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The Map for Data Centers Just Got Smaller.

Capital

May 27, 2026

The Map for Data Centers Just Got Smaller.

Three city councils and a congresswoman moved against new builds in five days.

Omid Shahbazian

Build Where Washington Says. Or Lose the Money.

Capital

May 26, 2026

Build Where Washington Says. Or Lose the Money.

HUD just turned its grant book into a permit-reform enforcement mechanism.

Omid Shahbazian

Immigration Enforcement Isn't Filling Construction Jobs. It's Emptying Them.

Development

May 13, 2026

Immigration Enforcement Isn't Filling Construction Jobs. It's Emptying Them.

U.S.-born construction employment dropped 3% in high-enforcement metros — twice the cross-sector average — because finish trades disappear when framing labor does.

Omid Shahbazian

Why GMP Beats Lump-Sum When Labor Is the Sticky Inflation Risk

Development

Dec 2, 2025

Why GMP Beats Lump-Sum When Labor Is the Sticky Inflation Risk

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Development

Oct 1, 2025

Tariffs Push CRE Build Costs Higher

Steel, aluminum, and copper tariffs lift construction budgets +4.6%, delaying starts and straining project feasibility.

Omid Shahbazian

CRE Deal Flow Holds Firm Despite Summer Dip

Development

Sep 30, 2025

CRE Deal Flow Holds Firm Despite Summer Dip

August saw steady $100M+ deals and active mid-market trades, signaling disciplined but ongoing liquidity in U.S. CRE.

Omid Shahbazian

Georgia Daycare Net Lease Closes in 42 Days

Development

Sep 30, 2025

Georgia Daycare Net Lease Closes in 42 Days

Net-leased childcare centers attract repeat buyers with yield premiums and long leases, even as borrowing costs remain high.

Omid Shahbazian

Green CRE Now Commands Rent and Value Premiums

Capital

Sep 30, 2025

Green CRE Now Commands Rent and Value Premiums

Sustainability shifts from compliance cost to income driver, shaping underwriting, financing, and exit values.

Omid Shahbazian

Capital

Sep 29, 2025

🟡CRE Lending Rebounds Sharply in Q2.

As Debt Funds and CMBS Fill the Void, Spreads Stabilize

Omid Shahbazian

Capital

+17

Sep 29, 2025

Lending momentum jumps; spreads steady

Debt funds and CMBS re-open the channel, easing execution for qualify-to-close CRE.

Omid Shahbazian

Capital

Sep 25, 2025

🟡Confidence Returns to Times Square 30M

Hotels as Iconic InterContinental Sells for $2

Omid Shahbazian

🟡First Fed cut sets stage for faster CRE dealmaking and cap-rate relief

New York

Sep 24, 2025

🟡First Fed cut sets stage for faster CRE dealmaking and cap-rate relief

The Fed’s first rate cut in years is already shifting CRE liquidity expectations.

Omid Shahbazian

Manhattan Casino Bids Collapse Under Community Opposition

New York

Sep 24, 2025

Manhattan Casino Bids Collapse Under Community Opposition

All three Manhattan casino proposals rejected; outer boroughs now favored for $11B+ gaming expansion.

Omid Shahbazian

CRE Playbook Puts Climate Risk on the Books

Capital

+10

Sep 23, 2025

CRE Playbook Puts Climate Risk on the Books

Insurance premiums up 88% in 5 years, $1.4T in real estate at risk. Climate resilience moves from ESG talk to underwriting math.

Omid Shahbazian

Capital

Sep 21, 2025

Fed’s first cut: relief, not rescue

Easing cycle begins; refinancing window cracks open but spreads and underwriting remain tight for CRE.

Omid Shahbazian

660 Fifth Avenue: Full Occupancy Triumph

Capital

Sep 18, 2025

660 Fifth Avenue: Full Occupancy Triumph

Brookfield’s $400 million revamp fills 660 Fifth, highlighting NYC's flight-to-quality in office leasing.

Omid Shahbazian

CRE Financing Slows Amid Rate Stagnation

Capital

Sep 18, 2025

CRE Financing Slows Amid Rate Stagnation

Persistent high rates stall transaction volume, hindering CRE financing.

Omid Shahbazian

Capital

Sep 16, 2025

🟡Fed poised to cut 25 bps;

markets price 75 bps of easing by year-end

Omid Shahbazian

Stocks Hit Record Highs Amid Rate-Cut Optimism

Capital

Sep 16, 2025

Stocks Hit Record Highs Amid Rate-Cut Optimism

Fed rate-cut expectations boost stock and bond markets, creating favorable CRE financing conditions.

Omid Shahbazian

⚫️Luxury Retailers Expand Footprints Despite Tariffs and Tourism Slump

Development

Sep 10, 2025

⚫️Luxury Retailers Expand Footprints Despite Tariffs and Tourism Slump

High-end brands continue to secure scarce trophy retail locations, sustaining rent growth even as international tourism lags.

Omid Shahbazian

🟡U.S. Apartment Construction Pipeline Shrinks to Lowest Level Since 2015

Development

Sep 8, 2025

🟡U.S. Apartment Construction Pipeline Shrinks to Lowest Level Since 2015

A sharp pullback in development sets up a 2026–27 supply drought.

Omid Shahbazian

Development

Sep 8, 2025

⚫️U.S. Apartment Construction Pipeline Shrinks to Lowest Level Since 2015

The under-construction pipeline has fallen ~60% from the 2023 peak to ~543k units, setting up a 2026–27 supply drought after 2025’s final wave of deliveries. Date: 09/2025. Source: RealPage Market Analytics (Q2 2025).

Omid Shahbazian

⚫️Marco Island Resort Targets $1B Sale, Setting New Bar for Luxury Hotels

Capital

Sep 5, 2025

⚫️Marco Island Resort Targets $1B Sale, Setting New Bar for Luxury Hotels

Nomura revives CMBS platform with Barclays veterans, targeting trophy assets as U.S. banks retrench.

Omid Shahbazian

⚫️Big Refinancing Show Lenders Still Backing Apartments and Industrial

Development

Sep 3, 2025

⚫️Big Refinancing Show Lenders Still Backing Apartments and Industrial

Selective lending continues for top-tier multifamily and industrial assets as bank hapoalim and starwood provide $720M in strategic NYC refinancing amid challenging CRE market.

Omid Shahbazian

🟡CRE360 Market Pulse — Financing Thaws as CRE Lending Rebounds from 2024 Lows

Capital

+14

Sep 3, 2025

🟡CRE360 Market Pulse — Financing Thaws as CRE Lending Rebounds from 2024 Lows

Q2 originations jumped as banks, debt funds, insurers, and agencies re-entered the market; rate clarity and price resets are rebuilding pipelines.

Omid Shahbazian

Development

The Map for Data Centers Just Got Smaller.

Build Where Washington Says. Or Lose the Money.

Immigration Enforcement Isn't Filling Construction Jobs. It's Emptying Them.

Why GMP Beats Lump-Sum When Labor Is the Sticky Inflation Risk

Tariffs Push CRE Build Costs Higher

CRE Deal Flow Holds Firm Despite Summer Dip

Georgia Daycare Net Lease Closes in 42 Days

Green CRE Now Commands Rent and Value Premiums

🟡CRE Lending Rebounds Sharply in Q2.

Lending momentum jumps; spreads steady

🟡Confidence Returns to Times Square 30M

🟡First Fed cut sets stage for faster CRE dealmaking and cap-rate relief

Manhattan Casino Bids Collapse Under Community Opposition

CRE Playbook Puts Climate Risk on the Books

Fed’s first cut: relief, not rescue

660 Fifth Avenue: Full Occupancy Triumph

CRE Financing Slows Amid Rate Stagnation

🟡Fed poised to cut 25 bps;

Stocks Hit Record Highs Amid Rate-Cut Optimism

⚫️Luxury Retailers Expand Footprints Despite Tariffs and Tourism Slump

🟡U.S. Apartment Construction Pipeline Shrinks to Lowest Level Since 2015

⚫️U.S. Apartment Construction Pipeline Shrinks to Lowest Level Since 2015

⚫️Marco Island Resort Targets $1B Sale, Setting New Bar for Luxury Hotels

⚫️Big Refinancing Show Lenders Still Backing Apartments and Industrial

🟡CRE360 Market Pulse — Financing Thaws as CRE Lending Rebounds from 2024 Lows

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