Commercial Real Estate Investment News
Investment Climate for Retail Assets Continues to Improve
Buyers targeting the retail sector are increasingly considering lower-quality assets and properties in secondary and tertiary markets, creating a more robust investment sales climate....
Brace Yourself For Hotel Merger Mania
Blackstone, the serial hotel company acquirer, fired the first shot in this latest round of merger fever with yesterday’s announcement that it will purchase Motel 6. ...
Attendees Expect 2012 RECon to Be the Best One Since 2007
Spirits are they highest they've been since the recession as retail real estate's biggest event gets under way....
Lifestyle Centers Launch a Comeback
Poag & McEwen and DRA Advisors just paid $55 million for The Avenue at Collierville....
Sullivan: Biggest Threat to REITs is Balance Sheet Complacency
REIT Insider sat down with Green Street's Jim Sullivan to get his take on the entire REIT sector....
Hudson Pacific Properties to Acquire Office Properties in San Francisco, Los Angeles
Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. entered into purchase agreements to acquire offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles for a combined $179 million....
Olympic/Crown JV Acquiring Stake in New York's Olympic Tower Complex
A joint venture acquires a premier New York tower....
Atlantis Resort Deal Shows CMBS Distress Resolutions are No Easy Feat
deal. A recent debt restructuring completed on the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas proves just how tricky CMBS distress resolutions can get....
Hilco Joins the Auction Game
Hilco Trading launches a new group to specialize in auctions....
Investors Pay Top Dollar, Cap Rates Continue Falling
Investors continue to spend big on commercial real estate....
Ventas Continues Its Shopping Spree
NREI caught up with Ventas President Ray Lewis to talk about the firm's recent acquisitions....
Ventas Buys 16 Senior Living Communities from Sunrise for $362M
Ventas' acquisition of 16 senior living communities leads the month's round-up of seniors housing news....
CommonWealth Buys Seattle Office Building for $480M
JP Morgan Chase, Boeing and Nordstrom are some of the tenants at the property....
Archstone Raises $350M for Acquisition Fund
Archstone closed a new fund aimed at acquiring apartment communities....
Manufactured Housing REITs Come Off the Sidelines
Manufactured housing REITs are aggressively seeking to expand their portfolios. ...
Westfield Sells Eight U.S. Centers for $1.15B
Starwood agreed to buy seven of the centers for $1 billion....
REIT Capital Recycling Programs Gain Traction
U.S. REITs are increasingly focused on capital recycling programs....
Hines Buys Its First Australian Asset in $91.6M Deal
The Brisbane office building was completed in 2009 and is 100 percent occupied....
Seniors Housing Pros Expect More Access to Capital, Increasing Construction Starts
NREI and Seniors Housing Investment Advisors' first half seniors housing study finds investors still bullish on the sector....
Michael Casolo Named Northwest Client Services Leader for Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle's naming of Michael Casolo to lead client services for the firm’s corporate solutions division in the Northwest leads the week's roundup of names in the news....
Could Non-Traded REITs Start To Sink?
Some stakeholders say the entire non-traded REIT industry is going to be turned on its head in the next year, and many current players who can’t adapt will disappear....
Cornerstone Raises $315M for Debt Investment Club, Closes Mortgage Fund
Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers is closing its Cornerstone Enhanced Mortgage Fund LP after a raise of $315 million for a club-style debt investment vehicle....
Reform May Impact the Medical Office Sector, but Nontraditional Spaces Promise Continued Growth
The medical office sector has historically performed well—even during the recession—and this year should be no exception....
DDR Buys out JV Partners at Two Shopping Centers
DDR bought out a joint venture partner on two centers. ...
Inland Announces Flurry of Deals
Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. and Inland Real Estate Corp. announced acquisitions of retail assets. ...
