The Carlton Group

The Fixed-Rate vs. Floating-Rate Dilemma

Locking in low interest rates may not be enough to protect your property from a rise in debt costs.

Multi-State Office Portfolio Scores $455M in Financing

Brookwood Financial Partners utilized the funds to recapitalize 27 properties totaling more than 4 million square feet of suburban space.

Singapore-based investors were highly active in U.S. commercial property markets last year, including CapitaLand, which scooped up a 3,787-unit multifamily portfolio for a total of $838 million last September. The 16 communities acquired by the real estate firm in the western U.S. include (from top): Marquessa Villas, a 336-unit community in Corona, Calif., and Stoneridge at Cornell, a 233-unit asset in Portland, Ore. Images courtesy of CapitaLand Ltd.

Foreign Investment Moves Beyond the Gateways

Lofty prices and compressed yields are causing global buyers to prospect in other lucrative, business-friendly states such as Texas and Florida.

Carlton Group Names New CEO

The firm, which is known for capitalizing hard-to-finance deals, was led by founder Howard Michaels until his passing in September.

Big Plans for NYC’s Out Hotel

Private lender Silver Arch Capital Partners provided a $30.4 million acquisition loan for the Midtown Manhattan hotel, which will undergo an extensive repositioning process.