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New York – November 07, 2026 -- Hackberry Lane has closed multiple acquisitions adding approximately 1,650 student housing beds, lifting its owned portfolio to approximately 4,000 beds. The vertically integrated student housing investment and operating company bought assets in Gainesville, Florida, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Deals concentrate capital near the University of Florida and University of Alabama

The newly acquired properties sit near the campuses of the University of Florida and the University of Alabama. Hackberry describes both as core markets in the Southeastern Conference footprint. The purchases add scale to the firm's in-house operating platform. The company did not disclose transaction values or a per-market bed split.

PARIS – November 04, 2026 -- AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB) is in advanced dialogue to acquire a third hotel in New York City, extending a hotel buying spree that began with a US$69 million purchase earlier this year.

AMTD IDEA closed the Tribeca Hilton Garden Inn purchase on March 4, 2026

The company acquired the Hilton Garden Inn in Tribeca for US$69 million. Completion of that transaction took place on March 4, 2026.

A second New York hotel deal remains in final negotiations

AMTD IDEA subsequently said it was in the final stage of acquiring a second New York hotel. That transaction remains subject to final negotiations and to approvals from both buyer and seller. The company has not disclosed the property or a price.

HOCHATOWN – – November 03, 2026 --

Short-term rental agent Cathy Craig of The Short Term Shop has closed 72 cabin sales worth $51.0 million so far in 2026, already exceeding her full-year 2025 total of 54 closings and $38.4 million.

Craig's career volume reaches 226 cabins and $163.6 million since December 2021

Since late 2021, Craig has helped investors buy 226 Airbnb and VRBO cabins in Broken Bow and Hochatown, McCurtain County, Oklahoma. Closings from December 2021 through October 2026 total $163.6 million. Her clients' median purchase price is $650,000.

Over the past 12 months, she has completed 88 closings worth $62.2 million. The 2026 year-to-date count is a third above the 2025 full-year count of 54.

New York – October 19, 2026 -- Andover Properties has acquired a self storage facility of nearly 46,000 net rentable square feet (NRSF) in Pinehurst, Texas, expanding its Texas portfolio to 48 assets.

The property at 35335 State Highway 249 was built in 2015 and offers a mix of climate-controlled and drive-up units. A local, independent owner previously operated it.

Pinehurst site sits in Houston corridor growing more than 2.4% a year

The facility is located in one of the Houston metro's fastest-growing corridors. Population there is rising by more than 2.4% annually, and median household income exceeds $102,000, according to the company.

The site is a 15-minute drive from another Andover-owned Storage King USA location. Andover says this proximity lets it apply local market intelligence and operating efficiencies across both facilities.

Little Rock – October 16, 2026 -- BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: BSRT; TSX: BSRT.UN) declared a cash distribution of US$0.0467 per REIT unit for October 2026, equal to US$0.56 per unit on an annualized basis.

BSR REIT schedules November 16 payment to unitholders of record on October 30

The REIT will pay the distribution on October 16, 2026. Unitholders of record as at October 16, 2026 are eligible.

The trust is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. It is an internally managed, open-ended REIT established under the laws of the Province of Ontario. Its portfolio consists of multifamily garden-style residential properties in primary Sunbelt markets in the United States.

Chicago – October 13, 2026 -- Equity LifeStyle Properties (NYSE: ELS) will release its third quarter 2026 earnings on Tuesday, October 20, after market close, with a management conference call and audio webcast to follow on Wednesday, October 21, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

ELS management will discuss operating and financial results on October 21

The executive management team will host the call the morning after the release. Research analysts and other interested parties must register at least fifteen minutes before the scheduled start to receive dial-in details. The live webcast and a replay will be available in the Investor Relations section of the company's website under Events.

Portfolio spans 453 properties and 173,559 sites as of October 13, 2026

The real estate investment trust owns or has an interest in 453 properties, predominantly in the United States. Those properties comprise 173,559 sites as of October 13, 2026.

Lansing, Mich. – October 08, 2026 -- CrownPoint Partners closed a $9.2 million, five-property dental sale-leaseback portfolio across Michigan, representing both the seller and buyer in the deal.

Portfolio spans 35,212 square feet across five Michigan cities

The properties are located in Lansing, Charlotte, Adrian, Saint Joseph and Jackson, Michigan, totaling 35,212 square feet of dental real estate. The combined trade areas serve more than 1.6 million residents, with the sites positioned along major transportation corridors including I-94, I-96, I-69, US-127 and US-31.

Tampa – October 07, 2026 -- Hotel Cala, a 281-room urban resort on Tampa's Riverwalk, will open in January 2027, bringing Tao Group Hospitality's LAVO and BarOnda dining concepts to a site that has anchored downtown Tampa since 1968.

Newbond Holdings redevelops a 1968-era property into a seven-story resort

Owner Newbond Holdings tapped design firm Rockwell Group to transform the longstanding Riverwalk site into a contemporary property drawing on Tampa's Italian and Cuban heritage. "For more than half a century, this site has been part of the fabric of downtown Tampa," said Neil Luthra, founding partner at Newbond Holdings, describing the project as a bid to give locals and visitors a new reason to engage with the waterfront district.

Atlanta – September 30, 2026 -- Firestone Partners and Matterhorn Venture Partners ('MVP') have acquired a 14,400-square-foot, six-suite small-bay industrial building at 4710 Ecton Drive in Marietta, GA, delivering 100% occupancy at closing after executing a new lease for the property's two vacant suites.

Partnership expands Atlanta footprint with second joint acquisition

The deal marks the partnership's second Atlanta-area purchase, following 1717 Koppers Road in Conley, GA. The Marietta property sits in the Woodstock/Canton submarket of North Atlanta, an infill industrial corridor the firms describe as supply-constrained, with direct access to the I-75/I-575 corridor.

Newport News, Virginia – September 30, 2026 -- An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has acquired a 378,331-square-foot industrial property at 615 Bland Boulevard in Newport News, Virginia, sitting on approximately 27.4 acres adjacent to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport.

Vitesco-linked plant sits in a land-constrained industrial market

The facility was formerly operated by Continental's Vitesco Technologies division and is located roughly one mile from I-64 at the Jefferson Avenue interchange. Phoenix describes Newport News as one of the most land-constrained industrial markets in the country, with limited large-block availability.