Northern California
Northern California Carries Essex as Bay Area Tech Demand Outpaces Seattle, Los Angeles in Q1
The West Coast’s largest multifamily REIT beat expectations as cap rate compression and a $62 million stock buyback signaled a private-public valuation gap....
Apartment Titans AvalonBay and Equity Residential Eye $50B Merger That Could Redraw US Rental Map
The two largest US apartment REITs are in early-stage talks on a combination that would create a roughly 200,000-unit landlord and reignite REIT...
D.R. Horton Cuts Forecast as Affordability Bites Into Q2 Margins
America Builder’s $7.6 billion quarter showed disciplined execution, but Northwest closings tumbled 19 percent and gross margins compressed under the weight of elevated...
Carmel Partners Closes Fund 9 at $1.35 Billion
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2026 – Carmel Partners (“Carmel”) announced today the final close of Carmel Partners Investment Fund 9, its U.S. multifamily real estate value...
Sekisui House U.S. CEO Maps National Expansion for Japan’s SHAWOOD Brand, Backed by 50-Year Business Plan
David Viger, the former Richmond American executive now leading Sekisui House’s combined U.S. operations, says the company’s earthquake-resistant, precision-engineered homes are headed to...
The Morning After and How The Cycle Turned While You Were Sleeping
After two years of paralysis, capital is clearing its throat and deal volume is stirring — but this cycle rewards scalpels, not sledgehammers....
3D Printed Houses and Other Fairy Tales
By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) The prophecy was always that technology would save us. And here we are in 2026,...
Southern California Housing Market Firmly in Buyers’ Territory
Inland Empire and coastal metros show significant seller surplus as affordability challenges limit buyer pool Southern California’s housing market has shifted decisively in...
110,000 SQFT Sierra del Oro Towne Centre in Corona Trades for $38.2MM
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Industry sources confirmed the sale closed for $38,200,000, or roughly $346 per square foot. Newmark’s Senior Managing Director Jesse Millman helped...
Astiva Health Plants 204,000 SQFT Flag in Orange County with $23MM Tower Purchase
Acquisition signals confidence in Orange County’s healthcare real estate market amid mixed commercial property trends A locally-based Medicare insurance provider has made a...
California’s Job Market Shows Persistent Weakness as Federal Shutdown Disrupts Data
Delayed report reveals Golden State continues to struggle with nation’s second-highest unemployment rate California’s unemployment situation remained stubbornly elevated in September, with the...
Building Sustainable Affordable Communities
By Bill Wilhelm, President of R.D. Olson Construction Affordable housing development aims not merely to ease the Greater Los Angeles area’s housing crisis,...
