Two historic Greater Boston theaters are on the market for $12 million each,but the beloved venues inside aren’t going anywhere just yet. The sale of the Somerville Theatre and Capitol Theatre buildings highlights the intersection of commercial real estate investment, historic preservation, and the future of longstanding cultural institutions.
Explore how the Federal Reserve’s June 2026 policy shift and interest rate outlook could impact commercial real estate buyers, tenants, and investors.
If you live in Charlestown (or have driven past the brick buildings near Bunker Hill Street…) you have likely heard about the Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment. Depending on who is telling the story, it is either the future of public housing in Boston or a project that seems to take forever to get off the ground. In truth, it is both. The redevelopment is the largest public housing transformation ever undertaken in the city, and it has unfolded slowly because of its scale, complexity, and the stakes involved for residents who have lived there for generations.
By Nina DaleSource: CRE Daily Post-Pandemic Multifamily Shifts Apartment vacancies are projected to rise in 2026 as new supply outpaces demand, signaling a multifamily market reset, NAHB economists say. According to Multi Housing News, multifamily trends are changing as the Covid-driven boom fades and vacancy rates increase. At the NAHB International Builders’ Show, experts highlighted factors such […]
By Emily WilkinsSource: MSN Both congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump both want to limit how many homes major corporations can own, but a new proposal from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., makes it clear that’s where the agreement ends. In a bill released hours before Trump’s State of the Union speech, Warren, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and 16 other Senate Democrats propose ending […]
By Isabel HartSource: Boston Business Journal Developer HYM Investment Group is progressing on its development at the former site of Carney Hospital, with plans to build a new healthcare facility as well as housing and retail on the property. HYM and partner My City at Peace are planning to transform the site into a mixed-use, healthcare-anchored […]
By Jordan ErbSource: Bloomberg Delinquency rates on loans ranging from mortgages to credit cards rose to 4.8% of all outstanding US household debt in the fourth quarter, the highest level since 2017, driven by rising defaults among low-income and young borrowers. While the overall share of loans in some stage of default is near pre-pandemic averages, the rise […]
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, […]
Source: CNBCBy Diana Olick Fundrise, a Washington, D.C.-based online investment platform that prides itself on opening up investment in private real estate companies, real estate assets and private technology companies to the average individual, is now setting its sights on artificial intelligence. Fundrise is launching RealAI, a new AI platform that changes how single- and […]
New data from Colliers, Savills, and Cushman & Wakefield show that office leasing activity in Greater Boston increased significantly in late 2025, signaling early signs of stabilization in the region’s office market. While vacancy remains elevated, market participants report that demand has stopped declining and is beginning to reverse in key submarkets.
