CSquare files for IPO as Brookfield-backed data center operator targets NYSE debut
CSquare plans to raise up to $1.35 billion in an IPO that could value the Brookfield-backed data center company at $4.18 billion.
Sam Losek
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Retail Didn’t Dodge an Apocalypse. It Got Smaller, Smarter, and Closer to Home.
My last 500 stories included 114 on retail, mostly sales and re-tenantings. That doesn’t mean all retail is thriving—it means the useful kind is.
Sam Losek
The Net-Lease and Car Wash Trade Is About Coupon, Not a Quick Exit
The real bet behind private-equity net-lease and car wash buying is durable income and 1031 demand—not a clean cap-rate exit.
Sam Losek
Four Peaks enters Denver with Civic Lofts buy from Centerspace at a steep markdown
Denver's oversupplied Golden Triangle saw another reset as Centerspace sold Civic Lofts to Four Peaks for far less than its 2021 price.
Sam Losek
Phoenix’s Data Center Land Rush Is Starting to Price Out the Warehouses the Market Still Needs
Phoenix is chasing data centers, but the land and power race is starting to squeeze the smaller industrial users that keep the market moving.
Sam Losek
This Week in Commercial Real Estate — July 3, 2026
The biggest themes in commercial real estate this week — a roundup of the top deals, financings, and market moves from CRE News Today.
Sam Losek
This Week in Commercial Real Estate — June 27, 2026
The biggest themes in commercial real estate this week — a roundup of the top deals, financings, and market moves from CRE News Today.
Sam Losek
Miami Is Winning the World Cup Hotel Race as Other Host Cities Stumble
Miami is the best-performing U.S. World Cup host hotel market — about 55% of hotels are ahead of booking pace — and landed FIFA's expanded 75,000-square-foot Americas headquarters in Coral Gables.
Sam Losek
World Cup 2026's Commercial Real Estate Impact: Record Rates, Softer Hotels, a Rental Surge
Host markets projected billions from the 2026 World Cup, but roughly 80% of host-city hotels are tracking below forecast — while short-term rentals near stadiums surge and stadium-anchored development accelerates.
Sam Losek
California CRE Industry Sees Leadership Shakeups and Strategic Moves Mid-2026
California CRE saw a wave of executive moves and firm expansions during the week of June 19, 2026, per Connect CRE's latest people and company news roundup.
Sam Losek
Nuveen Green Capital Closes $38.6M C-PACE Deal for 180-Unit Texas Seniors Housing Campus
Nuveen Green Capital originated $38.6M in C-PACE financing for Falcon Senior Housing's 180-unit seniors campus in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.
Sam Losek
CRE Lenders Battle for Market Share as Competition Hits Unprecedented Highs
JLL research shows commercial real estate lending competition and credit activity hit record highs in April, signaling improved borrower conditions in capital markets.
Sam Losek