September 2026

Blackstone arranges secondary sale for real estate fund - Bloomberg By Investing.com

Google's DMA Changes Have Already Cut Direct Booking Clicks by 30%, Is First-Party Guest Data a Myth?, The Broadmoor Generated $1M in Direct Revenue from Follow-Up Calls

Thursday brought Cayuga Hospitality Consultants documenting up to 30% cuts in free direct booking clicks for European hotels since Google's DMA-driven search changes, a World Panel viewpoint on whether first-party gue…

NRG Adventure Park to Open 59,000 SF Entertainment Venue in Paramus, New Jersey

PARAMUS, N.J. — NRG Adventure Park will open a 59,000-square-foot entertainment venue in the Northern New Jersey community of Paramus. The space is located above a 100,000-square-foot grocery store at Paramus Park Sou…

Geekplus Opens First European Innovation Lab in Düsseldorf to Advance AI-Powered Warehouse Robotics

DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Geekplus, a global leader in warehouse robotics, has opened its first European Innovation Lab in Düsseldorf, creating a new hub where businesses can test AI-powered…

Blackstone arranges secondary sale for real estate fund - Bloomberg

Manova Picks Up 1M-SF Spartanburg Logistics Facility

Manova Partners acquired Spartanburg 221, a 1,020,195-square-foot Class A+ logistics facility at 2536 Chesnee Highway in Spartanburg, S.C. The facility, completed in 2024, is 100% leased on a long-term, NNN basis to a…

Beedie Lands 2 Tenants At 2.5M-SF Delta Industrial Park

The surf park resort surge: Market momentum, development trends and attendance growth

HLA analysis finds North America now leads global surf park development, with most projects anchoring mixed-use resorts, but warns that capital intensity, seasonality, and market specificity separate viable investment…

Las Vegas high-speed rail project may hinge on $6B federal loan

Brightline’s passenger rail projects in Florida and California haven’t made required equity and bond payments. Can they continue without new financing?

What is Ontology for Hotel AI?

A practical explainer on ontology as an AI concept for hotels: structuring rooms, staff, tasks, and SOPs into a connected data layer that enables meaningful operational optimization.

CMBS Special Servicing Rate Reaches 13-Year High

The overall Trepp CMBS special servicing rate rose 33 basis points in August 2026 to 11.42%, reversing July’s decline and reaching its highest level since February 2013. A single $1.1-billion Hollywood studio-an…

International tourism holds steady with 0.4% growth in first half of 2026 as Middle East conflict and rising costs weigh on momentum

UN Tourism's World Tourism Barometer reports 690 million international arrivals in H1 2026, with full-year growth now forecast at 1-2%, down from the earlier 3-4% projection due to Middle East conflict and inflation.

How Supercity Aparthotels chose the PMS

SuperCity Aparthotels MD Philip Houghton discusses the brand's move to Oracle Opera Cloud PMS to support UK expansion, alongside Oracle's David Hayward on digital transformation for independent hotels.

Return to Lender: Week of Sept. 17, 2026

Another collection of properties once owned by entities of Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen will go up for auction later this month. The Baltimore Business Journal reported that three single-family homes in Fallston…

GBT Advancing 300K-SF Gallatin Retail Center

GBT Realty Corporation (GBT Realty) unveiled its plans for The Crossroads of Gallatin, a nearly 300,000-square-foot retail development that will bring new shopping, dining and service amenities to Gallatin, Tenn., app…

Zillow Preview listings to appear on RealScout later this year

Integration expands pre-MLS exposure to 100,000-plus agents and buyers across hundreds of U.S. markets

Shorenstein to Buy Fully Leased SoHo Office Property From Tishman Speyer

Tishman Speyer is selling the 12-story, 155,000-square-foot office building at 148 Lafayette Street in SoHo, at the corner of Lafayette and Howard streets, to Shorenstein Properties for around $135 million. The Real D…

Hotel budgets are changing. Here’s what you can’t ignore

As AI, rising OTA costs, and data quality pressures reshape hotel marketing, hoteliers are urged to build flexible budgets that prioritize direct revenue, clean guest data, and connected digital experiences.

Blackstone Seeks Buyers for Secondary Sale of Real Estate Fund Stakes

JLL Arranges $86.7M Sale of 323,113 SF Shopping Center in Metro Raleigh

JLL Arranges $86.7M Sale of 323,113 SF Shopping Center in Metro Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL has arranged the $86.7 million sale of Knightdale Marketplace, a 323,113-square-foot super regional shopping center in metro Raleigh. Invesco Real Estate purchased the 43.5-acre property from a joi…

Walmart to Anchor 40-Acre Retail Development in St. Cloud, Florida

ST. CLOUD, FLA. — Walmart plans to anchor a new 40-acre retail development underway in St. Cloud, an Orlando suburb in Osceola County. Situated at the intersection of U.S. Highway 192 and Puffin Road, the property wil…

Digital Financial Services Firm Zip Takes 13K SF at Rudin’s 41 Madison Avenue

Zip , a digital banking company, is relocating to a new office space, Commercial Observer has learned. The firm, which is currently located at 245 West 17th Street in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, will move in Apr…

Magnus Breaks Ground on 226,800 SF Industrial Building at 803 Park in Columbia, South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Magnus Development Partners has broken ground on Gateway 2, the fourth building at the 803 Park industrial campus adjacent to Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Set to deliver by second-quarter 2027, the…

Trilogy Obtains Construction Loan for 172-Unit Build-to-Rent Project in Huntsville

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Trilogy Investment Co. has closed on a construction loan for REV3 at The Celeste, a 172-unit build-to-rent (BTR) townhome community underway in Huntsville. The loan amount was not released. Situated…

Folio Partners with M3 to Deliver a Connected Procure-to-Pay Experience for Hotel Finance Teams

Folio and M3 have launched a bi-directional integration connecting procurement, invoice automation, and accounting, with hotels able to go live within 24 hours of M3 provisioning access.

GMH Communities and Invesco Real Estate Acquire Student Housing Portfolio Steps from Purdue University

Acquisition of Grant Street Station and South Street Station adds 364 beds to GMH's national student housing portfolio PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- GMH Communities (GMH), a vertically integrated real e…

Blackstone looks to facilitate secondary share sale for real estate fund - report

VIABOT™ ANNOUNCES $24M SERIES A TO SCALE PRECISION OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CARE

Subtext Completes 769-Bed Student Housing Development Near Arizona State University

TEMPE, ARIZ. — Subtext has completed VERVE Tempe, a 769-bed student housing development located at 1047 S. Terrace Road near the Arizona State University campus in Tempe. Subtext completed the 15-story community in pa…

Northmarq Secures $29.3M Refinancing for Dining, Entertainment Center in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — Northmarq has arranged a $29.3 million loan to refinance Chapman Market, a 41,241-square-foot dining and entertainment center located in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood. Joe Giordani, Alex Kane and K…

BWEIS Arranges Sale of 137-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Lakewood, Colorado

LAKEWOOD, COLO. — BWE Investment Sales (BWEIS) has arranged the sale of Lakewood Reserve Senior Living, a 137-unit assisted living and memory care community located in Lakewood, approximately eight miles southwest of…

Karachi Industrial Park lease, incentive framework nearing finalisation

Build Inc. Hit With Default Notice on $45.4MM India Basin Loan in San Francisco

The developer behind one of San Francisco’s largest remaining waterfront housing sites has been served a notice of default, adding a new layer of financial distress to a project that has carried full city entitlements…

Deep Ellum Invites Dallas to "Go Deep" In New Campaign

Real estate investment firm Westdale aims to broadens the district's late-night perception and highlight its important role in the city's rich history, culture, food and commerce DALLAS, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --…

JLL Income Property Trust Buys 42,000 SF Roseville Outpatient Center Near Sacramento

ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — JLL Income Property Trust has purchased Roseville Outpatient Center, a Class A medical outpatient building in Roseville, for $19 million. The name of the seller was not released. Situated in a subu…

HotelData.com H1 2026 Labor Report Shows Improved Productivity as Demand and Wages Rose

Based on ~5,000 U.S. hotels, HPOR fell 3.1% (Full Service) and 3.5% (Select Service) in H1 2026 year over year, helping drive GOP margins up 3.6 points despite rising wages.

Dermody Breaks Ground on 357,619 SF Logistics Center in Berkeley, Illinois

BERKELEY, ILL. — Dermody has broken ground on the LogistiCenter at Berkeley, a 357,619-square-foot facility at 5300 St. Charles Road in Berkeley, a western suburb of Chicago. The project is a redevelopment of an older…

Interra Realty Brokers $19.2M Sale of Chicago Apartment Building

CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $19.2 million sale of Paper Box Lofts, a 35-unit apartment building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Joe Smazal and Mark Dykstra of Interra represented the buyer, an aff…

Blackstone looks to cash out some real estate fund investors- Bloomberg News

Inland Acquires 859-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Joliet, Illinois

JOLIET, ILL. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions LLC has purchased an 859-unit self-storage facility in Joliet, about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Mark Cosenza and Brett Smith completed the transaction on behalf of an…

Boulder Group Arranges $4.5M Sale of Retail Property Leased to CVS in Zionsville, Indiana

ZIONSVILLE, IND. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $4.5 million sale of a single-tenant retail property net leased to CVS in Zionsville. The building is located at 6511 Whitestown Parkway near the interchange of I-…

Salient AI Nearly Triples San Francisco Footprint to 37,000 SQFT at Jamestown’s Waterfront Plaza

Salient AI, an AI loan servicing platform that relocated to San Francisco from Los Angeles last year, has nearly tripled its Waterfront Plaza lease within months of moving in, part of an 84,000-square-foot expansion w…

Economist Ken Rosen: The Bay Area’s Cheap-Leverage Era Is Over, and Cap Rates Must Rise

Speaking on CBRE's podcast The Weekly Take, veteran economist Ken Rosen said the end of a 17-year run of cheap money will force Northern California investors to manufacture returns through leasing and operations, brac…

RFR eyes distressed 1990s Berlin mall through CMBS loan option

Guaranteed Roof Partners With LB Capital & EM Exteriors to Power Multi-State Southeast Expansion

ATLANTA, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Guaranteed Roof, a premier provider of residential and commercial roofing solutions serving Metro Atlanta, today announced its formal strategic partnership with Lance Bachmann a…

WareSpace Expands in South Florida and Enters Bay Area with $36.5 Million in Industrial Acquisitions

The acquisitions add warehouse space for more than 210 small businesses in two supply-constrained markets and bring WareSpace to 34 facilities and more than 3.2 million square feet nationwide. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 20…

Betterbot Closes the After-Hours Leasing Gap with CRM and Voice AI

One agentic platform now runs every prospect and resident conversation — chat, SMS, email, and phone — without adding headcount ATLANTA, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Betterbot, the AI execution platform built for mu…

Why Some South Florida Businesses Are Choosing Office Ownership

Margaritaville Lake Cottage Resort Launches New Whole-Ownership Opportunities in Branson, Missouri

BRANSON, Mo., Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Margaritaville is bringing its signature state of mind to the shores of Table Rock Lake with Margaritaville Lake Cottage Resort Branson, developed by MRG Development, expan…