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Homewood Suites by Hilton Edina Minneapolis

Homewood Suites Opens at Southdale Center

Simon—the owner and operator of the regional mall and mixed-use complex in Edina, Minn.—developed the 146-key all-suite hotel in a joint venture with Noble Investment Group.

National Storage Affiliates Acquires KS Facility

The firm added 409 units to its portfolio. The property is located in Wichita, Kan., some 6 miles from downtown.

Should You Turn Your Leases Green?

The Institute for Market Transformation’s Alexandra Harry discusses what to consider.

Schneider Electric Rolls Out New Line of Meters

Avoiding outages, interrupted operations and damaged equipment is the goal of the PowerLogic ION9000.

Crossborder Capital Flows in US Real Estate Markets

Chris Nebenzahl of Yardi Matrix offers an analysis of what’s driving increased competition for deals among offshore capital providers.

Why Private Equity Likes Sale-Leasebacks

Industrial assets are particularly ripe for this type of transaction, having accounted for more than half of deal volume in the first half of 2018, up from 35 percent in 2017, noted Krupa Shah, senior vice president of JLL’s capital markets group.

Ken Riggs, president of Situs RERC

Economic Expansion: More Room to Run?

Ken Riggs, president of Situs RERC, believes that, despite its near-record length, the recovery seems far from over, and contends that key indicators point to further growth ahead.

Jay Maddox

Navigating Construction Loans, Part 1

In the first installment of a two-part series, Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox details the ways in which lenders mitigate construction risk.

Is Adaptive Reuse the New Normal?

As governmental entities, financial institutions and capital partners increasingly embrace adaptive reuse, owners and developers have more alternatives to consider when embarking on these projects, according to Stephen Toohill, partner at Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP.

New Cambria Hotel Opens Near Downtown Indianapolis

Located in Westfield, Ind., the 152-key property is Choice Hotels’ second Cambria in the area.