September 2026

Safford Police Department Investigates Death of Male Found Outside Apartment Complex

CU to sell its Denver offices to move into $30 million downtown office tower

FirstClose launches Lender Portal for home equity leads

Workspace unifies lead intake, soft pull eligibility checks and borrower engagement tracking for XpressEquity users

45K-SF Wellness Destination Slated to Open in Seattle’s Denny Triangle

Sanctuary, a Puget Sound performance, recovery and social club, announced plans to open a new Seattle location in Spring 2027 in the Metropolitan Park North building at 1827 Yale Ave in Seattle’s Denny Triangle neighb…

CINC Systems Names Mike Mauseth President and Chief Operating Officer to Lead Next Phase of Growth

RealPage veteran who led Buildium, Propertyware and HomeWiseDocs joins CINC following its strongest Q2 sales performance and sixth consecutive record quarter. DULUTH, Ga., Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CINC Systems t…

GDT To Be Acquired by Softcat, Expanding Capabilities & International Reach

Joins Forces with Publicly Traded UK-Based Company to Broaden IT Solutions and Services DALLAS, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GDT, a leading North American technology solutions provider specializing in data center an…

Rechat launches private user community

Leaders say the group is adding roughly 175 members each week

Colliers Secures 18K-SF Bethesda Lease for Rock Spring Properties

Colliers facilitated the lease of an 18,567-square-foot, newly renovated office space at 6550 Rock Spring Drive in Bethesda, Maryland, to the Grossberg Company. Colliers’ Nate Crowe and Katie Datin represented the lan…

Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of September 18, 2026

Pepper Construction announced that Ty Parshall will succeed Scott Haddock as the leader of Pepper’s Central Ohio Office after Haddock’s retirement. Parshall joined Pepper in 2014 as a project manager and has become an…

Senate banking committee advances Brian Johnson’s nomination as CFPB director

Johnson's nomination advanced out of the committee on a 13-11 vote

ACORE Claims Keys to Would-be Life Sciences Facility in Hell’s Kitchen

The lender behind Georgetown Company and Beacon Capital Partners ’ planned life sciences facility at 707 11th Avenue and 615 West 50th Street in Hell’s Kitchen has reclaimed the keys. Acore Capital received the unconv…

Most lots at Cresendo industrial park already leased – ALI

CBRE Facilitates $85M Sale of Beaverton Apartment Complex

CBRE announced the sale of West End District, a 424-unit multifamily community with approximately 34,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space located at 14700 SW Rocket St. in Beaverton, Oregon, for $85.25 million…

Arkestro Announces Optimal '26, Bringing Together Top Enterprise Leaders From Chevron, JLL, BMI and Nissan to Unlock the Predictive Advantage

Annual conference will convene procurement, supply chain and business leaders in Houston to explore how predictive intelligence is reshaping enterprise decision-making HOUSTON, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkestro,…

XKL Optimizes Data Center Interconnects for AI Workloads with Low-Latency MediaLight™ Systems

1RU Optical Transport Delivers High-Density 100G/400G Connectivity to Help Minimize Latency and GPU Idle Time Across Regional Clusters REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- XKL LLC, a leading provider of Laye…

Hotel Added to Broomfield Mall Redevelopment Plan

A still-unbranded 150-room hotel will be included in plans to reposition the FlatIron Crossing regional mall in Broomfield. Besides the hotel, the updated mall will feature 90,000 square feet of retail, dining and ent…

Goldman Sachs Pays $147M for DC Apartment Building

A 269-unit D.C. apartment building at 1499 Massachusetts Ave. NW was acquired by an affiliate of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC for $147 million. The Goldman Sachs affiliate received a $70 million loan from the New York Stat…

Mutual of Omaha explores potential mortgage division sale

Bloomberg reports Houlihan Lokey was hired to help the insurance giant assess its options

Northmarq Arranges $67M Sale of Two Chicago-Area Apartment Properties

Northmarq’s Midwest Investment Sales team of Parker Stewart, Dominic Martinez, Alex Malzone, and Jake Lamb successfully led the sale of two Chicagoland multifamily apartment communities for a total of $67.25 mil…

Highgate and Eternam Enter Greece with Joint Acquisition of Zafolia Hotel Athens

Highgate and Eternam's Alcyon Hospitality Europe fund jointly acquired the 191-key Zafolia Hotel Athens, marking Highgate's first Greece entry, with full renovation planned.

NAR pending home sales index down 4.7% year over year

August’s index reading of 71.2 was about 30% below pre-pandemic years, with monthly declines concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest

Telecommunications Is Highest Weighted in Q2 Actively Managed Real Estate Fund Tracker

Regal Delivers Its Biggest Domestic Summer at the Box Office Since 2018

Revenues up 35.3% thanks to strong performance with the biggest movies of the summer KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Regal's gross domestic box office revenues grew more than 35% year-over-year this s…

A New Cost-of-Capital Reality for Commercial Real Estate

Economic Snapshot: A New Cost-of-Capital Reality for Commercial Real Estate

Walmart Supercenter to Join Costco, Target in Liberty Hill

The town of Liberty Hill only has 13,000 people, but is drawing the attention of some of the nation’s largest retailers. Liberty Hill will soon be home to a Walmart Supercenter. It will have a footprint of 176,246 squ…

Lee & Associates Negotiates 176,182 SF Industrial Lease in Lewisville, Texas

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 176,182-square-foot industrial lease at 501 Holfords Prairie Road in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. The deal is for the entirety of the space within the…

B3 Investors in Talks to Buy Former Bloomingdale’s Space at San Francisco Centre

An investor is quietly negotiating to buy roughly a third of downtown San Francisco’s largest dead mall, even as the broader, fully vacant property has yet to find a buyer willing to take on the whole complex. An unna…

300,000 SQFT Phelan Building at 760 Market Offered as $140MM Note Sale in San Francisco

The 299,549-square-foot Union Square landmark, anchored by Figma's global headquarters, is being offered by Newmark as a note sale carrying $140 million in pricing guidance — roughly $234 million below the $374 millio…

Jewelry Brand Julie Vos Signs 14K-SF Office Lease at 218-232 West 40th Street

We gather stones … some to make a diamond ring . Luxury jewelry brand Julie Vos has signed a 14,000-square-foot office lease at Savitt Partners ’ 218-232 West 40th Street in Midtown Manhattan, tenant broker Lee & Asso…

Managing historic properties with confidence

Champneys Eastwell Manor GM James McComas shares how he manages a 500-year-old Grade II listed hotel, balancing sinkholes, specialist maintenance, mixed guest audiences, and commercial growth.

The Manhattan luxury retail corridors where vacancy has hit multi-decade lows

Invesco Real Estate Acquires Shopping Center in Metro Raleigh, North Carolina, for $86.7 Million

Alice L. Walton Foundation and Mercy Break Ground on AWSOM Whole Health Campus, Marking a New Era for Whole-Person Health in the Heartland

Buildings for world-class specialty care, including cardiac and cancer care, will anchor the first phase of a 120+-acre destination Key Points The Alice L. Walton Foundation and Mercy broke ground on a 120+-acre campu…

DG Display Showcase Expands Global Project Capabilities with New Production Base

The planned 30,000+ sq. m. base will expand DG Display Showcase's manufacturing, engineering, R&D and global project delivery capabilities for larger and more complex retail space projects. GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 17,…

Newmark Announces 180,000 Square Feet of New Office Leasing at 10000 Energy Drive in Spring, Texas

Top 10 Real Estate News: America's Most Interesting Real Estate News

A look at America's real estate news, including higher interest rates and baby boomers' domination of the US housing market. Top 10 Real Estate News is featured at TopTenRealEstateDeals.com. POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Sept.…

BWE Provides $16.8M Agency Loan for Mixed-Income Property in Grapevine, Texas

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Cleveland-based commercial finance firm BWE has provided a $16.8 million Freddie Mac loan for Cobblestone Village, a 200-unit mixed-income property in Grapevine, located in the northern-central part…

CooperWynn Capital Arranges $4.9M Loan for Refinancing of West Texas Hotel

MIDLAND, TEXAS — CooperWynn Capital, a Utah-based capital markets advisory firm, has arranged a $4.9 million loan for the cash-out refinancing of the 64-key My Place Hotel-Midland in West Texas. An entity doing busine…

Jiffy Lube Signs 28,000 SF Office Headquarters Lease in West Houston

HOUSTON — Jiffy Lube has signed a 28,000-square-foot office headquarters lease in West Houston. The automotive services retailer, which was recently sold by Shell Oil to Monomoy Capital Partners, is relocating from th…

Blackstone Looks to Cash Out Some Real Estate Fund Investors

Google Shares Renderings for Reimagined Thompson Center in Chicago

CHICAGO — Google has shared new design renderings for the Thompson Center’s atrium in Chicago. The company announced plans to buy the James R. Thompson Center building in 2022. Google has also teamed up with After Sch…

InterFace: Seniors Housing Executives Say Boomers ‘Want Something Different’

ATLANTA — Born between 1946 and 1964, the Baby Boomer generation has spent nearly eight decades redefining what each stage of life looks like. From coming of age during a period of sweeping social change in the 1960s…

Affinius Capital Provides $130M Construction Loan for Chicago Multifamily Tower

A joint venture between Mavrek Development and Fengate Asset Management has secured $130.4 million in construction financing to build a 25-story, 380-unit multifamily tower in Downtown Chicago, Commercial Observer can…

Bally’s Receives $560M in Financing for Casino, Resort Project in The Bronx

NEW YORK CITY — Bally’s Corp. (NYSE: BALY) has received $560 million in financing for its new casino and resort project in The Bronx. Los Angeles-based WhiteHawk Capital Partners provided the financing, which consists…

Apaleo has announced a partnership with EHL Hospitality Business School

Apaleo becomes the first official industry partner for EHL's Human-Centered Digitalization specialisation, embedding guest speakers, site visits, and capstone projects into the Master's in Hospitality Management.

News | Higher rates scramble CMBS playbook; New York loan moves to special servicing early; Deadline looms for Jersey City hotel loan

AdvanCell Signs 128,000 SF Life Sciences Lease in Andover, Massachusetts

ANDOVER, MASS. — AdvanCell has signed a 128,000-square-foot life sciences lease in the northern Boston suburb of Andover. The clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company will occupy the entirety of the building at 1 Co…

The Best Time to Build a Lender Relationship is Before You Need One

A 30-year hotel operator and Live Oak Bank share why proactive lender communication, early refinancing prep, and strong management credentials are critical to protecting asset value.

Developer Launches Investor Offering for 465-Unit Boynton Beach Rental Community

Time Equities, Inc launched a $95.3 million tenant-in-common (“TIC”) investment offering for OCTAVIA, an eight-story, 465-unit Class A multifamily community under construction in downtown Boynton Beach, Fl…