Daily News 8-28-2026

The U.S. commercial real estate recovery is following markedly different paths across property sectors and markets, Integra Realty Resources (IRR) said in its newly released 2026 Mid-Year Viewpoint Report. More than 90% of retail markets surveyed are in recovery or expansion, while office markets remain evenly divided between recovery and recession. Multifamily performance is shaped largely by local supply cycles, while industrial markets are concentrated primarily in the expansion and hypersupply phases…»

Fifteen or 20 years ago, a shopping center with a large family entertainment tenant could be a difficult sell. Arcades, bounce houses and other children’s entertainment concepts were often viewed as temporary space fillers, users that could absorb a large vacancy until an owner found a more traditional tenant such as a grocer, fitness operator or national retailer. For many investment buyers, it wasn’t even a question of tenant credit. The use itself could be enough to eliminate a property from consideration. “Fifteen or twenty years ago, buyers might…»

Two Phoenix landlords have filed objections to Salad and Go sites they own being converted into coffee shops. Davis Enterprises-Indian School Plaza LLC, which owns a shopping center at Seventh Avenue and Indian School Road, and LJO Properties, LLC, the landlord of a small commercial development at 35th Avenue and Baseline Road, objected to the use because their centers already offer drive-through coffee. The centers include Scooter’s Coffee and Black Rock Coffee Bar, respectively. Salad and Go closed all its…»

The nation’s construction wave receded sharply during the first half, but these 10 metros still accounted for more than a third of all completed units. Multifamily deliveries in the first half of the year declined sharply across the U.S. Developers completed 203,073 units across 994 properties this year through June, down 41.3 percent from the same period last year and 34.7 percent from the first half of 2024, according to Yardi Matrix data. The slowdown has begun to redraw the development map. Sun Belt metros continue…»

MovingPlace has released its new mid-year report, revealing America’s hottest ZIP codes of the first half of 2026 along with the 10 hottest ZIP codes in Arizona so far in 2026. The report first looked at the areas who saw the biggest ranking changes when compared to the previous year, and now looks at the locations with the most move activity based on per capita moves. As Arizonans relocate in 2026, certain ZIP codes are standing out as the fastest-growing and most in-demand. The 2026 Mid-Year edition of The Hottest ZIP Codes…»