5 biggest commercial real estate deals in January
Identifying the biggest commercial real estate deals in Metro Phoenix beginning in January 2026 provides a real-time snapshot of where capital, confidence and growth are converging. These transactions signal which sectors are expanding, how investors are pricing risk and opportunity, and where infrastructure, jobs and population growth are headed…»
US population growth tumbles after post-pandemic surge
The United States population is growing at its slowest rate since the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau estimates. While that pace is set to ease further across the country, this structural slowdown is likely to amplify post-COVID regional population shifts to lower-density Southern and Western states, with implications for job and housing markets…»
Here is the 2026 commercial real estate forecast for Western U.S. market
Kidder Mathews has released its 2026 Western U.S. Market Forecast, offering a comprehensive outlook on the economic conditions, structural shifts, and sector specific trends shaping commercial real estate. The forecast examines commercial real estate trends for office, industrial, retail, and multifamily sectors highlighting where fundamentals are stabilizing, where…»
Data centers guzzle Arizona’s water and power. We calculated how much
Liliana Vidales has more experience than most people with data centers. xAI, a company owned by billionaire Elon Musk, about a year and a half ago established a supercomputer in Memphis, Tenn., where Vidales attended college. The facility, she said, brought “suffocating smog and pollution.”She didn’t want it to happen again in Phoenix, her hometown. So, as city leaders considered whether to adopt a new zoning ordinance on data centers…»
A Closer Look at the Multifamily Maturity Wall and Refinancing Crisis
Last year’s loan maturities represented nearly triple the 20-year average, creating unprecedented refinancing pressure. Refinancing risk for multifamily and commercial real estate debt will remain high for at least the next two years as much of the $957 billion in loans—including $310 billion in multifamily debt—that matured in 2025 received extensions…»