Blackstone, the largest owner of commercial real estate in the world, is launching a REIT that would specifically target the data center sector...
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Whitestone REIT, which owns 56 community shopping centers with 49 million square feet in Texas and Arizona, has struck a deal to be acquired by Ares Real Estate Management for $19/share in cash, or $994...
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Concerns of an oversupply of multifamily units and the impact it might have on property fundamentals have pushed the major apartment REITs to pull back on development in 2026 That’s according to...
Tanger Inc's portfolio of 41 retail properties, including 38 outlet centers, was 981% occupied as of the end of December It completed 31 million square feet of leasing with a blended rental rate spread of...
David Simon, chairman, chief executive and president of Simon Property Group, died yesterday after a two-year battle with cancer He was 64 Simon joined the Indianapolis REIT’s predecessor in 1990, shepherding the mall owner through its initial...
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Empire State Realty Trust Inc recorded 847,598 square feet of office leasing during 2025 That compares with the 127 million sf of leasing it recorded during the previous year But the New York REIT’s...
Apollo Global Management has agreed to invest $1 billion in a newly created venture with Realty Income Corp that will own roughly 500 of the REIT's retail...
Sound Point Capital, which originated $650 million of commercial mortgages last year, is expected to increase that to $1 billion this year...
The Chattanooga, Tenn, REIT, which filed for bankruptcy in 2021 and was able to eliminate $17 billion of debt and preferred equity through its restructuring, has stopped making payments against the three properties' mortgages, which have a total...
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Cousins Properties Inc recorded 21 million square feet of leasing last year, marking the office REIT’s best year since 2019 The Atlanta company has benefited from the corporate migration to the...
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