Asia-Pacific commercial real estate investment is holding steady into 2026, even as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and shifting capital dynamics prompt investors to reassess risk and reallocate flows across the region, according to new analysis from CBRE. The data captures conditions in the opening months of 2026, before the April escalation of the Middle East conflict intensified...
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A wave of texts and mailers warning that California politicians are targeting retirement savings for taxation has sparked confusion among voters, but experts say the claims mischaracterize a broader fight over competing ballot initiatives. At issue is a proposed measure called the Retirement and Personal Savings Protection Act, one of several initiatives tied to an emerging political battle over a...
Every day, about 10,000 Americans turn 65. That pace is expected to continue for another seven to eight years. Collectively, senior homeowners are sitting on a record $14.6 trillion in housing wealth. That’s not a niche. It’s a wave of new business that most purchase-loan originators are overlooking as a component of their pipeline — largely invisible to the originators who need it most. Reverse...
Costs are climbing faster than many operators expected, and teams are actively trying to figure out how to keep up without creating new problems in the process. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis found that more than half of all operating expense (OpEx) inflation since 2020 ties back to property insurance, with premiums roughly doubling between 2021 and 2024. At the same time, rent growth has...
Brad Jacobs’ vaunted, capital treasure-trove-fueled sprint to geographic and marketshare clout, enough to disrupt the nation’s building products and materials supply infrastructure, took another big leap this weekend, with a $17 billion deal to acquire TopBuild, a giant among homebuilder-favored distribution players. During an investor presentation held on Sunday, Jacobs, Chairman and CEO at QXO,...
Selling season 2026 – long on uncertainty and short on Spring mojo – is keeping many private homebuilders up at night and on edge all day long. The challenge is no longer just about generating traffic to homebuilder websites and new neighborhood sales centers, converting buyers, or managing incentives. It also concerns whether the business is prepared to react quickly and adapt effectively to...
Image Michael Knott recommends buying deeply-discounted sectors while still leaning into strong...
Cole West, a privately-held, locally owned and operated, Utah-based real estate development company today announced that it has closed on 38 homesites for a new community called Lone Tree in Syracuse, Utah. "This is a great opportunity in Northern Utah to expand Cole West's presence and advance our continued growth as Utah's premier homebuilder," said Chris Winter, Cole West President of Homebuilding....
Image Michael Knott recommends buying deeply-discounted sectors while still leaning into strong...
Commercial real estate development has always been a high-stakes game. Deadlines slip. Budgets blow out. Contractors argue over drawings that don't match the field conditions. None of this is new -- but the rate at which these problems eat into project margins has made a lot of developers quietly desperate for something better. Virtual Design and Construction -- VDC -- is that something better. Not...
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