Good morning. Welcome to CREalts! Every day, we cover the top stories in alternative CRE sectors. Today, we learn about a boost in industrial construction and why industrial investors are looking to the Heartland.
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WAREHOUSE WINNERS: US industrial real estate under construction rose 18% year over year in Q2. Read more here.
HEARTLAND HUSTLE: Industrial real estate investors turn from Sun Belt, look to Midwest. Read more here.
LONE-STAR LOCALE: Terrell becomes DFW’s hottest new shopping hub. Read more here.
IPO OOPS: IPO of Brookfield’s data center operator Csquare falls $300M short of target. Read more here.
STUDENT HOUSING: PCCP, The Dinerstein Cos. JV acquires 1,128-bed student housing portfolio. Read more here.
STUDENT HOUSING: Greystar, Penn State, JLC break ground on 1,505-bed development. Read more here.
BTR: Progress Residential secures $384.7M refi for multi-state BTR portfolio. Read more here.
BTR: Northmarq sells Nashville-area townhome community for $6.44M. PLAYER: Jordan Arand. Read more here.
AFFORDABLE: Michigan Office of Retirement Services commits $50M to Avanath affordable housing fund. Read more here.
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MED OFFICE: Newmark retained to sell Ventas portfolio of 10 medical outpatient properties across Northern CA and Indianapolis. Read more here.
MED OFFICE: Institutional investor buys 4-property Spokane Eye Clinic Portfolio. PLAYERS: Michael Moreno, Rahul Chhajed, Tyler Swade. Read more here.
CO-WORK: Two-thirds of Global Fortune 500 company using WeWork maintained or expanded their space. Read more here.
DISTRESSED: Distressed Atlanta high rise gets even more distressed with collapse of scaffolding. Read more here.
LIFE SCIENCE: CBRE says CRE integration protects value in sponsor-backed biotech acquisitions. Read more here.
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