Retailers are navigating a complex landscape marked by rising costs from elevated tariffs as increasingly cautious consumers pull back on spending. However, retailers also keep leasing space at a torrid pace, underscoring the strategic importance of securing desired locations in a supply-constrained environment.
Through July 2025, the U.S. hospitality sector is defined by pronounced divergence in market performance. Out of 172 markets tracked by STR, 87 have posted year-over-year declines in occupancy, highlighting a landscape where larger U.S. economic volatility and local dynamics are shaping outcomes more than ever.
The city of Dallas is seeking eminent domain on a tract of land adjacent to the former Dallas Morning News building to make way for what is expected to be a $3.7 billion expansion and re-orientation of the downtown convention center.
The respective multibillion-dollar Manhattan casino dreams of SL Green Realty and Silverstein Properties were dealt fatal blows Wednesday as the high-stakes competition for a coveted New York gaming license heads into the final stretch.
Virgin Hotels’ original spot in Chicago is set to be converted into a Sports Illustrated-themed resort near the Magnificent Mile after the historic, 25-story building recently sold for more than $77 million.
Convene, a lifestyle and hospitality brand that operates premium meeting and event venues and flexible office space, has announced the formation of its parent company Convene Hospitality Group.
Retail commercial real estate investors in the Inland Empire are easing rent increases in response to weaker tenant demand. As space availability has risen to a four-year high, rent growth has dissolved. The market average asking rents for available space across retail building subtypes, from strip centers to malls, is flat year over year and heading into negative territory. Annual rent growth peaked at over 5% in 2022 and has dissipated since then.
A 233-unit apartment project broke ground near Amazon’s Seattle headquarters in one of the latest examples of the tech giant’s $3.6 billion program to fund affordable housing in cities where the company has big corporate operations.
Cardinal inaugurated the Cergy Étoile project, which required an investment of €120 million. This 30,000 m² mixed-use development is located in the heart of the new town of Cergy, the birthplace of Annie Ernaux, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature and the subject of many of her texts.
The Indianapolis labor market improved over the past year, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 13,900 jobs in July compared to last year, the largest annual increase since December of last year.
Nextensa and ION have finalized the sale of 100% of their shares in Monteco BV, the company owning the Monteco building in Brussels, to Caisse d'épargne et de prévoyance Hauts-de-France. The transaction reflects a property value of €28 million.
Howden M&A, a specialist in M&A insurance advice and placement in France and Europe, has appointed Elie Passard as senior associate, responsible for developing the real assets sector (real estate, hotels, infrastructure and energy).
In a press release, DTZ Investors France has just announced that it has signed a lease for the entire Balard-Montagne de la Fage development in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, on behalf of one of its principals. This office building has two addresses - 64 to 70 rue Balard/1 to 9 rue de la Montagne de la Fage - and a floor area of around 10,000 m².
At June 30, the Elialys SCPI, with a capitalization of €107 million, had 13 assets, including 11 in Spain, "a country in which it believes more than anything else", as Jean-François Chaury, Managing Director of Advenis REIM, pointed out at the height of the summer. According to our information, two and a half months later, these figures are no longer relevant.
Investment firms Bain Capital, Columbia Threadneedle and QuinSpark Investment Partners acquired the 957-room Pullman Montparnasse in Paris for €300 million ($355 million) or €313,480 ($370,477) per room, according to CoStar.