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Bank Real Estate Credit Since 2019: Where Balances Grew, and by How Much

CRE Strategies Could Help Preserve Value in Life Sciences Mergers & Acquisitions

While pharmaceutical companies acquire sponsor-backed biotech companies, corporate real estate teams are becoming more responsible for preserving the value of those deals, according to a new CBRE insight. Even as acquired biotech firms tend to have smaller real estate footprints and leaner workforces, they become…

Life Sciences Employers Consider Areas Beyond Established Biopharm Hubs

In the labor market, life sciences hubs continue to rely on talent to drive innovation. According to Cushman & Wakefield’s 2026 Life Sciences Labor Dynamics Across Key U.S. Markets report, labor is also essential for site selection. Report authors Sandy Romero (Head of Office & Alternatives) and Maggie Tillotson…

How We Automated Four Workflows and Cut Payroll 20%: An Operator’s Playbook

Leading property management firms are using AI to transform workflows, cut payroll by 20%, and boost leasing, maintenance, and renewals. The post How We Automated Four Workflows and Cut Payroll 20%: An Operator’s Playbook appeared first on Propmodo . ]]>

KLNB Represents Chinese Restaurant Concept in National Harbor Lease

KLNB announced that restaurant brand Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao has opened its new location at 180 American Way in National Harbor. KLNB Principal Josh Weiner represented Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao in securing the lease, in collaboration with Jerry Johnson of Bennett Williams Retail, who served as co-broker and master…

CMBS Special Servicing Rate Reverses May’s Monthly Decline

The Trepp CMBS special servicing rate increased by 34 basis points in June to 11.20%, reversing May’s decline. Special servicing rates increased in four of the six major property types in June, reported Trepp. Lodging posted the largest increase, rising 44 bps to 8.89%, and office climbed 36 bps to 17.11%, also led…

Mamdani Administration Releases 'Rental Ripoff' Reforms For Increased Landlord Enforcement

Mayor Zohran Mamdani released the highly anticipated findings from his administration’s “Rental Ripoff” hearings on Thursday and laid out a list of ways that the city plans to target landlords it says are operating housing in bad faith. The series...

Return to Lender: Week of July 16, 2026

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AI Infrastructure Manufacturer Building 400K SF Projects In Pearland

Applied Optoelectronics Inc. began construction on two adjacent projects in Pearland that will add nearly 400K SF of manufacturing capacity.

Self-Storage REITs with Doug Ticus – July 2026

🎙️ Self-Storage REITs: Resilient by Design, Evolving by Necessity: New Insights from Capright’s On the Spot with Doug Ticus The self-storage sector has long been The post Self-Storage REITs with Doug Ticus – July 2026 appeared first on Capright . ]]>

CompStat: 18.5% Rent Growth, a 24.4% Industrial Drop, and Easing Retail Concessions

Three Numbers to Know This Week: Economic News/Updates Tariffs and Trade: Labor Market Conditions: Consumer Sentiment and Inflation: State of […] The post CompStat: 18.5% Rent Growth, a 24.4% Industrial Drop, and Easing Retail Concessions appeared first on CompStak . ]]>

Multifamily Market Sees Strongest Demand Since Mid-2024 As Asking Rents Dip

National multifamily net absorption reached its fifth-highest quarterly total in nearly 25 years, even as median asking rents continued to decline.

Meridian Arranges $186M Financing for Asbury Park Condo Project

Meridian Capital Group arranged $186,000,000 in construction financing for Lido Oceanfront Residences, a new luxury condominium development located at 1201 Ocean Ave. N. in Asbury Park, NJ, on behalf of Inspired by Somerset Development. The loan was provided by Madison Realty Capital and was arranged by Meridian’s…

U.S. Industrial Market Tightens as New Deliveries Diminish

U.S. industrial real estate continued to strengthen in 2026’s second quarter as demand and supply were in balance, pushing the national vacancy rate below 7% while leasing activity reached its highest level since mid-2022, Cushman & Wakefield said in its latest report. Year-to-date, occupiers have absorbed 113.6…

Transamerica Pyramid Center Scores Leasing Success Under New Ownership

YODA PLC announced the completion of more than 113,000 square feet of new leasing activity at Transamerica Pyramid Center. The seven transactions have been completed since the beginning of 2026, including five since YODA acquired the redeveloped property in March from a SHVO-led ownership group. “The leasing…

Pending Home Sales Slip Amid Stubbornly High Housing Costs, Economic Uncertainty

Would-be sellers backed off, too, with new listings falling to their lowest level since the start of 2026. U.S. pending home sales fell 2.2% week over week during the four weeks ending July 12, the first decline in a month. Some house hunters backed off due to stubbornly high housing costs. The weekly average…

Des Moines at the Midpoint: Demand Is Real, Space Is the Variable

By Aaron Hyde and Justin Lossner, JLL Regional markets like Des Moines are no longer waiting their turn. Retailers and office users that once bypassed mid-sized metros for coastal or high-growth markets are compressing their timelines and arriving here ahead of schedule. Heading into the second half of 2026, that…

Q&A: Truebeck’s Mass Timber Parking Study Tackles Durability, Carbon Reduction and Cost Head-On

A study with WRNS Studio, Holmes, Stantec and Walker Consultants argues concrete’s default building type has the most room to cut carbon — and could one day convert into housing. Truebeck Construction has spent the past year testing an unglamorous but carbon-heavy building type against an unconventional material,…

Capital Arrives in the Sunbelt for the Right Multifamily Deals

For the past two years, the multifamily market in the Sunbelt states has struggled with record unit deliveries, rising interest rates and softening rent growth. While those factors remain in play, many investors are starting to see opportunities amid supply overhang and sluggish rent growth. Rather than avoiding…

CRED iQ Appoints Liam Mulcahy as Senior Product Manager, CRE Data & Applied AI

New Housing Law Pushes Institutional Landlords Toward Build-to-Rent

New federal law bans large investors from buying existing homes, pushing capital toward build-to-rent as institutions begin selling scattered-site portfolios. The post New Housing Law Pushes Institutional Landlords Toward Build-to-Rent appeared first on Propmodo . ]]>

Wellpointe Plans $2B Affordable Senior Living Complex in Warner Center

Wellpointe Inc. unveiled plans for Viva L.A. at Warner Center, a four-phase, 100% affordable senior housing community at 6400 Canoga Ave. in Warner Center’s downtown district. The development represents a total estimated investment of $2 billion at the 4.71-acre Woodland Hills site that a Wellpointe…

Builder Sentiment Stays Weak as Affordability Concerns Persist

This is a report published by NAHB's Eye on Housing in July 2026 examining builder sentiment at the national level, with a focus on homebuilders and economic conditions, particularly regarding affordability concerns.

Pending Home Sales Plunge to Near-Record Low in the Data, Hit Low in the West. Since then, Mortgage Rates Rose Further

This is a news article published by Wolf Street in July 2026 reporting on pending home sales data, noting a decline to near-record lows nationally with particular weakness in the West region, in the context of rising mortgage rates.

Budget Reconciliation 3.0: Another Legislative Push Before the Election

Congressional Republicans are pursuing a third budget reconciliation bill before the midterm elections to fund defense priorities and potentially advance election-security measures, using reconciliation to bypass the Senate filibuster. ]]>

The home search landscape is changing. If you’re not on Redfin, you may be missing homes for sale.

Traditionally, most homes for sale appear on all the major real estate portals the day they list. While this gives the home maximum visibility on day one, it also puts pressure on sellers to nail a one-shot listing—or risk making a bad first impression. But now many sellers also have a new option: a soft-launch,…

JLL Inks Heritage Plaza Leasing Deal

JLL has recently been selected as the exclusive leasing team for Heritage Plaza. The 1.15 million-square-foot, 51-story property is located at 1111 Bagby Street JLL’s Jon Dutton, Tyler Garrett, and Paul Frazier will lead leasing efforts on behalf of Brookfield Properties and AEW Capital Management. Heritage Plaza…

Ziegler Arranges $304M Tax-Exempt Bond for Groton Senior Living Expansion

Specialty investment bank Ziegler has closed on Fairview’s Vista Point Project, one of the largest senior living tax-exempt bond transactions to date in the state of Connecticut. The $304-million financing will be used to fund construction of the project, repay all outstanding indebtedness of the organization,…

Pay Seniors Housing Operators What They’re Worth, Industry Executive Urges Owners, Investors

By Matt Valley At least half of all seniors housing operating companies don’t make a nickel off the management of their buildings, says Jerry Frumm, vice chairman of Senior Lifestyle,… The post Pay Seniors Housing Operators What They’re Worth, Industry Executive Urges Owners, Investors appeared first on Seniors…

Producer Price Inflation beyond Energy: “Core” PPI Accelerates to 4.7%, Services PPI to 4.6%. Lots of Inflation Going on in Here

This is an economic update published by Wolf Street on July 15, 2026, reporting on producer price inflation metrics, specifically noting core PPI at 4.7% and services PPI at 4.6%.

Affordable, Inland College Towns Buck National Trends, Seeing Double-Digit Home Price Growth and Fast Sales

Morgantown, WV, Syracuse, NY and Tuscaloosa, AL, lead U.S. college towns in home-price growth, all posting double-digit year-over-year climbs. The most expensive college towns—Santa Barbara, CA, Boca Raton, FL and Flagstaff, AZ—are seeing home prices fall. The least expensive college towns—Dayton, OH, Syracuse, NY…

Private Equity Turns to Debt Investments to Add Multifamily Assets

U.S. multifamily advertised rents increased by an average of $4 in June to $1,763, continuing the recent trend of moderate growth, Yardi Matrix reported. Rents rose 0.7% during the second quarter of 2026 and 1.0% in the first half of the year. Both metrics fall well below the pace seen in both the immediate…

The Dark Night That Made £3B Hotel Giant Surinder Arora

Surinder Arora remembers clearly the night in 2008 when he thought he had lost everything. “It was 2, 3 a.m. in the morning. You can't sleep. I must have cried so much that you could squeeze water out of the pillow,” recounted Arora, a hotel and...

Flipping the Script on “Safe” Haven Bonds

Executive Summary The war in Iran has scrambled traditional views of safety in fixed income, pushing investors out of long‑duration Treasuries and broad investment‑grade benchmarks and into floating‑rate, senior‑secured credit. From February 28 through early July, the Invesco Senior Loan ETF (BKLN) returned just…

The Truck Yard Grows Up: How Industrial Outdoor Storage Became Institutional Real Estate’s Hottest Bet

A decade after a favor for a friend in the crane business pulled Alterra Property Group into the fragmented world of truck yards and equipment lots, industrial outdoor storage has become one of commercial real estate’s most aggressively capitalized sectors — and the executives closest to it say the valuation gap…

Wheatland Investments Group Obtains $10.8M Loan for Affordable Housing Development in Lawrence, Kansas

LAWRENCE, KAN. — Merchants Capital has secured a $10.8 million Freddie Mac loan for Floret Hill, a 121-unit affordable housing development in Lawrence. The developer, Gardner, Kansas-based Wheatland Investments Group,… The post Wheatland Investments Group Obtains $10.8M Loan for Affordable Housing Development in…