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Connect with Creative Latest Atlanta & Southeast Stories Mooresville Industrial Park Trades for $135M Atlanta & Southeast + Carolinas + Industrial | August 20, 2026 A Blackstone affiliate sold the North Charlotte Commerce Center in Mooresville to CBRE Investment Management for $135 million. The Charlotte Business Journal reports the deal was part of a 2.3-million-square-foot portfolio sale that also included industrial parks in two other states. CBRE IM is an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group. The North Charlotte Commerce … Sandy Springs Okays Incentives for Mall Redevelopment Atlanta & Southeast + Atlanta Metro + Apartments | August 20, 2026 The City of Sandy Springs approved an incentive package to support Woodfield Development’s transformation of North River Shopping Center. The approval advances Woodfield’s planned redevelopment of the aging commercial center into a new mixed-use neighborhood featuring 336 multifamily residences, 85 for-sale townhomes, retail, restaurants and a new public park. Woodfield Development has approximately eight acres of the 13-acre North River Shopping Center site at 8830 Roswell Road under contract and will spearhead the redevelopment. To help advance … Latest Boston & New England Stories Massachusetts AG Orders Post-Merger Sale of Two Boston Apartment Towers Boston & New England + Boston + Apartments | August 19, 2026 Two Boston apartment towers in the portfolio of newly merged Vivmark Residential will be sold under an agreement between Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and the merger partners, Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities. The agreement to sell the two-building Emerson Place is intended to ensure that the merger will not substantially reduce competition in … Oxford Properties Pays $435M for Fan Pier Office Tower Boston & New England + Boston + Office | August 19, 2026 Toronto-based Oxford Properties Group said Wednesday it had acquired One Marina Park Drive, an 18-story Class A office tower located on Fan Pier in Boston’s Seaport District, from Clarion Partners for US$435 million. The deal represents Oxford’s first acquisition of a core office asset in the U.S. in nearly a decade Oxford has spent the … Connect Conferences: Panel Recap VideosWhether you couldn't make it or just want to revisit the insights, video recordings of all Connect Conferences panel sessions are now available to purchase and view. Hear directly from the industry's top leaders as they discuss trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future. 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Introduced by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles), Assembly Bill 2418 is sponsored by the California Business Properties Association and co-sponsored by BOMA Greater Los Angeles, BOMA California local associations and NAIOP SoCal with critical support from … Jamison CEO Jaime Lee Joins Kennedy Wilson as Senior Managing Director California + Los Angeles + Finance | August 19, 2026 Kennedy Wilson said Wednesday that Jaime Lee has joined the firm as senior managing director of capital markets and real estate investments. Most recently CEO of Los Angeles-based Jamison, Lee joins Kennedy Wilson as the firm continues to expand its investment management platform and deepen relationships with institutional and private capital partners. In her new role, Lee will help lead capital formation initiatives, … Latest Chicago & Midwest Stories JLL Arranges Sale of 1.1M-SF Subaru Distribution Facility in Indiana Chicago & Midwest + Midwest + Industrial | August 20, 2026 JLL completed the sale of Subaru at Park 267, a 1,119,056-square-foot industrial distribution facility located at 5190 S. State Road 267 in Whitestown, Indiana. JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Prologis and Browning, in the transaction. LaSalle Investment Management acquired the asset. The JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team was led … Goldie Initiative Draws Record Applicant Pool for 45 Scholar Spots Chicago & Midwest + Downtown + Office | August 19, 2026 The Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative (The Goldie Initiative) recently announced scholarship winners for the upcoming school year. Since 2007, The Goldie Initiative has created a professional community of over 250 women with academic and leadership potential, known as Goldie Scholars. The Goldie Initiative received a record-breaking 145 applications, a … Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Stories Florida People & Companies, August 21, 2026 Florida & Gulf Coast + Florida + Office | August 20, 2026 Related-Led Group Advancing 494-Unit Boca Raton Apartment Community Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Texas + Apartments | August 20, 2026 Related Group, PEBB Enterprises and BH Group have begun work on Broken Sound Residences, a 494-home luxury residential community that marks the first milestone in the transformation of the former Office Depot corporate campus in Boca Raton. Once complete, the 28-acre destination will blend residences, retail, wellness offerings and modern office space into a single project. Designed … Latest Global Stories CBRE: U.S. and Canadian AI Jobs Grow 45% Year-Over-Year National + Global + Digital Infrastructure | August 19, 2026 The ranks of U.S. and Canadian tech talent skilled in artificial intelligence grew by 45% in the past year, with AI-related roles now accounting for nearly a third of U.S. tech-talent job listings and boosting office-leasing activity in top tech hubs, CBRE reported. The firm’s 13th annual Scoring Tech Talent report highlights the clustering of AI … Avison Young Unlocks Growth Capital, Strengthens Balance Sheet National + Global + Finance | August 18, 2026 Avison Young said Tuesday it has reached an agreement on a recapitalization transaction that strengthens the company’s financial foundation and provides additional liquidity for growth, sustained profitability and long-term value. Building upon the successful recapitalization in 2024, the transaction positions Avison Young for its next phase of growth. The firm will engage in a disciplined … Latest National Stories NAR: Utah City Ranks Highest in U.S. for Commercial Real Estate Demand National + Apartments | August 20, 2026 St. George, UT ranks as the No.1 overall metro area for demand, according to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) inaugural Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Demand Index. The Utah city posted an overall score of 128, with multifamily as the strongest driver. The newly introduced quarterly index of 306 U.S. metro areas measures where demand … Office CMBS Delinquencies Surpass September 2012’s All-Time High National + Distressed Assets | August 20, 2026 The office CMBS delinquency rate rose to a new all-time high of 8.89% in July 2026, surpassing the previous peak of 8.83% recorded in September 2012 and up from 8.0% a year earlier, reported Fitch Ratings. Fitch’s overall U.S. CMBS delinquency rate increased 16 basis points to 3.49% in July from 3.33% in June, due … Latest New York & Tri-State Stories Real Assets Investment Veterans Launch One Orchard as New Platform New York & Tri-State + Midtown New York + Finance | August 20, 2026 New York City-based One Orchard has launched as an investment firm and holding company designed to concentrate capital into fully integrated, proprietary real asset platforms. Concurrent with its launch, One Orchard is announcing its first investment and operating platform, InfraMed Properties, a healthcare infrastructure strategy focused on acquiring and managing critical medical outpatient facilities leased … Machine Investment Group Closes Second Fund at Hard Cap of $350M New York & Tri-State + Midtown New York + Finance | August 19, 2026 Machine Investment Group, LP, a New York City-based real estate investment platform focused on opportunistic, distressed and special situations across the U.S., reached the final close of Machine Real Estate Fund II, the firm’s second flagship investment vehicle. Fund II reached its $350 million hard cap in primary commitments and has raised an additional $120 million in co-investments to date. Fund … Latest Phoenix & Southwest Stories Four Points Scores Refis on Two Grand Junction Rental Assets Phoenix & Southwest + Denver + Apartments | August 20, 2026 Newmark arranged approximately $45.9 million in FHA-insured financing for two recently developed Class A multifamily communities in Grand Junction, Colorado: Nexus Apartments, a 122-unit property, and The Eddy Apartments, a 96-unit property. Newmark’s Kelley Klobetanz arranged the HUD Section 223(f) financings on behalf of the borrower, Four Points Funding, which also developed the two projects. … W. Valley Data Center Developer Building Massive Energy Project Phoenix & Southwest + Phoenix + Digital Infrastructure | August 20, 2026 For data centers to make their way through the permitting process, the developer most likely will have to provide power for the project without taxing current delivery systems. Copia Power is promoting a plan to do just that in Tonopah, a town about an hour west of Phoenix. The Phoenix Business Journal reports Copia Power, … Latest Seattle & Northwest Stories Grandbridge to Act as Servicer for $210M Refinancing of Two Seattle Office Towers Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Office | August 20, 2026 Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, a subsidiary of Truist, has been named master servicer on its first commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction, marking a significant milestone as the firm expands its servicing platform. Grandbridge will serve as master servicer for a $210 million refinancing of two office towers outside Seattle owned by Brookfield Asset Management. Goldman Sachs … Kidder Mathews Expanding into Dallas Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Office | August 19, 2026 Kidder Mathews is expanding into Dallas, Texas, with the addition of six brokers. Mart Martindale, Brandon Beeson, Wilson Stafford, John David Cobb, and Claire Schmeltekopf form an investment sales team, while Barrett Jones joins as a healthcare tenant advisory specialist. The move marks the firm’s first entry into Texas and expands its footprint to 20 … Latest Texas Stories Texas People & Companies, August 21, 2026 Texas + Office | August 20, 2026 H-E-B Scores Sizable Tax Break for SA Warehouse Expansion Texas + San Antonio + Retail | August 20, 2026 H-E-B is planning a $635 million expansion to its Super Regional Center near Foster Road and East Houston Street in Bexar County. As part of the deal, Bexar County has voted to approve a deal that will reduce the company’s county property-tax bill by more than $15 million over the life of the ten-year agreement. … Latest Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Stories Realterm, Starwood Property Trust Co-Originate IOS Financing Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Maryland + Industrial | August 20, 2026 Realterm, alongside Starwood Property Trust, Inc., announced the closing of a $672 million industrial outdoor storage (IOS) portfolio financing, the largest ever of its kind. The 78-property IOS portfolio is owned by affiliates of Stonemont Financial Group and Cerberus Capital Management and encompasses 830 acres of land across 33 U.S. markets. Eastdil Secured Savills arranged … Finmarc Acquires 460K-SF North Virginia Office Portfolio for $77M Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Virginia + Opportunity Zones | August 20, 2026 Finmarc Management, Inc. has completed the $77.5 million acquisition of Highline at Greensboro, a two-building portfolio composed of approximately 460,000 square feet of commercial office space. The property consists of 8401 and 8405 Greensboro Drive, twin, 10-story office towers located in the Tysons Corner submarket of Northern Virginia, and were 70 percent leased and occupied … Latest Stories FromNeuberger Launches First Tokenized High-Yield FundBlockchain | August 20, 2026Asset-tokenized platform Securitize has launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund, marking it as the first high-yield bond fund with investment manager Neuberger Berman. The fund aims to attract risk-adjusted returns by investing primarily in high-yield and fixed-income investments across public blockchain networks such as Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Sui. The move comes as Machine Raises $350M for Second Real Estate FundAlternative Assets | August 20, 2026Real estate investment manager Machine Investment Group has held the final close of its second flagship fund, Machine Real Estate Fund II, hitting its $350 million hard cap alongside $120 million raised in parallel co-investment vehicles. Fund II exceeded the firm’s 2022 inaugural fund, which secured $246 million in primary commitments and $208 million in Churchill Launches Capital Solutions Strategy for PE-Backed CompaniesAlternative Assets | August 20, 2026Churchill Asset Management has launched a Capital Solutions strategy to provide flexible financing to private equity-backed middle-market companies as longer holding periods and a persistent exit backlog create more complex capital requirements. The strategy will invest primarily in senior secured debt while selectively providing junior capital. Targeted uses include balance sheet optimization, complex buyouts, add-on Wealth Enhancement Buys $644M RIA in WashingtonRIAs & Financial Advisors | August 20, 2026Wealth Enhancement has scooped up a Washington-based independent registered investment advisory firm that oversees more than $644 million in total client assets. Olympia, WA-based Weinand Financial, which was founded in 1991, is led by senior vice president and financial advisor Mike Weinand. The firm provides financial planning services, including retirement and investment planning, retirement plan