October 2026

Lawsuit claims owner of Bronzeville apartment complex blocked investor’s exit

Medline plans 800,000-sq-ft distribution center in Michigan

FedEx plans $55 million Cypress distribution center, adding to its local footprint

Medline to build Midwestern network with new 800,000-square-foot facility in Van Buren Township, Mich.

State-of-the-art facility planned to reinforce Medline's supply chain resilience in Michigan NORTHFIELD, Ill., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline (Nasdaq: MDLN), the largest provider of medical-surgical products an…

41-unit apartment complex planned in Bay View - BizTimes

EQT Clinches San Francisco’s Stockbridge in Deal Worth Up to $550MM, Absorbing $16.5B in Fee-Earning Real Estate AUM

Swedish investment giant EQT AB has agreed to buy San Francisco-based Stockbridge for $375 million in cash plus up to $175 million in performance earnouts, folding a 23-year-old U.S. manager with $27 billion in gross…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) has announced Healthcare Loan Sale 2027-1 (“HLS 2027-1”), a sealed bid auction scheduled for November 17, 2026

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HUD will offer eleven (11) due and payable Secretary-held Section 232 healthcare mortgage loans with a combined unpaid principal balance of approximately $56 million. Each loa…

A Year of F&B Revenue in Just Two Months: Garden City Hotel's Success Story With Canary

Garden City Hotel generated $14K in F&B mobile ordering revenue in two months, matching a full year on its prior platform, after deploying Canary Technologies across its digital guest journey.

Holt Lunsford enters Alliance submarket with 500K sf industrial park

HR&A Advisors Adds Former Biden White House Aide David Eichenthal to Sharpen Public Budget Practice

HR&A Advisors has brought on David Eichenthal, a veteran of the Biden White House, the U.S. Treasury and city finance offices from New York to Chattanooga, as a senior advisor focused on public sector budgeting at a m…

Manhattan office availability nears 2019 levels as AI firms, banks and law firms pile in

Downtown Fresno commercial property listed for $2.9M

X-Golf Hilton Head Celebrates Grand Reopening Under X‑Golf America Ownership

Free hourly closest-to-the-pin and longest-drive contests kick off Friday, Oct. 23, at noon, alongside upgraded simulators, a refreshed menu and national league play. BLUFFTON, S.C., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Go…

IPA Brokers $205M Student Housing Sale to JV of Coastal Ridge, Brookfield

Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, closed the sale of The Grad San Jose, a 260-unit, 1,035-bed, purpose-built student housing asset near San Jose State University, where enrollmen…

New American Funding adds Mullinix Mortgage Group

Mullinix ranked No. 32 on HousingWire’s Top Purchase Originators list with $197.2 million across 355 units

CarbonAI Raises $12 Million Led By Cowboy Ventures For AI-Powered Commercial Real Estate Lending

FedEx plans a $55 million distribution center in Cypress

Deloitte’s Brian Ruben & Kevin Richards on Key Elements of REIT Board Effectiveness

Image Ruben and Richards highlighted the critical role of boards today, focusing on capital allocation, risk management, and strategic planning.

Did mortgage rates just peak or is this some bond market madness?

In the last 48 hours, we got two very hot inflation reports, positive retail sales, rising oil prices and historically low jobless claims

What persistently high bond yields could mean for the commercial mortgage market

Florida People & Companies, October 16, 2026

CBRE named Greg Kuhlman Market Leader and Senior Managing Director for Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Based in Miami, Kuhlman will oversee CBRE’s business across the Miami and Fort Lauderdale markets. Kuhlman brings more…

Mahama Cuts Sod for 1,238-Acre Afienya Industrial Park

Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of October 16, 2026

JLL announced that Vice Chairman K yle Kamin , Vice Chairman Dan Lyne , Executive Vice President Jon Milonas , Senior Vice President Brandon Green , Senior Vice President Abigail McFadyen , and Director of Transaction…

BXP Sells Minority Stake in $2B 343 Madison Ave. Development

BXP has closed the sale of a 10.6% equity interest in the development of 343 Madison Ave. in Midtown Manhattan to AVRS Partners, a New York-based real estate investment firm. Terms were not disclosed; the 46-story off…

Model/Z Closes $32 Million Tax Credit Transaction to Unlock Financing for Modular Affordable Housing

Innovative New Markets Tax Credit financing addresses a longstanding challenge in modular construction, enabling developers to finance factory-built housing earlier and helping Model/Z scale production to meet growing…

Walton Global Sells 110 Residential Lots in Virginia to D.R. Horton

Walton Global announced the sale of approximately 48 acres comprising 110 residential lots in the Ladysmith Village master-planned community located in Ruther Glen, Virginia, to land developer S7 Real Estate, who plan…

Investor Duo Trades San Antonio Hotel for $41M

Tennenbaum Capital Group Real Estate’s Sunrise Realty Trust and Southern Realty Trust sold the 162-key luxury Thompson San Antonio hotel for $41 million. Commercial Search reports that The Loren Group acquired the pre…

National Real Estate Advisors Celebrates Grand Opening of Dupont Circle Housing Project

National Real Estate Advisors celebrated the grand opening of Aviator House, a former office building transformed into 157 residences, including 15 affordable units, in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood. T…

Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino joins Better’s board

Appointment follows proxy fight that restored Vishal Garg’s influence

VanTrust Real Estate Sells Newly Built Ohio Industrial Facility to Realty Income

JLL announced the sale of New Albany Tech Park 300, a 300,400-square-foot industrial distribution center located at 12550 Jug St. in New Albany, Ohio. JLL represented the seller, VanTrust Real Estate , in the transact…

Newmark Advises on Sale, Financing of Redmond Offices

Newmark assisted KBS with the sale of Offices at Riverpark, a 107,029-square-foot office and medical office building located at 15809 Bear Creek Parkway in downtown Redmond, Washington. Newmark Co-Head of U.S. Capital…

Sandbox VR to Open First New York City Location in Times Square, Marking 100th Location Milestone

Opening October 23, the 10,324-square-foot Manhattan venue will feature six private VR rooms, two party rooms, and a bar NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandbox VR, the world's premier destination for location…

Harris Health Adding $150M Cancer Center in NE Houston

Harris Health⁠ is moving forward with a new cancer center at the John M. O’Quinn Hospital in NE Houston. The freestanding cancer center will open in 2029, after the opening of the new O’Quinn Hospital. The total proje…

Colorado Federal Bank Lends $23M for Brooklyn Apartments at Former Event Space

Double U Development has sealed $23 million of construction financing to transform a former Brooklyn music and wedding venue into apartments, Commercial Observer has learned. Colorado Federal Bank supplied the loan fo…

Lawsuits Filed Against Town Of Babylon Seeks To Stop Wyandanch Industrial Park Project

EQT Real Estate Acquires $16B Alternatives Investment Firm Stockbridge for $375M

EQT Real Estate , the commercial real estate subsidiary of Swedish private equity giant EQT AB , announced Thursday that it has acquired Stockbridge , a U.S. real estate investment firm with $16.5 billion in assets, f…

CBRE Arranges $40M Sale of 178-Unit MF in Downtown Portland

CBRE announced the sale of 10th @ Hoyt, a 178-unit multifamily community with approximately 13,461 square feet of ground-floor retail space located at 925 NW Hoyt St. in Portland, Oregon, for $40.4 million. CBRE&#8217…

Another new tenant slated for an Alamo Heights area shopping center

Hines Acquires Bishop Arts Multifamily Portfolio, Retail

JLL Capital Markets arranged the sale of the Bishop Arts retail and multifamily portfolio, a collection of four Class A multifamily properties and 40,747 square feet of premier retail along North Bishop Ave. in Dallas…

Sustainability Innovation Equals Improved Building Performance: Forum

Watch the full video recap here. Commercial real estate executives have made the case for the practicality of implementing sustainability in their portfolios beyond just societal expectations. Commercial Observer on W…

CREDA Sentiment Index Declines on Interest Rates, Construction Costs

The Commercial Real Estate Development Association (CREDA) said Thursday that its CRE Sentiment Index for Fall 2026 declined to 48 from 52 six months earlier. The latest reading, based on a survey of 401 respondents c…

Chicago-Based Pearlmark Closes on Senior Mortgage Loan for North Carolina MF

Chicago-based Pearlmark closed on a $19.9 million debt investment to finance the acquisition of The Bridges of Cabarrus, a garden-style multifamily community comprising 144 units across seven three-story buildings in…

The real reason teams outperform solo agents: someone always answers

NAR reported median 2025 production of 9 sides for individual agents versus 32 for team-based agents, alongside major coverage differences

Flair Vacations Selects IBS Software To Connect Its New Vacation Business To Hotel Room Supply

EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Flair Vacations LP, the newly launched vacation package business of Canadian carrier Flair Airlines, has signed a distribution agreement with IBS Software, a leading AI…

Logistics Property Company Acquires $58M Romeoville Property

Logistics Property Company, LLC has closed on a 716,318-square-foot building in Romeoville, Illinois. Situated on 34.4 acres in Chicago’s I-55 corridor, the fully leased property features cross-dock loading, 30-foot c…

PenFed Credit Union Named the Official National Credit Union of Texas A&M Athletics

The partnership unites two organizations with a shared commitment to service COLLEGE STATION, Texas and TYSONS, Va., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas A&M Athletics and Aggie Sports Enterprises, a property of Playfl…

NRMLA asks DC Council to expand reverse mortgage fee exemption

Trade group cites TILA and Regulation Z, says exemption should cover proprietary products available to borrowers under 62

Altus Group (TSX:AIF): Software Growth and Buybacks Put Commercial Property Data in Focus

Sierra Ridge Pays $31M for Phoenix Warehouse

Newmark arranged the $31 million sale of 3137 East Elwood Street, a 123,032-square-foot industrial building situated on approximately 9.8 acres in Phoenix’s Southbank Business Park, to Sierra Ridge Capital. The…

EagleBank Appoints Cesar Escamilla to Lead Commercial Real Estate Strategic Growth