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Sweden’s SBB Weighs IPO of $3.4 Billion Residential Unit

SBB, the embattled developer at the center of Sweden’s property crisis, is considering carving out its entire residential business with a portfolio of 36.5 billion kronor ($3.4 billion) for an initial public offering, according to a person familiar with the matter…

Has the Self-Storage Real Estate Sector Peaked?

An August 6 Wall Street Journal article asked the question: “Is There a Limit to Americans’ Self-Storage Addiction?” And answered its questions with: “Billions of Dollars Say Nope.”
“There are self-storage facilities around the world, but nowhere have they been more popular to rent and profitable to own than in the U.S., thanks to Americans’ propensity to accumulate more stuff than they can squeeze into their homes.”

Sealy & Co. Purchases 265,700 SF Iowa Warehouse

Sealy & Co. has continued its midwestern industrial expansion with the purchase of Building A of the Altus Commerce Center, a 265,700-square-foot Class A warehouse and distribution center in Altoona, Iowa.

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Messing With The Magic: Why DFW Might Not Outperform This Cycle

The end of 2007 was a tense time for commercial real estate. The subprime mortgage crisis had spread worldwide, the lending market had dried up, and the Federal Reserve began to cut interest rates in a bid to stop turmoil in the housing and financial markets from tanking the economy…

US Hotel Occupancy, RevPAR Tick Down in Week Ended July 29

US hotel performance showed mixed results during the week ended July 29, STR reported, citing the latest data from CoStar, which provides information and analytics in the property markets. Occupancy slightly dropped to 72.2% from 72.9% a week earlier and was up 0.6% from the comparable week in 2022.

Rising Interest Rates a Boon for Blackstone BDC, Interval Fund Investors

As interest rates continue to rise, investors in Blackstone’s business development company (BDC) and interval fund are seeing a similar spike in distribution payments, reflecting the asset manager’s profit-generating prowess amid extended economic turbulence. On Blue Vault’s July 26 webinar, A Deeper Look at Blackstone, Senior Financial Analyst Luke Schmidt said both funds are performing very well, with Blue Vault data revealing healthy returns from the funds’ respective investments in software, healthcare, IT services, and other resilient industries…

SmartStop Self Storage Sponsors ‘Flight for Hope’ Round-the-World Journey

SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc., a self-managed real estate investment trust, is sponsoring the plane for Flight for Hope, a round-the-world journey by Callum Wallace to raise awareness and funds for the nonprofit Home Suite Hope and other charities. An advisor at real estate firm Engel & Völkers Oakville, Wallace is the fourth Canadian to attempt the challenge, according to a press release….