CRE Journal: 6/18/2025

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Top Stories

• CRE Mortgage Debt Rises in Q1 Despite Lower Origination Volume

• Commercial Properties in N.Y. Funded Nearly Third of City’s Budget in Latest Year

• Volatility Takes The Steam Out Of Investment Recovery

Retail

• Kirkland’s tightens ties to Bed Bath & Beyond, rebrands as ‘Brand House Collective’

• Amazon CEO Jassy expects AI to reduce workforce, streamline operations

• Walmart and Amazon transform retail pharmacy as traditional drugstores retreat

• How Bob’s, Ikea are bucking the trend of furniture retail stagnation

• REIT sheds California retail portfolio as it focuses on other states

Office

• Cap Rates Drop In Office Sector Amid Lending Shifts

• Cohen & Steers Makes $300M Bet on West Coast Office REIT

• Nonprofit Extends Downtown L.A. Headquarters With 29K-SF Office Lease

Industrial

• Bridge Logistics Strikes $355M Refi for 24 Industrial Asset Portfolio

• U.S. Industrial Market Outlook Report | Q1 2025

• Deutsche Bank, Barclays Refi Industrial Portfolio With $700M CMBS Loan

Multifamily

• Huntington Beach Apartments Trade After 30-Year Hold

• Meridian Closes First Agency Loan Since 2023 Ban With $173M Freddie Mac Deal

• 5 apartment tech innovations from Apartmentalize

Industry Insights

• “The One Big Beautiful Bill” and What it Means for Commercial Real Estate

• Commercial real estate battles to stay in the mix ‘till 2026

Events

• 5 Commercial Real Estate Events You Should Attend in 2025/2026

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A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. - Henry Ford

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Daniel