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Private equity fundraising down 35% in Q2, Preqin says August 1, 2023

Private equity fundraising down 35% in Q2, Preqin says

Private equity funds worldwide had a difficult time on the fundraising trail in the second quarter, raising a combined $106.7 billion, down from $164.4 billion in the prior quarter and also down from $165.3 billion in the year-earlier quarter, according to a just-released Preqin report....
REITs: What’s Ahead for the Second Half of 2023 July 31, 2023

REITs: What’s Ahead for the Second Half of 2023

As we look ahead to the second half of 2023, the economic and commercial real estate (CRE) environment will continue to be shaped by global central banks’ fight against inflationary pressures that have been more persistent than expected....
Smaller Apartment Markets Become a Great Investment Opportunity July 28, 2023

Smaller Apartment Markets Become a Great Investment Opportunity

Due to work-from-home and hybrid work options and the appeal of more affordable lifestyles, many people have left big cities behind and are calling less costly, less congested smaller markets home. In such places, the desire for a work-play balance becomes more of a reality than just part of a wish list...
Apartment Developers Turn to Non-Bank Lenders for Construction Loans July 28, 2023

Apartment Developers Turn to Non-Bank Lenders for Construction Loans

Apartment developers are finding ways to pay for new construction projects–without using loans from traditional banks. For years, multifamily developers have relied on large, short-term loans from banks to finance the construction of new apartment buildings. But rising interest rates and a string of banks failures—most prominently Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic…
West Coast Cities Slam Brakes on Housing Production Amid Worsening Crisis July 26, 2023

West Coast Cities Slam Brakes on Housing Production Amid Worsening Crisis

Up and down the West Coast apartment construction sites are falling quiet despite high demand in a worsening housing shortage. Fewer multifamily projects have broken ground this year from Seattle to San Diego in one of the slowest starts to apartment construction in a decade. In San Jose, no apartments have broken ground after more…
Public Storage to acquire Simply Self Storage for $2.2 billion July 26, 2023

Public Storage to acquire Simply Self Storage for $2.2 billion

Self-storage operator Public Storage (PSA.N) said on Monday it has entered a deal to buy Simply Self Storage from Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT) for $2.2 billion, as it looks to expand its market presence. Demand for storage space has waned from the heights of the pandemic, as people return to offices, and some analysts expect…
US Hotel Occupancy, Daily Rates Jump in Week Ended July 15 July 21, 2023

US Hotel Occupancy, Daily Rates Jump in Week Ended July 15

US hotel performance improved in all three metrics during the week ended July 15, STR reported, citing the latest data from CoStar, which provides information and analytics in the property markets. Occupancy increased to 72.0% from 61.8% a week earlier and was up 0.1% from the comparable week in 2022.

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