CRE Journal: 6/25/2025

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Top Stories

• Faropoint Targets $1B Capital Raise with Newest Fund

• 'Ain't No Heaven Till '27': Why Office Development Could Come Back Sooner Than Expected

• Real Estate Veteran Kevin Lipson Launches New Platform for CRE Auctions

• 6 Proven Commercial Real Estate Lead Generation Strategies

• California Mulls Statewide Tax on Vacant Commercial Properties

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Retail

• Ulta announces CFO transition

• Dude Wipes secures private equity investment

• Iconic retail chain closing over 100 stores in bankruptcy

Office

• Office Conversions Surge As Cities Repurpose Vacant Space

• Trump Drops $114M In Cash To Pay Off Mortgage At 40 Wall St.

• I and Prime Buildings Driving San Francisco’s Office Resurgence

Industrial

• CBRE Assigned Leasing Duties for 1.8M-SF Houston Business Park

• Deloitte: AI Data Center Power Demand Could Surge 30x by 2035, Amid Power and Grid Capacity Constraints

Multifamily

• To Finance Multifamily, Get Creative

• Latigo Group Gets $182M Construction Financing For Thousand Oaks Apartments

• 5 apartment tech innovations from Apartmentalize

Industry Insights

• ROI-Focused Makeovers: High-Impact Upgrades for Investment Properties

• What a quarter century of transaction data tells us about US commercial real estate

Events

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

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Daniel