Newsfeeds Archive - Spark Newswire

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Boats Are Getting Bigger, And CRE Investors Are Rushing To Build Places To Park Them

March 31, 11:58 AM

As boats get bigger, more expensive and more powerful, owners are grappling with where to park them — a problem commercial real estate investors are racing to solve.

SUI

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Real Estate

Biden Taking A Big Regulatory Swipe At The Small Percentage of Private Equity Investment in Senior Care

By Mark Gilman

February 20, 1:40 PM

A 5% ownership block in a commercial real estate sector would rarely cause a blip on the government radar.

WELL

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Real Estate

CRE Prices Continue To Drop While Blackstone Tries To Keep Investors From Bailing

By Mark Gilman

February 9, 4:40 PM

Commercial real estate (CRE) prices dropped again in January, according to the latest Green Street Commercial Property Price Index. The all-property index was down 0.6% in the first month of the year and is now down 14% from its peak in March 2022. Meanwhile, some investors continue to pull away from CRE.

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Real Estate

It’s Not Yet A Run, But Nervous Investors Are Beginning To Pull Money Out Of Commercial Real Estate

By Mark Gilman

December 31, 5:30 PM

While specific segments of the commercial real estate (CRE) market such as industrial and healthcare are performing well, others like office and retail are alarming investors. Rising interest rates are heightening those concerns. In response, investors are actively reducing their exposure to the CRE market.

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A Formerly Quiet Phoenix Suburb Is Welcoming A New Giant Housing Development

By Mark Gilman

November 3, 12:05 PM

The Phoenix suburb of Buckeye, home to 90,000 people, is recognized for wildlife and outdoor recreation, including hiking, mountain biking and camping, and is most famous for its annual fall Country Fest, according to a glossy overview by real estate brokerage Redfin Corp. (NASDAQ: RDFN).

HHC

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Dropping Home Sales Numbers May Mean The End Of Bidding Wars

By Mark Gilman

August 24, 10:33 AM

The real estate market is churning again, and based on the latest home sales numbers from several sources, the end of private home bidding wars may be nearing its end.

RDFN

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Markets

Here Are Warren Buffett’s Best Performing Dividend Stocks

By Mark Gilman

August 23, 10:57 AM

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A (NYSE: BRK-A) lists numerous dividend stocks among its holdings, with the highest-yielding companies returning at least 3%.

AAPL

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Real Estate

Grabbing Opportunity In Texas Migration Numbers, Rental Fund Buys Dallas-Area Single-Family Home Development

By Mark Gilman

August 18, 10:54 AM

A joint venture between two Fundrise-sponsored funds has led to the acquisition of 18 rental homes in the Ridgeview Villas community in Allen, Texas, north of Dallas.

DHI

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Markets

Here Are Warren Buffett’s Favorite High-Yield Dividend Stocks

By Mark Gilman

August 1, 11:05 AM

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class A (NYSE: BRK-A) lists numerous dividend stocks among its holdings, with the highest-yielding companies returning at least 3%.

BRK-A

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Why McDonald’s May Still Be One Of The Best Real Estate Stocks

By Mark Gilman

July 22, 12:19 PM

Anyone who has read biographies on the life of McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) Ray Kroc or seen the movie “The Founder” is aware that the fast food giant is less in the hamburger business than in the real estate business.

CMG