Research Center

Nationwide Acquires Five Pacific Medical Buildings to the Tune of $211M

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Nationwide Health Properties has acquired five additional medical buildings with an aggregate transaction value of $211 million.

Inland Western Leases 316,050 SF of Big-Box Space

Oak Brook, Ill.-based Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust has signed 10 new leases totaling 316,050 square feet of big-box space since November 2009.

General Growth Plans Return to NYSE

General Growth Properties is looking to get back to where it once belonged.

Healthcare Trust Goes on $84M MOB Shopping Spree

When it comes to occupancy levels, the medical office building sector has been faring a great deal better than the traditional office market, and Healthcare Trust of America Inc. is doing its level best to enhance its portfolio at a time when many office property owners are still sitting on the sidelines.

Healthcare Trust of America Acquires 54,800 SF Medical Office Portfolio for $10.5M

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., on Thursday announced its acquisition of a Pearland, Tex. medical office portfolio for $10.5 million. The purchase expands the real estate investment trust’s Texas portfolio to more than one million square feet.

Starwood to Acquire $503M Loan Portfolio

Real estate finance and investment REIT Starwood Property Trust announced on Friday that it will acquire a $503 million portfolio of performing commercial loans from TIAA-CREF.

GGP to Simon: $10B Offer ‘Not Sufficient’

General Growth Properties has a message for fellow mall operator Simon Property Group: Thanks, but you’ve got competition.

Simon Makes $10B Bid for GGP

As troubled shopping-mall REIT General Growth Properties struggles to regain its footing after bankruptcy reorganization, a possible buyer has emerged in the form of fellow mall owner Simon Property Group.

Lone Star Funds Rescues Long-Suffering Lodgian with $270M Acquisition

Hotel firm Lodgian Inc. has a new lease on life after a $270M cash infusion from Lone Star Funds.

JLL Report: Cautious Optimism for 2010

The firm’s January Global Market Perspective contends that we have reached or are near the bottom — but that a slow recovery is at hand.