By Craig KarminSource: The Wall Street Journal This is from an edition of the Real Estate newsletter, a weekly briefing of the biggest commercial deals, news, analysis and trends in office, multifamily, retail and other commercial sectors. If you’re not subscribed, sign up here. Commercial real estate investors have a debt problem. And after years of pretending […]
By Stephen MacLeodSource: Boston Business Journal JPMorgan Chase & Co. is continuing to expand its footprint in Massachusetts and has announced another half-dozen locations in the state that it plans to open in 2026. Eight Chase retail banking branches will be built throughout the state in 2026, as the company (NYSE:JPM) plans to open 160 branches nationwide […]
By Mile SobolikSource: Invesco US commercial real estate (CRE) got an encouraging signal. Banks have begun to ease underwriting standards for CRE loans for the first time since interest rates started rising in 2022, according to the January 2026 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) from the Federal Reserve. It suggests lenders are gaining confidence that market conditions […]
Source: Milwaukee Business JournalBy Shawn Swenson After multiple years of declining capital flows, could 2026 mark a comeback for commercial real estate (“CRE”) funding? A report by Cushman & Wakefield* provided an interesting summary of private CRE fundraising. While fundraising topped $160 billion in 2021 and 2022, that number decreased significantly in 2023 and was […]
Source: MSNBy Diana Olick A specific kind of loan that helps owners of commercial buildings pay for big upgrades to save energy or water, add renewable power, or improve resilience is seeing huge growth in a lending environment that has been arguably tough. This month, Nuveen closed a $465 million C-PACE deal for The Geneva, […]
Industrial and logistics leasing activity accelerated to close out 2025, with demand for large-scale distribution facilities helping drive one of the strongest annual leasing performances on record, according to CBRE research.
Related Beal has signed a 40,000-square-foot lease with AI Proteins at One Kenmore Square, bringing a new artificial intelligence–driven biotechnology tenant to the mixed-use office and lab development. The deal highlights continued demand for well-located, flexible office and laboratory space in Boston’s life sciences and technology sectors.
The historic, mostly vacant office building would include over 250 apartments, with ground-floor retail. Source: Boston.comBy Beth Treffeisen Boston developer Synergy is moving to launch the city’s largest office-to-housing conversion yet, filing plans last Wednesday to transform an 11-story, mostly vacant Downtown Crossing office building into more than 250 apartments. The project would convert the upper […]
CBRE’s 2026 U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook forecasts increased investment activity and continued recovery in leasing across major property types, led by prime office, industrial, multifamily, and data center assets. The report highlights a continued flight to quality, selective supply constraints, and income-driven returns as key themes shaping commercial real estate performance in 2026.
According to new JLL research, Boston recorded its highest quarterly office leasing volume in four years in Q4 2025, driven by tenant renewals and selective relocations into high-quality space. The report points to improving momentum, even as vacancy and availability remain elevated in lower-tier assets.
