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May 1, 2023 Local Works By Donovan Lazaro Donovan Lazaro is the economic development director for the city of Fremont; he can be reached at dlazaro@fremont.gov. This year, 84% of new electric generation capacity in the U.S. will come from clean energy, with two-thirds likely coming from solar and wind power. More notable, however, is the leap in grid-scale […]

 By Ashley Fahey  –  Editor, The National Observer: Real Estate Edition, Apr 10, 2023 The U.S. apartment market saw demand rebound back into positive territory in the first quarter of 2023 but the first three months of the year were weaker by historic standards. Still, it’s the latest sign the apartment market is returning to pre-pandemic levels, […]

By Pete Danko  –  Staff Reporter, Portland Business Journal Nov 18, 2022 Federal legalization of cannabis would have far-reaching consequences. It would clear the way for interstate sales, providing a potential lift for cannabis retailers and growers who have seen prices plummet. Those same businesses would have access to the banking services and tax deductions currently enjoyed by […]

By Olivia Peterkin  –  Digital Editor, Silicon Valley Business Journal Apr 13, 2023 Fremont and San Jose are the two U.S. cities with the highest barriers to entry for those wanting to join the middle class club, according to a new report by New York-based financial tech company SmartAsset. For the report, SmartAsset researchers used data from the […]

April 10, 2023 Fremont Economy Monthly Fremont has long been a regional industrial powerhouse, with manufacturing and technology tenants enticed by the City’s expansive supply of flexible industrial spaces. These facilities provide the open floor area, utilities, and clear heights needed to support complex operations for tenants across a growing array of advanced industries. While […]

By Kate Snyder March 31, 2023 Activity in the Bay Area’s industrial market is heating up with the transfer of one of its most prominent properties. A more than 600,000-square-foot industrial campus in Newark that counts Meta as one of its tenants now has a new owner. Terreno Realty purchased the Morton Commerce Center for $186 […]

By Kate Snyder April 4, 2023 Silicon Valley’s leasing market is seeing more space put up for grabs. An electric vehicle manufacturing company that occupies an 85,017 square foot building in San Jose appears to not be renewing its lease as the property has hit the leasing market, according to marketing information from Colliers and CBRE, […]

Today’s big news was that the Federal Reserve only raised the Federal Funds Rate by a quarter point and has seemingly backed off on its plans for future interest rate hikes. Is this good news or bad? Oddly, the news first caused equity markets to rise, then fall. Why such a mixed reaction? Because the […]

Federal Reserve’s Moves Pressed Brakes on Loan Growth  By Mark Heschmeyer and Nicole Shih CoStar News March 26, 2023 | 7:50 P.M. A sharp drop in loans for apartments led a general pullback in commercial real estate lending. The U.S. multifamily sector saw a plunge in lending from a high quarterly growth rate of 5.4% in the […]

By Sougata Mukherjee  –  Editor-in-Chief, Triangle Business Journal Mar 23, 2023 Updated Mar 23, 2023, 9:46am PDT Again, we turn to real estate – but unlike 2008-09, when residential real estate loan portfolios started the Great Recession, this time all eyes will likely be on commercial real estate. So, what does that mean? To make sense of the situation, we looked […]