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Many of San Francisco’s small businesses have closed for good due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Rick Caruso's open-air centers are better positioned than regional malls, reports Forbes. These

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The alternative asset manager in in contract to purchase a portfolio of newly developed buildings from Bruman Realty.

(Bloomberg)—KKR & Co. is betting on Brooklyn apartments as the pandemic rattles the

The U.S. Postal Service “has a virtual monopoly on the last mile,” according to REIT CEO Andrew Spodek.

When most of us hear “The check’s in the mail,” we perceive it as a brush-off. But for Andrew

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Bay Area cities are approving affordable housing developments, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The Federal Housing Finance Agency is mandating multifamily property owners with government-backed loans in forbearance to inform renters about the

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Despite lost revenue earlier in the pandemic, the medical office sector is bouncing back.

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California Superior Court Judge Charles Haines ruled the city’s eviction moratorium was a “reasonable exercise of the police power to promote public welfare.”

(Bloomberg)—A San Francisco eviction ban survived a legal challenge

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Chains from J. Crew to Ann Taylor are using bankruptcy filings to avoid protracted negotiations with individual landlords.

(Bloomberg)—With the pandemic intensifying the plight of U.S. retailers, companies from J.

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Commercial real estate fundamentals showed some improvement in July, reports Star Tribune. The struggles of the retail sector are likely to continue, according to Benzinga. These are among today’s must reads from around

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The apartment rental market comprised of units priced at $22,000 a month and more has seen a 75 percent drop in listings.

(Bloomberg)—Manhattan’s super-high-end rental market, comprising apartments that start at $22,000 for a month’s rent, has slowed

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The lenders are pushing for offers closer to the approximately $2.2 billion in debt the department store chain carries.

(Bloomberg)—A group of lenders steering J.C. Penney Co.’s bankruptcy process

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