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Hyatt has increased its investment in lifestyle hotel brands, while trying to reduce its owned real estate.

(Bloomberg)—Hyatt Hotels Corp. agreed to acquire independent hotel operator Two Roads Hospitality

Occupancy was at 93.9 percent as of August 2018, close to the peak reached in 2017.

The student housing sector had a great start to the school year this fall. Rents kept rising and very few

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MarketWatch looks at how baby boomers will impact the seniors housing sector. Giant Foods has unveiled a mini-grocery store concept for urban markets, according to Retail Wire. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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Steinhoff International Holdings’ decision to pay a 115 percent premium for the retailer in 2016 was “one of the world’s worst acquisitions.”

(Bloomberg Opinion)—Just two years after Steinhoff International Holdings NV paid a

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Lemonade, an insurance upstart, is partnering with WeWork to provide renters insurance to WeLive members.

Two New York companies focused on rethinking their respective industries are collaborating.

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The leasehold stake in the historic Ferry Building sold to a joint venture of Hudson Pacific Properties and Allianz Real Estate.

(Bloomberg)—Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. and Allianz Real

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It’s harder for mid-size SFR investors to secure competitive financing terms.

As the single-family rental (SFR) industry matures, some

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Rental growth in the self-storage sector will hit a new normal, according to Eric Frankel, an analyst with Green Street Advisors. But the new normal will be “fine.”

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The sense of being at a historical crossroads has meant that Cambridge now competes with midtown Manhattan as the priciest commercial real estate market in the country.

(Bloomberg)—It might have

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