
Real Estate News


Developers use branded condos to finance luxury hotels as some lenders back off
Summary: Luxury labels like Mercedes-Benz, Dolce & Gabbana and Baccarat now lend their names to condo projects, letting developers pre-sell “branded residences” to fund new five-star hotels at a time when banks are wary of hotel loans. Buyers pay a premium for the... Read More2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook for Southwest Florida
Looking forward to growth in 2025 The Florida commercial market continues to grow in certain sectors and sizes. Many landlords and investors are seeing a strong demand for second generation spaces and smaller unit sizes. Many of the existing tenants signed leases with... Read More
Blackstone real estate debt fund closes with $8 billion in commitments
By Mark Heschmeyer CoStar News Summary: Blackstone has closed its latest real estate debt fund, Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies V, with $8 billion in total capital commitments, making it one of the largest private commercial property lending sources globally.... Read More
US has now canceled about one in 10 active federal commercial real estate leases
By Mark Heschmeyer, Jonathan Lehrfeld CoStar News Summary: The Trump administration has significantly accelerated its pace of terminating commercial real estate leases for federal agencies, with over 500 new lease cancellations since Friday, now covering all 50... Read More