Read previewBarry Sternlicht became a real estate billionaire by snapping up commercial properties on the cheap during market downturns.
The 63-year-old Miami-based executive, who built his firm Starwood Capital into a more than $100 billion real estate investment behemoth, has now found himself on the flipside of that formula.
The situation is a reversal of fortune for Sternlicht, who is more used to capitalizing on real estate dips than becoming entangled in them.
But investor sentiment darkened as interest rates rose and put pressure on real estate asset values.
"They're concerned that there may be more markdowns in net asset value if interest rates stay higher for longer.
Persons:
—, Barry Sternlicht, SREIT, Sternlicht, Matt Malone, REITs, Malone, Kevin Gannon, Gannon, Jon Mechanic, Fried Frank, Mechanic, Barry
Organizations:
Service, Starwood Capital, Starwood, Income Trust, Business, Federal Reserve, Shareholders, Westin, Caesars, Opto Investments
Locations:
Miami, Vegas, SREIT