Connect CRE

Connect CRE publishes daily commercial real estate news organized by region and by property sector, covering transactions, financing, development and personnel moves. Regional editions include Atlanta and the Southeast, Boston and New England, California, Chicago and the Midwest, Florida and the Gulf Coast, New York and the Tri-State area, Texas, and Washington DC and the Mid-Atlantic.

Stories are deliberately short: the email briefing promises items of 150 words or less, and each one names the parties, the square footage and the dollar amount in a deal. Coverage is grouped by sector as well as region, including digital infrastructure. Readers can submit press releases for consideration, and breaking news is pushed by email.

Around the news site sit several other businesses. Connect runs live and virtual industry conferences, with recorded panel sessions sold afterward, and an awards program with open nominations, such as the Lawyers in Real Estate Awards. Connect Creative is a marketing and PR agency staffed with graphic designers, public relations leads, copywriters, content producers and website developers. A continuing education arm offers on-demand video and written courses carrying CE credit for brokers, attorneys, appraisers and architects, and ApartmentBuildings.com is a separate platform for searching, listing and promoting multifamily properties nationwide.

The news itself is free. Recorded conference panel sessions are sold separately at $59 each. Because coverage depth varies by region, anyone relying on Connect CRE for a particular market should check which regional edition covers it.