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☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Amazon, Carvana, Roku, Microsoft, Eli Lilly and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Truist reiterates Amazon as buy Truist said it's bullish heading into Amazon earnings Aug. 3. Piper Sandler upgrades SL Green to overweight from neutral Piper Sandler said in its upgrade of SL Green that the real estate investment trust has "favorable tailwinds." Piper Sandler downgrades Discover to neutral from overweight Piper Sandler said in its downgrade of the credit card company that it sees too many negative catalysts. Piper Sandler downgrades Carvana to neutral from overweight Piper Sandler downgraded the online used-car company mainly on valuation. Sirius' stock price has more than doubled over the past month and increased 42% yesterday alone.

Persons: . Bank of America downgrades Herc, Herc, Underperform, KeyBanc, it's, Truist, Piper Sandler, Piper Sandler downgrades Carvana, JPMorgan downgrades Blackstone, Morgan Stanley, Eli Lilly, Davidson, Davison, Oppenheimer, Baird, Wedbush, Goldman Sachs Organizations: . Bank of America, . Bank of America downgrades Herc Holdings, Bank of America, Hollywood, NA, Green, DFS, JPMorgan, Novo Nordisk, BMO, Consolidated Edison, of America, Deutsche Bank, Sirius, Nvidia, Microsoft Locations: 2Q23

☆ Factbox: U.S. banks increase reserves for commercial real estate exposure
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Matt Tracy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

While regional banks carry the greatest exposure to the commercial real estate (CRE) sector, second quarter earnings show that a number of big banks have prepared for potential defaults, primarily on office loans. However, Borthwick noted the bank's office CRE exposure was low relative to its overall loan portfolio, at 2%. CRE loans represented just 15% of the bank's overall lending book, while only 1% of the CRE loan portfolio was office-related. WELLS FARGO (WFC.N)The bank said it had a $949 million increase in its allowance for credit losses, primarily CRE office loans. WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP (WBS.N)The regional bank's nonperforming CRE loans ticked up to $47.9 million last quarter from $35.8 million in the first quarter.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly, Alastair Borthwick, Borthwick, GOLDMAN SACHS, markdowns, Denis Coleman, Jeremy Barnum, WELLS, Charlie Scharf, Bruce Van Saun, Dominic Ng, East, James Leonard, MORGAN STANLEY, Webster, Glenn MacInnes, John Ciulla, Matt Tracy, Michelle Price, Nick Zieminski Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, U.S, AMERICA CORP, GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, Goldman, JPMORGAN CHASE &, JPMorgan, Citizens, EAST WEST BANCORP, East, BANCORP, WEBSTER FINANCIAL, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, California, CRE

☆ Across rural America, data center development booms as investors race to cater to artificial intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Data center development is booming and AI is expected to stoke already growing demand. Demand is sapping power grids in major markets and pushing data center development across the US. The project's neighbors include Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon – all of whom have similar plans, or are already underway with major data center projects. The message came after a torrid period of growth by the data center industry in that region. Wes Swenson, Nova's CEO, said the Reno region was becoming increasingly popular for data center development because of its access to power.

Persons: Matt McCollister, Martin Peck, Lincoln Rackhouse, Peck, Blackstone, Jonathan Gray, Drew Angerer, Bard, Gray, Pat Lynch, Robbie Sovie, Sovie, Georgia Power, Skybox, Rob Morris, Morris, George Frey, Novva, Wes Swenson, Nova's, Swenson, CBRE, Lynch Organizations: stoke, Lincoln Property Company, Harrison Street, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Lincoln, Carrier, QTS, Dominion Energy, Dominion, Washington DC, APS, QuadReal, Georgia, Reuters, Data Centers, CIM Group Locations: Ohio, New Albany, Columbus, Northern Virginia, Dallas, Phoenix, Silicon Valley, Chicago, Virginia, Loudoun County, Washington, Arizona, Southwest, Lithia Springs , Georgia, Atlanta, Vancouver, Hutto , Texas, Austin, Eagle Mountain , Utah, Reno , Nevada, Storey County, Reno, Silicon, Salt Lake City, West Jordan , Utah, CBRE

☆ There's more pain coming for residential and commercial real estate as tight credit and job worries threaten property markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Residential and commercial real estate have more pain coming as financial conditions tighten, Wells Fargo said. Commercial real estate is struggling as work-from-home trends remain popular, the bank said. Meanwhile, in commercial real estate, office demand is still way down as work-from-home trends remain popular. "We expect commercial real estate to underperform on a relative basis in the near-to-intermediate term," Wren said of the sector. Meanwhile, commercial real estate prices are in danger of falling dramatically, with Morgan Stanley strategists predicting a 40% peak-to-trough decline.

Persons: Wells Fargo, Scott Wren, that's, Wren, Banks, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Housing, Service, Silicon Valley Bank, National Association of Realtors, Real Estate Investment Locations: Wall, Silicon, Wells Fargo, underperform

☆ Goldman brings back Tom Montag as CEO Solomon bolsters board support
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] People walk in the Goldman Sachs global headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoJuly 20 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) has brought back to its fold senior executive Tom Montag, adding him to its board as the Wall Street giant looks to regain lost ground after its ill-fated foray into consumer banking. Considered to be an ally of CEO David Solomon, Montag could bolster support for the chief executive, who is looking to undo the damage from the company's high-profile flop in retail banking. "Tom brings extensive financial services and risk management experience, with over 35 years in the industry," Solomon said. "He has incredible perspective regarding the complex financial and non-financial risks that large global financial institutions face."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrew Kelly, Tom Montag, Montag, David Solomon, Goldman, Tom, Adebayo Ogunlesi, Merrill Lynch, Solomon, writedowns, Saeed Azhar, Niket, Manya, Arun Koyyur, Lananh Nguyen Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Bank of America, Rubicon, TPG, Manya Saini, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

So far the signs of revival has not translated into strong investment banking revenue, but markets see a better outlook. Goldman took $1.4 billion in writedowns in the second quarter tied to its consumer businesses and real estate investments. In discussing their earnings, Wall Street executives cited a flurry of initial public offerings as an encouraging sign that activity in capital markets will pick up after months in the doldrums. The lender was buoyed by a slight pickup in equity capital markets and a focus on its middle-market business. At Citigroup (C.N), CEO Jane Fraser warned on Friday that "the long-awaited rebound in investment banking has yet to materialize."

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Brendan McDermid, dealmaking, Goldman Sachs, Morgan, ”, Rick Meckler, Goldman, Meckler, Mike Loewengart, David Solomon, Sharon Yeshaya, Alastair Borthwick, Jane Fraser, Mark Mason, Jeremy Barnum, Tatiana Bautzer, Sinead Carew, Saeed Azhar, Noor Zainab Hussain, Lananh Nguyen, Nick Zieminski Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Cherry Lane Investments, Wall Street, Morgan, Reuters, Bank of America's, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New Vernon , New Jersey, writedowns, New York, Bengaluru

NEW YORK, July 19 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' (GS.N) profit dropped 60% in the second quarter, missing estimates, as the bank's retreat from consumer businesses and declining real estate investments weighed on earnings. The results were the worst for the Wall Street giant since the second quarter of 2020, when it took writedowns over corruption scandal linked to Malaysian state fund 1MDB. "It definitely feels better over the course of the last six, eight weeks," Solomon told analysts on a conference call. "This moment in the economic cycle creates meaningful headwinds for Goldman Sachs," Solomon said told analysts on a conference call. Net earnings dropped 62% to $1.07 billion in the second quarter versus $2.79 billion a year earlier.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, Solomon, Goldman, Keith Horowitz, Goldman's Marcus, Marcus, Morgan Stanley, MS.N, headcount, Niket Nishant, Noor Zainab Hussain, Saeed Azhar, Johann M Cherian, Arun Koyyur, Nick Zieminski, Anna Driver Organizations: YORK, Analysts, Citigroup, Goldman, Revenue, JPMorgan Chase, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Malaysian, writedowns, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Goldman profit slides to three-year low on consumer losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The bank took a writedown of $504 million tied to its GreenSky business and $485 million related to its consolidated real estate investments. It was Goldman's lowest quarterly profit since the second quarter of 2020. Trading revenue for fixed income, currency and commodities fell 26%, while equities trading revenue was broadly unchanged. On Tuesday, Goldman's peer Morgan Stanley (MS.N) said its investment banking revenue was in line with last year, but the trading business had weakened. However, uncertainty about the trajectory of the economy continues to be a hurdle with global mergers and acquisitions activity falling 36% from last year in the second quarter.

Persons: Goldman, David Solomon, GreenSky, Goldman's Marcus, Marcus, Morgan Stanley, MS.N, Niket Nishant, Noor Zainab Hussain, Saeed Azhar, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Goldman Sachs, Analysts, Investment, Federal Reserve, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru, New York

Added to valuations from December, major REITs, which build, own and operate property assets, have marked down office portfolios by roughly a tenth or less over the past year. Dexus shares have fallen 28% since 2022, while Charter Hall has nearly halved. "Buyers aren't willing to pay the price from the last valuations," said Winston Sammut, an investment manager at Sequoia Financial Group and a former executive at Charter Hall. Dexus and Charter Hall did not respond to requests for comment. "We're looking to see whether the fund managers, the Charter Halls, the Centurias, the Dexus are also getting large redemptions."

Persons: Tom Westbrook, Buyers, Winston Sammut, it's, REITs, Centuria, Grant Berry, Dexus, Ping, Blackstone, Amy Pham, Sammut, Australia's, Hostplus, that's, Pham, Lewis Jackson, Scott Murdoch, Sam Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Charter Hall, Sequoia Financial Group, Charter, Reuters, SG Hiscock, Company, Blackstone, Sydney, Pengana Capital, Thomson Locations: Epping, Sydney, Australia, SYDNEY, Canberra, United States

☆ Warburg Pincus names Asia real estate chief Perlman as president
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Kane Wu | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 20 (Reuters) - Private equity firm Warburg Pincus on Wednesday named its Asia head of real estate Jeffrey Perlman as successor to Timothy Geithner as president. Geithner, who was U.S. Treasury Secretary in the Obama administration and had headed the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will become the chair of the New York-based investment firm. "Now is the ideal time to put in place a plan for the next generation of leadership at the firm," Warburg CEO Chip Kaye said. Warburg Pincus has already raised more than the targeted $16 billion in its global flagship private equity fund, said a person with knowledge of the matter. Founded in 1996, Warburg has more than $83 billion in assets under management and its portfolio spans more than 250 companies.

Persons: Warburg Pincus, Jeffrey Perlman, Timothy Geithner, Geithner, Obama, Warburg, Chip Kaye, Kaye, Perlman, Pritam Biswas, Niket, Kane Wu, Arun Koyyur Organizations: Wednesday, Treasury, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Reuters, Ou Asset Management Co, HK, Industrial Development JSC, Thomson Locations: Asia, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, York, China, Ou, Southeast Asia, Pacific, Bengaluru, Hong Kong, Lincoln

☆ Goldman Sachs Profit Falls 58%
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Goldman Sachs is the last big bank out of the gate with second-quarter earnings, and things don’t look pretty. Profit fell 58% from one year ago, to $1.22 billion. Some big news: Earnings took a big hit from Goldman’s ongoing exit from consumer lending. Also, Goldman took impairments of about $485 million related to real estate investments, much of that tied to office properties, within its asset management business. The impairments reflected properties the bank sold as well as properties the bank has marked down but not yet sold.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, FactSet, Goldman, GreenSky Organizations: Revenue, Investment

☆ Goldman Sachs' second-quarter earnings bombed. Here are 5 numbers that best explain what went wrong and where the company is headed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Wall Street earnings season has been challenging across the board, but perhaps none have had it as tough as Goldman Sachs. "This moment in the economic cycle creates meaningful headwinds for Goldman Sachs and our business mix. Here are the five numbers explaining the complex story of Goldman Sachs' second-quarter earnings and its shift from consumer banking to asset management fees. Goldman Sachs Earnings PresentationROE: Down to 4%The return on shareholders' equity fell to 4% this quarter, down from 11.6% last quarter. Goldman Sachs' 2Q23 Earnings Presentation Goldman Sachs' 2Q23 Earnings PresentationEquity underwriting: up 133%One bright spot was equity underwriting, or the process of helping companies raise money through the sale of stocks.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, it's, ROE, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Goldman's, Solomon, Denis Coleman, Coleman, Solomon's, we've, Marcus, they've Organizations: Wall, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Wells, Global Banking, Goldman, Apple, GreenSky, Wealth Management, Investment Locations: Goldman, Wells Fargo

☆ UBS names its 'best single stock ideas' in the U.S. right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Swiss bank UBS has revealed a list of "key investment ideas," selecting stocks based on factors such as market conditions, economic trends and government policy. "We focus on the equity asset class and highlight our best single stock ideas in the US tied to select messages," the bank's Chief Investment Office stated in a July 17 research note, adding that its ideas are updated monthly. It also chose wind energy company Xcel Energy , which it said is "well positioned to outperform the S & P Utilities index over the next 12 months." Green investment, infrastructure ideas "Green investment, decarbonization commitments, consumer sentiment, and regulation will continue to drive the case for investing sustainably," UBS said in the note, picking several stocks under the "go sustainable" theme. "The stock ideas listed under key investment ideas reflect current views as of publication," the bank stated.

Persons: Burger King, Carey, telco, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: UBS, Investment, Brands, Xcel Energy, TJX Companies, Air Products, NextEra Energy, Constellation Energy, U.S Locations: North America, China

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Don't touch AST SpaceMobile
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: Jimmy Chill, that's Tesla, Don Wood, Michael Neidorff, he's, it's Organizations: Alexandria Real, Federal Realty Locations: Alexandria, Federal

☆ China reports second-quarter GDP miss, another record high in youth unemployment
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING — China said Monday that second-quarter gross domestic product grew by 6.3% from a year ago, missing expectations. The unemployment rate among young people ages 16 to 24 was 21.3% in June, a new record. The 6.3% GDP print for the second quarter marked a 0.8% pace of growth from the first quarter, slower than the 2.2% quarter-on-quarter pace recorded in the first three months of the year. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 7.3% increase in the second quarter GDP. When asked about the outlook for the second half, spokesperson Fu said he expected real estate investment would remain low for the near future.

Persons: Fu Linghui, Fu Organizations: Railway, Reuters, National Bureau of Statistics, CNBC, Information, Investment Locations: Guangzhou, BEIJING — China, China, Beijing

Charter Hall did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. On its website Charter Hall said the fund would "only sell assets for prices that reflect fair value and given the lower sales volumes in the office investment markets, sales have proved challenging". Another REIT and Australia's largest office landlord Dexus (DXS.AX) last month sold a premium downtown Sydney office block for a 17% discount on a valuation made six months earlier. The Australian and U.S. REIT benchmark indexes are down roughly a fifth since highs at the end of 2021. But unlisted fund valuations have declined more slowly, creating an incentive for investors to pull money out while a chunky premium over listed equivalents remains, according to fund managers with investments in REITs.

Persons: Australia's, Hall, Dexus, Blackstone, Lewis Jackson, Byron Kaye, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: SYDNEY, Investors, PFA Fund, Charter Hall, KKR, Australian, Income, Thomson Locations: Australian, Sydney, REITs, BlackRock

☆ I renovated a 100-year-old home into a 70s-themed Airbnb that brings in thousands a month. Here's how we did it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The couple used Facebook Marketplace to buy most of the furniture and they only spent $1,900. We did most of the work ourselves and only did what was necessaryWe decided to renovate the AirBnB space mostly on our own and with friends to save labor costs. We found a new toilet and pedestal sink on Facebook Marketplace and just had to pay the plumber for installation. In order to keep the costs low, we sourced most of the items from Facebook Marketplace. You can do it without spending too much money, just get creative, and source decor from second-hand shops or Facebook Marketplace.

Persons: Qaid Jivan, Alyssa McDonald, Mcdonald, Jivan, we've, McDonald, Romy, Alyssa love, Alyssa Organizations: Service, Facebook, Vancouver Sun Locations: Vancouver, Wall, Silicon, Canada, San Pellegrino

☆ UK's FTSE 100 flat as energy gains offset mining losses; real estate stocks tumble
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SummaryCompanies FTSE 100 flat, FTSE 250 off 0.4%July 10 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 was subdued on Monday, as gains in energy firms outpaced losses in mining stocks, after weak Chinese economic data rekindled slowing demand concerns, while real estate stocks slumped on a bearish call from HSBC. By 0718 GMT, the blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) was flat, while the more domestically-focussed FTSE 250 midcap index (.FTMC) fell 0.4%. Industrial metal miners (.FTNMX551020) lost 0.8%, tracking a fall in most base metal prices. A bearish note from HSBC on UK real estate weighed on the sector, pushing down the real estate investment trusts (REITs) (.FTNMX351020) 1.2% and real estate (.FTUB3510) 1.1%. Heavyweight energy stocks (.FTNMX601010) added 0.8%.

Persons: Shashwat Chauhan, Dhanya Ann Thoppil Organizations: HSBC, Prudential, Thomson Locations: China, Bengaluru

☆ Morning Bid: Bruised bonds relying on disinflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

While that data took the edge off the red-hot private-sector jobs readout the previous day, it left a bruised bond market still wary of further Federal Reserve interest rate rises and praying disinflation may stay its hand after one more hike later this month. Although Treasury bond volatility (.MOVE) backed off six-week highs on Friday, its weekly rise was the biggest since the wild swings around the banking stress in March. Stock futures were in the red again ahead of Monday's open despite gains in Chinese and European bourses. British markets - where the UK government bond market selloff last week had been worse than in Treasuries - remained edgy. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Mike Dolan, disinflation, Janet Yellen, Joe Biden, Jeremy Hunt, Andrew Bailey, Michael Barr, Mary Daly, Loretta Mester, Raphael Bostic, Ed Osmond Organizations: Wednesday's, Treasury, NATO, HSBC, Sunday . Bank of England, Federal, San Francisco Fed, Cleveland Fed, Atlanta Fed, Bank of England, . Treasury, Graphics Reuters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, China, Vilnius, British, Treasuries, South Korea, Ukraine

☆ Barclays hires Birchenough as chairman of healthcare investment banking
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( David Carnevali | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc (BARC.L) has hired Jim Birchenough from Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) as its chairman of global healthcare investment banking, a spokesperson for the British bank confirmed, after Reuters reported on the appointment on Friday. Birchenough last served as vice chairman of biopharma investment banking at Wells Fargo. In his new role, Birchenough will also lead Barclays' global biopharma investment banking unit alongside Alexis de Rosnay, who joined the bank last year and is taking on an expanded role in addition to his responsibilities as chairman of global healthcare investment banking. More than two dozen U.S. investment bankers have left Barclays since January when it named two new global co-heads of investment banking. They are Cathal Deasy, former co-head of Credit Suisse Group AG investment banking and capital markets, and Taylor Wright, former co-head of Morgan Stanley (MS.N) global capital markets.

Persons: Jim Birchenough, Birchenough, Wells, Alexis de Rosnay, Darren Campili, Jim, Richard Landgarten, Cathal Deasy, Taylor Wright, Morgan Stanley, David Carnevali, Anirban Sen, Mark Porter, Will Dunham, Richard Chang Organizations: YORK, Barclays Plc, Wells Fargo & Co, Reuters, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Lehman Brothers, Wells, Credit Suisse Group, Thomson Locations: Wells, Wells Fargo, San Francisco, New York

☆ The pain is just starting for commercial real estate - and plunging prices could reignite the banking crisis and choke the US economy, Columbia professor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Columbia professor has issued a bleak outlook for commercial real estate in the US. Office values are plunging and threaten to cause an "urban doom loop," Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh said. If cities become more expensive and less appealing, people are likely to move out, cutting real estate values even more and causing a downward spiral, he said. Pension funds, real estate investment trusts (REITS), and other entities have invested significant sums in CRE, and the office segment specifically. "I do worry that there is potential for a spillover here, that we haven't seen the end of the banking crisis yet," Van Nieuwerburgh said.

Persons: Van Nieuwerburgh, —, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh Organizations: Service, Columbia Business School, Bank, Signature Bank Locations: Columbia, CRE, Silicon

SL Green announced on Monday that it had sold the building at 245 Park Avenue to a U.S. subsidiary of Japanese real estate developer Mori Trust Co Ltd at a $2 billion valuation, sending its stock up nearly 20%. The transaction is a "significant milestone" for SL Green given that it represents nearly half of the planned asset sales for 2023 and more than covers the company's share of redevelopment costs, said BTIG analysts, who reiterated their "buy" rating. Analysts at Scotiabank, who rate SLG a "sector underperform", hiked their price target for the company's shares, calling the transaction "positive." SL Green's stock jumped 11% on Tuesday to a high of $31.35 per share. SL Green took control of 245 Park Avenue last year after lenders seized the building from HNA Group.

Persons: Angelo Gordon, Chibuike Oguh, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: YORK, Green Realty, SL Green, Mori Trust, Barclays, Green, Scotiabank, Grand, Ares Management, Societe Generale, HNA Group, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Manhattan, New York

☆ The demand for senior housing is about to explode. These stocks will reap the benefits
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The rapidly aging population is expected to be a boon for senior housing. About 50% of those in assisted living facilities, for example, are aged 85 and older, while 31% are between 75 and 84 years old, according to the National Center for Assisted Living . Bumpy road but 'attractive valuation' ahead Right now, senior housing is seeing favorable demographics, as well as improving fundamentals and margins, said NIC's Clapp. There's a point where for each incremental bed added in senior housing, you might not need another worker in the building, he explained. Other names tied to the trend include Ensign and Omega Healthcare Investors , which both provide skilled nursing and senior living services, as well as Brookdale Senior Living , an operator of senior living communities with just a $755 million market cap.

Persons: Wells, Connor Siversky, Welltower, Ventas, Raymond James, Jonathan Hughes, You've, they've, Caroline Clapp, Greg Kuhl, Janus Henderson, We've, we've, Kuhl, Siversky, NIC's Clapp, Clapp, there's, Stocks, Janus Henderson's Kuhl, that's, Hughes, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: . Census, National Center for, National Investment Center, Seniors Housing, Care, U.S . Census Bureau, NIC, Investors, Estate Fund, Omega Healthcare Investors Locations: U.S, NOI

SL Green Realty said it sold the building at 245 Park Avenue, which has 1.8 million-square-foot of office space, to a U.S. affiliate of Japanese real estate developer Mori Trust Co Ltd. Its sale represents a slight discount to the $2.21 billion that China's HNA Group paid to acquire the building in 2017 when New York City's commercial real estate market was at its peak. SL Green took control of 245 Park Avenue last year after lenders seized the building from HNA Group. Jesse Keenan, sustainable real estate professor at Tulane University, said the transaction is a speculative investment that suggests the deep downturn in the New York commercial real estate market may have bottomed out. SL Green Realty was the biggest gainer among listed REITs, leading its peers Vornado Realty Trust (VNO.N), Office Properties Income Trust (OPI.O), and Boston Properties Inc (BXP.N).

Persons: Kohn Pedersen Fox, Angelo Gordon, Jesse Keenan, Keenan, Vornado, Chibuike Oguh, Herbert Lash, Lisa Shumaker, Lance Tupper, Michelle Price Organizations: YORK, SL Green Realty Corp, Big, SL Green Realty, Mori Trust, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Grand, Ares Management, Societe Generale, HNA, Green, HNA Group, Tulane University, New York, Green Realty, Vornado Realty, Income, Boston Properties Inc, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Manhattan, New York

☆ Prologis to buy industrial properties from Blackstone for $3.1 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 26 (Reuters) - Prologis Inc (PLD.N) said on Monday it has agreed to buy 14 million square feet of industrial properties from real estate funds affiliated with Blackstone (BX.N) for $3.1 billion in an all-cash deal. It currently owns 1.2 billion square feet of logistics real estate in 19 countries. With near record-low vacancy, logistics remains a high conviction theme for us," Nadeem Meghji, head of Blackstone Real Estate Americas, said. Prologis and Blackstone have completed more than a dozen transactions together in the past 11 years, according to the statement. Eastdil Secured, Barclays, BofA Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities, Goldman Sachs, J.P.Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, PJT Partners and Wells Fargo acted as financial advisers to Blackstone.

Persons: Nadeem Meghji, Prologis, Blackstone, Eastdil, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Kannaki, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Prologis, Blackstone, Estate, Duke Realty Corp, Barclays, BofA Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P.Morgan Securities, PJT Partners, Thomson Locations: Atlanta , Washington DC , California, Dallas, Las Vegas , New York, Phoenix, South Florida, U.S, Bengaluru

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