Hotel-Branded Residences Thrive During Housing Market Downturn

Wall Street Journal, Mar. 6, 2023–Kate King (subscription)Higher mortgage rates and recession fears have upended the high-end housing market, but buyers are still paying up for residences affiliated with luxury …

Fannie Mae Launches Survey to Make Multifamily Properties Greener

Mortgage Professional America, Mar. 2, 2023–Candyd MendozaThe survey partners include Conservice, CRE Finance Council, Enterprise Community Partners, Mortgage Bankers Association, National Apartment Association, National Council of State Housing Agencies, National …

Amazon Says It is Pausing Construction on HQ2

Washington Post, Mar. 3, 2023–Teo Armus, Rachel LermanAmazon will pause construction at the second headquarters it is building in Arlington, the company confirmed Friday, a major setback for the e-commerce …

American Dream Mall Owes NJ Town $8 Million, Lawsuit Says

Bloomberg, Mar. 6, 2023–Martin Z. BraunA New Jersey town sued the American Dream mall and entertainment complex over its refusal to make about $7.5 million in property tax-like payments and …

CBRE: Soft Landing for Canada’s CRE in 2023

GlobeSt.com, March 2, 2023–Jack RogersCanada’s commercial real estate market will execute a soft landing later this year, as large investors return to the market in the wake of the Bank …

Salesforce Continues to Slash Office Space With Six-Floor Tower Sublease

SFGate, March 5, 2023–Stephen CouncilSalesforce is quitting on another 125,000 square feet of real estate. This time, it’s in its namesake tower.https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/salesforce-continues-to-slash-office-space-with-six-floor-tower-sublease/ar-AA18cxlA

Private-Equity Firms Snap Up Data Centers as Cloud Demand Soars

Wall Street Journal, Feb. 28, 2023–Angus Loten (subscription)Private-equity firms bought data centers in near-record numbers last year, defying a broad deal-making slowdown in a bid to capture ever-growing demand for …