Category: News and Trends

StepStone Real Estate acquired Courtland Partners Ltd. and the firms are now fully integrated. The firms announced a merger agreement in December.

Commercial real estate and real estate finance markets were steady during the fourth quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association Fourth-Quarter 2017 Commercial/Multifamily DataBook reported.

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Commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding at the end of 2017 rose by 6.7 percent to $3.18 trillion, $200.3 billion higher than a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

With the outlook for job creation and overall economic growth rising, demand drivers supporting hotels remain positive, reported Marcus & Millichap, Calabasas, Calif.

No state has an adequate supply of housing for the lowest-income renters, The National Low-Income Housing Coalition reported.

Small balance multifamily lending reached $49.8 billion during 2017, reported Chandan Economics and Arbor Realty Trust.

Despite declining returns in many areas, the single-family rental market continues to grow due to more activity by smaller and middle-tier investors, reported ATTOM Data Solutions, Irvine, Calif.

Grocery retailing’s “go big or go home” era is ending as top chains pursue new strategies to cope with market disruptions, said Elkhorn Real Estate Partners, Oakbrook, Ill.

Green Street Advisors, Newport Beach, Calif., launched Atlas, an enhancement to its Real Estate Analytics product suite.