Category: News & Market Reports

This European-Inspired Chateau In Miami Also Comes With A Digital Twin In The Alpha City Metaverse

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Metaverse real estate is becoming more sophisticated, with many crypto experts and entrepreneurs seeking to create visual experiences and lifestyle opportunities both IRL and virtually.

Miami, in particular, has made headlines for its many new-build homes with virtual NFT counterparts—and the Reflection Manor is no different. The Reflection Manor is a real-life European-style chateau being constructed in Miami Shores, located at 1275 NE 93rd Street, and will also come with a virtual replica NFT, located in the Alpha City metaverse. The architectural design is by Sakora Design.

The seller is Jorge Guinovart, a real estate developer, entrepreneur, and cryptocurrency expert, who created Alpha City. Alpha City is known as the Social Business Lifestyle Metaverse and was created to create a metaverse with an economy. It includes visual virtual experiences with social and lifestyle opportunities that help increase the value of virtual properties.

“Most NFT homes are either the home itself and not sited on a parcel of land, or they are both an NFT home and virtual land, but there is not much to explore outside of the property boundaries,” Jorge Guinovart tells Forbes. “While many virtual worlds are created by developers with a gaming background, the Alpha City metaverse was conceived with a social approach as opposed to a traditional gaming focus, which will create a broader appeal.” Click to read more at www.forbes.com.

Hines Announces Launch of Tax-advantaged Platform

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Hines announced the launch of Hines Real Estate Exchange (HREX), a platform designed to serve qualified investors interested in tax-advantaged investment opportunities. The platform intends to make 1031 exchange opportunities available to investors in the form of interests in Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) holding assets sourced from Hines Global Income Trust (HGIT). HGIT will have an option to acquire the properties held by the DSTs.

The HREX platform is intended to provide participants with a solution to aid in the deferment of capital gains and other taxes while providing them with the opportunity to diversify real estate holdings through the ownership of institutional-grade assets.

Many exchangers are eager to capitalize on existing pricing environments. “A growing number of financial professionals are requesting DSTs to offer their clients tax-advantaged solutions on their platforms,” said Mark Earley, CEO of Hines Securities, Inc.

HGIT features a $3.8 billion portfolio of commercial real estate investments that is nearly two-thirds weighted toward the industrial and living sectors. HGIT is diversified by geography and real estate sectors, with a focus on stable assets with strong long-term income potential.

Cove Capital Investments Acquires Value-Add Multifamily Community in Growing Dallas Fort-Worth, Texas Neighborhood for Its Cove Multifamily 59 DST

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The acquisition represents another Texas multifamily purchase by Cove Capital as it continues to build a portfolio of debt-free multifamily offerings for accredited investors seeking Delaware Statutory Trust 1031 Exchange or Direct-Cash real estate Investments.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Cove Capital Investments, LLC, a DST Sponsor Company specializing in debt-free Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) and other investment offerings for accredited investors, announced it has completed the purchase of a 159-unit, 130,128 square foot value-add multifamily community in the growing Dallas Fort-Worth area.

Cove Capital a DST Sponsor Company specializing in debt-free Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) and other investment offerings for accredited investors announced it has acquired a value-add multifamily asset for its Cove Dallas 59 DST.

Cove Capital a DST Sponsor Company specializing in debt-free Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) and other investment offerings for accredited investors announced it has acquired a value-add multifamily asset for its Cove Dallas 59 DST. Click to read more at www.prnewswire.com.

New Dallas Initiative Brings Minority Developers to the Forefront

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A new Dallas initiative aims to bring minority real estate developers to the forefront. On Wednesday, Innovan Neighborhoods launched the Community Developers Roundtable to address gaps in affordable housing and community development.

It was an opportunity South Dallas native Jason Brown didn’t want to miss – to be in a room with other developers who look like him and have similar stories.

Brown is President and CEO of Dallas City Homes, a nonprofit community development organization. He credits an encounter years ago for leading him down this path.

“I’m in this position now because of someone that came to my career day back in middle school who was just talking about their involvement in commercial real estate and their niche in the market,” he said.

Commercial and Multifamily Mortgage Delinquency Rates Remain Low in Second-Quarter 2022

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Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies declined in the second quarter of 2022, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Commercial/Multifamily Delinquency Report.

“Delinquency rates for commercial and multifamily mortgages fell again during the second quarter of 2022,” said Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research. “Many capital sources are seeing delinquency rates at or approaching pre-pandemic levels, which were some of the lowest delinquency rates on record. MBA survey data have shown significant differences by property type as the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects have morphed. These property-type differences, particularly across changing economic conditions, will continue to be a key factor in commercial and multifamily loan performance.”

MBA’s quarterly analysis looks at commercial/multifamily delinquency rates for five of the largest investor-groups: commercial banks and thrifts, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), life insurance companies, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Together, these groups hold more than 80 percent of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding. MBA’s analysis incorporates the measures used by each individual investor group to track the performance of their loans. Because each investor group tracks delinquencies in its own way, delinquency rates are not comparable from one group to another. As just one example, Fannie Mae reports loans receiving payment forbearance as delinquent, while Freddie Mac excludes those loans if the borrower is in compliance with the forbearance agreement. Click to read more at mba.org.

Molto Properties Breaks Ground on Speculative Industrial Development in Grand Prairie

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On behalf of Molto Properties, CBRE announced construction has started on two speculative distribution buildings at GSW Commerce Center at 161, a Class A+ logistics park in DFW’s Great Southwest/Arlington (GSW) industrial submarket. Both rear load buildings are the initial phase of development and will total 464,495 square feet. They are expected to deliver in Summer 2023.

The industrial park is situated south of DFW airport and offers tenants highly desirable visibility on President George Bush Tollway (PGBT) and provides convenient access to robust transportation routes in I-30, SH-183, and I-20 just minutes away. More than half of the DFW metroplex — a total of 3.8 million people — can be reached within a 30-minute drive. The GSW submarket, the second-largest industrial submarket in the metroplex, contains approximately 115.5 million square feet of total inventory and encompasses approximately 13.1% of the overall market supply.

Located between E. Rock Island Rd. and E. Shady Grove Rd. in Grand Prairie, the first phase of construction offers two rear load buildings ranging in size from 211,940 to 252,555 square feet, 36-foot clear heights, 180 feet truck court aprons, ESFR sprinklers, dock high doors, grade level ramps, and a combined 116 trailer parking spaces and 410 standard parking spaces. The design and layout of the property includes three points of ingress and egress along Highway 161 and two points along E. Rock Island Road. It can accommodate a variety of industrial user demands including bulk distribution, shallow-bay or office/showroom. GSW Commerce Center will ultimately consist of multiple phases spanning across 145 acres total. Phase I and subsequent phases, which will be announced in more detail in Q4 2022, will total approximately two million square feet across multiple buildings in a diverse building configuration.

CBRE’s Brian Gilchrist, Steve Koldyke and Kacy Jones oversee the marketing and leasing of the business park on behalf of the developer.