April 3, 2024

Construction activity remains scorching hot in the Metro Phoenix industrial market, with 10 million square feet in deliveries in the first quarter alone, according to a report from Kidder Mathews. NEW DELIVERIES continue to soar with over 10M SF in YTD deliveries. RENTAL

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New York-based WeWork Inc. said Tuesday it expects to emerge from Chapter 11 by the end of the spring. The beleaguered coworking company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November, said in a statement it’s determined “a final path forward” at 90% of the

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April 2, 2024

The Scottsdale 101 shopping center, or rather the land on which the center was built, is heading for the auction block in June. The Arizona Land Department published an auction notice on March 21 that the 75 acres on the southwest corner of Scottsdale Road and the Loop 101

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The nation’s largest retailer could be setting up shop at a massive mixed-use project in the southeast Valley. Arkansas-based Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) has filed plans with the city of Mesa for a 171,000-square-foot retail store complete with a drive-thru pharmacy, a grab-and-go

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The move for lenders to find ways to avoid action on troubled CRE loans has been called “extend and pretend,” though “delay and pray” might be even more apt. While an institution can avoid significant and final decisions, it can put off the day when it takes a hit to its balance sheet

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Creation, one of Arizona’s most prominent commercial real estate developers, has been given the green light to move ahead with construction on a three-building, 16-acre industrial park in Tempe, marking the company’s first industrial undertaking within the city. Nexus Commerce Center

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All eyes are on the West Valley and for good reason. Communities like Surprise, Glendale and Buckeye continue to attract development and media buzz. From talk of smart cities to bringing more industry to the area, growth continues to climb. In fact, in January of this year

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April 1, 2024

Arizona’s job market has been solid lately, and it’s showing up in fewer layoffs. Both the number and magnitude of major layoff announcements declined sharply in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the same three months of 2023. Some 21 employers reported layoffs to

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A former Arizona Coyotes executive is endorsing state legislation that he hopes will help a group unconnected to the team build a mixed-use development near Mesa that could include a professional soccer stadium. If passed, the bill could also help his former employer finance a

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North American data center pricing approached record levels in 2023, with Phoenix  boasting some of the highest average asking rates among U.S. data center markets ($170 – $200) for 250-500 kilowatt (kW) per month, according to CBRE’s latest North American Data Center

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A prolonged period of elevated interest rates –– compounded by rising operational costs –– continues to impact rental housing providers nationwide. Beyond myriad effects on day-to-day industry operations, rising rates also pose a long-term risk to the future of apartment

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Getting a deal done for a hotel has been difficult over the past few years, with inflationary pressures and banking woes headlining the difficulties. That could start to change in the second half of 2024, hotel executives say. During the “Market Overview: Financial Analysis

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March 29, 2024

Are you a net lease investor with $5 million cash in your pocket? Then you’re golden in the current market. Right now the sector’s biggest problem is that there is a considerable amount of supply on the market and not enough buyers willing to invest at cap rates where the

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On the way to joining the extraordinary “bed rush” of tall hotels rushing Old Town, a funny thing happened to the Winfield: It went into trusteeship. Though Scottsdale real estate wheeler-dealer David Slattery Sr. stresses that does not equate to bankruptcy, it still hardly

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Peckham, a nonprofit vocational rehabilitation organization that provides training and job opportunities for persons with significant disabilities and other barriers to employment, leased all of the space in the One Compass Center office building in Phoenix, spanning more than

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In many downtowns across the nation, office vacancies are hitting record levels. Against that backdrop, cities are grappling with the effects of hybrid work, which is cutting into tax bases, threatening downtown vibrancy and contributing to a growing amount of vacant office

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This is supposed to be the “busier” spring leasing season for self-storage but the mood in the industry is mostly “somber” but optimistic for the future, according to a new report from Yardi Matrix. “Performance slipped in 2023 and there are few signs that market conditions are

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March 28, 2024

As the country’s top men’s and women’s college basketball teams compete to cut down the nets this month, CoStar is getting in on the madness with our inaugural CoStar Sweet 16 of U.S. retail markets. Here we pit the top areas for that property type across the country against

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Banks are starting to feel the effects of distress in the multifamily sector with the volume of multifamily loans that were at least 30 days past due or in nonaccrual status in the fourth quarter rising to $3.46 billion, up 43.1% from the previous quarter and an 81.2% increase year

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The Ritz-Carlton Paradise Valley and The Palmeraie — a multibillion-dollar project years in the works in Paradise Valley — are expected to take shape during the rest of 2024. Five Star Development, the developer of the mixed-use project with a hotel, retail and Ritz-Carlton-branded

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Dollar Tree will close 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of 2024, the company announced on March 13. It would also allow 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores to close once their lease is finished. There are 88 Family Dollar stores in Arizona, according to the company’s

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CapRock Partners, a California-based privately owned investor and developer of industrial properties, has expanded its holdings in Phoenix by acquiring the four-property Chandler Airport Business Park for $42.57 million, or $133.57 per square foot. The Class A park was just

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March 27, 2024

A robust 62% of multifamily investors expect to increase their purchasing activity from last year and 40% expect to sell more, according to CBRE’s 2024 Global Multifamily Investor Intentions Survey in late 2023 of 1,200 investors. And nearly half (47%) of multifamily investors

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Developer ViaWest Group redeveloped what was once the office headquarters of computer consulting firm Insight Enterprises into what is now Sight Logistics Park, designed to serve industrial tenants on a nearly 18-acre site in the eastern Phoenix suburb of Tempe, Arizona

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A new Home Depot and Dick’s Sporting Goods could be the next major tenants for a planned shopping center west of Phoenix. The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) started a preliminary application process in March for a new store at Buckeye Commons, according to public documents

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