Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Weak demand for space from biotechnology companies helped contribute to a drop in the occupancy rate of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc’s portfolio to 877% in the first quarter from 917% a year...
Commercial Real Estate Direct Staff Report Blackstone is aiming to raise $175 billion through its data-center REIT, Blackstone Digital Infrastructuure Trust Inc Early last month, the giant investment manager filed its plans with regulators to raise...
Bloomberg AvalonBay Communities and Equity Residential are reportedly in talks about a potential merger of the two major apartment REITs Should a deal occur, the combined entity would be the largest apartment owner in the country with 183,482 units...
The major mortgage REITs, which originated nearly $50 billion of commercial mortgages in 2021, originated $225 billion of loans last year While far off the record volume of five years ago, it's roughly four times 2024's total...
Chatham Financial has struck a deal to acquire Hodes Weill & Associates, broadening its service offerings to the investor community The acquisition is slated to be completed by the end of June, with Hodes Weill’s co-founders David Hodes...
Blue Owl Real Estate Capital Inc has agreed to buy Sila Realty Trust Inc, a Tampa, Fla, REIT that owns 137 net-leased healthcare properties, for $3038/share, valuing the deal at $235 billion, after the assumption of debt...
Blackstone, the largest owner of commercial real estate in the world, is launching a REIT that would specifically target the data center sector...
Federated Hermes Inc has purchased an 80% stake in multifamily investment manager FCP for $331 million, including $92 million in a potential earnout payment The acquisition sharply expands real estate as an asset class for Federated Hermes, a...
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...
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