August 2026

Sluggish second-quarter results for the life science sector of commercial real estate

Op-ed calls for stronger means testing, service limitations for Social Security, Medicare

Washington Post outlines a plan to control costs without significant program cuts

MDH Partners Acquires Serrano Industrial Park in Inland Empire West

Waterford Launches Construction on Milpitas Affordable Housing

Waterford Property Company has begun construction on a 75-unit affordable housing community in the Santa Clara County city of Milpitas. The project is being financed with 4% low-income tax credits and private activity…

Avison Young Tapped to Market East Pilsen Development

Avison Young has been retained by Chicago developer Podmajersky, Inc., led by John Podmajersky III, to market a new-construction industrial development at 2100 S. Canalport Ave. in East Pilsen. The project is designed…

Beyond the Rent: The economic signals multifamily leaders should watch this fall

Apartment professionals should be watching the war in Iran, a possible Federal Reserve rate hike and ballooning U.S. debt, among other things.

Zillow, Redfin reach settlement with FTC over rental listing partnership

The companies will continue to partner, and Redfin will reenter the online rental housing advertising market, per the agreement.

Osso Capital paid $54.5M for Burnsville apartments

Re:InvestorHub Launches the First AI-Powered Operating System Built for Real Estate Investors

Re:InvestorHub is now generally available, unifying deal analysis, pipeline management, rehab oversight, and AI coaching in one platform for real estate investors — with a free trial and limited-time Founding Member p…

HECM broker endorsements continue tepid pace in May

Atlantic Avenue remained at No. 1 despite declining endorsement activity during the month

Barings Provides $73M Loan on Needham Office Campus Acquisition

Barings said Monday it has provided a $72.6 million loan to a joint venture between Cross Ocean Partners and Lincoln Property Company to support the acquisition of 140 Kendrick St., a Class A office campus in Needham,…

Kidder Mathews Arranges Sale of Capitol Hill Apartment Building

Vitality on Howell, a five-story apartment building located at 1420 E. Howell Street in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, has sold. Jerrid Anderson, Jack Shephard, Matt Laird, and Matt Johnston of Kidder Mathe w s’…

Bonaventure Acquires Ownership Interest in Chevy Chase MF Development

Bonaventure has acquired an ownership interest in Crescent at Chevy Chase, a 111-home community at 3929 Landmark Court in Chevy Chase, Maryland, from Landmark Realty, Inc., the Chevy Chase-based firm that developed th…

Unlock reaches deal with Minnesota AG after home equity agreements were labeled illegal

Minnesota AG secures nearly $1M in relief; Unlock is no longer offering HEAs there

JLL Arranges $5.7M Refinancing for Colorado Springs Shopping Center

REBNY: Construction Filings Drop Sharply in Q2

New York City developers filed plans for approximately 9.2 million square feet of new construction across 387 new building filings in the second quarter of 2026, representing declines of 56% and 33%, respectively, fro…

Real estate mega merger leads to purchase of Campbell apartments

Real estate merger leads to purchase of Campbell apartments

NAI Hiffman Secures Full-Building O’Hare Industrial Lease

NAI Hiffman represented Prologis in the full-building lease of a 120,985-square-foot distribution facility at 951 W. Thorndale Ave. in Bensenville, Illinois. NAI Hiffman Vice President Paddy Dwyer, Executive Vice Pres…

Florida’s Space Coast housing market enters a new normal

Active inventory is 20.7% from a year ago, but that scarcity has not translated into broad pricing power for sellers

Banyan Street, Independencia Refi South Florida Office With $54M

Banyan Street Capital and Independencia Asset Management have nabbed $53.5 million to refinance an office complex in Doral, Fla. Wells Fargo provided the financing that backs the 290,000-square-foot Doral Center prope…

Metcalfe Realty mulls plan to turn Albert Street office tower into residential complex

Phil Crescenzo teams with son to join CrossCountry Mortgage

LO leaves NFM Lending for CCM to focus on underserved borrowers in the Southeast

Real Estate Expert Matt Nuzie of Trumbull, CT, Explains Fairfield County Real Estate Timing in HelloNation

The article explains how seasonal demand, interest rates, inventory levels, and personal goals can influence the best time to sell a home in Fairfield County. TRUMBULL, Conn., Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- When is the…

Boston Seaport Trophy Office Tower Trades For $435M

Bond Street REIT Increases Credit Facility to $300 Million

KeyBank, BMO and Santander join JPMorgan Chase-led syndicate CHARLESTON, S.C., Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bond Street Investment Trust, Inc. ("Bond Street REIT" or "Bond Street") announced the closing of a $200 mil…

Reston shopping center getting new Lidl grocery store

Scioto Properties Breaks Ground on New Brain Injury Rehabilitation Facility in Arlington, Texas

Scioto Properties and NeuroRestorative to open 16-bed post-acute rehabilitation facility offering inpatient and outpatient care ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Scioto Properties and NeuroRestorative wi…

Northwest Jacksonville’s Commonwealth Shopping Center sells for $8.1 million

News | LG Electronics commits to lease nearly 1 million square feet in new industrial park north of Toronto

Indian Restaurant Samudhra Takes 10K SF at 312 West 43rd Street

New Jersey-based Indian restaurant Samudhra is establishing a presence across the Hudson River in Hell’s Kitchen. The eatery signed a 10,000-square-foot lease on the ground level of the Ellery at 312 West 43rd Street…

Johnston County ABC to build 10,000-square foot store near mega shopping center bringing Target, Costco

APAC Office Leasing Reaches 49.5 Million Sq Ft in H1 2026; Colliers Report

East Harlem Housing Proposal on City-Owned Lot Expands to 762 Units

An affordable and supportive housing complex slated for a city-owned site in Manhattan’s East Harlem neighborhood just got 62 units larger. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) su…

Home Depot, Lowe’s: remodeling idles as big projects lag

While home repair and maintenance demand remains steady, consumers stall large, discretionary remodeling projects

Hacienda Preserves Robust Performance through August 2026

Hacienda, the premier mixed-use hub in Northern California, showed resilient market health throughout August 2026. While space utilization dipped slightly over the month following a brief climb from June to July, the…

Brooklyn Office Leasing Hits Decade-Low Availability

Green Point Building 754K-SF Georgetown Spec Warehouse

Green Point Property plans to build a 754,000-square-foot spec building in Georgetown that could eventually have 3 million square feet of industrial space. It’s in the GTX Logistics Park at 1000 FM 972 The building co…

Utah developer plans 300 apartments in Bradenton

Commercial mortgage market poses a real challenge for brokers

Truist Lends $277M on Jersey City Multifamily Tower Build

A joint venture between Rockpoint and Urby has secured $277 million of construction financing to develop the second phase of a multifamily tower in Jersey City, Commercial Observer has learned. Truist provided the loa…

Houston Office Building Owners Ink $250M Refi

PRP Real Assets and Riyad Capital secured a $250 million CMBS loan to refinance 777 Hidden Ridge, a 1.1 million-square-foot office property in Irving, Texas. Commercial Search reports that Bank of America originated t…

Constellation1 brings HouseValues to Top Producer CRM

HouseValues leads will be delivered directly into Top Producer contact records

Eastern Engineered Wood Products Opens New Distribution Center in Belton, S.C.

Nadi Plumbing Leads Charlotte in Private Fire Hydrant Services, Eyes Regional Expansion

Following recent contract awards and expanded service agreements for HOAs and multi-family communities, Nadi Plumbing expands its dedicated private fire hydrant installation, testing, and emergency repair operations a…

OneView Commerce Awarded Contract to Deliver New Point of Sale System for Post Office Limited

Cloud-native platform will power a modernized electronic point of sale system across Post Office branches, as part of the organization's Horizon replacement programme BOSTON, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OneView Comm…

HelloNation Examines Commercial Construction Permits With Commercial Contractor Expert Bradley Quakenbush

The article outlines required permits, zoning steps, and inspections needed to complete commercial construction projects in Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- What permits are required for commercial…

VIC Partners Obtains Construction Loan for 268-Unit FW Workforce Rental Community

VIC Partners obtained a $36.5 million primary line of credit for the construction of Vic Centre, a 268-unit workforce-housing development at 7120 Anderson Blvd. in Fort Worth outside of Loop 820 and north of Interstat…

Skender starts conversion of iconic Magnificent Mile office tower into 320 residences

W Properties Mixing BTR and Garden-Style Apartments in Melissa

W Properties plans to build a 252-unit garden-style multifamily community on approximately 12 acres adjacent to Everbloom (shown), the company’s 343-unit build-to-rent community in Melissa, Texas. The company sa…