CRE Journal: 6/6/2025

Top Stories

• May Jobs Report Tops Expectations, Reinforces Fed Caution on Rate Cuts

• IOS Financing Fuels $231M Blackstone Deal

• CRE This Week - What's impacting the United States market?

Retail

• Report: Retail outranks other industries for customer support satisfaction

• Grocery Outlet sued over ‘elsewhere’ price comparisons

• Dollar Tree’s Q2 profit outlook gets tanked by tariff costs

• $1B Blue Owl Portfolio Hit With Bankruptcy Double-Whammy

Office

• San Francisco bucked trend as tariff turmoil chilled office leasing nationally

• Manhattan’s tech office leasing signals best annual start since 2000

• Brookfield's 601 S. Figueroa Sold To Uncommon Developers For $210M

• Coinbase Inks Lease for 58,000 Square Feet of Office Space in Charlotte, N.C.

Industrial

• Bendetti Makes First San Diego Industrial Acquisition

• Foxconn Buys 1 MSF Industrial Campus for $142M

• More Than Half Of U.S. Warehouse Space Built In Q1 2025 Is Vacant

Multifamily

• Berkadia Secures $61M in Debt, Equity for Savannah Development

• Starwood Sues Multifamily Syndicator For $110M In Personal Guarantees

• Closing the resident services gap to stand out in a renter’s market

Industry Insights

• Financial Freedom with a Small Rental Portfolio: Yes, It’s Possible

• The unexpected business advantages of AI-powered real estate

• Banks' CRE Comeback Fueled By Maneuvering Bad Loans Off Their Books

Events

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

Meme of the Day

Quote of the Day

“Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” -Peter F. Drucker

Till next time,

Daniel