Commercial Real Estate & Business News 7-7-2025

Multifamily continues to stand out as a strong and stable investment, according to DLA Piper’s 2025 State of the Market Survey. The law firm’s survey analyzed the views of commercial real estate leaders on the sector’s economic outlook, the attractiveness of various asset classes and investment markets, and their overall expectations for the next year during two separate waves—one…»

In commercial real estate, the downside of a boom is usually the bust that comes later. In the data center sector, there is no hint that a bust will come anytime soon. Instead, the potential downside is baked within the boom: the need for power. The rest of the decade will be a scramble for power to keep data centers growing, especially for the wave of new assets that will come…»

The sale of one of the most iconic resorts in Arizona led the 10 biggest commercial real estate deals in June. Here are the 10 biggest deals in Metro Phoenix commercial real estate from June of 2025, according to data collected by the commercial real estate tracking website Vizzda and AZRE magazine…»

The U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs in June, curtailing hopes of another mortgage rate drop amid slowing homebuying and homeselling activity. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ report exceeded analyst expectations by 37,000 jobs, as unemployment rates dropped 3 percent month-over-month to 4.1 percent. The majority of job losses came from the federal government…»

The backdrop for CRE seems to still include many of the usual suspects going into the second half of 2025: interest rates, tariffs, geopolitics, potential recession. There is, however, change in the air. Panelists at Commercial Property Executive’s 2025 Midyear Outlook webinar, moderated by Editorial Director Suzann Silverman, shared a consensus: While times remain uncertain…»