July 1, 2025
Construction spending declines; Job openings hit six-month high; Office attendance edges lower
Construction spending declines
57,278 Industrial results
July 1, 2025Faropoint buys 30 properties in latest deal for small flex office, industrial buildings
The shallow bay industrial market is popular among commercial property investors, and Faropoint, one of the most active players in the space, has closed one of its largest deals.
July 1, 2025Industrial investors land $252 million US portfolio refinancing
Brennan Investment Group and Farallon Capital have completed the refinancing of a 3.64 million-square-foot industrial portfolio, attracting capital from Apollo Global Management's insurance affiliate, Athene Annuity & Life Co.
July 1, 2025Orlando and Jacksonville, Florida, rank in top 5 US industrial markets for rent growth
Midwest and East Coast markets dominate the list of top markets for industrial rent growth as of the second quarter of 2025, but the state of Florida is also well represented.
June 30, 2025Walmart opens its first ‘case-ready’ beef packaging facility
Walmart is looking to lasso in rising beef costs.
June 30, 2025Stats International signs long-term lease for new facility in Rosenberg, Texas
Stats International, a pipeline services firm, signed a full-building lease for 72,761 square feet in a Houston-area warehouse.
June 30, 2025Long Island’s available industrial space decreases for the first time since late 2023
The amount of available industrial space across Long Island’s Nassau and Suffolk counties totals 13.8 million square feet heading into the third quarter of 2025. That’s approximately 500,000 square feet less than the level at the end of March and is the first quarter-over-quarter decline since the end of 2023.
June 30, 2025Elon Musk's plans for supercomputing 'Colossus' draws environmental complaints
Elon Musk's plan to build some of the world's most powerful supercomputers in Memphis, Tennessee, has run into vocal opposition from community and environmental groups for the threat they might pose to air pollution and water quality.
June 30, 2025Home Depot wins bidding for building supplier GMS with $5.5 billion deal
The Home Depot is moving to expand its ability to serve professional contractors and home builders with its planned $5.5 billion acquisition of GMS, adding about 400 distribution centers and service centers to its portfolio.
June 30, 2025Houston job market shows signs of cooling
According to the latest preliminary data for May released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Houston employment grew by just 0.9% annually, which is less than half of the 2010 to 2019 annual average of 2%.
June 30, 2025Amazon warehouse portfolio attracts $395 million CMBS refinancing
Investment bank Goldman Sachs is teeing up to deliver a securitized loan offering backed by an 11-property Amazon distribution center portfolio.
June 30, 2025San Francisco developer secures a home for popular Bay Area soccer club
Oakland sports fans had reason to cheer at the end of June when a San Francisco developer closed a deal to buy a former NFL training facility to serve as a long-term home for the city’s beloved United Soccer League teams.
June 30, 2025Puget Sound industrial market seeks to find its footing
Seattle industrial demand has contracted over the past couple of years, and occupancy has remained relatively flat. After a wave of demand early in the decade, leasing volumes have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, speculative construction and an uptick in sublet availability have put a significant amount of space on the market.
June 30, 2025Blackstone continues to think and transact big in France
Blackstone is about to strike hard in France, once again, one might be tempted to write.
June 30, 2025Consumer spending recedes; GE Appliances to move washer production to US; Jobless claims decline
Consumer spending recedes
June 27, 2025Job growth accelerates in Omaha, Nebraska
According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area added 5,700 jobs in May, bringing non-farm payrolls to 521,300. The region has expanded by 4,800 positions, or 0.9%, over the past year, in line with the 2015-19 average, but slightly below the national average annual growth rate of 1.1%.
June 27, 2025Lee & Associates adds another player to Austin, Texas, industrial team
Lee & Associates has hired Mitchell Becker as managing principal for the firm's Austin, Texas, office.
June 27, 2025Faropoint adds small industrial properties in Georgia, launches new fund targeting $1 billion
Faropoint, a specialist in last-mile distribution centers, added to its collection of shallow bay industrial buildings with a deal for three such properties in the suburbs of Atlanta and Athens, Georgia, just as it launched a new fund seeking to raise up to $1 billion.
June 27, 2025Lenders agree to $750 million refinancing of Vantage Data Centers’ Arizona properties
Vantage Data Centers is set to close on a significant refinancing on its three data center properties in Goodyear, Arizona, underscoring the escalating value of digital hubs.
June 27, 2025Some property pros are more optimistic over prospects for rest of year
More than nine out of 10 Avison Young professionals in Canada foresee commercial real estate activity increasing or at least holding steady in the second half of 2025, according to a mid-year survey by the real estate services firm.