Daily News: 1-5-26

NMHC Survey Finds Long-Term Development Optimism

The National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC’s) quarterly survey of leading construction and development firms in December finds apartment starts remaining relatively stable compared with three months ago. According to the survey, conducted between Dec. 4 and 15, 43% of respondents reported starts to be relatively unchanged, while 25% said their firms started fewer projects and 26% started a greater number of projects. Respondents also reported an easing of delays. For those with projects already started…»

Thrift, luxury store visits rose in 2025

Traditional apparel chains were outpaced by two sectors on opposite ends of the cost spectrum when it came to store visits this year. Foot traffic at thrift stores and luxury chains increased compared to traditional apparel this year, with thrift stores especially seeing large jumps in foot traffic. Outside of February, visits to thrift stores were up more than 5% compared to last year in each month from January to November. With the exception of a few months, luxury visits hovered near or above 2024 levels for most of 2025…»

Editors’ Choice: The Very Best Bisnow Stories Of 2025

Identifying new investment trends, dispelling industry myths, uncovering wrongdoing and exposing bad actors — these are a few of our favorite things. Bisnow’s editors went back through the year and found the stories that really made us think or made us laugh, the ones that we know reporters poured their blood, sweat and tears into making really, really good. They don’t always make it to the top of our traffic charts, but these are some of Bisnow’s most interesting and impactful stories of 2025…»

50 commercial real estate projects to know in 2026

Each year, PTK magazine — a publication of AZ Big Media — showcases the top people and projects to know in Arizona’s commercial real estate sector. Pulling from a competitive pool of nominations and the editorial board’s knowledge of the industry, this annual edition highlights 50 meaningful projects across all product types and influential professionals in 23 different categories. The digital sponsor of PTK magazine is Quarles. Over the coming days, meet the individuals and projects making an outsized impact…»

Business, political leaders join panel to bring NHL back to Arizona

Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin announced a new team of local and state leaders who will try to bring an NHL team back to Arizona. In September, Galvin announced the creation of an advisory panel that will be charged with formulating a plan to identify potential ownership groups, stadium locations and other details key to returning professional hockey to the Valley after Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo sold the team to a Utah group last year. Galvin already tapped Andrea Doan, wife of longtime Arizona…»