
Real Estate News


Driftwood Capital’s new luxury and lifestyle division will seek hotel deals domestically and overseas
By Stephanie Ricca CoStar News Summary: Driftwood Capital has launched a new Driftwood Lifestyle & Luxury Division (DLLUX), focusing on managing, investing in, and developing luxury and lifestyle hotels and branded residences. Alinio Azevedo, former CEO of Aspen... Read More
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