Finance & Investment News
FINANCE
Low Interest Rates Boost Refinancing Opportunities for Seniors
Seniors housing owners looking to refinance their properties this year will find money available, though lenders are cautious and still have fairly strict underwriting standards. ...
CBRE Arranges $181M Washington D.C. Financing
CBRE Capital Markets arranged $181 million in financing for the first two phases of Sentinel Square....
DISTRESSED INVENTORY
Will Rollover Risk Sink the Office Recovery in 2012?
As leases signed at the peak of the market expire, will office markets face a challenge?...
Distressed Deal Roundup
A look at some recent big deals in the distressed space....
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INVESTMENT
Are Institutions Ready for More Risk?
Pension funds, life insurance companies and private equity funds have been focused almost exclusively on purchasing core properties in a handful of top markets. That tunnel vision may start to expand in 2012 as institutions prepare to venture further out on the risk spectrum. ...
HFF Closes $147.5M Class-A Medical Office Portfolio Sale in San Diego
LaSalle Investment Management purchased two medical office buildings in San Diego....
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INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Are Institutions Ready for More Risk?
Pension funds, life insurance companies and private equity funds have been focused almost exclusively on purchasing core properties in a handful of top markets. That tunnel vision may start to expand in 2012 as institutions prepare to venture further out on the risk spectrum. ...
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REITs
Subprime Lending Fallout
Turmoil over subprime lending in the single-family home market is taking a toll on mortgage real estate investment trusts. Through June 19 of this year, the mortgage REIT industry posted a total return of negative 13.40%, a huge swing from the 19.32% return posted for all of 2006, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)....
Self-Storage REITs Feeling the Pinch
In self-storage markets, scattered signs hint of a slowdown. In cities such as Columbus, Ohio, customers can get the first month's rent for $1. Shares of the average self-storage REIT lost 3.4% in the first four months of 2007, according to the FTSE NAREIT Equity index. With housing sales falling, some investors worry that fewer homeowners will be storing lawnmowers and computers....
DEALS
CNL Acquires Five Seniors Housing Properties for $84M
CNL's acquisition of a seniors housing portfolio leads this month's roundup....
CBRE Arranges $181M Washington D.C. Financing
CBRE Capital Markets arranged $181 million in financing for the first two phases of Sentinel Square....
