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← See today's latestAntitrust unwind accelerates, office distress spreads, data centers surge
Zillow–Redfin unwound
The rental cartel dismantles in real time.
Continuing the settlement from yesterday, Zillow and Redfin are now executing the court-ordered reversal of their anticompetitive scheme, with Redfin rebuilding its apartment platform independently and stripping out exclusive Zillow listings [Source: Bisnow]. The $100 million deal unwind signals regulators will pursue vertical integration aggressively. Expect similar pressure on Compass's exclusive partnerships next.
Wells Fargo forecloses on $1.3B office portfolio
Office distress is accelerating at scale.
Wells Fargo initiated foreclosure proceedings on a $1.3 billion Workspace Property Trust portfolio, marking a significant capital-stack failure in the office sector [Source: Bisnow]. The move signals that forbearance cycles are ending and lenders are reclaiming collateral as workout periods expire. Portfolio managers holding office assets should stress-test refinance windows before Q4.
Data centers fuel strongest CRE sales since 2005
July shattered two decades of CRE volume records.
Commercial real estate sales reached their best performance since 2005 last month, driven almost entirely by data center transaction velocity [Source: Bisnow]. The shift underscores how capital has abandoned traditional office and retail for infrastructure assets backing AI compute and power-hungry workloads. Advisors should retool positioning: office is weathering distress while data centers are rewriting valuation benchmarks.
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