Daily News: 6-1-26
Multifamily Enters a Late‑Cycle Normal The multifamily market is heading into peak leasing season, with numbers that look encouraging on the surface but lukewarm beneath. The national median multifamily rent rose 0.5% month-over-month in May to $1,379, but that remains $20 lower than the May 2025 total, according to Apartment List. In other words, this […]
Daily News: 5-19-26
Suburbs and exurbs fuel population growth in the Greater Phoenix area Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau reiterates the Valley’s strong demographic profile and provides deeper insight into where population gains are happening. In the five-year period from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2025, the Phoenix metropolitan statistical area (MSA) added about […]
Daily News: 5-18-26
NRF: Retail sales grow in April Retail sales rose slightly for the seventh consecutive month in April despite rising gas prices and stubborn inflation. Core retail sales (excluding restaurants, auto dealers and gas stations) inched up up 0.34% month over month in April and were up 5.53% year over year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail […]
Daily News: 5-14-26
2,500 acres in Buckeye primed for next high-tech hub A 2,500-acre site in Buckeye is aiming to land the Valley’s next mega-project, as brokers begin to pitch the site for semiconductor manufacturing and other advanced manufacturing uses. The site, called Grand View Arizona, is located near Broadway Road and MC 85, and is bisected by […]
Daily News: 5-13-26
CRE Lending Surges to Five-Year High as Alternative Lenders Reshape Capital Stack Commercial real estate lending in 1Q 2026 reached its highest level in five years as lenders have gained more confidence in loan-to-value ratios and fresh equity entered the market, giving borrowers more choices about their lenders. These trends were revealed in CBRE’s Lending […]
Daily News: 5-11-26
Commercial Mortgage Volume Rises 52% Year-Over-Year Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 52% higher in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. A rise in originations for healthcare, retail, hotel and industrial properties led to an overall […]