Northern California
Apartment Titans AvalonBay and Equity Residential Eye $50B Merger That Could Redraw US Rental Map
The two largest US apartment REITs are in early-stage talks on a combination that would create a roughly 200,000-unit landlord and reignite REIT...
Essex Signals Seattle Apartment Market Poised to Close the Gap with the Bay Area
The West Coast multifamily giant points to dwindling supply, fresh office expansions and improving April leasing data as evidence Seattle’s recovery is underway....
D.R. Horton Cuts Forecast as Affordability Bites Into Q2 Margins
America Builder’s $7.6 billion quarter showed disciplined execution, but Northwest closings tumbled 19 percent and gross margins compressed under the weight of elevated...
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...
Sekisui House U.S. CEO Maps National Expansion for Japan’s SHAWOOD Brand, Backed by 50-Year Business Plan
David Viger, the former Richmond American executive now leading Sekisui House’s combined U.S. operations, says the company’s earthquake-resistant, precision-engineered homes are headed to...
The Morning After and How The Cycle Turned While You Were Sleeping
After two years of paralysis, capital is clearing its throat and deal volume is stirring — but this cycle rewards scalpels, not sledgehammers....
Essex Property Trust Reports 3.1% Revenue Growth in Seattle Metro as Supply Pressures Ease
West Coast apartment REIT posts solid Pacific Northwest results despite regional occupancy dip, projects strengthening market conditions ahead Essex Property Trust’s Seattle metro...
3D Printed Houses and Other Fairy Tales
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The prophecy was always that technology would save us. And here we are in 2026,...
Hudson Pacific Properties Slashes Q4 Outlook After Major Asset Sale
Hudson Pacific Properties lowered its fourth-quarter earnings forecast as the real estate investment trust grapples with falling occupancy and the offloading of a...
Multifamily and Housing Markets Faces “Moderate” 2026 After Turbulent Year, John Burns Warns
Industry veteran predicts muted growth ahead as affordability crisis deepens and fundamental market dynamics shift The U.S. housing market will limp through 2026...
Pacific Northwest Apartment Market Shows Resilience as AvalonBay Reshuffles Portfolio
Seattle-area properties deliver solid rent growth while REIT executes strategic asset swaps AvalonBay Communities’ Pacific Northwest portfolio posted one of the stronger performances...
Pacific Northwest Venture Scene Struggles as Capital Flows to Bay Area AI Giants
Seattle and Portland startups face toughest fundraising climate in years while California captures 57 percent of US deals The Pacific Northwest’s venture capital...
