Trump Wants Federal Agencies to Disregard Downtown Office Hubs
The days of federal agencies favoring office buildings in downtown urban centers will soon come to an end — that is, if the Trump administration has anything to say about it. President Donald Trump on...
View ArticleRexford Posts Strongest Leasing Activity Since Q1 2024 Amid Economic Turmoil
Despite a slowdown in demand for industrial space, and a volatile economic landscape, to say the least, Rexford Industrial Realty’s executives argue that the company focused on Southern California is...
View ArticleGSA Adds Distinctive HUD HQ to ‘Accelerated Disposal’ List
The Washington, D.C., headquarters for the Department of Housing and Urban Development is the next real estate item on the Trump administration’s chopping block. The General Services Administration on...
View ArticleFeds Threaten to Pull New York’s Transportation Funds Over Congestion Pricing...
The U.S. Department of Transportation poured even more pressure on New York to end congestion pricing, this time backing it up with detailed financial threats. Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan...
View ArticleTrump Administration Downsizes DOJ Office Lease in D.C.
The General Services Administration (GSA) has signed a major lease renewal in Washington, D.C., for the Department of Justice (DOJ). The move counters the Trump administration’s trend of severe lease...
View ArticleLife Sciences Real Estate Adapts to Federal Funding Cuts
Even medical research isn’t immune to a federal overhaul. The life sciences have joined DEI efforts, climate laws and immigration policies as a subject for scrutiny under the agenda of President Donald...
View ArticleLaw Firm Inks 28K-SF Sublease in D.C.
An Alabama-based law firm has inked a sublease deal with one of its peers in Washington, D.C. — just the latest example of law firms gobbling up trophy space in the nation’s capital as office...
View ArticleThird-Party Logistics Firm Scoops Up 106K-SF Lease in L.A. County
Another third-party logistics (3PL) firm has inked a 10-year lease for a distribution facility in Los Angeles County, highlighting the demand from such firms as President Donald Trump’s tariffs loom....
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The Tariffs and Retail: Winners and Losers Emerge
It’s been only a few weeks since the Trump administration’s so-called “Liberation Day,” but the effects on the country’s retailers are already evident. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump...
View ArticleAlexandria Beats Earning Estimates But Reports Quarterly Net Loss
Alexandria Real Estate Equities exceeded earnings expectations in the first quarter and is projecting future growth for its life sciences portfolio despite economic uncertainties under the Trump...
View ArticleAcadia Realty Trust Braces for Retail Distress From Tariffs, Remains...
The threat of President Donald Trump’s tariff war and its impact on the retail market consumed a good chunk of Acadia Realty Trust’s first-quarter earnings call Wednesday. The real estate investment...
View ArticleESRT Reports Fewer Empire State Building Observatory Visits Amid Tariffs
The Empire State Building observatory saw a slowdown in ticket sales during the first quarter of 2025, according to Empire State Realty Trust’s earnings report released Wednesday, as the country faces...
View ArticleEquinix Boasts Strong Q1 With a Deep Pipeline as Tariff Uncertainty Mounts
Global demand for digital infrastructure catapulted data center giant Equinix — the fourth-largest real estate investment trust in the nation in terms of market cap — into a strong first quarter,...
View ArticleArbor Reports Declines in Net Income, Distributable Earnings in Q1
A combination of crippling tariffs and less-than-great headlines tarnished Arbor Realty Trust’s first quarter of 2025 The nationwide multifamily REIT and direct housing lender announced during...
View ArticleU.S. Saw Tepid Job Growth in April Following ‘Liberation Day’
The month of April was tough on investors who sold off trillions in stocks as President Donald Trump’s tariff war kicked off in earnest, but the job market held steady to some extent. The U.S. Bureau...
View ArticleIndustrial Construction Slows and Lease Terms Shift Amid Tariffs: Report
New trade policies under the Trump administration are causing a slowdown in construction and a change in lease terms in the U.S. industrial market, according to a recent report from Savills. President...
View ArticleSouthern California’s Industrial Warehouse Market Plays an Anxious Waiting Game
In 2024, the bustling Port of Los Angeles processed 10.2 million shipping containers, the boat-born boxes that carry the goods of global trade. Measured via a stat called TEUs, the annual haul was the...
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