Inside Site Selection: Tackling the Barriers Slowing AI Data Center Expansion
The AI arms race has ignited a wave of data center development that is unlike anything the commercial real estate industry...
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Nine-Figure Deals June 2025: Flight to Mid-Cap Grows as Market Activity Climbs
Commercial real estate deal flow increased in June, with LightBox tracking 49 nine-figure ($100M+) transactions, a modest bump from May which...
CRE Faces New Development Risks as Copper Tariffs Raise the Stakes
Copper sits at the center of the U.S. economy’s most capital-intensive sectors: real estate, infrastructure, energy, transportation, and artificial intelligence. A...
Avoid the FOMO: The CRE News You Need to Know—July 14
The Latest Data, News, and Analysis Impacting the Commercial Real Estate Market Every week, LightBox analysts carefully select the most impactful...
In the Era of Accelerated Permitting, CRE Can’t Afford to Guess
For years, the U.S. permitting process has been a bottleneck for infrastructure development. Projects ranging from data centers to highways often...
June LightBox CRE Activity Index Surges to Highest Level Since Mid-2022
The LightBox CRE Activity Index surged to 113.9 in June, its highest reading of 2025 and its strongest performance since May...