Equity Residential Spends $964M on 3.5K Apt. Units

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Good morning. Equity Residential is set to acquire 11 apartment communities from Blackstone Real Estate for $964 million, with the deal expected to close in the third quarter.

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• Emergency positions: Jeremy Siegel urges the Fed to immediately implement a 75-bp emergency rate cut and possibly another one in September, aiming for a 3.5–4% benchmark.

• Alternative financing: Commercial development is facing challenges with high interest rates at a 23-year peak and stricter loan terms, pushing developers towards non-bank funding sources.

• Coliseum shake-up: The Oakland A's are selling a 50% stake in the Coliseum complex for $125M to progress the team’s $5B mixed-use project.

• Brookfield: Brookfield Asset Management reached the $1T in assets under management club, thanks in part to its diversified portfolio in renewable energy and artificial intelligence.

• Credit crunch: Americans currently owe a record $1.14T on credit cards, or another $27B more as of 2Q24, a 5.8% YoY jump.

• Inflation insights: Experts increasingly suggest that the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes caused systemic CRE distress, and are proposing targeted policy changes for inflation.

• Chicagoland sky: In 2018, the tower at 150 Forest Avenue in Oak Park was sold to FPA Multifamily for $103M, making it one of the suburb's priciest transactions.

• Western invasion: A California investor just bought a 270-unit building near Chicago, expanding acquisitions in the area. 

• Avalon Bay acquisition: Publicly traded Avalon Bay Communities (AVB) purchased a $95M, 306-unit apartment community in the south Denver metro area from Bell Fund VI.

• Opportunity knocks: The post-pandemic industrial real estate market is slowing down, with 46 MSF of projects started in Q2 despite an uptick in consumer activity.

• Too big to fail: Bridge Industrial obtained $430M in loans to refinance its 2.2 MSF industrial complex in Rancho Cucamonga.

• Mustang Crossing: Ryan Cos. and DWS Group are planning a 1.2 MSF industrial development in Austin, TX, with six buildings.

• Golden groundbreaking: Crow Holdings Development acquired a 92-acre site in Wallkill, NY for its Golden Triangle Logistics Center, including a 535.6 KSF facility.

• Fashioning a future: Department stores are losing ground to discounters and specialty stores, forcing many to close as their once strong pull on shoppers fades.

• Retail resurgence: SJC Ventures secured $69.4 million in financing for the 83,329-square-foot Doral Marketplace in Florida. The project is already 69% leased and will feature five buildings, including an organic grocery store.

• Quiet win: SRS Real Estate Partners sold a fully leased retail strip center in Ocala, FL, for $6.1M, with top tenants including Lumber Liquidators and MUV Dispensary.

• Netting success: Orion Real Estate Group acquired a 12-property net lease retail portfolio for nearly $50 million, spanning 94,000 square feet across major metro areas in three states.

• Office reopening: Manhattan office visits in June reached 77% of 2019 levels, the highest post-pandemic level on record, across 350 buildings.

• Reviving Philly: Despite high office vacancy rates and empty buildings, Philadelphia foot traffic is rebounding, thanks to bustling streets and strict return-to-office mandates.

• Modular office shuffle: As revenue hits $2.3B, modular office company WillScot Holdings (WSC) is set to move to a 90 KSF Scottsdale hub next year.

• Bargain bonanza: A Chinese investor bought a 25-story office building in Downtown LA for $60M, $118M less than the property’s previous sale price.

• Upsized ambitions: A revised $600M project at 530 Sansome St. in San Francisco will include a 41-story tower with a luxury hotel and premium office spaces.

• Empathetic AI: Hoteliers are busy exploring AI for optimal customer service enhancement, emphasizing the importance of human-like interactions for truly personalized experiences.

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