Ernesta Opens Mill Valley Showroom, Bringing Custom-Size Rugs to Marin County
Why this matters
Retail has become a quiet outperformer. A decade of effectively zero new development has left necessity-driven, grocery-anchored, and Sun Belt strip product with negligible vacancy and re-leasing spreads in the high single digits. Cap rates have compressed in step, and the bid for stabilized portfolios is again broad across REITs, pension funds, and institutional core-plus capital. New York continues to bifurcate sharply: trophy office leasing at record rents, commodity Class B in conversion discussions or court-supervised processes. Rent-stabilized multifamily remains supply-constrained and tightly held. The asset class has effectively rerated as a defensive yield trade rather than a secularly challenged sector.
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The brand's latest retail space marks its first Northern California location, bringing brick-and-mortar presence to the Bay Area NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernesta, the leading retailer of custom-sized rug…
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