CRE Journal: 7/2/2025

Top Stories

• Senate Narrowly Passes Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” 

• CRE Shows First Signs of Stress From Tariff Uncertainty

• Amid Historic Glut Of Lab Space, Big-Name Developers Teeing Up New Projects

• Circle K's Parent Sheds 35 Stores To Acquire 270 In $1.6B Deal

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Retail

• Generational divide remains when it comes to Gen AI shopping tools

• Nestle USA, Conagra, J.M. Smucker join growing list of food companies removing artificial dyes

• Best Buy taps Walgreens CIO to lead its tech organization

• Retail Added to Massive Industrial Park in Bid to Attract and Retain Talent

Office

• Office Leasing Leaders San Francisco And Walmart

• Moody's: U.S. Office Vacancy Hits Another Record High

• GSA Lease Cancellations Surge in California as Investors Weigh Conversions

Industrial

• Triangle Industrial Portfolio Fetches $555M in Landmark Sale

• Rancho Realty Reps Ownership in Lease-Up of Burbank Complex

• Here are the 10 biggest commercial real estate deals from June

Multifamily

• Walker & Dunlop Closes $240M LIHTC Investment Fund

• AI Provision Blocking Local Bans On Rent-Setting Algorithms Pulled From Big Beautiful Bill

• Apartment sales volume falls 18% in May

Industry Insights

• The future of AI in CRE

• EP67 - CRE’s mid-year market pulse: Rates, risks, and real assets

• CompStak Launches Portfolios: Transforming CRE Strategy with Real-Time Data Insights

• CRE valuation trends – Retail insights – Q1 2025

Events

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

• CREi SUMMIT 2025

• ICSC@WESTERN

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Daniel