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CBRE Report: Restaurants, Coffee Shops Increase Lead in International Retail Expansion
By Dennis Kaiser Restaurants and coffee-shop chains increased their lead as the most active retail category for international expansion. They… Read more
GreenOak Raises $1.6B for U.S. CRE, Largest Fund So Far
New York-based GreenOak Real Estate raised $1.55 billion for a third U.S. fund, which amounts to its largest so far.… Read more
3PL Provider Will Open Office at CBOT Building
Tampa, FL-based 3PL provider BlueGrace Logistics will open an office in downtown Chicago in July. BlueGrace plans to add 80… Read more
Miami Beach Condo Development Gets $137M for Construction
JDS Development Group received $137 million in financing for the construction of Monad Terrace in Miami Beach. The development includes… Read more
Harbor Group Claims Orlando MF for $64M, Berkadia Arranges $42M Loan
Berkadia arranged $41.92 million in acquisition financing for Alexan Crossroads, a 314-unit, Class A-plus garden style community located in Orlando,… Read more
70-Story, $300M MXU Launched in Miami by Turkish Developer
Turkish developer Okan Group launched sales ahead of a fall ground breaking on a 70-story mixed-use residential tower in downtown… Read more
Mexico’s Lodging Sector Checks In with Upside Surprise
Concerns that Mexico’s economy, and therefore its travel and tourism industry, would underperform last year proved to be overstated, JLL… Read more
Cordish Joins Team for $2.5B Jacksonville MXU Development
Baltimore-based The Cordish Companies joined a joint-venture that includes Iguana Investments and the Jacksonville Jaguars to develop a $2.5-billion mixed-use… Read more
Multifamily Rent Growth Springs into Gear
Multifamily rents in the U.S. performed strongly in April, rising $4 to $1,377, according to a survey of 121 markets by Yardi Matrix. Rents… Read more
Danny Rice Joins Colliers to Lead Central Florida
Colliers International Group Inc. expanded its team in Florida with the addition of Danny Rice. He joins the company as… Read more
McCraney Nabs 44 Acres in Orlando, Plans 653K-SF Spec Industrial Development
McCraney Property Company, one of the most active private industrial developers in Central Florida, purchased roughly 44 acres at the crossroads of… Read more
Richmond Honan Enters San Antonio, Buys Highpoint Towers
Richmond Honan Development and Acquisitions LLC of Atlanta, GA is the new owner of the 300,000-square-foot Highpoint Towers, a Class… Read more
New Tax Plan May Boost U.S. Apartment Sector
The recently-enacted U.S. tax reform bill is poised to benefit the U.S. multifamily investment market, according to CBRE. Researchers looked… Read more
Active Markets for Student Housing Development
While student housing developers continue to, well, develop, they are more focused on the sure thing; areas consisting of larger… Read more
Primrose Charts U.S. Market Growth
Primrose Schools has identified more than 200 mid-sized markets as the next target for company growth. With more than 375… Read more
Venture X Coworking Makes Huge Texas Push
Venture X, a Florida-based coworking company, is making a huge push into Texas. The company recently opened its third Texas… Read more
Prologis Acquiring DCT Industrial Trust for $8.4 Billion
San Francisco-based Prologis, Inc. is acquiring DCT Industrial Trust Inc. for $8.4 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. The boards of… Read more
Derek Schauer Joins Westmount Realty
Westmount Realty Capital LLC hired Derek Schauer as Senior Director – Office Acquisitions. In his new role, Schauer will expand… Read more
Hey, Texas! Investors Really Like You!
Three Texas metropolitan areas placed among the top 10 of CBRE’s 2018 Investor Intentions Survey. Dallas-Fort Worth came in second… Read more