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Good morning. Welcome to CREalts! Every day, we cover the top stories in alternative CRE sectors. One scroll saves you hours. Today, we learn about why cash has edged ahead of CRE as investment alternative and a landlord who used AI to fill empty retail space.
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CASH ME OUTSIDE: Cautious investors favor cash over CRE as preferred asset class. Read more here.
REAL ESTATE AGENTIC: Landlord fills empty retail space with help of AI. PLAYER: Sandy Sigal. Read more here.
SERVER FARMS: Data center land deals rose by more than 140% in Q1. Read more here.
LOGISTICS LIMBO: How supply chain volatility is affecting industrial CRE. Read more here.
STUDENT HOUSING: PGIM acquires student housing in the Bronx through sale-leaseback with Columbia University. PLAYER: Darin Bright. Read more here.
STUDENT HOUSING: Virtus RE Capital sells student housing asset near University of Oklahoma. Read more here.
BTR: Miramar buys 2 build-to-rent townhome communities in Charlotte for $55.8M. Read more here.
BTR: Haven Realty Capital sells Illinois BTR community for $26.4M. PLAYERS: Brad Smith, Jack Maloney, Anna Lovell. Read more here.
MANUFACTURED: Activist investor pushes for changes on UMH Properties REIT’s board. Read more here.
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MED OFFICE: Remedy Medical Properties, Kayne Anderson buy 93,504 SF MOB in Minnesota. PLAYER: Joe Magliochetti. Read more here.
MED OFFICE: Cushman & Wakefield brokers $56M sale of Michigan OneOncology portfolio. PLAYERS: Gino Lollio, Travis Ives, Tyler Morss, Garrett Keais. Read more here.
DISTRESSED: Bank OZK forecloses on creative office project in Santa Monica, CA. Read more here.
DISTRESSED: Developer buys Denver office portfolio for $8M, plans apartment conversions. PLAYER: Asher Luzzatto. Read more here.
DISTRESSED: Historic Boston office building is marketed for mixed-use redevelopment. Read more here.
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