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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 BTR building activity in the US South and surging medical office deal volumes.

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BTR BOOM: Build-to-rent growth accelerates in the Sun Belt. Read more here.

MOB SCENE: Medical office investment volume jumped by 122% in 2025's Q4. Read more here.

DATA DRIVEN: Southern California data center capacity is expected to double in the next few years. Read more here.

LEGALESE: The US Treasury grapples to define "large institutional investor” and "single-family home” following White House investing ban order. Read more here.

STUDENT HOUSING: Provident Resources Group buys Florida Intl. University area student housing development site for $22.5M. PLAYER: Christopher Hicks. Read more here.

STUDENT HOUSING: Palantine Capital Partners sells 748-bed student housing community near Texas State University to Centurion Property Group. Read more here.

BTR: Sallee Development sells 192-unit build-to-rent community in Kansas City metro area. PLAYERS: Anthony DePalma, Tyler Sallee. Read more here.

SENIOR HOUSING: Harmony Homes partners with 55+ developer to build small-footprint assisted living homes in St. Louis metro. PLAYERS: Bob DeClue, EJ Sansone. Read more here.

SENIOR HOUSING: Senior living M&A activity is heating up as pricing gets “agressive” in 2026. PLAYER: Jay Wagner. Read more here.

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MED OFFICE: Fairfield Advisors brokers $8.1M sale of medical office building in Chattanooga, TN. PLAYER: Greg Trainor. Read more here.

MED OFFICE: Hill Cos. secures $48M refinancing for Denver area MOB. PLAYERS: Ramsey Daya, Chris Moritz, Grant Gooding. Read more here.

MED OFFICE: Northwell buys medical building on Long Island for $9.5M. Read more here.

DISTRESSED: Lenders foreclose on Worldwide Plaza in NYC, which has lost 80% of its value since sale for $1.74B in 2017. Read more here.

DISTRESSED: Aurora, CO, office buildings set to sell at 78% discount. Read more here.

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