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JPMorgan Chase will occupy 51,000 sq ft at the Broadwest tower in Nashville and secure naming rights, consolidating its local workforce into a new corporate hub.
Peachtree Group originated a $32.36M construction loan for Spandrel Development Partners to build a 154-room AC Hotel by Marriott at Huntsville's Bridge Street Town Centre.
Middleburg Communities has hired Aaron Douthit, a former JPI vice president, to lead multifamily development in North Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Provident has acquired a multi-property industrial portfolio in Memphis, reinforcing its strategy to expand into key Mid-South logistics and distribution markets.
Daiwa House Group has acquired full ownership of the 309-unit Parkside Residences in Houston, buying out joint venture partner Trammell Crow with an $85.2M acquisition loan.
Carmichael Capital LLC acquired The Mill, a 22,802-square-foot adaptive reuse retail property at 515 Merritt Ave in Nashville's Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood.
Ares Management is acquiring Houston-based Whitestone REIT in a $1.7 billion all-cash deal, taking the 56-property Sun Belt retail REIT private at $19 per share.
Ares Management announced a $1.7 billion all-cash deal to take Whitestone REIT private, acquiring the Houston-based owner of 56 retail centers in Arizona and Texas.
Corporate headquarters migration from coastal gateways to Sun Belt metros is reshaping U.S. office demand, creating winners in Texas and Florida and headwinds for legacy markets.
NYSE Director Ron Bohlert highlights the exchange's Texas expansion as a sign of the state's growing economic influence amid volatile early-2026 REIT markets.
JLL sold Forty649 North Hills, a 342-unit, 2009-built apartment community on 17.7 acres in northeast El Paso, on behalf of seller Hamilton Point Investments.
Healthpeak Properties is spinning out Janus Living as a standalone senior housing REIT targeting a $740M IPO, anchored by 34 communities across Florida and Texas.