Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason for $4.5bn

Franklin Templeton to acquire Legg Mason for $4.5bn

Franklin Resources, Inc., a global investment management organization operating as Franklin Templeton, has agreed to acquire Legg Mason, Inc. for $4.5 billion or $50.00...
KBS repositions office campus in San Jose, California

KBS repositions office campus in San Jose, California

-KBS Repositions and Rebrands Five-Building Office Campus in San Jose, CA; Leases 314,710 Square-Feet in Less Than Six Months Post Renovation -KBS created 100,000 square-feet...
SL Green sells 609 Fifth Avenue retail condominium for $168m

SL Green sells 609 Fifth Avenue retail condominium for $168m

SL Green Realty Corp. an S&P 500 company and a fully integrated real estate investment trust, or REIT, announced it has entered into a...
Due to expanded restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. hotel industry reported unprecedented lows during April 2020, according to data from STR.

U.S. hotel industry reported unprecedented lows during April 2020, says STR

Due to expanded restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. hotel industry reported unprecedented lows during April 2020, according to data from STR. In a year-over-year...
JC Penney to close 154 stores

JC Penney to close 154 stores

JC Penney announced that it plans to close 154 stores as a part of its store optimization strategy. Closing sales are expected to begin...
Piedmont completes sale of 45-story office tower in Philadelphia for $360m

Piedmont completes sale of 45-story office tower in Philadelphia

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (Piedmont) has completed the sale of 1901 Market Street, a 45-storey Class-A office tower in Philadelphia for approximately $360 million, or $450 per...
Hudson Pacific, Blackstone complete of joint venture to expand studio platform

Hudson Pacific, Blackstone complete of joint venture to expand studio platform

Hudson Pacific Properties and Blackstone announced that funds affiliated with Blackstone Property Partners have completed their previously announced acquisition of a 49% interest in...
Crow Holdings announces sale of one of the largest industrial portfolios since onset of COVID-19

Crow Holdings announces sale of one of the largest industrial portfolios since onset of...

8-Property, 4.7 Million-Square-Foot Portfolio Developed from Ground-Up Sold to PGIM as E-Commerce Accelerates Crow Holdings announced today that funds managed by Crow Holdings Capital, its...
Preferred Apartment to sell student housing portfolio to TPG for $478m

Preferred Apartment to sell student housing portfolio to TPG for $478m

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. announced that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell its student housing portfolio to TPG Real...
Ventas fund acquires life science portfolio in South San Francisco for $1bn

Ventas fund acquires life science portfolio in South San Francisco for $1bn

Ventas Life Science and Healthcare Real Estate Fund, L.P. has acquired a trophy life science portfolio in the premier South San Francisco life science...
Ventas, GIC form research & innovation development JV

Ventas, GIC form research & innovation development JV

Ventas, an S&P 500 company, announced it has formed a joint venture with GIC, a global investment firm established in 1981 to manage Singapore’s...
The 10 most popular CRE Herald news stories in November

The 10 most popular CRE Herald news stories in November

Here are the 10 most popular CRE Herald global commercial real estate (CRE) market news stories for the month. Carlyle acquires UK senior housing developer Beechcroft Global...

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