NEW YORK CITY-Although the potential for overheated markets makes him uneasy, the Starwood Capital Group CEO told conference attendees there are important differences between 2007 and today.
RICHMOND, VA-The REIT has entered into an agreement to be acquired by BRE Select Hotels Corp.
Welcome to the industry's most detailed ranking of Top Property Management Firms.
NEW YORK CITY-The number of stalled development sites locally has crept upward throughout 2012, says the Building Congress; nationally, CPA firm Marcum sees a wide year-over-year gap between residential and nonresidential construction spending.
The recipe for this successful sector is strong supply and demand. It doesn't hurt either that good returns in other areas aren't as easy
to come by.
W.P. Carey's new status as a public REIT will increase shareholder value as the firm sticks to its knitting across the net lease spectrum
CHICAGO-Some 19 properties around the country are included in the pack, sold by AIC Ventures. Mike Brennan spoke exclusive with GlobeSt.com's John Salustri about the deal, his second major play with Gatehouse.
NEW YORK CITY-The quarterly increase in single-family home prices marked the best showing for this metric since the second quarter of 2010, S&P Dow Jones Indices said Tuesday.
GREENWICH, CT-The properties acquired through USA Institutional Tax Credit Fund LXXXVIII LP will add nearly 1,700 multifamily and senior housing units to Richman's portfolio.
There might not be a lot of store closures being announced right now, but that doesn't mean they're not happening says DJM Realty CEO Mark Dufton (above), whose firm is exhibiting next week during ICSC New York in the Hilton's Americas Hall 1 Booth #362.
NEW YORK CITY-As part of a deal that Lehman's Owen Thomas calls "a very positive outcome for our creditors," the two REITs will provide a combined $3.8 billion in common stock to the estate of the onetime investment banking giant.
BETHESDA, MD-The unsecured credit facility is expandable to $1.2 billion.
CHICAGO-Peter Roberts becomes chief strategy officer while Lauralee Martin takes on the role of Americas CEO.
NEW YORK CITY-A 75% stake in the Plaza Hotel has gone from foreign hands to foreign hands as Sahara India Pariwar closes its bid on the iconic asset.
WASHINGTON, DC-The recovery continues, albeit slowly, but the fiscal cliff and Dodd-Frank could throw it off track, NAR economist Jed Smith tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.
NEW YORK CITY-The 31-year Cushman & Wakefield veteran has overseen valuations for more than two decades: first in New York, then the company's Americas practice and, as of Jan. 1, the global platform.
Retail real estate auctions are becoming more common with well-performing assets and not just distressed centers.
NEW YORK CITY-Equity is buying 60% of Archstone's assets and liabilities from locally based Lehman Brothers Holdings, while AvalonBay is adding the remaining 40% to its apartment portfolio.
NEW YORK CITY-The group will oversee financing of affordable multifamily properties through Fannie Mae, FHA and Guggenheim's proprietary life company capital.
WASHINGTON, DC-Walker & Dunlop is securing some amazing pricing for grocery-anchored retail. Sandor Biderman tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy why.
WASHINGTON, DC-With three straight monthly increases in the ABI, chief economist Kermit Baker is betting that demand for design services is on an upswing.
NEW YORK CITY-In a speech at the New York Economic Club Tuesday, the Federal Reserve chairman warned that "delay and discord" on fiscal policy will aggravate consumer and business uncertainty.
WASHINGTON, DC-Builder confidence rose five points in November, reaching the highest point since May 2006.
WASHINGTON, DC-The company has made acquisitions in the multifamily, retail, industrial and office categories in recent months.
BEVERLY HILLS, CA-The non-recourse, first mortgage and mezzanine financing will be for the Cooper Hotel portfolio, an 11-property hotel portfolio totaling 2,130 rooms.
WASHINGTON, DC-The index is launching with 78 REITs, which have varying degrees of LEED certified or Energy Star rated properties in their portfolios, NAREIT's Brad Case tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.
McLEAN, VA-The rating provides a benchmark against which to compare Freddie Mac's special servicing operations, Freddie Mac's Michael Lipson tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.
NEW YORK CITY-Is the fiscal cliff a disaster waiting to happen, or just another end-of-year scare like ancient Mayan predictions or Y2K?
WASHINGTON, DC-More than half, 67%, of commercial realtors have had a deal fail because of lack of financing over the last year, NAR's George Ratiu tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.
BETHESDA, MD-This is the REIT's first acquisition in San Francisco.
PHILADELPHIA-Work has begun on what is being touted as the nation's first urban LGBT-friendly low-income senior housing project. The venture is being developed by the dmhFund and Pennrose Properties.
NEW YORK CITY-The two firms, which have a working relationship that extends back more than 20 years, have total assets of $42.1 billion and total shareholder equity of $9.3 billion.
NEW YORK CITY-Annaly CEO Wellington Denahan says the $840-million cash acquisition of the balance of CreXus' common stock would be part of her company's strategy to diversify beyond agency MBS.
WASHINGTON, DC-Office REITs' year-to-date returns are far better now than the comparable period in 2011, NAREIT analysis shows.
NEW YORK CITY-Turner Construction's survey of owners, developers and corporate occupiers finds more interest in either constructing sustainable properties or doing eco-friendly renovations than in 2010.
SCOTTSDALE-Efficiency, flexibility and costs were the major topics of conversation for the 350-plus attendees at RealShare Medical Office Buildings.
NEW YORK CITY-In a conference call Thursday morning, president and CEO Trevor Bond cited the positive impact on stock liquidity afforded by the company's conversion to REIT status and merger with CPA:15 during the third quarter.
WASHINGTON, DC-Tax-exempt bond financing is being used to secure financing for a number of projects currently underway.
WASHINGTON, DC-The fiscal cliff, the economy, Congress' approach to taxes. This is what matters to the commercial real estate industry and there are still no hard answers.
The economy is lackluster at best and the CMBS market is nowhere near its 2006 peak. Yet the capital markets chug along for a very simple reason: scratch every deal, every decision and you will find a desire for yield.
The upheaval of the capital market and real estate environments caused many companies to readjust their strategies, and GE Capital Real Estate was no exception. Yet the firm has emerged again as a major market player-this time, in the debt space.
The former investment-management division of Grubb & Ellis Co. formed American Healthcare Investors in late 2011 to co-sponsor and advise Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II, just months before Grubb fell into bankruptcy. Here's how the team has emerged from the ashes and continues to grow in this thriving sector.
From its roots as a Texas developer to its emergence on the global corporate services scene, Transwestern has remained true to its mantra: Bold Vision/Noble Mission
Healthcare real estate has outperformed other property sectors and proven recession-resistant even through the toughest times and, supported by impressive demographics, its prospects appear bright.
A recent GlobeSt.com survey geared toward financial executives asked what keeps them up at night. Many of the respondents shared the same fears.
Walker & Dunlop just turned 75 years old, but the company is more nimble than ever after shattering its plan to grow revenues, operating and net income five-fold in five years.
The former investment-management division of Grubb & Ellis Co. formed American Healthcare Investors in late 2011 to co-sponsor and advise Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II, just months before Grubb fell into bankruptcy. Here's how the team has emerged from the ashes and continues to grow in this thriving sector.
NEW YORK CITY-The REIT's consolidation of its Net Lease Strategic Asset Fund ownership was key to a major year-over-year improvement in its net operating income profile, Lexington said Tuesday.
McLEAN, VA-The GSE also brought to market its fifteenth multifamily K-Certificates, for $1.2 billion.
McLEAN, VA-Freddie Mac and National Multi Housing Council both say apartment growth is strong. Still, it is hard to ignore the slight cracks starting to emerge in the asset class' fundamentals.
McLEAN, VA-Freddie Mac and National Multi Housing Council both say apartment growth is strong. Still, it is hard to ignore the slight cracks starting to emerge in the asset class' fundamentals.
NEW YORK CITY-The volume of newly delinquent securitized loans was lower than we saw during September, and was largely offset by the number of cured loans during October, according to Trepp.
WASHINGTON, DC-The Real Estate Roundtable's Sentiment Index is flat for Q4 as the industry waits for the presidential election results.
WASHINGTON, DC-It is a slightly better number than the average 157,000 jobs added thus far in 2012.
WASHINGTON, DC-The survey also suggests that lending standards are showing signs of easing.
WASHINGTON, DC-ADP has tweaked its job reporting processes to be more similar to the Department of Labor's reports.
IRVINE, CA-Auction.com is hoping to keep up the commercial real estate transaction momentum it has seen earlier in the year with a $450 million auction.
