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Business and Economics

German Bank’s U.S. Exit Signals Growing Caution

Fortress Prepares To Miss $2B Warehouse Bonds Payment

Industrial Rents Slide In 2025

Loan Quotes Surge as Lenders Ramp Up CRE Financing

REITs Offer Insights into Early Tariff Impacts

CRE Finds Its Footing as Price Gaps Narrow

Miami the hottest rental market in early 2025

BOMA Special Report: Sustainability’s Value Proposition

CMBS 2025 Special Servicing Rates

Do serviced apartments have the edge over hotels?

Investors warming up to build-to-rent

A Blueprint for Los Angeles Infrastructure Recovery



Deals

AI Hyperscalers Drive Record Data Center Leasing in Early 2025

$388.5M in Construction Financing for 46-Story Residential Tower in LIC

Why U.S. Office Tenants Are Becoming Buyers

Commercial Property Blackstone Buys $2B in Loans

Apple Continues South Bay Buying Spree With $350M Investment

US$1bn youth sports complex project in Florida moves forward

Inside Chicago's Lincoln Yards rescue attempt

Vantage Obtains $5B for Data Center Development

Blackstone Provides $231M for IOS Portfolio

Foxconn Buys 1 MSF Industrial Campus for $142M

New Cold Storage to Open Near Port of Baltimore

Construction manager selected for first phase of $3.7bn convention centre expansion

CRE Equity Investors Pile into Private Debt



Building Technology and Design

Seismic upgrades required for infrastructure and experience

Office conversions accelerate, but older buildings face demolition

3 Ways to Optimize Your Building’s Elevators

Curved geometry offers both striking designs and material savings

Smoothing collaboration for design feasibility

The Torch supertall skyscraper to include thrill ride above Manhattan

New steel, aluminum tariffs will push construction costs higher

The War on Rot: Architects Turn to Science to Future-Proof Wood

Autodesk backs post-wildfire rebuild in LA

Theodore Roosevelt’s $400M mass timber library rises in North Dakota

LEED v5–increases focus on indoor environment and worker safety

The Proptech Revolutionizing Commercial Real Estate



General News

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Planning & Zoning

Shovel-Ready Properties Attract Developers

A Fresh Look at Incentive Zoning

Columbus 'Zones In' on More Housing Amid Population Boom

Central Park Redevelopment - Denver Colorado

How co-living conversions can help solve the housing shortage

Amid Uncertainty, Cities Use Data to Get the Lead Out

How Sacramento Won Major Housing Gains with Zoning Reform

NYC seeks developers to build 1,000-plus units to replace old government building

Can a National Zoning Atlas Chart a Way Out of the US Housing Crisis?

Outlook for Office-to-Residential Conversions

How zoning can reshape communities – this time for better

Spot Zoning



Technology

Tech survey highlights importance of secure payment processing

Metal Foam Armor for Defense

Cybrbase piloting cybersecurity assessment with Illinois transit agencies

World's tallest 3D-printed tower unveiled in Switzerland

Distributed Generation Belongs For Every Property Manager

WMATA launches MetroPulse mobile app

E-Commerce Drives Industrial Demand Growth

Why battery operators can’t afford to misjudge charge levels

Texas utility is installing a network of weather stations to enhance storm response/a>

Meta to buy environmental attributes from Sunraycer’s Texas solar projects

First 3D-printed Starbucks nears completion in Texas

First 3D-printed Starbucks nears completion in Texas



Development

Data center costs surge up to 18%

How Denver Is Reinventing Its Downtown

New $4.7bn AI-driven aircraft facility in North Carolina

Lendlease Debuts 350 KSF Boston Life Science Project

Denver’s New Soccer Stadium Set to Elevate Women’s Sports

Baltimore’s Harborplace: Reimagining the city’s waterfront

Urban Logistics Realty Breaks Ground on Houston Business Park

Retail Fit-Out Costs Climb 4% Nationwide

Can Los Angeles Rebuild 300 Homes a Month?

Inside the construction of Miami’s US$600 million high-rise

Construction Restarts on $1.7B Bally's Casino in Chicago

Fort Worth looks for new 335-acre Bonds Ranch development



Infrastructure

Senate reverses course, proposing harsh tax on renewables

Data Center Surge Drives Short-Term Energy Demand

Business AI power consumption highest in these 10 states

Fiber optic installed to improve air traffic communication in Northeast

The solar panel recycling business

$227mm water project to create 73,000 jobs in Nevada

Cleveland Approves $1.6 Billion Airport Terminal Overhaul

CenterPoint completes critical Houston grid upgrades

Hampton Roads Project Reaches Notable Milestones

US DOT opens $1.5B funding round for transit buses and bus facilities

Supporters of IRA clean energy credits bill make recommendations

Minnesota Launches AI-Powered Road Safety Initiative



Sustainables and Energy

New York offering up to $750K for facility decarbonization projects

Asset Management: How Apollo Approaches Sustainability

Port of Los Angeles presses ahead with EV transition

Appalachian Power seeks 1.1 GW of renewable energy

Californian batteries set new output record

Microsoft tops Google for ‘world’s largest biochar carbon removal’ deal

Alabama enacts ‘all-of-the-above’ energy plan

Commercial rooftop solar developer secures $175 million financing

Scientists build photovoltaic-thermal panel hosting four different cooling techs

Diversification is the cornerstone of energy security

City of Austin Pays $26M for Gold LEED Office Asset

AI-Powered Digital Twins for a Resilient Energy Infrastructure and Wildfire Prevention



Legal and Insurance

Allianz Trade Unveils Roadmap for Sustainable Insurance

Underwriting Concerns About Solar for Hail, Fire Resistance

Lenders continue to seize on personal guarantees in distressed market

Climate Disasters Could Push Foreclosures to $5.4B by 2035

Washington governor signs rent control into law

Big verdicts in premises liability cases put spotlight on facilities managers

State Farm Rate Hike Approved Amid California Insurance Crisis

Ohio Supreme Court rejects local opposition to block 325 MW solar project

Florida Condo Bill Gives Owners Some Slack But Brings New Insurance Concerns

Can Reforms Speed L.A.’s Permitting, Rebuilding, after the Fires?

Flood risk rises as coverage declines in KY, TN & WV

New Jersey sues RealPage, says collusion with landlords drives up rents



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