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Aloft and Element Hotels Receive $140M Financing

HFF arranged the financing of the 330- and 180-key hotels on behalf of the borrower, through Starwood Property Trust. The hotels opened for business in 2016.

BlackRock Sells LA Office

Eastdil Secured represented the seller of Pacific Corporate Towers, a three-tower office building in El Segundo, Calif., which an institutional investor purchased.

CBRE Arranges Sale of Caribbean Resorts

DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners sold the assets to Wind Creek Hospitality, the principal gaming and hospitality enterprise of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Alabama’s only federally recognized tribal entity.

Joseph Schocken, founder & president of Broadmark Capital

The Story of a Local Lender With Double-Digit Yields

Broadmark Capital’s president discussed the lending market, its challenges and how the company managed to maintain average annualized returns of 11 percent or more since its inception in 2010.

The Unknown Future of Housing Finance Reform

The consensus at the Mortgage Bankers Association 2017 Annual Convention and Expo in Denver is that housing finance reform needs to occur, and that conservatorship of the GSEs should end.

CBRE Reports Shifting Office Trends in Legal Sector

Rapidly advancing technology, shifting client demand, an aging workforce and competition are the key factors that triggered an essential shift in the legal services market, a recent CBRE report shows. But what does it take for the individual to become truly collaboration-oriented in this deeply traditional field?

Echo Inc. HQ, Lake Zurich, Ill.

Premier Design Delivers Echo Inc.’s HQ

The 51,000-square-foot office building is located in Lake Zurich, Ill., and represents an addition to the company’s industrial facility, also built on the site.

Economy Watch: CRE Must Use Tech Better, Deloitte Contends

The rise of RE fintech, automation and the talent crunch are among technology-related issues that demand attention from decision-makers, the consulting firm contends in its 2018 real estate industry outlook.

Economy Watch: Industrial Assets Attract Offshore Investment

The asset type has attracted nearly $61 billion in cross-border investment into the U.S., according to a recent CBRE report.

PacSun Global HQ Building Changes Ownership

The 181,000-square-foot, build-to-suit office building will continue to serve as global headquarters for Pacific Sunwear. This is Hines and Oaktree’s ninth acquisition in the North Orange County submarket.