National
Investment Column: Accredited Investor Definition in Flux
By Bryan Hancock, Co-Founder & CEO, RealStarter: How will the SEC’s recent recommendations regarding the accredited investor definition affect real estate investment decisions?
Net Lease Column: Cap Rates at Historic Lows
By Randy Blankstein, President, The Boulder Group: Cap rates in the single-tenant net lease sector closed 2015 at historic lows. Will the trend continue this year?
REIT Column: No Alarm Bells After Minimal Interest Rate Hike
By Stuart Eisenberg, Partner, BDO USA: Why the highly anticipated interest rate hike this December shouldn’t have a big impact on REITs in 2016.
Finance Column: A New Avenue for SBA 504 Lending
By Rich Grant, Executive Vice President, TMC Financing: As the population ages, developers addressing senior housing demand may want to consider SBA 504 lending.
Matrix Monthly: 2015 Rents Exceed Average
The Yardi Matrix Monthly report for December 2015 revealed a year-over-year increase well above the national historic averages.
Self-Storage Operator Adds to Portfolio
StorageMart has acquired self-storage facilities in three states, adding 57,381 square feet of storage space and 2,690 units to the company’s portfolio.
2016 Top Developers
Development firms leading the Year-End 2016 CPE-MHN Top Developers ranking posted robust construction growth and geographic and property-sector diversity.
Fried Frank Executes 3 Transactions in 2 Days
Fried Frank has been busy with three major deals closed within two days, including the sale of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan to The Blackstone Group and Ivanhoé Cambridge for $5.3 billion.
NY Life Real Estate Investors Busy on Both Coasts
New York Life Real Estate Investors showed off two sides of its expertise on the same day, with an acquisition in California and the origination of a mortgage for a Virginia complex.
Five Regional Malls Fetch $1.1B
Centennial Real Estate Co., Montgomery Street Partners and USAA Real Estate Co. closed on an acquisition of five regional malls from Westfield Corp.