Scott Baltic

Scott Baltic has been a contributing editor with Commercial Property Executive since 2011 and also wrote for its predecessor, Commercial Property News. He started writing about CRE in 1988 for a group of Chicago-based publications and in 1989 became the editor of Midwest Real Estate News. After moving on from there in 1991, Baltic continued writing occasionally about real estate, for publications like the Chicago Sun-Times, National Real Estate Investor, Urban Land, Shopping Center World and Architect’s Newspaper. He earned a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and has a bachelor’s from North Park University.

Empire State Development has leased five full floors at 655 Third Ave. in Midtown Manhattan.

NY State Agency Takes 117 KSF for Manhattan Digs

This lease is one of Midtown’s largest so far this year.

Criterion Group and Columbia Pacific Advisors have secured a $132.3 million refinancing for a 22-property industrial outdoor storage portfolio

Columbia Pacific JV Lands $132M Refi for IOS Portfolio

JLL Capital Markets arranged the financing for the nine-state property collection.

Cap rates in the single-tenant net-lease sector have increased for the fifth straight quarter

Net Lease Cap Rates Rise for 5th Straight Quarter

The Boulder Group’s latest report on how rising capital costs are impacting this sector.

Richard Barkham, Global Chief Economist & Head of Global and Americas Research, CBRE

Are Cap Rates Approaching a ‘Soft Plateau?’

As interest rates become less volatile, CBRE projects that pricing will stabilize by the end of the year.

Tenants of ExchangeRight's fully subscribed net-leased portfolio 59 DST

ExchangeRight Wraps $98M Net Lease Offering

Spread across 11 states, the assets host historically recession-resilient tenants.

Lincoln Property, Crow Holdings Sell New Distribution Center

A global asset manager acquired the property near the U.S.-Mexico border.

9400 Santa Fe Springs Road

Rexford Spends $210M on LA Warehouse

Two tenants occupy the fully leased property.

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Sells San Diego Mall for $290M

The two-parcel asset totals 1.5 million square feet.

James Nelson GNL

$9.6B REIT Merger Hits Milestone

The deal is on track for completion in September.

Spec Places in Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta

CP Group Eyes Major Flex Office Expansion

The company is on track to add upward of 300,000 square feet in a pair of Southeast markets.