August 2026

Vietcombank takes full ownership of convicted tycoon Truong My Lan-tied office tower in HCMC

Las Vegas Sands Donates $450,000 to The WASH Foundation

Las Vegas Sands' $450,000 donation to The WASH Foundation brings total contributions to $6.5M since 2014, funding hygiene kits, water conservation grants in Macao and Singapore, and capacity-building programs.

The Roundhouse chooses Mews to modernize guest experiences

The Roundhouse, a 51-room boutique hotel in Beacon, NY, is replacing its legacy PMS with Mews to streamline peak-period arrivals, automate payments, and simplify wedding group bookings.

Who Controls the Controls? — Part Two

Following real incidents where AI agents breached containment at OpenAI and Anthropic, the author urges hoteliers to demand vendor incident-response commitments and enforce guardrails before granting broad AI permissi…

Aghdam Industrial Park records AZN 976 million in sales in first half of 2026

Fidelity International Real Estate Fund Q2 2026 Commentary (FIREX)

Barry Silverstein and David Velasquez Named to Newly Formed Strategic Advisory Board, Myrias Optics

AMHERST, Mass., Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Myrias Optics, a world leader in wafer-level metaoptics and diffractive optical technologies, today announced the formation of its Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) and the ap…

When the house burns down, someone has to show up

During the recent congressional hearing on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2027 budget, California Congresswoman Norma Torres asked a straightforward question: When would the administration subm…

One Year On: The Sorcery Holds

One year after launch, South Palms Resort and Spa Panglao's 20,000-device IoT infrastructure has run without guest-facing failures, validating the invisible-by-design technology approach.

Performance Brokerage Services Advises on the Sale of Four Rivers Harley-Davidson in Paducah, Kentucky from Eddy Soberon and Eric Sternberg to Steven Towers

Performance Brokerage Services, the leader in dealership buy-sell activity, announces the sale of Four Rivers Harley-Davidson in Paducah, Kentucky from Eddy Soberon and Eric Sternberg to Steven Towers. IRVINE, Calif.,…

The SEC’s draft strategic plan for 2026–30: What it signals for clients

In June, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a draft strategic plan setting out its priorities through 2030. The SEC is required to publish a plan like this every four years, but this one is a depart…

The New Bartender Shortage: Why Traditional Hiring Is Failing and How Hands-On Training Is the Fix

With 129,600 U.S. bartender openings projected annually through 2034, operators are urged to shift from traditional job-board hiring to hands-on training partnerships and structured retention programs.

NCC and Enugu State Sign Deal to Operationalise Digital Industrial Park and Learning Centre

Alexander County Receives $50,000 Railroad Grant For Industrial Park Study

Biz Buzz: Dubuque barber shop moves to new location; Spirit Halloween opens in Dubuque; apartment complex welcomes first residents

India's ₹3.1 lakh cr commercial property market is just a mutual fund away

First Financial Bankshares Inc. 2026 Q2 SEC 10-Q Filing Highlights Commercial Real Estate and Portfolio Segment Performance – Minichart

Former residents of Carbondale apartment complex sue corporate landlord over cockroach infestation and other allegations

College Park Shopping Center sells for $53 million

Every Guest Carries an Identity. Why Shouldn't They Wear It?

GCSTIMES pitches a plant-based leather bracelet that combines hotel room access, event credentials, and guest identification into a single wearable to streamline operations and guest flow.

Former residents of Carbondale apartment complex sue landlord over cockroach infestation and other allegations

Idico posts stronger Q2 profit on industrial park recovery, holds $217 mln revenue backlog

Aloha Manapua expands to Waimalu Shopping Center

Developers eye 2027 start for new nine-story office tower in Allen

Developers move ahead with office tower in Allen's Watters Creek area

Omaha City Council approves five-story apartment building near 78th and Pacific

Blue Sky Capital Strategies, LLC awarded Leasing and Financial Services agreement with Premier Inc

NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Sky Capital Strategies, LLC, a specialized advisory firm in equipment leasing and equipment financing announced its continued focus on helping organizations reduce costs, im…

Full calendar, empty room: tracking and improving venue utilisation

The gap between bookings and actual attendance is where venue revenue leaks, and tracking show rates, no-show rates, and dynamic pricing can materially close that gap.

Digital Economy Boost: NCC leases digital industrial park, learning centre to Enugu govt

Ningbo-backed innovation platform buys Hong Kong office tower

Fountainhead Buys 44,000 SQFT Union Square Office and Retail Building at 100 Post for $12.35MM in San Francisco

An Alaska-based investor has landed a trophy corner at the seam of Union Square and the North Financial District, paying roughly $281 per square foot for a building that a blue-chip tenant walked away from a year ago.…

Santander Receives Federal Reserve Approval for the Acquisition of Webster Financial Corporation

MADRID and STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Santander, S.A. ("Santander") and Webster Financial Corporation ("Webster") today announced that they have received the required approval from the Board o…

Agent productivity drives record quarter for AGNT, eXp Realty

AGNT Inc. — formerly eXp World Holdings — reported record second-quarter revenue as eXp Realty continued to increase agent productivity, transaction volume and market share. Leaders touched on those results and the co…

Finance of America grows reverse mortgage volume despite Q2 net loss of $29M

Finance of America Companies Inc. (FOA) grew its reverse mortgage and home equity funding volume 21% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, even as non-cash fair value marks in its portfolio business drove a ne…

NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission Moves Headquarters to 250 Broadway

AmTrustRE has signed the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to 39,000 square feet at 250 Broadway for its new headquarters. Occupancy is expected in Q1 2027. “We’re proud to welcome the Taxi…

Co-Living Complex Near UCLA Will Become Student Housing

Colliers completed the $8,500,000 sale of a multifamily complex located at 1775 Beloit Av. in West Los Angeles. Vice chair Kitty Wallace represented both the buyer, UCLA Housing Group, and the seller, Enterprise Bank.…

Development Site with Uncommonly Long Frontage Sells in Brooklyn

JLL Capital Markets closed the $23.5-million sale of 1150 Broadway, a residential development site in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The team of Brendan Maddigan, Steve Rutman, Mike Mazzara and Ethan…

loanDepot narrows Q2 net loss as home equity lifts margins

loanDepot reported a sharply narrower net loss in the second quarter as the lender expanded its home equity business, increased loan production and improved operating leverage. The company posted a net loss of $6.6 mi…

Triple-Net AutoZone Sells to Private Investor from LA

Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors and Progressive Real Estate Partners arranged the $2.64-million sale of a renovated, single‑tenant AutoZone in Bakersfield. The building, originally constructed in 2013, un…

Northern NJ Industrial with Heavy Power Trades to Commerce Park Investors

Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey arranged the sale of a high-utility, standalone industrial facility located at 36 Pine St.in Rockaway, NJ. The transaction was brokered and finalized by firm Principals Greg Saba…

Related Midwest Begins Leasing for Downtown Chicago Residential Tower

Related Midwest announced the start of leasing for the North Tower of 400 Lake Shore Drive, the 72-story residential tower in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. Once complete in March 2027, the 857-foot high-rise w…

Davis Companies Names Equity Capital Markets Lead

The Davis Companies, headquartered in Boston, announced the appointment of Douglas Doughty as managing director of equity capital markets. Based in Davis’ New York City Office, Doughty will work working closely with t…

Marcus & Millichap Finalizes Deal in Sacramento’s Greenhaven Neighborhood

Marcus & Millichap (closed the sale of 915 Johnfer Way, a 34-unit multifamily property in Sacramento. The property sold for $5.6 million or $164,705 per unit. Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation (MMCC), a subsidiar…

Collier County private inspections fray sparks Florida turf war

Florida’s new push to accelerate homebuilding is hitting up a familiar wall of resistance in the Naples area: local resistance. Instead of fighting over zoning, the battle is about permitting. Private-provider i…

Farmmi, Inc. Proposes to Acquire Brazilian Agricultural Supply Chain Company

LISHUI, China, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc. ("Farmmi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: FAMI) today announced that the Company has signed an acquisition framework agreement with the shareholders of FOUR SEASONS…

Calare JV Trades Repositioned Self-Storage and Warehouse in Malden

Calare Properties completed the sale of 1 Wesley Street in Malden, MA. The approximately 103,300-square-foot property includes a fully renovated self-storage facility, a fully leased industrial warehouse building and…

Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Acquisition Financing for Nashville Medical Office Property

Cushman & Wakefield arranged $5.34 million in acquisition financing on behalf of Onicx Health Care Real Estate for Crossroads Medical Pavilion, a one-story, 34,680-square-foot medical office property in Tennessee, app…

JPMorganChase Commits $200M to Housing in San Francisco

JPMorganChase is following up its recent financing of the 105-unit Sophie Maxwell Building in the Power Station redevelopment within San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood by providing nearly $200 million in fina…

M/I Homes doubles down on specs as other builders pull back

As many homebuilders scale back on spec inventory to preserve margins, M/I Homes continues to hew to a contrarian strategy: More specs. During earnings calls for Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, M/I Homes executives reiterated th…

A 524-unit apartment complex planned for Swannanoa floodplain begins to move through city review