Northern California
Southern California Sheds 6.7MM SQFT of Office Stock as California Inventory Shrinks While Texas and Seattle Grow
Southern California led a statewide contraction in office stock over the past year, with Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County together losing...
Pacific Industrial Taps Link Logistics Veteran Bud Pharris as CEO to Drive Western U.S. Expansion
Long Beach-based developer Pacific Industrial has hired Bud Pharris, who ran Blackstone-owned Link Logistics' nine-market West Region, as chief executive officer to steer...
KB Home Blames Southern California for Q4 Guidance Cut as Sales Slow and Openings Slip
Los Angeles-based KB Home lowered its fourth-quarter pricing and margin expectations and named its Southern California operations as the main cause, citing slower...
Essex Property Trust Settles RealPage Rent-Algorithm Antitrust Case for $36.5MM
Essex Property Trust used its second-quarter earnings report to disclose it had fully resolved the closely watched antitrust claims tied to RealPage's rent-setting...
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...
