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US Public Pension Funds Deploy Over $4.7 Billion in Real Estate and Infrastructure Commitments
CalSTRS leads a wave of capital deployment as major retirement systems target industrial, multifamily, and value-add strategies heading into 2026. A string of...
Compass Quantifies $20MM in AI Savings, Setting a New Template for How Real Estate Talks to Wall Street
Following a record fourth quarter and the close of its Anywhere acquisition, Compass has turned vague AI promises into measurable margin expansion—and the...
McKinsey: Agentic AI Could Unlock Up to $550 Billion in Global Real Estate Value
A new report urges industry leaders to move beyond isolated AI pilots and instead redesign entire operational domains around human-agent collaboration. A March...
Public Storage and Welltower Forge Landmark Cross-Sector AI Partnership, Rewriting the REIT Playbook
The two S&P 500 REITs will cross-license proprietary data science models for capital allocation and operations, signaling a new era for technology-driven real...
Portland City Council Unanimously Approves Zoning Map Changes on 19 Nonprofit-Owned Sites to Accelerate Affordable Housing
The Affordable Housing Opportunities Project removes zoning barriers on properties owned by public agencies and nonprofit housing providers, arriving amid a sharp decline...
Fusion Academy Leases 9,500-SQFT Suite at Bellevue’s Lincoln Plaza, Expanding Washington Footprint with Second Campus
Michigan-based private school chain becomes the latest educational institution to repurpose vacant Eastside office space amid rising private school enrollment and persistently elevated...
Wells Fargo Economists Signal Disinflation Progress Is Stalling as February CPI Looms
Rising energy costs, tariff pass-through, and sticky shelter inflation are expected to keep consumer prices advancing at a pace well above the Federal...
Wells Fargo Forecasts Modest Housing Recovery in 2026, but Affordability Remains at Historic Lows
A new Wells Fargo Economics report projects incremental gains in home sales and price appreciation, even as the national home price-to-income ratio remains...
Steel Peak Properties and Tarsadia Investments Target $500MM IOS Portfolio Across Western U.S.
The Encinitas-based firm, founded just two years ago by former brokers, has already acquired 11 properties and is now scaling rapidly with institutional...
Amazon’s Empty Chairs
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) To put the size of Amazon’s office downsizing in perspective, one of its...
Puget Sound Region Secures $8.4MM in Federal Transit Funding for FIFA World Cup 2026 at Lumen Field
Sound Transit, King County Metro, and Washington State Ferries to coordinate multimodal strategy as Seattle prepares to welcome an estimated 750,000 visitors this...
U.S. Manufacturing Holds Expansion Streak as Prices Paid Surge on Steel, Aluminum, and Tariff Pressures
The ISM manufacturing index posted back-to-back expansionary readings for only the second time since 2022 U.S. manufacturing activity remained in expansion territory for...
