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Taking Your Property Management Firm to the Next Level

Thinking about expanding the team? Here are five issues to consider before you hang out the “Help Wanted” sign.

Piedmont Center North 15. Image courtesy of Cushman & Wakefield

Transactions: April 2019

A selection of noteworthy deals announced between 21 February – 13 March 2019.

Pinstripes’ location at one of the newest retail venues in Ohio offers food and entertainment under the same roof. Clients can try bowling before or after a meal. Image courtesy of Pinecrest.

E-Commerce No Match for Eateries, Exercise, Experience

Food and fitness services in addition to trendy soft goods seems to be a winning combination for retailers and retail real estate operators. But there are a few nuances that owners shouldn’t miss.

CBRE Appoints McCall to Lead Self Storage Valuation, Advisory Practice

The company added Curt McCall to its leadership team to enhance the company’s presence in the self storage sector across the U.S.

Cousins, TIER REITS to Merge in $7.8B All-Stock Deal

The deal, expected to be completed in the third quarter, would create the preeminent Sun Belt office REIT, with 21 million square feet of Class A trophy office properties in hot markets like Austin and Atlanta.

BlackRock to Buy eFront for $1.3B

With the all-cash purchase of the Paris-based alternative investment software and solutions provider, the global asset manager will significantly enhance its technology platform.

Madison Marquette Merges With Roseview Group

The investor and developer joined forces with the Boston-based boutique institutional real estate investment and advisory firm. Vince Costantini will serve as CEO of the combined entity.

Hunt Capital Acquires Peak 8 Asset Management

The company calls the deal a strategic investment in the alternative fixed income market, Peak 8’s specialty.

States Jump-Start 2019 Energy Initiatives

Governors and legislatures fast-track plans to cut their states’ carbon footprints and expand alternative sources.

Q&A: Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings on Development, Green Space and Affordable Housing

Now in his last term, Rawlings discusses the huge amount of development the city has experienced over the last eight years and why young people are moving there in droves.