Capital Markets

“Chris understands the many nuances of the Chicago retail market and is the right person—with the charisma, skill and network—to help us successfully launch this platform here in the region," says Jim Carris, Colliers' Chicago market leader.

As the regulatory environment is constraining bank construction lending, debt funds see an opportunity to provide high-leverage funding options.

With these transactions, Colony adds 694,962 square feet to its industrial portfolio in two key major metro markets.

“Arbor was able to step in mid process, due to an outside lender retrade, and close quickly with no lockout on the prepayment,” Arbor's Ryan Duff says.

The investor plans to buy $500 million in neighborhood retail centers throughout California in the next 18 months.

A handful of state and national initiatives point the way toward filling a serious housing need. It's just a start, but a start after all, says KeyBank's Rob Likes.

Paul Grosman's 240 Meeker Ave. Corporation obtained the financing arranged by Berkadia.

Creating a long-term strategy and planning to hold through the end of the cycle will help mitigate risk for buyers in this market.