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CRE Regulatory Review: Tariffs, Taxes, Immigration and More

Financiers and advisors weigh in on governmental actions poised to disrupt today’s mature, robust and increasingly competitive market.

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Grocery-Anchored FL Retail Center Commands $74M

Investors remain keen on Palm Beach County, where MetLife Investment Management acquired the Shoppes at Isla Verde, a 207,000-square-foot shopping center.

1111 Superior Avenue

Zamir Equities Buys 560 KSF Cleveland Office High-Rise

In a deal facilitated by HFF, American Landmark Properties Corp. sold 1111 Superior Ave. four years after having acquired the asset half-full for $19.5 million.

GreenOak JV Pounces on the Lion Building

JBG Smith traded the eight-story, 157,000-square-foot Class B office asset in Washington, D.C. The purchase price was $65 million.

Paul Selian, head of global credit finance for State Street Global Markets

MetLife, State Street Team Up in $2B Co-Lending Deal

The multi-year partnership marks State Street’s debut in CRE financing. The co-lending program will be targeting a variety of product types nationwide, including office, industrial, multifamily, retail and hospitality assets.

Industry Faces Shortening Runway in 2018

The U.S. economy is showing few signs of deceleration, creating a matrix of growth opportunities across markets and property types. But for all its strengths, the real estate industry still faces its fair share of headwinds, as the post-recession recovery borders on a decade.

89 A St. in Needham, Mass.

MetLife Investment Management Buys Boston Office Asset for $97M

Standing in for Normandy Real Estate Partners and Westbrook Partners, NKF Capital Markets arranged the sale of the 247,500-square-foot property at 89 A St. in Needham, Mass.

MetLife Provides $450M for SF Bay Area Retail Asset

Borrowers The Macerich Co. and Northwestern Mutual utilized the 960,000-square-foot Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek as collateral for the 12-year fixed-rate loan.

Park Tower at Transbay

Facebook Signs Largest Office Lease in San Francisco

MetLife Investment Management, The John Buck Co. and Golub & Co. have signed the social media giant for all of Park Tower at Transbay, an upcoming 43-story Class A tower in the metro’s Financial District.

The Accelerated Growth of Private Debt Funds

Debt funds are filling the gap left by banks and other regulation-constrained lenders. As dry powder stacks up in a mature cycle, where will fund sponsors place their capital?