September 2026

NYC Tech Office Leasing Surges, Overtakes Legal Sector

$420M CMBS Loan at 51 West 52nd Exits Special Servicing

29th Street Trades Aurora Apartment Community for $72.5M

29th Street Capital sold the Peakline at Copperleaf apartments for $72.5 million, a significant dip from the price the company paid for the property four years ago. The company paid $104 million from the development i…

Microsoft Renews 66,000 SQFT Office Lease at Drawbridge’s 3201 Scott Boulevard in Santa Clara

Drawbridge Realty has locked in Microsoft as the sole tenant of its fully leased Class A office building in Santa Clara through the next decade, extending an occupancy that dates back nearly ten years and underscoring…

Coldwell Banker Apex expands in Texas with acquisition

The firm's 10,478 transaction sides placed No. 40 nationwide last year

Construction backlog rebounded in August as more firms won data centers

“Data centers continue to keep contractors busy even as activity softens in other segments,” said Anirban Basu, ABC chief economist.

SIPCOT industrial park set to boost industrial climate of Tiruchi

Kemper Development Selects Eastdil Secured Savills to Lead Bellevue Collection Sale

Following the recent announcement that the Freeman family, owners of Kemper Development Company (KDC) , was exploring a sale of The Bellevue Collection, KDC has selected Eastdil Secured Savills to provide guidance for…

Prologis Buys JFK Airport Warehouse From Wildflower for $49M

Prologis is taking control of a last-mile logistics facility near Queens’ John F. Kennedy International Airport . The real estate investment trust (REIT), using the entity Prologis Exchange NY 2000 , has purchased the…

Brookfield to Acquire Minority Interest in American Real Estate Partners

American Real Estate Partners (AREP) and Brookfield Asset Management announced that affiliates of Brookfield have agreed to acquire a minority interest in AREP for an undisclosed amount. The investment brings together…

Apartment, Townhome Complex in Sammamish Trades Hands

CBRE arranged the sale of Boulder Creek, a 204-unit multifamily community in Sammamish, Washington. Eli Hanacek, Kyle Yamamoto and Natalie Kasper with CBRE’s Pacific Northwest Multifamily team represented the se…

Saval Foods Headquarters, Distribution Center Breaks Ground in Maryland

Foodservice distribution company Saval Foods, in partnership with Howard Hughes Communities , has broken ground on a new headquarters facility. The company is constructing a 230,000-square-foot space in Columbia that…

BOMA: Commercial Buildings Generate $610B of Economic Activity

Operation and maintenance of office, retail and industrial buildings across 79 U.S. markets generate $609.9 billion in annual economic output and support 3.9 million jobs, the Building Owners and Managers Association…

Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation Expands Mentorship Program into Indianapolis

The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation is expanding its real estate mentorship program to Indiana. Headquartered in the north suburbs of Chicago, the foundation’s mentorship program has worked with more than 2,200 college…

Dermody Breaks Ground on 358K-SF Suburban Chicago Industrial Project

Dermody broke ground on the LogistiCenter at Berkeley, a 357,619-square-foot facility located at 5300 St. Charles Road in Berkeley, Illinois. The redevelopment of an older, functionally obsolete industrial building is…

Colliers Facilitates Sale of 257K-SF Industrial Property in Ohio

Colliers has facilitated the sale of 2039 Pittsburgh Drive, a 257,120-square-foot industrial distribution facility in Delaware, Ohio. Colliers Industrial Capital Markets advisors Alex Cantu, Alex Davenport, Jeff Devin…

Embrey to Raze Alamo Heights Rental Units, to Build 296 New Ones

The Alamo Heights City Council has agreed to Embrey’s plan to tear down the 105-unit Treehouse Apartments and replace them with a five-story project called Grove Place. The project, which will have nearly 300 units, w…

FTC pricing FAQs, Tesla plans $1.4M distribution center, EV sales jump

Why leaders must keep customer expectations at the center during times of change

Value comes from improving agent and consumer experiences, not from chasing disruption headlines

Apaleo and IDeaS Announce Expanded Integration With Advanced Revenue Controls

The expanded integration connects Apaleo's API-first PMS with IDeaS' AI-powered platform, automating two-way data flows for pricing, forecasting, overbooking, LOS, and LRV decisions in real time.

"BTS Concert Ticket for 3 Million Won"... Scalper Buys House and Commercial Property with Profits

UWM broadens condo financing, rolls out eligibility tool

Lender widens nonwarrantable condo eligibility

Newly built warehouse near Rickenbacker changes hands for $122M

Real Estate Expert Robert Ramey Explains Coastal Real Estate Investing in HelloNation

The article examines coastal rentals, property maintenance, flood considerations, and long-term appreciation for buyers and investors in Virginia Beach. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- What should…

Pennymac, UWM raise conforming loan limits ahead of FHFA update

Pennymac set a $850,000 one-unit cap, while UWM raised its one-unit limit to $847,440 ahead of the FHFA update

JLL’s Matt Landek to Lead New Data Center Operations Firm L5 Mission Critical

L5 Mission Critical , a new data center operations and management firm, has tapped Matt Landek as its first president and CEO. Landek previously spent 14 years at JLL , most recently serving as president of its data c…

Nubank Fills Presidio Bay’s New Palo Alto Office With 33,000 SQFT Lease

Nubank, Latin America’s largest digital bank, has leased the entire office component of Presidio Bay Ventures’ newly completed 388 Cambridge development near Palo Alto’s California Avenue, taking the amenity-heavy “of…

Libertas Companies Acquires 253,000 SQFT 1333 Broadway Office Tower for $58.1MM in Oakland

A 10-story Oakland office tower has changed hands for roughly half what its previous owner paid six years ago, the latest sign that downtown Oakland’s office values have yet to find a floor even as one of the city’s l…

7 budget priorities to turn your hotel F&B from amenity to main revenue driver in 2027

IRIS outlines seven mobile ordering strategies hotels can budget for in 2027 to convert F&B from a guest amenity into a profit centre, citing 20-40% increases in average transaction value among clients.

ALIS and Shatterproof to Honor Barry Sternlicht with ALIS Lifetime Achievement Award and Shatterproof Hospitality Hero Award at ALIS 2027

Barry Sternlicht, founder of Starwood Capital Group and creator of W Hotels and St. Regis expansions, will receive dual honors at ALIS 2027 in Los Angeles on January 25, 2027.

Mortgage applications dip 4% as rates climb near 7%

The 10-year Treasury rate moved toward 5%, pushing the 30-year fixed to 6.97%, its highest level since May 2025

Watch Brand Fossil Renews 15K-SF Showroom Lease at 366 Fifth Avenue

A well-known watch brand is renewing its Midtown showroom, Commercial Observer has learned. Fossil , which sells affordable watches and accessories, has signed a renewal for the 14,786 square feet it occupies on the e…

Hall Of Fame Quarterback Troy Aikman Takes Ownership Stake In Qualia Life Sciences

Legendary quarterback and broadcaster joins award-winning longevity brand. CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For 35 years, Troy Aikman's life has been defined by leadership and success. As a three time…

Thorofare Inks $35M Refi on Hardeeville Commerce Park

Thorofare Capital closed on a $35 million floating-rate senior mortgage loan for the cash-in refinance and lease-up of Gateway Commerce Park. The newly constructed, two-building Class A industrial warehouse and distri…

Hanley Investment Group Facilitates Buyer's $15M Acquisition of Walgreens-Anchored Shopping Center

Soneva's Neil Gallagher on Bare Luxury and What Stays When the SOPs Go, dormakaba Acquires Alliants, EU AI Act Is Now Changing What Hotels Can Show

Wednesday brought the Boardroom Reboot's conversation with Soneva CEO Neil Gallagher on Bare Luxury, emotional intelligence over service scripts, and expansion into Africa and ski markets following KSL Capital's 2025…

Shakira’s Madrid residency drives hotel bookings up 15% and prices up 20%

SiteMinder data shows Shakira's 12-night Madrid residency has pushed hotel bookings up 14.8% and ADR to €339, a 19.7% increase, with domestic bookings surging 65% year over year.

JE Richards Signs 935,000 SF Industrial Lease in Stafford, Virginia

STAFFORD, VA. — JE Richards, an electrical components manufacturer serving the data center industry, has signed a full-building lease at Capitol Logistics 95, a nearly 935,000-square-foot industrial building in Staffo…

Nuveen Sells 207,877 SF Shopping Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Nuveen Sells 207,877 SF Shopping Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — Nuveen Real Estate has sold Promenade Shopping Plaza, a 207,877-square-foot shopping center located in Palm Beach Gardens. Boston-based Mount Vernon Co. purchased the Publix-anchored center.…

Space Craft Begins Leasing 389-Unit Apartment Community in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Space Craft has launched leasing at Oxbow, a 389-unit apartment development underway at 2125 N. Davidson St. in Charlotte’s Optimist Park neighborhood. Sentral manages the apartment community, which…

Thorofare Capital Provides $35M Loan for Refinancing of Industrial Property Near Port of Savannah

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. — Thorofare Capital has provided a $35 million loan for the refinancing and lease-up of Gateway Commerce Park, a two-building industrial park near the Port of Savannah. Built in 2025, Gateway Commerc…

Volta Global Acquires 110K-SF Hialeah Retail, Self-Storage Property

Volta Global landed a $17.35 million acquisition loan for Westland Plaza, a 110K square-foot mixed-use retail and self-storage center in Hialeah, Florida. JLL worked on behalf of Volta Global to secure a two-year, flo…

April Housing Reopens North Dallas Mixed-Income Community Following $20M Rehabilitation

DALLAS — April Housing, Blackstone Real Estate’s affordable housing division, has reopened Waterford at Goldmark Apartments, a 220-unit mixed-income housing community in North Dallas, following a $20 million renovatio…

Superior Energy Signs 56,256 SF Office Headquarters Lease in West Houston

HOUSTON — Superior Energy Services has signed a 56,256-square-foot office headquarters lease in West Houston. The oilfield services company is relocating from 1001 Louisiana in downtown Houston to the 13-story, 225,02…

Multifamily CMBS servicing rate declined, delinquencies stayed flat in August: Trepp

CRED iQ also reported that delinquencies on bank-held loans fell in Q2. However, some investors say lenders are growing more aggressive in working out problem loans.

JLL Arranges Sale of 156,568-Square-Foot Grocery-Anchored Center in Coastal Connecticut

Sagard Picks Up 400K-SF Fulton County Warehouse Facility

Sagard Real Estate acquired 5070 Phillip Lee Drive SW, a 400,800-square-foot industrial property in Atlanta’s Fulton Industrial submarket. SkyREM was the seller. The investment was made on behalf of Sagard Real Estate…

"Pay Upon Performance" Model Helps Homebuilders Close More Deals without risk

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As housing market conditions grow increasingly uncertain, homebuilders face a critical challenge: rising costs, fluctuating mortgage rates and hesitant buyers are making i…

Redfearn Buys 24K-SF Delray Beach Retail Property for $1,640/Foot

Redfearn Capital paid $39.2 million for a 23,290 square foot retail and restaurant in Delray Beach. DHBH was the seller. The price comes out to $1,640 a square foot, one of the highest prices paid for a retail propert…