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Job growth no longer guarantees apartment demand in most US cities link

• New York, Dallas, and Houston led the country in both job gains and apartment demand in the first quarter of 2025. But in most other cities, job growth no longer guarantees strong apartment absorption due to remote and hybrid work flexibility.

• Orlando held onto the No. 4 spot with 30,100 new jobs added, while Washington, D.C. climbed to No. 5 with 1,800 new jobs. Philadelphia, Miami, San Antonio, and Raleigh also stayed strong, each adding about 20,300 jobs for the year.

• Overall, the top 10 job markets added 322,100 jobs, which was 25.7% less than the same time last year. Chicago notably dropped out of the top 10, falling to 15th place, while resort cities like Gainesville, FL, and Myrtle Beach, SC, posted some of the highest percentage job gains.

Commercial real estate is tiptoeing back into crypto link

• Miami developers Rilea Group and Cipres closed a $529K bitcoin deal for a luxury condo at The Rider Residences, marking a rare direct crypto real estate sale. The transaction shows how digital asset deals are slowly gaining traction with legal safeguards like escrow services and risk addendums.

• Deloitte predicts that $4T of real estate will be tokenized by 2035, up from less than $300B in 2024. Platforms like Propy and funds by firms like SteelWave and Grant Cardone are fueling this shift by integrating crypto into property investments.

• Manhattan’s Okada & Co. and other players are now openly accepting crypto payments, reflecting generational shifts in comfort with digital assets. However, real estate’s slow, risky nature makes fully merging with volatile crypto markets complicated, according to experts at Carnegie Mellon University.

Versatile mid-sized facilities emerge as top choice for industrial tenants link

• Leasing activity rose by 7.5% quarter-over-quarter to 123.3 million square feet, with mid-sized facilities (50,000–250,000 square feet) making up 43% of total leasing. Larger properties over 750,000 square feet saw much more volatile demand.

• Vacancy rates increased slightly to 7.3%, but net absorption jumped 43.4% year-over-year, reaching 40 million square feet. Tesla added 2.3 million square feet in Texas, and Toyota added 2 million square feet in North Carolina.

• Industrial deliveries stayed steady at 79.6 million square feet, but the overall pipeline shrank by nearly 30% year-over-year. Most of the 253.2 million square feet under construction is expected to finish this year.

What Will Healthcare Facilities Look Like in 2030? link

• Healthcare is moving away from large hospitals to smaller outpatient centers focused on community needs like diagnostics and minor procedures. This shift is being driven by faster construction methods and growing use of retail clinics and virtual-first care.

• By 2030, hospitals will have built-in tech like AI-assisted diagnostics, voice-activated systems, and real-time monitoring. Facilities will need stronger cybersecurity and better data use to stay efficient and safe.

• Healthcare spaces will prioritize both patient comfort and provider wellbeing, including natural light, flexible layouts, and wellness features. Many systems across the U.S. are also committing to net-zero emissions and building for climate resilience.

Power players are betting on San Francisco apartments again link

• Fortress Investment Group spent over $33M in the last eight months to buy six apartment buildings in San Francisco, including a 22-unit building for $9.5M. They are also preparing to take over another 12-unit property in Hayes Valley through foreclosure.

• San Francisco’s average rent rose 2.7% year-over-year to $3,200 in Q1 2025, and the citywide vacancy rate dropped to 5.5%, the lowest since late 2019. Demand is growing while construction is slowing, creating a tighter rental market.

• Multifamily sales in San Francisco hit $1.6B over the last year, driven by renewed investor confidence. Big players like Artemis, Hines, and JRK Property Holdings are making multimillion-dollar purchases, with some paying over $500K per unit.

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