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...
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...
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...
The CMBS trusts that hold a $167 million loan against the fee interest in, or ground beneath, the 11 million-sf office building at 300 South Riverside Plaza in Chicago have filed to take the asset through foreclosure...
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...
Lisa Pendergast, who was named head of the Commercial Real Estate Council 10 years ago, has announced her retirement, effective early August Pendergast, a long-time industry veteran, joined the trade organization from Jefferies, where she was...
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