-cantilever section on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

CanFirst Adds 326K-SF Burlington Industrial Park To Portfolio

THE LANDES GROUP COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF ENCORE MEDICAL CENTER, FINALIZES LONG-TERM LEASE WITH UAMS

Ownership structure enables UAMS to expand while preserving institutional capital DALLAS, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Landes Group, a Dallas-based real estate investment firm specializing in healthcare real esta…

NEO Launches NEO 2.0, an AI-Powered Global Listing Service Built for New Construction

Rebuilt from the ground up, NEO 2.0 expands professional distribution and introduces a new generation of tools for builders, real estate professionals and homebuyers ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New Es…

SJC Ventures Sells Whole Foods-Anchored Center in South Florida for $83M

SJC Ventures has sold a newly completed Whole Foods -anchored retail center in Doral, Fla., for $83 million, property records show. Called Doral Marketplace , the property spans 89,000 square feet at 10800 Northwest 4…

Aberdeen's £700M Global Real Estate Fund Merger

KeyBank Expands to 113K SF at Elecor’s 1301 Avenue of the Americas

A major banking institution has added 15,292 square feet to its Manhattan office footprint, Commercial Observer has learned. Keybank signed a 15-year deal to renew its existing space and expand to 112,924 square feet…

Investor competition for commercial real estate sees strongest growth in a year

Multifamily portfolio backs $665 million CMBS deal

League City Developer Pursuing Nearly 300K-SF of Retail, Industrial Space

Alexander Grene Development broke ground on the $78 million mixed-use business park Lilac Field in League City. The development is seeking its first industrial and retail tenants. Located between League City Parkway a…

720-acre industrial park in Fort Dodge certified as development-ready site

Coldwell Banker Legacy launches new commercial real estate division in Albuquerque

Colorado Mountain Estate with Luxe, $2 Million Barn to Sell at Luxury Auction® Sept 10

DURANGO, Colo., Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury real estate auction house Platinum Luxury Auctions has announced the upcoming luxury auction® of a mountainside estate in Durango, Colorado. On September 10, 2026,…

Toll House Hotel Los Gatos Joins Tapestry Collection by Hilton

115-room boutique hotel brings walkable downtown Los Gatos location, Santa Cruz Mountains setting and Silicon Valley access to Hilton's collection of independent hotels LOS GATOS, Calif., Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --…

Prosper Developer Planning $240M Mixed-Use Project

Developer Naseem Shaik is moving forward on a $240 million Prosper project that will include a hotel, offices, retail and restaurants. No multifamily is planned at the time. Dubbed Bella Prosper, it will sit on 61 acr…

BGL's Real Estate Team Advises Miller Industries on Build-to-Suit Financing with TPG

The new, 300,000-square-foot facility will house Miller Industries advanced manufacturing capabilities. CLEVELAND, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is pleased to announce the financial…

Vishal Garg pushes back on Better’s CEO termination claims in court filings

Garg cited Tinman AI volume of $646 million in Q4 2025 and disputed claims about his removal

OmicsBank Raises $2.25M to Expand Clinical Data Infrastructure Globally for Healthcare, Life Sciences, and Frontier AI Labs

Seed funding from Redesign Health fuels U.S. expansion and broadens access to clinical and multi-omics data from Asia, bringing greater diversity to drug development and healthcare AI. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 2026 /PR…

Retail Leads as CRE Recovery Diverges Across Sectors, Markets

The U.S. commercial real estate recovery is following markedly different paths across property sectors and markets, Integra Realty Resources (IRR) said in its newly released 2026 Mid-Year Viewpoint Report . More than…

BSTN Commercial Mortgage Trust 2026-L5 secures final Morningstar DBRS ratings for Boston office CMBS

Mac Cosmetics’ SoHo Flagship Relocates to 5K SF at 579 Broadway

Mac Cosmetics has selected a new foundation in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The global makeup brand signed a 5,325-square-foot lease at 579 Broadway between Prince and East Houston streets to host its next flagship…

Asset Based Lending Funds 10,000th Real Estate Investment Project as Company Surpasses $1 Billion in Loans Under Management

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Asset Based Lending (ABL), a national private lender and a driving force behind the next generation of real estate investment, today announced it has funded its 10,000t…

Vintage Phoenix Midrise Office Building Slated for Hotel Rooms

The building is nearly a 100 years old, but that isn’t stopping Phoenix developers CivicGroup and Sunflower Development from converting the onetime office tower into hotel rooms. Built in 1928, the Security Building w…

ATTOM EXPANDS AI-POWERED PROPERTY INTELLIGENCE WITH LAUNCH OF HYPERLOCAL HOME PRICE INDEX

New valuation analytics solution built on 30+ years of proprietary property data delivers AI-powered home price trends and forecasts from the national level to individual census blocks IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 25, 2026 /P…

New grant open to Bellevue businesses, commercial property owners

Douglas Development Corporation Taps Rosso Commercial Real Estate Services to Lead Leasing at 116 Defense Highway in Annapolis

Kiewit exec sees $1B opportunity in nuclear construction

Mike Rinehart, president of nuclear solutions at the firm, talks about the resurgence of nuclear construction, project execution and headwinds.

CCM closes Two Harbors deal, brings servicing in-house

Lender adds a $155 billion MSR book and the RoundPoint platform

Law Firm DLA Piper, Insurance Group Ascot Ink Deals at 1251 Avenue of the Americas

Two office tenants at Mitsui Fudosan America ’s 1251 Avenue of the Americas are extending or expanding their footprints, Commercial Observer has learned. Law firm DLA Piper expanded by 41,600 square feet on the entire…

Thrive Cos. opens 282-unit apartment complex at Grandview Crossing

Mantle Vault Expands to DeFi, Bringing Institutional-Grade RWA Yield On-chain with Grove, CIAN, and Fluxion

DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mantle, the open financial network connecting global market participants to institutional-grade capital market assets on-chain, today announced the expansion of Mantle Vault i…

Value Defines Success for Dining Industry in 2026

Value has become a defining theme across the dining industry, the definition of value can vary across the sector’s diverse restaurant categories and for individual brands, Placer.ai says in a new white paper. A…

News | Logistics joint venture wraps construction on two-building speculative warehouse project

Home prices rose faster in June, however inflation still won

National index hit 336.66, up 0.4% month over month, while inflation ran at 3.5% year over year.

National Land Realty launches AI-powered property search

The tool can also provide geographically relevant suggestions and recommend nearby or similar properties

Local developer breaks ground on 720-acre industrial park

TCC Puts Wrap on Phoenix Sprouts Market, HQ

Trammell Crow Company completed a new development anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market in Phoenix. The 8-acre mixed-use development includes a 145,000-square-foot Class A office building serving as Sprouts Farmers Marke…

Why most hotel guest directories are outdated and how to improve them

Digital guest directories, accessible via QR code without an app, reduce front desk load, enable real-time promotions, and drive ancillary revenue across dining, spa, and local experiences.

Alcove Selects Ember to Lead Co-Ownership and Luxury Vacation Rental Management in Midway, Utah

Partnership combines resort home sales support, co-ownership, and full-service property management to strengthen Alcove's ownership offering LEHI, Utah, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ember today announced a partnershi…