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Blackstone Subsidiary Launches Lending Platform for Homebuilders

Blackstone Subsidiary Launches Lending Platform for Homebuilders

by Phil Hall | May 11, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced that its Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies (BREDS) subsidiary launched a lending platform for homebuilders that is designed to enable the construction of over 50,000 for-sale homes annually. The new lending platform is supported by...
Sen. Warren Accuses 14 Corporations of Predatory Rental Housing Practices

Sen. Warren Accuses 14 Corporations of Predatory Rental Housing Practices

by Phil Hall | Mar 30, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is calling out 14 corporations with ownership stakes in the single-family, multifamily, and manufactured housing sectors, accusing them of predatory rental housing practices. The senator sent each company a letter demanding data on their...
DOJ Announces Settlement with LivCor on Rental Housing Price Fixing

DOJ Announces Settlement with LivCor on Rental Housing Price Fixing

by Phil Hall | Dec 30, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a proposed consent decree to settle claims against LivCor LLC, a Blackstone (NYSE: BX) portfolio company, as part of its ongoing enforcement action against alleged algorithmic coordination and other anticompetitive...
Blackstone Subsidiary Launches Lending Platform for Homebuilders

Blackstone Quietly Offloading $1.8 Billion Senior Housing Portfolio at a Loss

by Phil Hall | Nov 7, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The investment management firm Blackstone (NYSE: BX) is offloading its portfolio of 90 senior housing properties, incurring a $600 million loss on an investment of $1.8 billion. The Wall Street Journal reports Blackstone has been selling off the properties in a series...
Katie Keenan Named CEO at Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust

Katie Keenan Named CEO at Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust

by Phil Hall | Sep 19, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced the appointment of Katie Keenan as CEO and a director of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. (BREIT) and global head of the Core+ Real Estate business. She succeeds Wesley M. LePatner, who served in both roles until she was...
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