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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 20,092-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The space is located within Building 2 at McKinney Trade Center. Brett Lewis and Taylor Stell of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Blount Fine Foods Corp., in the lease…
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hawk Logistics has signed a 26,707-square-foot industrial lease in East Fort Worth. The space is located within Building 1 of the Riverbend East development. Tomas Wilson, Alex Wilson and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Steve Trese and Brian…
Newmark has arranged the $132 million sale of the Featherstone Industrial Portfolio, a 13-building, 734,606-square-foot industrial portfolio in Woodbridge, Virginia, approximately 23 miles south of Washington, D.C. Senior Managing Director Ben McCarty, Executive Managing Directors Cris Abramson and Will Bradley,…

The local industrial market has remained stable amid economic uncertainty, but experts speaking at Bisnow’s Denver Industrial Outlook said population growth is needed to make Denver a top-tier market. “The No. 1 thing that has to change is population...

The Federal Reserve is growing increasingly worried about inflation.

Back-to-back blazes in Los Angeles and Chicago have highlighted how today’s bigger, more technologically advanced warehouses, especially those outfitted for cold storage, are at greater risk for fire. Developers are racing to build larger, more centralized...

SEATTLE — Goodman Real Estate has sold two metro Seattle properties for a combined total of $172 million. CBRE’s Eli Hanacek, Kyle Yamamoto and Natalie Kasper represented the Seattle-based seller… The post Goodman Real Estate Sells Two Metro Seattle Assets for $172M appeared first on Multifamily & Affordable…
Fitch Ratings issued a presale on a securitization involving EQT Trust 2026-IND1.
Cushman & Wakefield facilitated a logistics tenant placement for GDB Logistics in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.49% in June 2026, up 8 basis points from May and 44 basis points since late February, while the 15-year rate averaged 5.82%, driven by market pricing of potential Federal Reserve rate hikes due to persistent inflation and a resilient labor market. The 10-year Treasury yield averaged 4.48% in June but eased later in the month to around 4.44% following a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement that temporarily reopened the Strait of Hormuz for commercial shipping.

Today, I am proud to announce a pivotal moment in our association’s history: We are now the Commercial Real Estate Development Association (CREDA). This change goes far beyond a name change; it signifies a clear statement about what our association stands for, who we serve and where we are headed.

BGO announced the acquisition of Heritage West, a newly constructed Class A industrial portfolio totaling 299,520 square feet in Katy, Texas, completed in 2026 and consisting of two buildings with 32-foot and 36-foot clear heights that were 100% preleased at closing. The acquisition was completed through a joint venture with Harbor Capital and represents the third acquisition for BGO Industrial Strategies II, positioning the portfolio to serve Houston's distribution networks with access to Interstate 10 and the Port of Houston.

Like other legislatures around the United States, the New York State Legislature spent the first half of this year considering policy on controversial topics that affect commercial real estate development. When both chambers adjourned their 2026 legislative session in early June, two bills they had passed…

BGO chief economist Ryan Severino argues weak job growth does not automatically signal recession.

In a recent episode of NAIOP’s Inside CRE podcast, NAIOP President and CEO Marc Selvitelli, CAE, spoke with Leo Addimando, managing partner and cofounder of Alterra Property Group, about the evolution of Industrial Outdoor Storage from an under-the-radar property type into one of commercial real estate's…

OVERVIEW 10-Year, 16,125 RSF Lease of Functionally Obsolete School Building Religious non-profit owner in the San Francisco Bay Area Lee & Associates represented the owner-landlord For more information regarding this case study, please contact: DAVID KLEIN Executive Vice President | Managing Principal (415)…

January 27, 2026 (GAINESVILLE, FL) – Lee & Associates, the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm in North America, announces the opening of a new office in Gainesville, FL, led by Dan Drotos as founding President and Managing Principal. The office will specialize in office, industrial, land, and retail…

September 23, 2025 (NEW ORLEANS, LA) – Lee & Associates, the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm in North America, announces the opening of an office in New Orleans, Louisiana. The office will specialize in Office, Industrial, Retail, Self-Storage, and Land. Evan Scroggs, SIOR, CCIM, President and…

OVERVIEW 45,035 SF Sale-Leaseback of Converted Warehouse to Social Service Center Catholic Charities of the East Bay ("CCEB") is the seller-tenant LEC Advisors is the buyer-landlord For more information regarding this case study, please contact: DAVID KLEIN Executive Vice President | Managing Principal O (415)…

OVERVIEW 24-Unit Apartment with Views of Lake Union Sale Price: $8M Current Cap Rate: 3.66% Represented Seller & Buyer “Candice, Dea and team Lee & Associates did an excellent job keeping the transaction on track. They were great at problem solving, tracking down information and ensuring effective communications…

OVERVIEW 21-Unit Apartment in Lower Queen Anne Sale Price: $7.3M Current Cap Rate: 4.23% Represented Seller & Buyer Coordinated 1031 Exchanges for both parties For more information regarding this case study, please contact: CANDICE CHEVAILLER Principal O: (206) 773-2694 cchevaillier@lee-associates.com DANIEL LIM…

OVERVIEW True Mixed-Use building with 17 apartments, office, retail and restaurant Quarter Block in Fremont Sale Price: $17,415,000 Loan Assumption For more information regarding this case study, please contact: CANDICE CHEVAILLIER, CCIM Principal O (206) 773-2694 cchevaillier@lee-associates.com DANIEL LIM Senior…

OVERVIEW 14 tours, 40 signed CA 21-Unit with views of Salmon Bay & Olympic Mountains Sale Price: $4.85M Current Cap Rate: 4.93% Represented Seller & Buyer For more information regarding this case study, please contact: CANDICE CHEVAILLIER, CCIM Principal O (206) 773-2694 cchevaillier@lee-associates.com DANIEL LIM…
EQT Real Estate sold a six-building, 954,072 sq ft industrial portfolio across metro Indianapolis (90% leased to 10 tenants) to Wisconsin-based MLG Capital, brokered by Colliers; the price was not disclosed.
PROREIT agreed to acquire two industrial portfolios for an aggregate $136.8 million: 13 properties in Quebec City (613,000 sq ft, $112.8m) and four in Winnipeg (160,000 sq ft, $24m), from undisclosed vendors, growing its total portfolio to 122 properties and $1.2 billion in assets.
Putprop sold its 50% stake in Mamelodi Square retail centre (R148m) and the Dobsonville industrial property (R20m) to co-owner Exemplar REITail for R168 million total, bringing Exemplar to full ownership of Mamelodi Square.

Aldar acquired two built-to-suit logistics facilities in KEZAD -- Noon's UAE e-commerce fulfilment centre and an Emtelle fibre-optics factory, totalling 136,000+ sqm -- from AD Ports Group for Dh570 million ($155.2 million).
Astra Property acquired an 83.67% stake in Mega Manunggal Property (MMP), owner of 13 large-format warehouses across Java (546,000 sqm NLA) plus Greater Jakarta/Surabaya development land, for IDR3.35 trillion (~$202 million), with a mandatory tender offer to follow for the remaining shares.

Proceeds used to repay the Trust's revolving credit facility and its maturing 3.968% Series E debentures.

REIT-level unsecured term loan refinancing, not tied to a single property.

Second CIB Building Retrofits Initiative loan to Dream Industrial (first was 2022).
Singapore-domiciled REIT (SGX-listed), Australian asset — tagged both markets. Syndicated unsecured facility agreement; no SGX filing number surfaced this pass.
Sustainability-linked pricing mechanism disclosed but the margin/rate itself was not.

M&G Real Estate acquired a 49.9% interest in Stockland's Coopers Paddock (Sydney) and Willawong Distribution Centre (Brisbane) logistics assets for US$315 million (A$438 million).

ESR-REIT acquired five logistics assets across Keysborough, Truganina and Derrimut, Melbourne, from Frasers Property Industrial for A$288.6 million ($276.8 million net), a 20.5-hectare, 122,411 sqm portfolio at a blended 5.5% initial yield.
Logistics-focused REIT Zagros Renda (GGRC11) agreed to acquire an under-construction warehouse in the Camacari Industrial Park, Bahia, for R$150 million and a 39.25% stake in a Sao Paulo logistics condominium for R$121.25 million, totalling R$271.3 million.
Goodman Group bought out Washington H. Soul Pattinson's stake in a 1.3 million sqm Sydney/Brisbane industrial portfolio for A$2.65 billion, including 25 stabilised logistics assets and a development pipeline at Oakdale and Rochdale.
LPA sold 100% of Parque Logistico Lima Sur, a 1.3m sq ft logistics park in Lima, Peru, to FIBRA Prime for US$145 million, netting LPA US$85 million after debt repayment.

Fibra Mty completed a tender offer for more than 80% of Fibra Macquarie's outstanding CBFIs, worth approximately US$1.7 billion, forming a combined platform with about US$6.5 billion in consolidated assets.

FIBRA Prologis acquired a 590,000 sq ft industrial building in the Toluca submarket of Greater Mexico City for US$94 million, fully leased in dollars to a global e-commerce tenant.
Mapletree Logistics Trust acquired a newly completed, freehold Grade A warehouse in Bhiwandi, Mumbai for INR3,888 million (~S$53.6m), fully leased to two listed online grocery-delivery companies.

The Bank of Canada held the overnight rate at 2.25 per cent; a higher-for-longer rate environment is curbing commercial real estate investment momentum.

June 2026 brief: job growth defies constraints as employers added 176,000 roles, supporting rental demand and consumer spending across commercial property types.

June 2026 brief: industrial demand is set to rise as a manufacturing recovery broadens, with output up 4.2 per cent month-over-month across most subsectors.
The key reports this week are December CPI, Existing Home Sales and November Retail Sales. Also, New Home Sales for September and October will be released. For manufacturing, the December Industrial Production report and the January New York and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys will be released. …
Heitman announced the final close of Heitman Value Partners Fund VI with 2.6 billion dollars in commitments, providing roughly 6.55 billion dollars of dealmaking capital across medical office, student housing, senior housing, self storage, multifamily and industrial assets.

Barings outlines plans to deploy approximately 2 billion euros of equity capital into Europe's next real estate cycle, focusing on residential and logistics where fundamentals remain strong.