In the last week of January, Starwood Capital closed a deal to buy four student housing properties. And before the week was done, Starwood had bought another portfolio in a second deal—building its portfolio of student housing beds from...
Researchers say multifamily properties still make for a smart investment, given that on a nationwide basis new development hasn’t caught up with new household formation. The question for many buyers is where they should park their money in...
Private equity debt investments are coming off a successful fundraising year and the tide of capital moving into debt funds shows no signs of slowing in 2015.
Last year, private equity debt funds raised a record amount of capital. A total of 26 ...
One of the biggest findings of the 2014 PWC Real Estate Investor Survey has been the rise of “18-hour” cities, or second-tier cities, as opposed to the 24-hour gateways. NREI spoke with Mitchell Roschelle, the U.S. national practice...
As real estate investors continue to show a preference for necessity-based retail and as supermarket chains, drugstores and dollar stores try to grab the greatest market share of consumers’ food dollars, it’s more important than ever...
Lifestyle centers were the stars of the retail development universe in the 2000s. Shoppers flocked to these properties, which typically featured a single-story, open-air design and upscale tenants. Since the recession, however, only a few of these...
As the ICSC New York National Deal Making Conference draws near and leasing executives hope to bring in new tenants to their malls and shopping centers, this year’s crop of new and expanding retail concepts promises to give them plenty to...
Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava is renowned for his sweeping and iconic designs. His work has an organic feel while also boasting innovative engineering. The results are sweeping structures, including bridges, museums, campuses...
By at least one measure, the yield on investments in apartment properties still hasn’t matched the level of the real estate boom. That’s the “risk premium” that investors demand for apartments compared to Treasury bonds...
