News & Analysis

Cottonwood maps real estate debt expansion

The Los Angeles-based real estate private equity firm sees potential hires and acquisitions as it seeks to grow its platform.

Beach Point and Sparta Capital fund $190m hotel credit facility 

The borrower, New York-based hotel specialist Cipriani, will use the facility to grow its luxury hotel development platform.

Madison Realty, Kushner JV fund $525m condo construction loan

Sponsors Charney Companies and Tavros are set to build a 55-story skyscraper in New York’s Long Island City submarket.

Brookfield’s Flatt: ‘Today is a really easy environment to make money in real estate’

Strong market conditions and lower risk make it an opportune time to invest in the asset class, said the firm’s CEO.

Blackstone funds $231m loan for industrial outdoor storage portfolio  

Jadian Capital secured the financing package to fund upgrades on a transitional IOS portfolio.

Seeking higher returns, GPIF looks to increase real estate exposure

The Japanese pension is shifting from “cautiously“ to “steadily“ developing its real estate allocation, director Yoshitaka Todoroki said at the PERE Tokyo Forum.

Forum Investment Group set to scale real estate credit platform

The Denver-based multifamily specialist this week brought on Jason Brooks in a new position as head of debt.

BREDS backs Tishman Speyer New York office re-entry with $68.3m financing

The $105.5 million deal with EPIC marks Tishman Speyer’s first office acquisition in New York City since 2019.

New York Life closes $136m Hawaii hotel loan

The insurer’s real estate lending arm has been active in refinancing assets across property sectors year-to-date.

CMBS sees swift rebound after market turmoil 

In this podcast, Brookfield Asset Management’s Zachary Cohn and Barings’ James Stouse discuss how the securitized market for commercial real estate has shown resilience through new bouts of volatility.