When AI listing videos look too real: the disclosure test agents need now
Agents using AI listing videos should disclose simulated footage and material edits, as states like California set 2026 rules.
Jun 30, 2026 · 5 min readInvestment
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On Rejection and Perseverance at the NHL Draft
This past weekend, I took my wife, Cynthia, and my daughter, Sophie, to the National Hockey League draft in Buffalo. We are all huge hockey fans, and this past year Sophie served on the NHL’s Youth A...
Jun 30, 2026 · 5 min readOnce Down, Blue Owl Finds Its Wings Again
Private credit has often been described recently as “financial alchemy.” The question is whether the often opaque sector, increasingly active in commercial real estate, is truly smoke and mirrors, or...
Jun 30, 2026 · 5 min readBest Western Metros for Tech: From Silicon Valley to Colorado’s Front Range
Best Western Metros for Tech: From Silicon Valley to Colorado’s Front Range
Jun 30, 2026 · 5 min read
Showing Up for Community Through the REBNY Fellows Civic Day of Service
On a recent day at the Fisher House Foundation at the James J. Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center in the Bronx, real estate professionals traded notebooks and pens for garden tools as they ...
Jun 30, 2026 · 5 min readSoHo Leads U.S. Trophy Retail Property Sales in Q1: Report
Retail SoHo Investments & Sales SoHo Leads U.S. Trophy Retail Property Sales in Q1: Report By Emily Davis June 26, 2026 11:16 am reprints 120 Spring Street (clockwise from left), 29 Greene Street, ...
Jun 26, 2026 · 5 min readBrad Korman of Korman Communities: 5 Questions
Over the course of five generations spanning 110 years, the Korman family of Philadelphia has helped shape the evolution of residential living. The firm grew from a local family business into a real e...
Jun 26, 2026 · 5 min read
June 2026 Industrial Report: Rising USMCA Uncertainty Threatens Cross-Border Logistics
June 2026 Industrial Report: Rising USMCA Uncertainty Threatens Cross-Border Logistics
Jun 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Commercial Real Estate Should Stop Overlooking Qualitative Data
Quantitative data drives and informs decision-making in the multitrillion-dollar commercial property sector, but what ultimately decides the outcome of an investment lies in the vastitude of qualitati...
Jun 25, 2026 · 5 min read
Letter of Intent for a Commercial Lease: A Tenant’s Guide
Letter of Intent for a Commercial Lease: A Tenant’s Guide
Jun 23, 2026 · 5 min read
Changes in Retail Real Estate Nationwide Have Accelerated: Forum
Kicking off a panel on the nature of experiential retail and the future of destination developments during Commercial Observer’s recent Retail & Hospitality Forum, Nima Fazeli, senior vice president o...
Jun 22, 2026 · 5 min read
Will the Fed really hike rates 3 times in 2026, per Bank of America?
BofA forecasts three quarter-point Fed hikes in 2026, but market pricing and a 10-year yield near 4.51% argue for 0 to only one rate hike.
Jun 22, 2026 · 5 min readConsistency spells top 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings for Gary Mercer Sr.
As an individual agent, Mercer reported $167.35 million in transaction volume across 241 sides for 2025 — both ranking No. 1 in Pennsylvania.
Jun 22, 2026 · 5 min readX-Caliber, CastleGreen Lend $431M for Hawaii Resort Redevelopment
Hospitality · Hotel/Resort Hawaii Finance · Construction Financing X-Caliber, CastleGreen Lend $431M for Hawaii Resort Redevelopment By Andrew Coen June 22, 2026 12:00 pm reprints X-Caliber...
Jun 22, 2026 · 5 min read
If You Cannot Explain the Water, You Cannot Build the Data Center
Water has become the defining issue in the data center debate. Not because it is misunderstood, but because it is experienced locally, immediately and, in many cases, under stress. Communities do not ...
Jun 22, 2026 · 5 min readRetirement plan participation reaches record high, but financial pressures persist
Nearly two-thirds of retirement plans now automatically enroll new participants at contribution rates of at least 4%.
Jun 18, 2026 · 5 min readIntent beats volume: What real estate teams are learning from AI-powered follow-up
Insights from one million calls show intent based targeting, better context, and local numbers can improve appointment conversion.
Jun 18, 2026 · 5 min readSummit Sotheby’s International Realty shines in 2026 RealTrends rankings
Summit Sotheby's counts the No. 1, No. 7, No. 8 and No. 11 ranked Utah agents among its ranks — along with three more in the top 20.
Jun 18, 2026 · 5 min readApex Development, Knickpoint Ventures Secure $60M Financing for Bronx Charter School
Special Purpose · Educational Bronx Finance · Construction Financing Apex Development, Knickpoint Ventures Secure $60M Financing for Bronx Charter School By Emily Davis June 18, 2026 11:19 ...
Jun 18, 2026 · 5 min readWarsh’s First Fed Meeting as Chair Produces a Result Many in CRE Expected
President Donald Trump nominated Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chairman in the hope of lowering interest rates, but the first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting under his leadership signale...
Jun 17, 2026 · 5 min read