EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program
Capital Ideas: Gold Card Plan Can’t Trump EB-5
The idea to remake a popular funding source has CRE execs scratching their heads.
CRE Industry Preps for New EB-5 Regulations
The U.S. government’s modernization of the immigrant investor program goes into effect tomorrow with new rules—most notably, an 80 percent increase in the investment minimum.
Lightstone Lands $70M in EB-5 Funding for Manhattan Hotel
On track for a September opening, the property is the third Moxy-brand hotel in Manhattan developed by Lightstone in partnership with Marriott.
Dual-Branded Marriott in Orlando Lands $42M Loan
Meridian Capital Group has arranged the construction financing for the property, which will include a 140-key Aloft Hotel and a 144-key Element. The funding package includes EB-5 capital.
How Big Data, Machine Learning are Shaping CRE Finance
A new white paper from the MIT Center for Real Estate examines changes and trends in commercial real estate financing that are being driven by these technologies.
Florida’s First Radisson RED Hotel Tops Off
RivieraPoint is building a 155-key hotel near Miami International Airport. The $34.5 million project is set for completion next year.
The Unique Challenges of EB-5 Defaults
While the program has been a valuable financing tool for the real estate industry, it has also attracted poorly conceived projects and abuses. Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox offers insight on what to do when things go wrong.
How 100,000 Immigrants and CRE Can Make 1.6M Jobs
The EB-5 visa program is well known in property and infrastructure development circles. Congress is working to beat an April 28 deadline to reauthorize the program before it expires.
The Trouble with EB-5 and What’s Ahead
By Jay Maddox, Principal, Avison Young: While EB-5 investments have grown exponentially in the last decade, an ever-increasing number of projects are facing difficulties.