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Earlytrade Raises $25MM to Deploy Agentic AI Across the Construction Payments Ecosystem
S3 Ventures & Brick & Mortar Ventures lead Series A as Earlytrade posts 7X US revenue growth; Scott Wolfe, founder of Levelset, joins...
Class A+ Office Occupancy Nears 2025 Peak as Kastle Barometer Climbs to 78.6 Percent
Trophy buildings push toward full reoccupation while the broader Kastle index logs its strongest peak day since early March, signaling a widening gap...
Sana’a Cafe Lands in Tacoma as Yemeni Coffee Chains Take Aim at Starbucks’ Home Turf
The Hayward, Calif.-based chain’s South Tacoma store is its only Pacific Northwest outpost — for now. With Haraz lining up Capitol Hill, Qamaria...
Sarah Smith Elevated to Partner at Seattle’s Best Practice Architecture
Seattle-based Best Practice Architecture has announced the promotion of Sarah Smith to partner, marking a new chapter for the firm as it enters...
AvalonBay and Equity Residential Forge $69B Apartment Titan in All-Stock Merger of Equals
The combination of the nation’s two largest multifamily REITs creates a 180,000-unit powerhouse with dominant positions in Los Angeles, New York and Greater...
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Covers Dividend Third Straight Quarter as Platform Pivots Toward Data Centers and Net Lease
The $19.7 billion CRE lender posted a GAAP net loss but distributable earnings cleared the dividend hurdle, signaling that a portfolio reset built...
Kilroy’s Seattle Portfolio Holds Steady at 79.3% Occupancy as REIT Posts Best Q1 Leasing Since 2017
Puget Sound holdings outperform the broader Seattle office market as Eastside and AI-driven leasing activity reshapes the region; Kilroy lifts 2026 FFO guidance...
Seattle Coworking Footprint Climbs to 3.41MM SQFT, Holds 13th Spot Nationally
The Emerald City added six new flexible workspace locations in Q1 2026, lifting average space size above the national benchmark as meeting room...
Macerich Bets $140MM NOI Lift on Anchor Overhaul and Gen Z-Driven Merchandising Strategy
The Santa Monica-based mall REIT is executing a two-year repositioning that has pushed leasing volume up 85 percent and committed replacements for all...
Bay Area Swallows Q1 Venture Capital as Seattle and Los Angeles Fall Further Behind
OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI concentrate $221.1 billion in Northern California while Southern California and the Pacific Northwest scrape single-digit billions in a market...
AI Set to Flatten Office Job Growth Through 2030, Pushing U.S. Vacancy to 21.5%, Newmark Finds
A new Newmark research report forecasts that artificial intelligence will moderate office-using employment to near-zero growth over the next five years, reshaping demand...
Carmel Partners Closes Fund 9 at $1.35 Billion
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2026 – Carmel Partners (“Carmel”) announced today the final close of Carmel Partners Investment Fund 9, its U.S. multifamily real estate value...
