December 23, 2025
Economy shows highest growth in two years; Holiday spending posts strong annual gains; Consumer confidence declines
Economy shows highest growth in two years
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December 23, 2025Stratus Properties weighs future, sells Houston property
Stratus Properties, an Austin, Texas-based real estate developer and investor, is considering a sale of its business or liquidation as the publicly traded firm weighs its options.
December 23, 2025Apartments to rise on former downtown Miami motel site following $250 million loan
A pair of Chicago developers has secured financing to start work on a luxury apartment tower set to rise on the site of the former Starlite Motel near Miami’s financial district.
December 23, 2025Here are CoStar's top finance stories of 2025
The commercial real estate industry cheered on rate cuts in 2025, betting they would drive a sharp rebound in lending activity by lowering borrowing costs, improving refinancing prospects and boosting investor confidence. However, cautious underwriting by banks and struggles in the office market tempered the recovery. Here are some of the top finance stories of the past year.
December 22, 2025Ontario Teachers' appoints new managing director of real estate
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has appointed an executive based in London to oversee its real estate team’s strategy, portfolio and asset management activities globally.
December 22, 2025Trump halts coastal wind farm projects; Ellison personally backs Paramount bid for Warner; Online job postings decline
Trump halts coastal wind farm projects
December 22, 2025InterVest, MetroLoft land $867 million to bankroll one of the largest office-to-residential conversions in the US
InterVest Capital Partners and developer MetroLoft have secured $867 million to transform 111 Wall St. in New York into 1,568 luxury apartments, marking one of the largest single-building office-to-residential conversion projects in the country.
December 22, 2025Owner of historic Chicago office property buys out lender
A Chicago real estate investor has bought out its lender on a vintage building near Union Station, keeping control of its longtime property in a twist on the trend of discounted office deals in recent years.
December 22, 2025Avison Young expands DC tenant team; JLL hire targets Atlanta business; Gilbane promotes Southeast executive
Avison Young expands DC tenant representation team; JLL hire targets Atlanta office business; Gilbane promotes Southeast executive
December 19, 2025Billionaire Stephen Ross ends year with big South Florida construction loan
Billionaire Stephen Ross is ending 2025 with one of the state’s largest construction loans after a year of budget-busting financing fueled some of South Florida’s most anticipated developments.
December 19, 2025Newmark expands Phoenix industrial team; NAI Capital hire chases retail business; Harbor Logistics adds executive
Newmark expands Phoenix industrial team; NAI Capital targets California retail business; Harbor Logistics adds executive
December 19, 2025Blackstone's Warehouse REIT CMBS launches
Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank have launched DBMS 2025-1 DAC, a securitisation collateralised by a £828.8 million portfolio of mainly logistics assets in the UK that Blackstone bought via its takeover of Warehouse REIT.
December 18, 2025Inflation rate edges lower; Trump signs order speeding marijuana reclassification; Olive Garden parent ramps up restaurant opening plans
Inflation rate edges lower
December 18, 2025New York office building lands $163 million loan despite high vacancy
Bromley Cos. has secured a $163.4 million loan to refinance 122 Fifth Ave., a mixed-use office and retail complex in New York's Flatiron District.
December 18, 2025Hotels attract $6.2 billion financing wave; Bonds backing offices leased to Apple get downgrade; Affordable housing drives deal
This week's column examines a wave of CMBS hotel deals, a downgrade for bonds backed by California office buildings leased to Apple, and affordable housing driving a $173 million Freddie Mac transaction. Read the entire piece by clicking "read more" below.
December 18, 2025Canadian pension fund buys Sun Belt shopping centres to expand in US
Oxford Properties, a global real estate investor owned by a Canadian pension fund, is expanding its U.S. real estate holdings with the acquisition of more than 1 million square feet of open-air retail space in a rapidly growing Sun Belt market through a joint venture with Pine Tree of Chicago.
December 17, 2025Swiss drugmaker offered millions of dollars in Texas incentives
A Swiss-based pharmaceutical giant could build its first Texas manufacturing plant after a Dallas-area city approved millions of dollars in incentives tied to the $280 million project.
December 17, 2025Goldman backs financial restructuring for five Publix-anchored shopping centers in Southeast
An affiliate of the investment bank Goldman Sachs and Branch Properties completed a $170 million financial restructuring of a five-property, grocery-anchored retail portfolio located in high-growth markets across the Southeast.
December 17, 2025In one sign of US office recovery, 2023 buyer of Chicago tower lands loan for full purchase price
About two years after paying $45 million for a 29-story tower that ended a drought on Chicago office sales, an Oregon investor has secured a loan for the full value of the purchase price in a financing that stands out after years of struggles in the property sector.