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Q1 2025 Columbus Multifamily Market Report Multifamily Overview Columbus multifamily has emerged as one of the fastest-growing markets in the Midwest, thanks to its affordability and strong job market, driving increased demand for housing. Demand for mid-tier rental units has risen significantly in recent quarters. Much of this surge is due to delayed demand from […]

St. Louis Federal Government Lease Cancellations Recent months have witnessed a significant acceleration in the termination of federal government leases, a concerted effort driven by a new administrative focus on cost-reduction and enhanced efficiency within the government’s real estate portfolio. The GSA, the government’s de facto landlord, spearheads this initiative alongside the newly established DOGE. […]

Q1 2025 Chicago Industrial Market Report   Highlights Chicago’s industrial market remains strong, with a 6.0% vacancy rate and 3.7M SF in logistics-driven absorption, despite falling from the national top 10. Rent growth outpaces the national average, rising 4.2% year-over-year due to tight supply and stable tenant demand, especially in logistics and flex centers. Construction […]

Q1 2025 Santa Clara Industrial Market Report Market Overview The Santa Clara industrial segment has been able to record stable vacancy in the 4 to 5% range since 2021. This comes as 518,494 square feet were absorbed throughout the past 12 months; however, absorption has been unable to keep up with new deliveries. Since 2022, […]

Q1 2025 San Diego Multifamily Market Report   Highlights Developers are oversaturating the market with new builds, specifically luxury Class A buildings, consequently triggering the vacancy threshold to sit only 0.5% below the peak seen during the infamous market crash of 2008. With rent-to-income ratios sitting near 40%, renters are struggling with affordability as they […]

Q1 2025 Alameda County Industrial Market Report Market Overview Alameda County’s markets noted a slowdown in activity throughout 2024, which continued into the first quarter of this year. The decline is heavily attributed to the uptick in interest rates, which led companies to halt or reduce expansion plans. The county also recorded a decrease in […]

Where to Next for Retail? The national retail segment recorded negative absorption of 2.1 million square feet in the beginning of Q2 2025, which has not happened since 2020. This occurred as a result of retailers recording bankruptcies and closures at the start of 2025. In the first quarter, over 108 million square feet was […]

Q1 2025 Shopping Center REIT Earnings Report REIT Earnings Recap The open-air shopping center REITs recently wrapped up their earnings calls for Q1 2025. Despite the economic uncertainty surrounding tariffs, there was a significant amount of positive sentiment regarding each company’s leasing pipeline and property operations. Many executives acknowledged that tariffs could disrupt some retailers […]

From WeWork to Mindspace: A Journey in Shaping Coworking Spaces In this episode of The Matthews Podcast, host Matthew Wallace sits down with Mark Goldfinger, General Manager and Head of North America at Mindspace. Mark shares his incredible journey from working with WeWork to leading Mindspace’s operations in the US. Discover how Mindspace is creating […]