David A. Barksdale Returns To Ballard Spahr
Ballard Spahr has announced the return of David A. Barksdale to the firm as a real estate partner in the Los Angeles office....
Wheelock Street Capital Buys 15 Hotels For $221M
Greenwich, Conn.-based Wheelock Street Capital has spent $221 million to purchase a 12-hotel portfolio from affiliates of Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc....
CBRE Group Debuts Sustainability Research Initiative
Los Angeles-based CBRE Group Inc. has announced the launch of the Real Green Research Challenge (RGRC), a four-year, $1 million commitment to fund...
MBA: Commercial, Multifamily Mortgage Debt Down In Q2
The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding decreased by $10.4 billion, or 0.4%, in the second quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association...
REIT Acquires Three Medical Properties For $60M
American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Corp., the co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Inc., announced the acquisition of three medical office buildings...
CREL CDO Delinquencies Continue To Drop
U.S. commercial real estate loan collateralized debt obligations delinquencies (CREL CDO) dropped to 11.6% in August, according to new data from Fitch Ratings....
SBA Refi Program Set To Expire Next Week
A Small Business Administration (SBA) program designed to enable businesses that owned their own real estate to refinance their loans through a program...
CBRE Group To Consult On Shanghai Tower
Los Angeles-based CBRE Group Inc. has been selected by Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co., Ltd. to provide property management consultancy services for...
GSA To Sell D.C.-Area Heating Plant Via Online Auction
The U.S. Government Services Agency (GSA) has announced that it will hold an online auction to sell the former GSA West Heating Plant...
California Unveils PACE Program For Commercial Properties
In the largest display of statewide joint powers authority in California history, 14 counties and 126 cities have launched a new variation of...
Updated Handbook Details Hotel Management Agreements
The Global Hospitality Group of the Los Angeles law firm Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) has released a second edition of...
CMBS Delinquencies Down, Although Office Sector Woes Persist
Increased loan resolutions have helped lead to a third-straight month of declines for U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) delinquencies, according to the latest...
Data Center Company Seeks To Become A REIT
The board of directors of Equinix Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based interconnection and data center company, has approved a plan to pursue conversion...
New Green Building Certification For Smaller Commercial Properties
Earth Advantage Institute (EAI), a nonprofit sustainable building organization based in Portland, Ore., has announced the launch of its Earth Advantage Commercial (EAC)...
Freddie Mac Offers K-P Series Multifamily K Certificates
Freddie Mac has announced its first K-P Series offering of multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates). Freddie Mac expects to offer approximately $450...
Avison Young Acquires Starrpoint Commercial Partners
Avison Young, Canada's largest independently owned commercial real estate services company, has acquired Starrpoint Commercial Partners Inc., a full-service commercial real estate brokerage...
Rockwood Real Estate Expands Platforms
Rockwood Real Estate Advisors, a commercial real estate investment banking firm, has announced the launch of its West Coast investment sales and mortgage...
Rapid Farmland Appreciation Poses New Risks For Ag Lenders
The sharp run-up in U.S. farm real estate values in recent years could cause credit problems for agricultural lenders should prices reverse quickly,...
Trepp: Percentage of Commercial Loans Paying Off Rebounded In August
The percentage of commercial real estate loans paying off on their balloon date rebounded in August to 49.6%, up sharply from July's 12-month...
Singapore Named World’s Best-Performing REIT Market
Singapore holds the distinction of being home to the world's best-performing real estate investment trust (REIT) market, according to new data compiled by...