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Commercial Search reports that The Pathway Triangle will eventually have seven … Richland Building Modestly Priced Nashville Condos Atlanta & Southeast + Tennessee + Apartments | October 14, 2026 Richland Building Partners plans to sell Chestnut Hill condos starting in the high $200,000s. The Nashville Business Journal reports the company is planning a mixed-use development with 120 condos and ground-level retail space. The project is slated to rise on a 0.57-acre site at 1020 Third Ave S., Richland, and the company paid $8 million … Latest Boston & New England Stories Related Beal Acquires Back Bay’s Historic Motor Mart Garage Boston & New England + Boston + Retail | October 14, 2026 Related Beal, in partnership with Freeport Equity, has acquired Motor Mart Garage, a mixed-use parking and retail asset in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Terms were not disclosed. The seller was CIM Group, which acquired the historic property in 2016 and initially planned to redevelop it as residential. CBRE Capital Markets brought the century-old asset to … Boston Financial’s 63rd Tax Credit Fund Secures $191M of Commitments Boston & New England + Boston + Apartments | October 14, 2026 Boston Financial, the longest-standing syndicator focused exclusively on affordable housing, has closed on Boston Financial Institutional Tax Credits 63 Limited Partnership (ITC 63), a $191-million multi-investor Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund. Seven institutional investors participated in ITC 63, enabling the deployment of capital with 14 affordable housing developers across 16 communities in 12 states … 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 Texas Multifamily 2026$59Watch VideoConnect Industrial Midwest 2026$59Watch VideoConnect Retail West 2025$59Watch VideoView All Events Latest California Stories Chef-Led Pacific Pearl Concept Opens at Irvine Company’s Newport Gateway California + Orange County + Digital Infrastructure | October 14, 2026 Irvine Company announced that Pacific Pearl Café, the chef-led concept from Chef Michael Campbell, has opened at Newport Gateway. Located at 19800 MacArthur Blvd. in a reimagined dining space, this is Pacific Pearl Café’s third Orange County location and first with Irvine Company. Located on the Concourse Level, Pacific Pearl Café serves breakfast and lunch … Slatt Capital Arranges Life Company Refi for Palm Springs Retail California + Inland Empire + Retail | October 14, 2026 Slatt Capital arranged a $12,000,000 refinance for Gene Autry Plaza, a 60,629-square-foot multi-tenant retail property located in Palm Springs. Built in 2009, the property was financed through a life insurance company with a five-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. The permanent loan is structured as partial recourse. Michael Kaplan, Slatt Capital’s president, led the transaction … Latest Chicago & Midwest Stories Wisconsin MF Portfolio Sale, Financing Deal Completed by Berkadia Chicago & Midwest + Midwest + Apartments | October 14, 2026 Berkadia announced the sale of Tivoli Green, a 458-unit multifamily property located in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Senior Managing Director Pete Evans of Berkadia Chicago and Senior Director Richard Evans of Berkadia Milwaukee led the transaction on behalf of the seller, Wangard Partners, Inc. The buyer is Illinois-based Santefort Real Estate Group, LLC. Wangard has been retained to … Fortec Acquires Three KinderCare Properties in Louisville Chicago & Midwest + Midwest + Office | October 14, 2026 Miami-based real estate firm Fortec has led the acquisition of three preschool properties in Louisville, Kentucky. The transaction involves 31,326 square feet of purpose-built early education space on approximately 4.5 acres. Fortec acquired and owns two of the properties, while a Fortec investment partner owns the third. Financial terms were not disclosed in the announcement. … Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Stories Thompson Thrift Inks Bridge Financing on 6 Florida Rental Assets Florida & Gulf Coast + Florida + Apartments | October 14, 2026 JLL’s Capital Markets group arranged $463 million in bridge financing for Thompson Thrift’s eight-property multifamily portfolio. Six of the 8 properties are in Florida. JLL secured the floating-rate construction take-out loan through Barings, with Daniel Hedgepeth leading the financing. The proceeds retired existing construction loans across all eight properties, which were delivered on a phased basis … Terra Secures $183.75M Refi on Bay Harbor Islands Office Venture Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Office | October 14, 2026 Terra secured a $183.75 million loan from Monroe Capital to refinance The Offices at THE WELL Bay Harbor Islands, a recently completed Class A office component of Terra’s mixed-use development in Bay Harbor Islands. Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets Institutional Advisory, led by Keith Kurland, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Dustin Stolly, Sean Reimer, and Jordan … Latest Global Stories Data Center Chip Market Set to Reach $1 Trillion by 2035 National + Global + Digital Infrastructure | October 13, 2026 Led by North America, the global data center chip market was valued at US$314.87 billion in 2025 and is projected to surpass US$1 trillion by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 12.49%, DC Market Insights says in a new report. AI accelerators now represent the largest chip value pool inside data centers, while custom silicon, … Slate, OneIM Acquire Eight Grocery-Anchored Centers in Greater Oslo Global + Retail | October 12, 2026 Slate Asset Management and One Investment Management have agreed to acquire a portfolio of eight grocery-anchored retail parks in Norway from Tellus Eiendom AS for approximately €250 million (US$279 million). The portfolio is located in the Greater Oslo region and is anchored by Norway’s leading grocery operators and discount retailers. “We are pleased to be … Latest National Stories Walker Webcast: Willy Walker on the Risks, Missed Opportunities and Lessons That Shaped His Career National + Finance | October 14, 2026 The 300th episode of the Walker Webcast, which aired Oct. 14, featured Walker & Dunlop Chairman and CEO Willy Walker as the interviewee, rather than the one asking the questions. In the hour-long question-and-answer session hosted by The New Yorker’s political reporter Evan Osnos (and driven by submitted audience questions), Walker discussed risks, missed opportunities … Treasury Yields Above 5% Put Bond Ladder Design in Focus National + Finance | October 14, 2026 Executive Summary Rising Treasury yields have been painful for bondholders, but they are also creating income opportunities investors haven’t seen in nearly two decades. With the forces driving rates higher showing few signs of fading, the challenge for investors is less about predicting the peak and more about structuring portfolios that can adapt to whatever … Latest New York & Tri-State Stories AI Spurs Unprecedented Interest in Proptech, Along with Questions (VIDEO) New York & Tri-State + Midtown New York + Digital Infrastructure | October 14, 2026 “With the emergence of AI, I’ve never seen so much interest in technology,” said Michael Beckerman, founder and CEO of CREtech, the largest global conference company devoted to technological innovation in the built world. “”So we’re getting more real estate companies coming to CRE Tech than ever before.” With that heightened interest, though, “there’s a … University of Cambridge Chooses West Harlem Factory District for First U.S. Innovation Cohort New York & Tri-State + Uptown/Bronx + Healthcare | October 14, 2026 Cambridge Enterprise, the innovation arm of the University of Cambridge, has chosen West Harlem’s Factory District for the first U.S. outpost of its new Leap program, establishing a new pipeline that will bring Cambridge Enterprise companies to New York to pursue investors, customers, clinical relationships and opportunities for growth in the American market. The inaugural New … Latest Phoenix & Southwest Stories Old Denver Brick Plant Converting to Warehouse Campus Phoenix & Southwest + Denver + Industrial | October 14, 2026 The General Shale brick plant at 3003 S. Platte River Drive in Denver may transform into a four-building warehouse distribution campus. The 50.5-acre industrial site northwest may turn into 542,784 square feet of warehousing and office space. The Denver Business Journal reports that the property has been a brick plant for decades and was formerly … Equus Lands $718.2M Refi on 5.2M-SF Phoenix Warehouse Portfolio Phoenix & Southwest + Phoenix + Industrial | October 14, 2026 Affiliates of Equus obtained $718.2 million in financing for the Project Pegasus Industrial Portfolio, a 52-property shallow bay industrial portfolio totaling 5.2 million square feet, positioned across infill submarkets throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area. Equus landed a five-year, floating-rate financing package, which includes a $527.1 million SASB execution with Morgan Stanley as lead left and … Latest Seattle & Northwest Stories Townhome Property in Tacoma Sells at Record Price Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Apartments | October 14, 2026 Narrows Townhomes, a 15-unit townhome community located at 8524 19th Street W. in Tacoma, Washington, has sold for $7.3 million in a fully-marketed transaction arranged by Kidder Mathews. At $487,000 per unit, the sale represents the highest price per unit recorded for a multifamily property in Pierce County on record.Elijah Piper and Tony Herrmann of … Avatar Financial Group Provides Loan for Quality Inn & Suites in WA Seattle & Northwest + Washington + Hospitality | October 14, 2026 Avatar Financial Group LLC, a national bridge lender specializing in commercial real estate, has provided a $4.26 million bridge loan secured by the Quality Inn & Suites Sequim at Olympic National Park, located at 134 River Road in Sequim, Washington. The two-year, first-lien loan was originated at 63% loan-to-value. The sponsor’s existing CMBS lender required … Latest Texas Stories Morgan Debuts 345-Unit Austin Apartment Community Texas + Austin + Apartments | October 14, 2026 Morgan opened The Watson, a new seven-story, 345-unit apartment community at 11901 Burnet Road in North Austin. The seven-story, podium-style property features studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartment homes designed for an elevated and connected North Austin lifestyle. Select residences also feature expansive private sky terraces with views of the Domain skyline. Residents have access to … Black Mountain Picks Up 856K-SF Temple Warehouse Facility Texas + Industrial | October 14, 2026 Affinius Capital closed on a loan to Black Mountain for its acquisition of CenTX 35, an 856,524-square-foot Class A industrial facility located in Temple, Texas. Velocis, the seller, developed the two-building industrial complex. The site fronts I-35 with four two-way access points and a full diamond interchange at Loop 363. I-35 is the primary north-south freight … Latest Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Stories St. John Properties Acquires Two Annapolis R&D Buildings Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Maryland + Office | October 14, 2026 St. John Properties, Inc. has acquired two research and development buildings totaling 103,352 square feet in Annapolis, Maryland. Formerly named Annapolis Commerce Park East, Bestgate Commerce Park includes 2001-2003 Commerce Park Drive, a 52,127-square-foot building, and 2009-2011 Commerce Park Drive, a 51,225-square-foot building. The two buildings are cumulatively 75 percent leased to three tenants. St. … ONE Street Secures $38M for Georgetown Office-to-Condo Conversion Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + DC + Apartments | October 14, 2026 Digital bank OakNorth and commercial real estate lender Hickory CRE Lending have provided a $37.8 million co-loan to ONE Street Commercial Properties to support the redevelopment of 3333 K Street NW in Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown waterfront. ONE Street Commercial Properties is a Washington, D.C. Metro-based real estate firm with more than $250 million in assets under management. The … Latest Stories FromWells Fargo Targets FA Growth with Tech Capabilities, AI InvestmentWealth Management | October 14, 2026Wells Fargo is leaning into its technology and investment offerings, as the bank seeks to bolster its wealth division and strengthen its relationships with affluent clients. “We have made significant investments in our technology platforms and expanded investment capabilities to provide advisors with a stronger platform to serve clients,” Chief Executive Officer Charlie Scharf said on the Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Unit Adds $232B in Net AssetsWealth Management | October 14, 2026Morgan Stanley has posted record growth figures in client assets for the third quarter across its wealth management division, widely driven by assets flowing into initial public offerings. The investment bank’s wealth unit added $232 billion in net new assets, as IPOs continue to act as a strong contributor to the bank’s revenue, Chief Investment Officer Ted Pick said during the wealth unit’s quarterly Partners Group Launches Evergreen Private Credit Income StrategyAlternative Assets | October 14, 2026Partners Group has launched a global multisector private credit income strategy, available to institutional and private wealth investors worldwide through an open-ended evergreen vehicle. The strategy targets returns in the high single digits to low double digits, generated largely through income. It will invest across senior direct lending, credit secondaries, fund financing, royalties, opportunistic credit Modernize or Fossilize: Why AI Can’t Save Legacy Wealth TechFinancial Advisory | October 14, 2026For decades, wealth management firms viewed proprietary, custom-built software as the ultimate competitive edge—a badge of honor proving their technology was as tailored as their client advice. Today, that legacy infrastructure is rapidly becoming an anchor. Nimble, off-the-shelf vendor platforms now deliver superior functionality, faster deployment, and lower total cost of ownership than costly home-grown