Meet the Multifamily Power Players Defining the Future of Real Estate Story | July 22, 2026 Nominations Are Open for Connect CRE’s 2026 Women in Real Estate Awards Story | August 14, 2026 2026 World Cup Made Localized Impact on Retail, Dining in Host Cities National + Retail | September 1, 2026 FEATURED STORY National CRE News In Your Inbox. Sign up for Connect emails to stay informed with CRE stories that are 150 words or less. More National Stories More Stories Companies achieve great success when aligned around a common goal and brand story. The experts integrated into our team at Connect Creative span every marketing and communications discipline and channel, encompassing skilled graphic designers, public relations leaders, copy writers, content producers, digital wizards, and website developers. A collaborative approach brings out your company’s stories that are shaped and crafted with the perfect visual, the right words and in the most dynamic way. Connect with Creative Latest Atlanta & Southeast Stories Woodfield Starts Deliveries of 325 Beltline Rental Units Atlanta & Southeast + Atlanta Metro + Apartments | September 1, 2026 Woodfield Development has begun residential deliveries at Woodrow House as the community’s first build-to-rent townhomes are completed along the Atlanta Beltline’s Westside Trail. It marks the opening phase of the 325-home mixed-income community and the beginning of residential occupancy. The venture will include apartments, build-to-rent units and live/work residences. The initial delivery includes 25 townhomes, representing the first homes … Jamestown Closes on Refis for Two Sandy Springs Retail Centers Atlanta & Southeast + Atlanta Metro + Retail | September 1, 2026 Jamestown received a $72 million floating-rate loan from accounts managed by KKR to refinance Parkside Shops and Hammond Exchange in Sandy Springs. Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan. The properties, which include more than more than 340,000 square feet of space, are on the corner of Roswell Road and Hammond Drive south of City Springs. Whole Foods anchors … Latest Boston & New England Stories Advanced Materials Firm Nearly Doubles MA Footprint Boston & New England + Massachusetts + Office | September 1, 2026 CPS Technologies Corp., a NASDAQ-listed advanced materials company based in Massachusetts, is moving its headquarters and nearly doubling its footprint in the process. The company has signed an 80,000-square-foot lease for its new home in Attleboro, MA, less than 10 minutes from its current facility in Norton. CPS will move its operations including its corporate … Bedford Manufacturing Campus Lands $63M Loan Boston & New England + Metro Boston + Industrial | September 1, 2026 A partnership between Wheelock Street Capital and Camber Development has secured a $62.5 million loan for a purpose-built advanced manufacturing campus in Bedford, MA. JLL Capital Markets worked on behalf of the borrower to arrange the financing through Blue Light Capital. The 23.4-acre campus, 44 Middlesex Turnpike, features a 148,458-square-foot manufacturing facility and an adjacent … 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. Download the videos now!Connect Industrial Midwest 2026$59Watch VideoConnect Retail West 2025$59Watch VideoConnect New York Apartments Investment & Finance 2025$59Watch VideoView All Events Latest California Stories Ridge Capital Offloads Two Ukiah Apartment Complexes California + Bay Area + Apartments | September 1, 2026 Ridge Capital sold a two-apartment Northern California portfolio for $23.5 million. No buyer was disclosed. The apartment portfolio includes Sierra Sunset Village, a 68-unit development at 531 Capps Land and the Alderwood Apartments, a 53-unit venture at 1450 S. State Street in Ukiah. Sierra Sunset Village features mostly two-bedroom apartments with open floor plans, stainless … Lender Group Provides $74.7M Loan for Riverside Townhome Community California + Inland Empire + Apartments | September 1, 2026 Canyon Partners Real Estate has jointly provided a $74.7 million senior construction loan with J.P. Morgan to BCT Development, a joint venture between Bain Capital Real Estate and Cherry Tree Development, for the ground-up development of a Class-A rental townhome community located in Riverside, California. The Property will feature 180 rental townhomes across three-story walk-up … Latest Chicago & Midwest Stories Colliers Completes Sale of Healthcare Center in Twin Cities Metro Chicago & Midwest + Midwest + Healthcare | September 1, 2026 Colliers completed the sale of Eagan Medical Center, an outpatient facility located at 1185 Town Centre Drive in Eagan, Minnesota. The sale was led by the Colliers team of Tom O’Brien, Louis Suarez, Jordan Selbiger and Misty Bowe, who represented the seller, Tareen Development Partners (TDP), a Twin Cities-based real estate development firm focused on … Essex Realty Group Brokers Sale of 12-Unit MF in Tinley Park Chicago & Midwest + West Side + Apartments | September 1, 2026 Essex Realty Group completed the sale of 17114 71st Avenue, a 12-unit multifamily property in Tinley Park, Illinois, for $1.51 million. The property consists of ten two-bedroom, one-bathroom units and two one-bedroom, one-bathroom units. Two units have been fully renovated, while the remaining ten are in standard condition. The property had been owned by the … Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Stories Terra Lands $245M Financing for Newly Completed Upland Park Development Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Apartments | September 1, 2026 Terra secured a $245 million bridge loan for the newly completed first phase of Upland Park, a $1 billion, 47-acre mixed-use transit-oriented development in West Miami-Dade County. The loan was provided by SCALE Lending, the debt financing arm of Slate Property Group. SCALE provided the financing following the completion of the 578-unit multifamily community, which … Gatsby Florida Inks $118.6M Construction Loan for Palm Beach Gardens Offices, Retail Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Office | September 1, 2026 Berkadia arranged a $118.6 million loan on behalf of Gatsby Florida for the construction of The Palm, Palm Beach Gardens. Upon completion in 2028, the eight-story, 200,000-square-foot development will deliver office and retail space to the PGA corridor in northern Palm Beach County. Construction is scheduled to begin soon. The Berkadia team was led by … 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 2026 World Cup Made Localized Impact on Retail, Dining in Host Cities National + Retail | September 1, 2026 The bump in retail and dining visitations for the 11 U.S. host cities of the 2026 FIFA World Cup was localized, Colliers and Placer.ai say in a new report. Near the match venues, dining visits rose 53.7% and retail traffic rose 22% year-over–year, while gains across the larger metro areas were minimal. Sporting goods stores were the … Legal Sector Reaches Quarterly Leasing Record of 7 Million Square Feet National + Chicago & Midwest + New York & Tri-State + Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Office | August 31, 2026 The legal sector was the office sector’s shining star in Q2 2026, racking up a record-breaking 7.3 million square feet of leasing activity, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s “Legal Sector Leasing Trends” report. Year-over-year leasing volume increased by 27% year over year. During the first half of 2026, legal companies leased approximately 12.2 million square … Latest New York & Tri-State Stories Midtown Office Tower Scores Leases Totaling 182K SF New York & Tri-State + Midtown New York + Office | September 1, 2026 A trio of companies have inked leases totaling more than 182,000 square feet at The Swig Company’s 1411 Broadway following a $100 million renovation of the Midtown office tower. Software company Zeta Global signed a 10-year, 50,500-square-foot lease across the entire 38th and 39th floors of the property, doubling its footprint and relocating its headquarters, … Former Factory to Receive New Life as Affordable Homes in Upstate NY New York & Tri-State + New York + Apartments | September 1, 2026 Developers have begun work on a new 80-unit affordable housing property on the site of a former factory in the Adirondack village of Tupper Lake, NY. The $46 million project will transform the long-vacant Oval Wood Dish Factory into modern apartments and more than 25,000 feet of commercial space, with residences affordable to households earning … Latest Phoenix & Southwest Stories Tucson Walmart Supercenter Opens September 2 Phoenix & Southwest + Arizona + Retail | September 1, 2026 Out with the old, in with the new. Walmart will celebrate the conversion of its East Wetmore Road store into a full-service Supercenter on Wednesday, Sept. 2,. The store will be about 180,000 square feet. The store at 455 E. Wetmore Road was Tucson’s last remaining Walmart general merchandise location. Following the conversion, customers can … 17-Story Denver Office Tower Trades for $3.6M Phoenix & Southwest + Denver + Office | September 1, 2026 A number of Denver office towers continue to suffer profitability issues. The 17-story tower, once known as Columbine Place, has been bought for $3.63 million. The Denver Business Journal reports building values in downtown Denver have dropped significantly since then. Adio Palace is the buyer. The building will also be called Adio Palace. The 149,222-square-foot skyscraper … Latest Seattle & Northwest Stories Colliers Closes Sale of Federal Way Safeway Property Seattle & Northwest + Washington + Retail | September 1, 2026 A single-tenant, net-leased Safeway property at 28810 Military Road S. in Federal Way, Washington, has changed hands for just over $7.7 million. Barber Family Properties LLC, a California-based investor, acquired the asset from LSD Enterprises LLC, which had held the property since purchasing it in 2018. Senior Vice President Ryan Marn and Vice Chair El Warner of … Gantry Secures $21M for Pacific Northwest Multifamily Assets Seattle & Northwest + Portland + Apartments | September 1, 2026 Gantry has secured $20.7 million in permanent loans to refinance maturing debt for two Pacific Northwest multifamily communities in Washington and Oregon. The subject loans include a $13.3 million loan for the 134-unit Boxcar Apartments located at 15 N Grant Street in Spokane, and a $7.4 million loan for the 70-unit Treehouse Apartments located at … Latest Texas Stories Dallas Multifamily 2026 Panelists Cautious, Hopeful About Industry Future Texas + Apartments | September 1, 2026 With so much competition, its doing the little things right that seemed to be a prevailing theme among several panelists at the recent Connect Texas Multifamily Dallas event at the Joule. John Tullo, from Apartment Management Consultants, said in a competitive market like Dallas, which has an 89% occupancy rate and a number of desirable … Trammell Crow Building Grapevine Apartments, Hotel Texas + Hospitality | September 1, 2026 Trammell Crow Company plans to add three hotels near Grapevine Mills mall and 248 apartments, which will be spread across 11 buildings, as part of a project called Grapevine Village. The proposed anchor of the 28.7-acre development is a six-story, 222-room Sandman Signature Hotel. The three hotels will contain 750 rooms. Community Impact reorts additionally, … Latest Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Stories Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of $10M Baltimore Industrial Property Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Baltimore + Industrial | September 1, 2026 Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of 6901 Rolling Mill Road, a single-tenant manufacturing facility in Baltimore. The asset sold for $9.96 million. “The property is leased to a subsidiary of a publicly traded company that has operated at the site for more than two decades,” said Merrey, senior managing director of investments in Marcus … Chobani to Invest $1.2B to Establish its First Dairy Operation in Pennsylvania Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Pennsylvania + Industrial | September 1, 2026 Pennsylvania has secured a historic $1.2 billion investment from Chobani to establish its first dairy product manufacturing operation in the state. This major project — the largest ever private investment in Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry — will create 900 full-time jobs over the next five years in the Lehigh Valley and greatly expand markets and opportunities … Latest Stories FromMacquarie Asset Management Tops $1.6B in U.S. CLO PricingDirect Investment | September 1, 2026Macquarie Asset Management has priced its third U.S. collateralized loan obligation, Market Street CLO III, raising $409 million and pushing total U.S. CLO issuance on the platform past $1.6 billion in 18 months. The transaction attracted 10 new investors to the platform, extending the firm’s growing presence in the structured credit market since it launched Keurig Dr Pepper to Sell Chobani Stake, Facility for $925MDirect Investment | September 1, 2026Keurig Dr Pepper has agreed to sell its entire equity stake in Chobani back to the food and beverage company for $800 million as it moves to strengthen its balance sheet before separating into two businesses. In a related transaction, KDP will sell Chobani its manufacturing facility and warehouse in Allentown, Pennsylvania, for approximately $125 Origin Credit Advisers Closes $50M Texas Multifamily LoanAlternative Assets | September 1, 2026Origin Credit Advisers LLC has closed a $50 million bridge loan for Evergreen at Whisper Valley, a 348-unit multifamily development in Manor, Texas, extending the firm’s recent lending activity across Sun Belt markets. The financing was originated for the Origin Real Estate Credit Fund, a multifamily-focused interval fund. Origin did not disclose the loan’s interest Victory Capital Strikes $7B Deal for First EagleDirect Investment | September 1, 2026Victory Capital Holdings has agreed to acquire First Eagle Investments for approximately $7 billion. Victory will pay $4.4 billion in cash and issue $2 billion of stock while assuming $575 million of First Eagle’s 7.25% senior secured notes. First Eagle manages approximately $222 billion, while Victory reported $348.8 billion in client assets as of July