A Realtor.com analysis finds buyers of new construction save more than $25,000 over 10 years through reduced energy use and maintenance, with building codes and climate driving wide state-by-state gaps in value.

Tenant improvement allowances jumped to roughly 75% above pre-pandemic levels during the first quarter as landlords compete for tenants.

The widening gap is reshaping CRE debt dynamics and lender behavior.

Measured development and rising deal flow hold firm as demand weakens in coastal markets and strengthens in the Midwest.

Input prices rose 7% year-over-year while backlog gains concentrated in data center work, as tariff-affected materials caused a spike.

Persistent multifamily supply keeps 0-2 bedroom rent growth negative for the 33rd straight month, though regional divergence is widening.

Retailers expanding physical footprints for fulfillment and AI-driven operations are pushing landlords and developers to build connectivity, 5G and data infrastructure into projects from day one.

Office dominates new transfers to special servicing as refinancing pressure persists, even as loan modifications and extensions help return some troubled assets back to normal servicing.