Peter Grant

At nontraded REITs, fundraising tumbled and shareholders cashed out as worries rose in the commercial-property market

Austrian court rules Signa Holding has to sell its stake in skyscraper

The exodus of workers and businesses during the pandemic left San Francisco a shell of its former self. But there are small signs of a turnaround. WSJ explores whether new civic policies and fresh commercial interest can rejuvenate the city’s downtown. Photo illustration: Rio Roye/WSJ

The White House has put pressure on federal agencies to increase their return-to-office rate, but goals haven’t been reached

None of the factors boosting the shares change the sector’s long-term outlook

The Screen Actors Guild reached a tentative agreement with studios and streamers on Nov. 8 to end a strike that lasted nearly four months. The end of the standoff means work can restart on new TV shows and films. Photo: Allison Dinner/Shutterstock

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is doing what it was designed to do when banks like Silicon Valley and Signature go under: cover insured deposits. Here’s how the FDIC works and why it was created. Photo illustration: Madeline Marshall

The exodus of workers and businesses during the pandemic left San Francisco a shell of its former self. But there are small signs of a turnaround. WSJ explores whether new civic policies and fresh commercial interest can rejuvenate the city’s downtown. Photo illustration: Rio Roye/WSJ

Lisa Silverstein, Chairman Larry Silverstein’s daughter, tapped as new chief of commercial real-estate firm

Data centers that house the Internet and AI computing are growing at a record rate but raise concerns over environmental impact

Real-estate investor known for office towers, apartment buildings entering cold storage sector

With housing in short supply, developers are converting more empty offices into apartments. But not all buildings are candidates for reuse, even as more than one billion square feet of office space sits vacant across the U.S. Photo Illustration: Amber Bragdon

With housing in short supply, developers are converting more empty offices into apartments. But not all buildings are candidates for reuse, even as more than one billion square feet of office space sits vacant across the U.S. Photo Illustration: Amber Bragdon

Firms are raising billions of dollars for funds to target distressed assets and other real estate with slumping values.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust and KKR Real Estate Finance Trust have halted loan origination to shore up their balance sheets.

Layoffs and hybrid-work patterns are reducing corporate footprints in Northern California towns.

After Farmers Group told staff last year they would be remote, some sold cars or moved to new cities. Now, the insurer’s new leader says, they must come to the office.

New York City developers are starting to unload lower-quality buildings at deep discounts, cracking open a frozen real-estate market.

Vacancies are climbing and rents are sinking amid a stalled return-to-office rate.

In a sign that the office market slump is moving into a new phase, property owners are starting to unload troubled office buildings at fire-sale prices.