Franco Faraudo

A new survey of more than 3,000 U.S. renters, reveals that the move-in experience is the single most important moment for driving long-term retention, reputation, and revenue in multifamily property management.

As AI-driven data centers push thermal management to its limits, the cooling technologies being developed at hyperscale are beginning to offer lessons and opportunities for commercial building operators.

Every few years, commercial real estate becomes the subject of a new doomsday narrative. In 2009, it was the financial crisis wiping out leveraged property portfolios. After 2020, it was the pandemic making offices permanently obsolete. More recently, it has been a combination of elevated interest rates, hybrid work, and AI-driven automation conspiring to hollow out demand for the kind of space that has underpinned the industry for generations. These narratives aren’t entirely without foundation. They identify real pressures. But they have a persistent tendency to miss what is actually happening in the parts of the market that are adapting, investing, and growing through the disruption. JLL’s recent financial performance is one of the clearest pieces of evidence that the full picture is considerably more complicated than the prevailing story suggests.

Quarterra’s latest apartment portfolio sale highlights how Lennar is shifting toward a lighter, more capital-efficient multifamily strategy centered on development and asset recycling.

Commercial real estate lenders are finally selling distressed assets and recognizing losses after years of “extend and pretend.” The reset may be painful, but it could help stabilize the broader market.

New advances in AI forecasting, air quality sensors, and microclimate research are helping buildings better understand and respond to wildfire smoke exposure.

AvalonBay and Equity Residential's $69 billion merger creates the nation's largest apartment owner as oversupply and flat rents force consolidation.

Alfred’s launch of Arqline signals a new multifamily model where technology and property operations are designed together to improve resident experience and portfolio performance.

Rising tariffs, supply chain limits, and geopolitical restrictions are reshaping smart building tech costs, forcing real estate to adapt fast.

Florida counties cut permit review times from weeks to hours, with results in Hernando and Brevard counties pointing toward a broader model for how AI can modernize government permitting without replacing human judgment.