Investment

Singapore-based investors were highly active in U.S. commercial property markets last year, including CapitaLand, which scooped up a 3,787-unit multifamily portfolio for a total of $838 million last September. The 16 communities acquired by the real estate firm in the western U.S. include (from top): Marquessa Villas, a 336-unit community in Corona, Calif., and Stoneridge at Cornell, a 233-unit asset in Portland, Ore. Images courtesy of CapitaLand Ltd.

Foreign Investment Moves Beyond the Gateways

Lofty prices and compressed yields are causing global buyers to prospect in other lucrative, business-friendly states such as Texas and Florida.

Institutional Insights: Return to Core Values

As market volatility mounts, these investors are shifting their property type and geographic exposures and taking advantage of the latest proptech innovations.

Strategic Storage Trust IV Buys Seattle-Area Facility

The REIT expanded its footprint with a 350-unit storage asset in Redmond, Wash. The six-building property changed hands for $11.5 million.

1031 Investor Chases Retail Yield in the Inland Empire

CBRE orchestrated a complex deal that resulted in its client’s purchase of Menifee Town Center and The Barn at Wildomar from separate sellers and the disposition of a Hollywood property.

Colony Capital’s Barrack to Step Back After $325M Merger

The firm has acquired Digital Bridge Holdings, whose CEO, Marc Ganzi, will succeed Colony’s high-profile founder. The deal is poised to create a $60 billion global asset manager.

KBS Sells South Florida Office Asset for $72M

Financial Center at the Gardens, a 10-story Class A building, is reportedly almost fully occupied. The asset last traded in 2015.

LaSalle Buys Orange County Asset for $55M

While Hutton Centre was renovated in 2002 and 2012, the new owner plans to further invest in new amenities and common-area improvements.

Stanton Road Capital Acquires Chicago Office Tower

The 22-story property at 200 S. Michigan Ave. in the city’s East Loop is also known as the Borg-Warner Building.

Miami Tower Changes Hands in $126M Deal

A RREEF Property Trust fund sold 800 Brickell after almost five years of ownership. The office asset also includes 30,800 square feet of retail and an adjacent nine-story parking facility.

Top 5 Sacramento Office Transactions

More than 2 million square feet of space changed hands in the metro year-to-date through June for a combined $447.4 million, according to Yardi Matrix data.