October 2026

Punch List: HNTB wins 2 Maryland bridges, AECOM names global transportation chief

Plus, Turner saw costs rise 5.5% annually in the third quarter, and CMAA picked a new board of directors chair.

DKG TranXact Announces Institutional Pilot Readiness Ahead of Hong Kong and Singapore FinTech Events

Company to attend Hong Kong FinTech Week x StartmeupHK 2026 and Singapore FinTech Festival 2026, inviting financial institutions to evaluate its capital markets operations platform. TORONTO, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/…

"don't compare me to your ex." revenue management has the same problem.

A revenue management opinion piece arguing that over-reliance on historical patterns and reactive competitor-following are as damaging as ignoring the past entirely, especially as AI takes a larger role.

A Season of New Traditions Awaits at Orlando World Center Marriott with 'Twelve Nights of Wonder'

The world's largest Marriott hotel features a Winter Wonderland Village, new resort experiences and USA Today 10Best's No. 1 hotel pool. Press Images: HERE ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A Winter Wonderl…

Research shows 1 in 4 young consumers are ditching brands over outdated communications

MBA Group's report finds 25% of young consumers switch brands due to outdated communications, as 70% of businesses still rely on email while Gen Z favors messaging apps.

Bay Area Lab Construction Shrinks to 800,000 SQFT as San Diego and Seattle Pipelines Go Dark

The San Francisco Bay Area’s life science construction pipeline has shrunk to 800,000 square feet while San Diego and Seattle have none underway, according to Savills, leaving West Coast lab landlords to fight over 20…

Westport-Based Commercial Real Estate Firm Helps Kneads Expand

Commercial property needs finance that fits the plan

AI voice agents target real estate’s next conversion opportunity

CINC’s Jeff Walker says the priority is recognizing lead intent during a 12-month sales cycle and acting at the right moment

Newk's Eatery Earns Top Spot on 2026 Franchise Times Top 400 List

The nearly 100-unit fast-casual restaurant brand earned national recognition after a year of franchise expansion, menu innovation, and strategic investments in technology and the guest experience. JACKSON, Miss., Oct.…

Nordstrom Rack Returns to San Francisco With 51,000 SQFT Union Square Store at 2 Stockton Street

Three years after Nordstrom pulled both of its downtown San Francisco stores, the retailer is bringing its off-price Nordstrom Rack brand back to Union Square with a lease for roughly 51,000 square feet at 2 Stockton…

West Valley College Puts $170MM to Work on Performing Arts Center, Relocated Wellness Center in Saratoga

West Valley-Mission Community College District has put roughly $170 million in contracts to work on a new Performing Arts Center and a relocated Wellness Center at West Valley College in Saratoga, the latest wave of a…

Ghana: Mahama Launches 1,238-Acre Afienya Industrial Park to Boost Manufacturing, Exports and Jobs

Retaggio Industries acquires commercial property for ₹10 crore

JLL Names Capital Markets Chief Mark Gibson Its First U.S. Country CEO, Taps Kevin MacKenzie as Successor

JLL has elevated Mark Gibson, the former HFF chief who has run its Americas capital markets business for seven years, into a newly created Country CEO, U.S. post, with longtime HFF and JLL executive Kevin MacKenzie se…

Brannan Street Becomes San Francisco’s Big-Deal Hub as SOMA Leads Q3 With 484,000 SQFT Absorbed

With three of the third quarter's six leases of 100,000 square feet or more landing in South of Market, San Francisco's biggest office deals are shifting away from the South Financial District, with South of Market le…

Hoffman Building Technologies Hosts Columbia Open House as Hoffman Family of Companies Moves Into One Office

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoffman Building Technologies (HBT), a 100% employee-owned building automation and systems integration company, hosted an open house on Oct. 14, 2026, at its Columbia…

Brex and Cognition Trade 41,000 SQFT of Starter Space for 380,000 SQFT in SOMA, Testing San Francisco’s Startup Pipeline

As fast-growing AI and tech companies jump from 16,000- and 25,000-square-foot suites into full SOMA buildings, CBRE's Q3 2026 San Francisco office report shows nearly half of the city's 8.4 million square feet of ten…

Red Banyan Releases Free Data Center Opposition Readiness Checklist as Community Backlash Stalls $130 Billion in Projects

New guide from crisis communications firm Red Banyan explains why data center opposition behaves like a cancellation campaign and gives developers 15 questions to answer before they announce a project FORT LAUDERDALE,…

NEXT PROPERTIES ANNOUNCES PRICING TERMS AND RESULTS OF ITS DEBT EXCHANGE OFFERS, EXTENSION OF THE EXPIRATION DATE OF EXCHANGE OFFERS FOR ITS 7.700% SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED NOTES DUE 2032 AND 7.375% SENIOR GREEN NOTES DUE 2034 WITH INCREASED CONSIDERATION PRICING TERMS AND EXPIRATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF EXCHANGE OFFERS FOR ITS 6.950% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2044 AND 6.390% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2050

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NEXT Properties (Trust 2401), a trust formed under the laws of the United Mexican States (the "Trust" or "NEXT Properties"), today announced (i) the pricing terms of its four…

Community Development Partners Starts Construction on $59MM, 92-Unit Canvas Affordable Housing in Downtown Fremont

Community Development Partners has started construction on Canvas, a five-story, 92-unit affordable community at 39340 Fremont Boulevard that pairs a 4 percent tax credit deal, $11 million from the City of Fremont and…

In HelloNation, Real Estate Expert Shelby Palmer Explains What Affects Home Prices in the Box Elder County Housing Market

The article examines how supply, buyer demand, and mortgage rates influence home prices across Box Elder County communities. BRIGHAM CITY, Utah, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- What factors influence home prices in Box…

San Francisco Posts Nation’s Fastest Office Visit Growth at 12.2% as AI Boom Pulls Workers Back

San Francisco office buildings drew 12.2 percent more visits in September than a year earlier, the fastest annual gain of any major U.S. market in Placer.ai's latest office index, as an AI-driven leasing surge helped…

Megan Carras Appointed Vice President of Fundraising and Communications at The NHP Foundation

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The NHP Foundation (NHPF), a leading national not-for-profit developer of quality affordable housing, announced the appointment of Megan Carras as Vice President of Fundraising…

Cushman & Wakefield returns to No. 1 among East Bay brokerages

Palo Alto Class B Office Trades Top $500 Per SQFT Even as Submarket Vacancy Barely Moves

Palo Alto's office vacancy improved just 10 basis points over the past year, trailing neighboring submarkets, yet institutional buyers frequently paid more than $500 per square foot for Class B buildings there, accord…

Foundations Group Recovery Centers Ohio Opens New Hilliard Location, Expanding Addiction and Mental Health Day Treatment Across Central Ohio

Foundations Group Recovery Centers Ohio is opening a new 12,000+ square-foot facility in Hilliard on October 19, 2026, expanding access to outpatient addiction treatment and introducing full-day and half-day mental he…

If you owned, inherited, or held an interest in property that was foreclosed on in Lane County for non-payment of property taxes and the statutory redemption period expired between October 12, 2017 and December 30, 2025, you could be eligible for money from a Settlement

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by Kroll Settlement Administration LLC regarding Lynch v. Multnomah County, Case No. 3:23-cv-01502. What is this about? A proposed Se…

Taiwan raising $4 billion to build industrial park in Texas to support US chipmaking supply chain — project to support countless small manufacturers crucial to TSMC, Foxconn supply chain

‘Co-Opetition’ Fuels Economic Development in North Texas

By Taylor Williams Tax cuts for the rich. The K-shaped economy. The dawn of the second Gilded Age. Regardless of your preferred cliché, if you buy into one or more of those views on the current state of the U.S. econo…

OCVIBE Unveils First Autograph Collection Hotel in Anaheim, California

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — The Samueli Family and Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) have unveiled the design for SENA, Anaheim’s first hotel in Marriott’s Autograph Collection portfolio. Set to open in 2029, the 300-room lu…

Fewer transactions on the retail real estate investment market in the third quarter – greater momentum anticipated in the fourth quarter

Over 300 apartments break ground at West Bradenton community

Paris Baguette Coming to Morris Hills Shopping Center

Rural King superstore to revive Waynesboro shopping center

TORL BioTherapeutics Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointments of Proven Industry Leaders

Sandip Kapadia appointed Chief Financial Officer with more than 30 years of life sciences experience in growth strategy, capital formation and commercial execution Eric Sievers, M.D., appointed Chief Medical Officer w…

Housing M&A shifts as global capital retargets residential futures

Zelman data shows housing M&A deal value up 56% through Aug. 2026 while investment grade issuance fell 71%

Could your lead-gen and referral practices face FTC scrutiny? Senators want a closer look

Letter cites lead gen referrals, mortgage steering, and office exclusive listings as affordability pressures

AI in hotel revenue management: The ultimate guide

A guide to AI's four layers in hotel revenue management: forecasting algorithms, market intelligence, automated reporting, and conversational AI that answers commercial questions from live data.

JLL appointed exclusive office leasing partner for 12-storey office tower at Water Gardens in DIFC

Jet Sales Solutions Leases Space at Jacksonville Distribution Center

President cuts sod for Afienya Industrial Park project

Spanish billionaire and Zara founder Amancio Ortega buys $550 million Chicago office tower

Destination AI 2026: From AI Experiments to Real Hotel Impact

Key takeaways from Destination AI 2026 in Washington D.C., where 500 hospitality leaders signaled a shift from AI experimentation to live operational deployment across hotel distribution.

15 Press Releases You Need to See This Week

Including a dare from Pringles for die-hard fans, a holiday spending forecast from Deloitte, Zillow's latest Rental Market Report and LG's new smart home accessories for Apple. NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ --…

New York and San Francisco Lead Multifamily CMBS Distress

AXIS-Y to Open Second Cheongdam Headquarters in May 2027

Within three years of moving into its current headquarters, the Korean beauty brand has acquired a second building, adding research, creative and retail space, and a workplace designed for the international team behin…

A new apartment complex is opening soon in this booming part of Manatee County

Cushman & Wakefield adds three to Chicago office leasing and capital markets teams

Travelers want AI to track room rates, not plan their itinerary

A Mews survey of 3,250 travelers finds guests accept AI for functional tasks like rate tracking but resist it for personal decisions, and prefer personalization built on data they knowingly shared.