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Connect with Creative Latest Atlanta & Southeast Stories 814K-SF Spartanburg Industrial Park Trades for $99.5M Atlanta & Southeast + Carolinas + Industrial | August 27, 2026 Brennan Investment Group and Grandview Partners sold Crossroads Logistics Park, an 814,000 square foot industrial campus in Spartanburg, SC. The sales price was $99.5 million. Commercial Search reports that Invesco Real Estate acquired the asset. The campus was 100% occupied at the time of the sale. The average remaining lease term exceeds five years. Crossroads … JLL Secures Acquisition Financing for Hyatt Regency Savannah Sale Atlanta & Southeast + Georgia + Hospitality | August 27, 2026 JLL Capital Markets secured acquisition financing for the Hyatt Regency Savannah, a 351-key full-service hotel situated on the Savannah River in the heart of the city’s nationally designated Historic District. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between affiliates of Certares Real Estate Management and Clearview Hotel Capital, to secure a floating-rate … Latest Boston & New England Stories Avis-Leased IOS Facility Trades Near Logan Airport Boston & New England + Metro Boston + Industrial | August 27, 2026 Affiliates of North River Company and REMAP, in partnership with Equity Resource Investments, have acquired 320 Charger Street North and South, a contiguous 8.6-acre industrial outdoor storage campus in Revere, MA, less than 10 minutes from Boston Logan International Airport. The campus is fully leased on a long-term, triple-net basis to Avis, with capacity for … Torrington Plans Residential Conversion of Danvers Residence Inn Boston & New England + Metro Boston + Apartments | August 27, 2026 JLL Capital Markets arranged the $13.5-million sale and financing of the 96-room Residence Inn Boston North Shore/Danvers, an extended-stay hotel with approved conversion rights to an 88-unit multifamily residential community. The property is located at 51 Newbury St. in Danvers, MA, approximately 20 miles north of Boston. JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of PEG Companies, Inc. … Connect Conferences: Panel Recap VideosWhether you couldn't make it or just want to revisit the insights, video recordings of all Connect Conferences panel sessions are now available to purchase and view. Hear directly from the industry's top leaders as they discuss trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future. 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Senior managing director Aaron Rosenzweig, along with senior director Dan Baker and analyst Sandis Seale represented the seller, a joint venture between Affinius Capital and Alliance Residential Company, and procured the buyer, a publicly traded … Latest Chicago & Midwest Stories Chicago/Midwest People & Company News, week of August 28, 2026 Chicago & Midwest + Office | August 27, 2026 Michael Yemm has joined CBRE’s St. Louis office as an associate. He will work with Katie Haywood, Brian Bush and Jon Hinds, specializing in the leasing of industrial properties across the greater St. Louis region. Yemm joins CBRE following his graduation from Carthage College, where he completed several internships in the St. Louis market, including … Belmora Apartments in Lakeview Launch Pre-Leasing Chicago & Midwest + North Side + Apartments | August 27, 2026 Cross Street and Mavrek announced the start of pre-leasing at Belmora, a new boutique rental community located at 919 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. The first phase of the five-story mixed-use development will introduce 46 apartments and approximately 5,700 square feet of ground-floor retail space, anchored by Studio Three, a leading national boutique … Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Stories Florida People & Companies, August 28, 2026 Florida & Gulf Coast + Florida + Office | August 27, 2026 PGIM Provides $136.3M Financing for 7-Asset Manufactured Housing Portfolio Florida & Gulf Coast + Florida + Student Housing | August 27, 2026 PGIM’s Real Estate Investment Group has provided $136.3 million in floating-rate financing to Bedrock Communities on behalf of its core-plus debt strategy for a seven-asset manufactured housing portfolio across central Florida. The portfolio comprises 1,577 sites. Trevor Arnholt, executive director at PGIM, added, “Manufactured housing continues to play an important role in addressing housing needs … Latest Global Stories CBRE: U.S. and Canadian AI Jobs Grow 45% Year-Over-Year National + Global + Digital Infrastructure | August 19, 2026 The ranks of U.S. and Canadian tech talent skilled in artificial intelligence grew by 45% in the past year, with AI-related roles now accounting for nearly a third of U.S. tech-talent job listings and boosting office-leasing activity in top tech hubs, CBRE reported. The firm’s 13th annual Scoring Tech Talent report highlights the clustering of AI … Avison Young Unlocks Growth Capital, Strengthens Balance Sheet National + Global + Finance | August 18, 2026 Avison Young said Tuesday it has reached an agreement on a recapitalization transaction that strengthens the company’s financial foundation and provides additional liquidity for growth, sustained profitability and long-term value. Building upon the successful recapitalization in 2024, the transaction positions Avison Young for its next phase of growth. The firm will engage in a disciplined … Latest National Stories MOB Investors Favor Income as Capital Markets Regain Momentum National + Weekender | August 27, 2026 The medical office building sector entered 2026 with growing momentum, supported by improving capital markets, greater lender appetite and resilient fundamentals. Cushman & Wakefield’s MOB Capital Markets Mid-Year 2026 Update found that increasing capital flows into healthcare real estate, demographic tailwinds and consistent long-term performance drove investor demand during the first half of the year, … Velocity Financial to Acquire Toorak Operating Platform, Manage $3B Loan Portfolio National + Apartments | August 27, 2026 Velocity Financial, Inc. has agreed to acquire the operating platform of Toorak Capital LLC, a single-family and multifamily lending and asset management platform majority owned by funds advised by affiliates of KKR. Toorak has also entered into separate agreements with a third-party investment firm to acquire Toorak’s existing portfolio of loans totaling approximately $3 billion … Latest New York & Tri-State Stories Savills Expands Manhattan Presence with New Lease at 560 Lexington New York & Tri-State + Midtown New York + Office | August 27, 2026 Global real estate advisory firm Savills has signed a lease with Rudin at 560 Lexington Avenue, a 22-story office tower in the Plaza District. In a five-year agreement, Savills will occupy 20,481 square feet across 560 Lexington’s entire third floor. Savills is expanding its New York City footprint with a new office located blocks from its U.S. headquarters at 399 Park Ave. … New York People and Company News, Week of August 28, 2026 New York & Tri-State + Finance | August 27, 2026 Latest Phoenix & Southwest Stories Bourn Cos. Acquires Oro Valley’s Innovation Park for $21.2M Phoenix & Southwest + Arizona + Retail | August 27, 2026 Venture West Group has sold Innovation Park, a 333-acre master-planned business park in Oro Valley, to Bourn Cos. for $21.2 million. The transaction encompassed approximately 30 parcels within the Innovation Corporate Center Business Park. Robert Glaser, Richard Kleiner, Greg Furrier, Alexis Corona and Natalie Furrier of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller in … Work Begins on 60-Unit Denver Supportive Housing Community Phoenix & Southwest + Denver + Apartments | August 27, 2026 The nonprofit Brothers Redevelopment, Inc. started work on a nearly $31 million development, building a 60-unit permanent supportive housing community at 1850 S. Chambers Road, in Aurora. The development, known as Wagoner on the Creek, will serve “justice-involved” and unhoused residents in Arapahoe County. Future residents will need to earn less than 60% of the area median … Latest Seattle & Northwest Stories VIDA Coworking Opening Third Location in Portland’s Montgomery Park Seattle & Northwest + Portland + Office | August 27, 2026 VIDA Coworking is opening its third location, with plans to open a space in Portland inside the historic Montgomery Park building. VIDA NW PDX will open a 10,000-square-foot space this October in Portland’s Slabtown neighborhood, joining VIDA’s existing coworking communities at 401 N.E. 19th Avenue and a Beaverton location at 9400 S.W. Beaverton Hillsdale Highway. … Waterton Acquires Rental Community in Downtown Seattle Seattle & Northwest + Seattle + Apartments | August 27, 2026 Waterton has acquired Arrivé, a 344-unit high-rise apartment community in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. The acquisition includes the residential portion of the building, located on floors 11-42 above a hotel property. Waterton plans to execute a light value-add program across the residences, common areas, amenities and hallways. “Arrivé’s location in the heart of Belltown puts residents … Latest Texas Stories Trademark Acquires 116K-SF Austin Shopping Center Texas + Austin + Retail | August 27, 2026 Trademark Property Company and Cohen & Steers purchased Oak Hill Plaza, located at the northwest corner of US 290 and SH 71. Trademark will manage and lease the 116,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center and lead a plan to upgrade the property and its tenancy. Partners Capital—the investment platform of Partners Real Estate Company was the seller. The … Work Underway on 388-Unit Rental Community Near The Woodlands Texas + Houston-Galveston + Apartments | August 27, 2026 Construction is underway on Broadstone Gosling Oaks, a 388-unit Class A apartment community being developed by Alliance Residential on 14.64 acres within Gosling Oaks. The 50-plus-acre mixed-use development is located at the southeast corner of Gosling Road and West Rayford Road in Spring, near The Woodlands. The first residences are expected to open in December … Latest Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Stories MacKenzie Tapped as Exclusive Leasing Broker for 180K-SF Warehouse Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Virginia + Industrial | August 27, 2026 MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services has been named the exclusive leasing broker of record for Liberty Park Gordonsville, an 180,000-square-foot industrial warehouse building located at 1 Cleveland Street in Gordonsville, Virginia. Approximately 84,000 square feet of warehouse space is immediately available in the asset, situated just north of Charlottesville. The MacKenzie team in Charlottesville, led … Bonaventure Breaks Ground on $93M Development in Virginia Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic + Virginia + Apartments | August 27, 2026 Bonaventure, a Virginia-based, operator-led multifamily real estate investment management firm, announced the groundbreaking of Attain at Swift Creek, a 344-unit multifamily community at 6805 Greenyard Road in Chesterfield County’s Swift Creek submarket. The $93.3 million project is financed through a 40-year, fixed-rate HUD Section 221(d)(4) loan originated by Walker & Dunlop, with Bonaventure backing the … Latest Stories FromWealthReach, VastAdvisor Join Forces to Tackle Advisor Engagement TroublesWealth Management | August 27, 2026WealthReach and VastAdvisor, an AI organic growth platform, have partnered to provide additional help to advisors in bridging the gap between paid advertising and digital exposure. Through the partnership, WealthReach would help identify anonymous visitors to various RIAs’ websites, as well as individuals who are actively researching a firm’s services, whether it’s through various platforms, Simplicity Group Acquires Wealth Firm in IllinoisDirect Investment | August 27, 2026Simplicity Group Holdings, a financial products distribution firm, has acquired Geneva, Ill-based Wright Wealth Group, bolstering the firm’s footprint in the greater Chicago market. Wright Wealth Group, founded in 2010, is led by Eric Wright and provides insurance solutions, index and Fixed annuities, wealth and estate planning, health benefits and personal lines coverage. As part Markets Seek Warsh’s Rate Road Map at Jackson HoleCentral Bank Watch | August 27, 2026Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will take center stage Friday at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, where investors want a clearer explanation of how the central bank plans to return inflation to 2% and whether higher Treasury yields reduce the need for another rate increase. This year’s symposium theme, “Financial Innovation: Implications for Payments Balentine Acquires Valuation Growth Advisory to Expand Family Office CapabilitiesDirect Investment | August 27, 2026Balentine has acquired Alpharetta, Georgia-based Valuation Growth Advisory in an all-stock transaction, adding business-advisory services to its family-office platform for entrepreneurs and multigenerational families. Tom Matthesen, VGA’s founder, will become head of Business Advisory within Balentine’s Family Office Solutions group. He will work alongside Mark Bell, Balentine’s chief strategy officer and head of family-office solutions,