Investment
Avison Young to Acquire GVA
The combined operations will have 5,000-plus employees in more than 120 offices in 25 countries. The transaction is expected to close in early 2019.
Transwestern Brokers Sale of 150 KSF FL Retail Asset
The Orlando Class A shopping center spans 15 acres and is shadow-anchored by Walmart and Lowe’s Home Improvement Store.
Peachtree Hotel Group Trades Jacksonville Sheraton
The buyer, a joint venture between Rockbridge and Hospitality Ventures Management Group, plans to invest more than $1 million in renovations.
Douglas Development Buys $12M MD Office Property
Transwestern represented the seller in its disposition of 116 Defense Highway, an 81,931-square-foot building that was 70 percent leased at the time of sale.
Health-Care Financing Considerations
Calmwater Capital’s Eric Jordan analyzes the trends generating demand for the specialty asset category and the factors leading lenders to reassess risk.
Hiring Trends Buoy Suburban Rent Growth
Transwestern’s Jim Cardellicchio offers his perspective on why office and industrial properties outside of urban hubs are becoming increasingly attractive to investors and lenders.
New Construction, Pricing Pose Risks to REITs
Nareit Senior Vice President of Research & Economic Analysis Calvin Schnure assesses the extent to which overbuilding could undermine future valuations.
Risky Business: Report Ranks Global Investment Hazards
Scope Investors Services looked at 52 countries to assess potential risks of real estate markets and found Australia and the U.S. were the safest for investments and Argentina and Venezuela were the riskiest.
Amazon Rumored to Have Chosen 2 Locations for HQ2
The e-commerce behemoth reportedly decided to split its $5 billion second-headquarters project between sites in New York City and Northern Virginia.
TX Industrial Portfolio Commands $88M
Stos Partners and Washington Capital Management have teamed up on the acquisition of eight buildings comprising nearly 1.4 million square feet in the border city of Laredo.