Katie Burke

Katie Burke is an award-winning staff writer for CoStar News. With more than 10 years or journalism experience, Burke has covered commercial real estate in some of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing markets, including San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Antonio and Austin. A San Francisco-born native, she is now based in the Bay Area and covers the region’s plethora of global tech giants and their impact on the national commercial real estate market.

Prior to joining CoStar in early 2020, Burke worked for a number of newspapers including the San Francisco Business Times and the San Antonio Business Journal, and her work has been published in outlets such as The Seattle Times, the Austin Business Journal, the Silicon Valley Business Journal, among others. Her coverage has won several awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors and the California News Publishers Association for breaking and feature news. Burke is a graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle, where she holds a double major in journalism and art history. When she isn’t reporting, you can find her on a hiking trail, paddleboard or trying to become a better gardener.

Katie Burke's Articles

San Francisco's Transit Center Plans to Adapt to COVID-Era Market to Keep Retail Tenants

San Francisco's Salesforce Transit Center, reliant upon commuters and nearby workers, plans to consider rent concessions, deferrals or abatements for a majority of its tenants as workers are at home to avoid the coronavirus.
Confusion Mounts Among Retail Tenants Lost in Patchwork of Municipal Reopening Rules

As local and regional governments ease lockdown restrictions across the country, once-unified regional approaches to reopening have become a maze of new guidelines and requirements retail tenants are struggling to keep up with. And with cases now rising in some areas, the confusion could worsen.
Future of Restaurants Heads to the Curb As Cities Pave Way for Outdoor Dining

Long-term limits on indoor capacity have prompted cities from New York to Los Angeles to ease or eliminate restrictions on outdoor restaurant operations.

Helipad Yoga and Rooftop Squash Courts: Office Amenities Adapt to Pandemic

Landlords, developers and brokers are reimagining how employees interact with their office environments after spending years emphasizing group amenities and activities.

California Bill Allowing Small Business Tenants to Terminate Leases Advances in Senate

The bill has garnered fierce opposition among landlord, lender, brokerage and realtor groups that argue it could devastate the state's commercial property industry.
Nation's Office Brokers Grapple With New Coronavirus Reality

Global Pandemic Forces US Brokers to Adapt

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