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Build-for-Rent Housing Emerges as Popular Product Type Amidst Housing Shortages, High Demand
By Meghan Hall The single-family rental (SFR) space has been part of the real estate landscape for decades, with tenants historically renting from...
Report: Retail Assets in Suburban Locations Mostly Holding Steady as Sector Looks to Weather Current Coronavirus Wave
By Meghan Hall Since the pandemic began nearly nine months ago, all eyes have been on the retail sector and the industry’s real...
“The Kilroy Stars”, a New Constellation of Light Sculptures, Will Appear Along the West Coast to Inspire Hope for the New Year
Four Pop-Up Installations Will Illuminate Cityscapes of San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego and Los Angeles LOS ANGELES--The Kilroy Stars, a series of light...
Starcity Acquires Ollie as Co-Living Industry Faces Critical Juncture
By Meghan Hall The future of urban housing and high-density residential development has come under the magnifying glass this year as the current...
Rubicon Point Partners Targets $250MM Capital Raise for Commingled Fund to Invest in Bay Area and Pacific Northwest
By Jon Peterson San Francisco-based Rubicon Point Partners is now out in the market raising capital for its commingled fund known as Rubicon First...
New Blackstone Life Science Fund Has Nearly 1/4 of Its Properties in San Francisco & Seattle
By Jon Peterson New York City-based Blackstone is now marketing its Blackstone BioMed Life Science Real Estate fund to investors. The portfolio in this...
Experts Have High Hopes for Tech-Centric Markets—But Only in a True Post-COVID-19 World
By Meghan Hall 2020 started off as a bright year for the tech industry and tech-centric markets such as San Francisco and Seattle....
Life Science Industry Comes into its Own, Transforms from “Once Volatile” to Resilient Sector
By Meghan Hall Over the course of the past market cycle, the life science sector has blossomed, changing from what was once viewed...
Blackstone Raises $7.5B for New Life Science Fund, Will Target Seattle
By Jon Peterson New York City-based Blackstone has raised $7.5 billion of equity capital for its new life science office perpetual commingled fund, as...
At Long Last, A Truly Final 2021 Energy Code
By Lauren Urbanek It’s been a long time coming, but we now have a final 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for new...
77 Percent of Metros Post Double-Digit Annual Home Price Gains in Q3 2020
Profit Margins Hit New Highs Even as Coronavirus Pandemic Damages National Economy; Margins Increase in Almost 90 Percent of Markets Across Nation; Median...
Report: Recovery for North American Construction Industry is an “Alphabet Soup of Possibilities”
By Meghan Hall The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the construction industry was immediate; construction sites were forced to close due to...
