July 31, 2025
Aging Los Angeles office complex to make way for affordable apartments
Two developers are tapping a Los Angeles initiative that speeds up affordable housing construction to convert an aging office into residential units.
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July 30, 2025After getting approval for 47-story tower, development group looks to sell site along Miami's Biscayne Boulevard
Tulip Developments Group has received approval from the city of Miami for a 47-story residential tower along one of the city’s most well-known corridors and is now looking to sell the site for $34 million after beefing up the project's density under Florida's Live Local Act.
July 28, 2025New construction in New York state must be all-electric, starting next year
New York state’s move to ban gas stoves, heaters and other fossil fuel appliances and equipment for new residential and other buildings is set to begin in phases by the end of the year, more than two years after the so-called All-Electric Buildings Act was enacted into the state budget.
July 22, 2025Beyond US trade, Canada's housing agency urges changes to commerce within the country
Canada may be in a trade battle with the United States, but the chief economist of the nation's housing agency says the country also needs to remove trade barriers between provinces.- July 21, 2025
Austin considers 1,000-room hotel and convention center project near Formula 1 track
The city of Austin, Texas, is considering a plan to build a 1,000-room hotel and convention center next to the Circuit of Americas racetrack. 
July 14, 2025Los Angeles County needs housing. But this prime parcel won't have any.
At a meeting to determine the future of the soon-to-close Santa Monica Airport, residents voiced opposing views: Service workers pleaded for affordable housing, while students called for more sports fields. The City Council went with a plan excluding housing and preserving the 192-acre site for open space, recreation and civic uses.
July 10, 2025Nursing home operator files for bankruptcy protection, seeks to reject property leases
Genesis Healthcare, one of the nation's largest operators of nursing homes, filed for bankruptcy protection and is seeking permission to reject leases on more than a dozen properties across the country.
July 9, 2025California releases funds for affordable apartments near Los Angeles fire zones
Six months after wildfires destroyed thousands of buildings across Los Angeles, state housing officials are releasing $101 million to accelerate construction of affordable multifamily rentals for displaced residents.
July 7, 2025First-half job cuts highest since early in pandemic; Builder groups cheer tax bill's passage; Manufacturing activity contracts
First-half job cuts highest since early in pandemic
July 7, 2025Commercial property pros focus on incentives in sweeping federal tax and funding law
Commercial real estate professionals expect the sweeping $4.5 trillion federal tax and funding bill signed into law by President Donald Trump to have some positive effects on the property industry.
July 2, 2025California officially more than doubles film tax credits to position soundstages for a rebound
California’s dramatic expansion of its film and television tax credit program could bring a surge of production back to Los Angeles soundstages, offering some relief to studio landlords after years of strikes, schedule cuts and mounting capital pressure.
July 2, 2025Texas looks to film incentives to boost its star power against Hollywood, New York
Texas is muscling further into the filming business with the kind of bold bet usually reserved for a summer blockbuster.
July 1, 2025New York approves stabilized apartment rent increases for fourth straight year
New York has approved annual rent increases for about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments for the fourth straight year. The move comes as both landlords and tenants contend with inflation and other economic pressures, and the city’s Democratic mayoral front-runner has made freezing rent a key campaign pitch.
June 27, 2025Los Angeles County's new housing agency bets on innovation to provide affordable residences
Los Angeles County’s newly created housing agency is rolling out a sweeping plan to tackle the region’s affordability crisis by building thousands of homes, preserving existing affordable units and expanding renter protections.
June 23, 2025San Francisco appoints new planning director as it seeks to bring back economy
San Francisco’s mayor announced the appointment of a new planning director as part of a shake-up of key positions as he tries to boost the city’s economy and add thousands of units of housing.
June 20, 2025Citadel seeks what could be tallest cranes in Florida history to build Miami headquarters
Citadel, the Miami-based hedge fund headed by Ken Griffin, is asking the Federal Aviation Administration for approval to use what's expected to be the tallest construction cranes in Florida's history in the latest sign the firm is proceeding with plans for a supertall tower for its new headquarters.
June 18, 2025Midtown Manhattan moves a step closer to adding 10,000 housing units
New York’s bid to transform Manhattan’s Garment District and nearby blocks into a mixed-use livable domain has moved one critical step forward.
June 16, 2025White House pauses ICE raids on farms, hospitality firms; Businesses lower recession expectations: Labor shortage threatens economy
White House pauses ICE raids on farms, hospitality firms
June 11, 2025Inflation edges higher; Deal reached with China on trade tariffs; Homebuilders urge affordability reforms
Inflation edges higher
June 11, 2025On its first day in effect, New York law criticized for ‘shake-up’ of largest US rental market
New York’s decades-old broker fee arrangement has officially ended, with a new law taking effect this week that stops apartment tenants from paying fees to brokers they didn't hire.
