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BTR BOOST: Build-to-rent expands as housing affordability worsens, but political scrutiny clouds outlook for institutional investors. Read more here.
SERVER FARMS: AI data center boom reshapes rural America as Big Tech targets farmland, power, and small-town economies. Read more here.
BUILDING BOTS: AI adoption grows in construction trades, but training gaps and unclear ROI slow widespread use. Read more here.
MULTIFAMILY MANIA: Multifamily dealmaking surges to end 2025 as JRK, Bell, Aimco and others close major trades. Read more here.
IOS: APEX makes first purchase with acquisition of 4.6 AC IOS in Jacksonville, FL. PLAYERS: Alex Olshansky, Steve Ruimy, Steven Bentolila, Solomon Michailow. Read more here.
IOS: Bay Street Capital buys 3.47 AC IOS in DC metro area for $4.25M. PLAYER: Jeremy Stenberg. Read more here.
SMALL BAY: Newmark sells Mid-Atlantic micro-bay portfolio for $203M. PLAYERS: Jack Fraker, Benjamin McCarty, Cris Abramson, Nick Signor, Henry Pleszkoch, Sam Slater. Read more here.
COLD STORAGE: Colliers sells 25,164 SF cold storage facility in Tampa Bay area. PLAYERS: Kyle Kidd, Dominic Hewitt. Read more here.
SELF STORAGE: Harvest Properties and New York Life JV acquires Bay Area self storage for $44.2M. Read more here.
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NEIGHBORHOOD: Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. and ScanlanKemperBard Cos. JV buys retail center in Portland, OR, area for $25.25M. PLAYER: Jessica Levin. Read more here.
NEIGHBORHOOD: DJM Capital sells shopping center in Torrance, CA, for record $109M. PLAYERS: Robert Miller, Chris Jackson. Read more here.
QSR: Facing multiple lawsuits from landlords, DC area’s Compass Coffee files for bankruptcy. Read more here.
QSR: Ground lease sale of Chick-fil-A property in Orange County, CA, reaches record $7.9M. PLAYERS: Winston Guest, Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther. Read more here.
C-STORE: Stinker Stores sells 12 convenience stores in Colorado. Read more here.
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