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Labor Market Wobbles as Unemployment Hits Post-Pandemic High
The U.S. labor market’s struggles intensified in November, with unemployment climbing to its highest level since the pandemic’s end and job growth remaining...
Design in the Age of Disruption: Gensler’s 2026 Forecast Maps a Built Environment in Flux
As AI, climate shocks, and workplace upheaval collide, the world’s largest architecture firm says adaptability—not scale—will determine real estate winners The built environment...
Why CRE Experts Say the Looming $1.26 Trillion Debt Wall Can Be Scaled
By Kidder Mathews Roughly $1.26 trillion in commercial real estate loans are set to mature through 2027. Most originated in the mid-2010s, when rates averaged between...
High-Income Job Losses Dampen West Coast Housing Markets
Tech-driven metros face unprecedented employment headwinds as professional services shed workers The West Coast’s vaunted job engine is sputtering. From Seattle to San...
How Does Humanity Fit into an AI World?
By Hans Hansson, President of Starboard CRE Reflections from a Real Estate Convention and Beyond Introduction: An Unexpected Encounter in Nashville Last week...
BRIDGE Housing Bond Issue Exceeds Expectations, Raising $175MM to Accelerate Development and Acquisition of Affordable Housing
SAN FRANCISCO – BRIDGE Housing, the leading nonprofit affordable housing provider on the West Coast, has closed on $175 million in taxable general obligation...
Blackstone Surges Past Expectations as Real Estate Shows Signs of Life
Private equity giant posts 50 percent earnings jump on record inflows, signaling potential end to property market doldrums Blackstone Inc. delivered a resounding...
Prologis Rides E-Commerce Wave to Record Quarter, Eyes Data Center Gold Rush
The logistics real estate giant posted its strongest leasing quarter ever while pivoting to capitalize on AI’s insatiable appetite for power In a...
Factory-Built Housing: The Solution We’re Too Snobbish to Embrace
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) Here’s a riddle: What if I told you there’s a proven way to build homes...
The Pacific Recession: California, Washington, and Oregon Are America’s Economic Canaries in the Coal Mine
As the national economy teeters, the Pacific states are already feeling the pain of contraction and job losses The tech hubs and export...
When the Government Shuts Down, Hotels Feel the Pinch
Federal closures create ripple effects across commercial real estate, with Washington’s hospitality sector bearing the brunt The federal government shutdown may seem like...
Apartment Rent Surge Cools, Giving Fed Room to Maneuver on Interest Rates
Multifamily housing market shifts from inflation driver to potential policy relief as new supply wave dampens rent growth The Federal Reserve may have...
