
June 14, 2024    By: Tim Vi Tran,
By Ted Andersen – Digital Editor, San Francisco Business Times Jun 12, 2024 Updated Jun 12, 2024 1:08pm PDT In a major shift, San Francisco-based Avenue 8 said it’s shutting down the residential real estate brokerage side of its business in favor of selling its AI-powered real estate assistant Sidekick. The company on Tuesday announced the “strategic realignment” […]

June 6, 2024    By: Tim Vi Tran,
By Ashley Fahey – Editor, The National Observer: Real Estate Edition, The Business Journals Jun 5, 2024 As billions are set to mature within commercial real estate-backed loans, tenants are putting extra scrutiny on prospective landlords’ financial wherewithal before signing leases. And while a preference for the newest or most-updated office towers that offer a bevy of […]

May 30, 2024    By: Tim Vi Tran,
By Ashley Fahey – Editor, The National Observer: Real Estate Edition, The Business Journals May 29, 2024 As companies continue to view their office real estate as a recruitment and retention tool, the cost to build out those spaces keeps climbing. That’s according to a recent analysis by Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (NYSE: JLL), which found the […]

May 29, 2024    By: Tim Vi Tran,
By Hannah Kanik – Reporter, San Francisco Business Times May 28, 2024 A big apartment complex in Mountain View traded hands this month for north of $100 million. South Carolina-based developer Greystar and Los Angeles-based developer Cityview sold a 164-unit apartment complex to Essex Property Trust for $101 million on May 17, property records on file at […]

May 15, 2024    By: Tim Vi Tran,
By Ashley Fahey – Editor, The National Observer: Real Estate Edition, The Business Journals May 8, 2024 Updated May 8, 2024 11:25am PDT The U.S. industrial market appears to have normalized after an unsustainable clip of growth during the pandemic and may find its post-pandemic bottom this year, as supply continues to outpace demand in many markets. Amid […]

April 30, 2024    By: Tim Vi Tran,
By Ahavah Revis – Data Reporter, Silicon Valley Business Journal Apr 29, 2024 Updated Apr 29, 2024 10:21am PDT This week’s list of Office and R&D Leases in San Jose accounts for more than 1.6 million square feet signed in 2023. Of the 30 leases ranked, 47% were for a new lease and within the 53% of renewals, […]

February 27, 2024    By: Tim Vi Tran,
By Devan J. Patel – Reporter, Silicon Valley Business Journal Feb 23, 2024 Updated Feb 23, 2024 4:23pm PST Fremont officials have green-lit a proposal by Kimco Realty Corp. to redevelop a portion of the Fremont Hub mall, replacing tens of thousands of square feet of retail space with 314 housing units, a 13,000-square-foot pharmacy and a parking […]

February 24, 2024    By: Tim Vi Tran,
By Devan J. Patel – Reporter, Silicon Valley Business Journal Jan 18, 2024 A new housing project comprised of hundreds of apartments could sprout near the Palo Alto-Mountain View border due to Palo Alto’s lack of an approved housing plan. Globe Investments LLC and Menlo Park-based Acclaim Companies have submitted a preliminary application for a seven-story, 198-unit […]

February 24, 2024    By: Tim Vi Tran,