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ST. CLOUD, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $19.1 million loan for Miami-based Bayshore Investment Partners’ (BIP) acquisition of Ibis Park at Harmony West in St. Cloud, about 30 miles… The post Bayshore Investment Partners Acquires Metro Orlando BTR Development for $29.4M, Berkadia Arranges Acquisition Loan appeared…

Veteran multifamily investment brokerage professional Debbie Pomerantz has launched an independent commercial real estate brokerage firm, DLP Real Estate. The firm’s debut aligns with the $13.25-million sale of Raritan Riverside, a newly constructed, 42-unit luxury multifamily community located at 21 Orlando Dr. in…

ORLANDO, FLA. — Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc., a publicly traded hotel REIT based in Nashville, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Grande Lake Orlando Resort for approximately $1.4 billion from Trinity Investments. The 409-acre resort comprises a 1,010-room JW Marriott hotel, 582-room…

Trinity Investments and Elliott Investment Management pocketed a nine-figure gain in their eight-year ownership of the property.

Trinity Investments sold the Grande Lakes Orlando Resort, a 409-acre luxury complex anchored by a 582-key Ritz-Carlton (shown) and a 1,010-key JW Marriott, for $1.38 billion to Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. Trinity acquired the resort in December 2018 for $870 million, with financial backing from Elliott…

ST. CLOUD, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged $19.1 million in acquisition financing for Ibis Park at Harmony West, a newly constructed, build-to-rent (BTR) residential community located at 7110 Sandhill Crane Way in St. Cloud, about 28 miles south of Orlando. Brad Williamson, Kyle Ryan, Mitch Sinberg, Scott Wadler and…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) (the “Company”), a lodging real estate investment trust (“REIT”) specializing in group-oriented, upscale convention center resorts and entertainment experiences, today announced a definitive agreement under which the…
HUTCHINS, TEXAS — Orlando-based owner-operator Foundry Commercial is underway on construction for Wintergreen Gardens, a 13-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in Hutchins, a southeastern suburb of Dallas. Wintergreen Yards will feature 9 acres of concrete-paved outdoor storage space along with two…

ST. CLOUD, FLA. — Adam America Real Estate and Stellar Communities have obtained a $35.1 million construction takeout loan for Havens at Hickory Reserve, a newly completed 134-unit townhome build-to-rent… The post Joint Venture Secures $35.1M Refinancing for Newly Completed BTR Project in Orlando Metro appeared…

This week in Houston real estate news, Avison Young has a new market leader, an Orlando firm expands its Downtown Houston office holdings, and more.
Orlando, Fla. — Construction is underway on Crest on University, an 898-bed student housing development by American Campus Communities located adjacent to the University of Central Florida’s main entrance in Orlando.… The post American Campus Communities Underway on 898-Bed Development Near University of Central…

ORLANDO, FLA. — Capstone Building Corp. has begun construction on The Gateway, a 270-unit luxury apartment community located at 7250 Shadowridge Drive in Orlando. The design-build team includes developer JBL Development LLC and architect Baker Barrios Architects. Located near Airport Lakes Park, the five-story,…

KISSIMMEE, FLA. — The NRP Group has secured financing and begun construction of Alora Lofts, an 88-unit affordable housing community in Kissimmee, 18 miles south of Orlando. Residences will be… The post The NRP Group Breaks Ground on Florida Affordable Development Alora Lofts appeared first on Multifamily &…

ORLANDO, FLA. — Archway Partners, along with FK Architecture, has completed and opened The Enclave at Canopy Park, a 104-unit affordable housing community at 4440 Canopy Park Loop in Orlando.… The post Archway, FK Architecture Open The Enclave at Canopy Park in Orlando appeared first on Multifamily & Affordable…

ORLANDO, FLA. — Capstone Building Corp., a Birmingham, Alabama-based general contractor, has begun building The Gateway in Orlando. Hollywood, Florida-based JBL Development is the developer, and Baker Barrios is the… The post JBL, Capstone Building Corp. Break Ground on The Gateway in Orlando appeared first on…
Rents Rebound, Boosted by Spring Bump Orlando multifamily showed signs of improvement after nine months of negative or flat rent movement, as reported in the latest Yardi Matrix Orlando multifamily market report. The average advertised asking rent was up 0.2%, on a trailing three-month basis as of May, to $1,767,…

ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $176.6 million construction loan for The Place at Alafaya, a 1,395-bed student housing development located at 11600 MacKay Blvd. near the University of Central Florida (UCF) campus in Orlando. Mona Carlton, Elliott Throne, Joshua Odessky, Michael Romero, JJ Hovenden…

Orlando multifamily vacancy is poised to tighten in 2026 for a third consecutive year after inventory expanded over 20% in five years, signaling a return to rent growth.
Orlando, Fla. — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $176.6 million construction loan for The Place at Alafaya, a 1,395-bed student housing development located at 11600 MacKay Blvd. near the University… The post JLL Secures $176.6 Million Construction Financing for 1,395-Bed Development Near University of Central…

LAKELAND, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the $67.7 million sale of three industrial buildings located within Lakeland Commerce Center in Lakeland, a city in Central Florida between Tampa and Orlando. Cody Brais, John Huguenard, Luis Castillo, Taylor Osborne, David Orta Jr. and Mia Gian of JLL represented…

Beachwold Residential obtained a $176.6 million construction loan to finance the development of Place at Alafaya Phase I & II. The to-be-built, four-building, four-story, Class A, 484-unit, 1,395-bed student housing property will be located at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida. Affinius…

Extant Aerospace broke ground on a new 376,000-square-foot industrial manufacturing facility in Melbourne. Michael Moss II of Lightle Beckner Robison represented Extant Aerospace securing the building. The Orlando Business Journal reports the new facility is part of the Harbour Logistics Center development, an…

ORLANDO, FLA. — Boston-based Taurus Investment Holdings has obtained an $85.4 million loan to refinance two Orlando-area assets, The Summit at Metrowest and The Legends at ChampionsGate. Matt Robbins, Mitch… The post Berkadia Arranges $85.4M Refinancing Loan for Two Orlando Properties appeared first on Multifamily…

ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $56.1 million sale of Cypress Park, a 256,838-square-foot industrial property located along Satellite Boulevard in Orlando. Luis Castillo, Cody Brais, Taylor Osborne, David Orta Jr. and Mia Gian of JLL represented the seller, Herbert Management Corp., in the…

Orlando's office market in Q1 2026 recorded a vacancy rate of 16.5%, down 40 basis points from the prior year, with asking rents rising to $26.65 per square foot, while leasing activity totaled 456,000 square feet, down 14.9% year-over-year, with the central business district accounting for 32.2% of new leases. Class A properties dominated leasing at 60.7% of total activity, though rents declined 3.8% year-over-year to $28.45 per square foot, while the Airport/Lake Nona submarket experienced the highest vacancy at 30.8% and steepest rent decline of 5.1% year-over-year.

Orlando's industrial market recorded a vacancy rate of 8.1% and net asking rent of $9.49 per square foot in Q1 2026, with year-to-date net absorption of 187,100 square feet despite leasing activity declining 70.5% year-over-year to 696,000 square feet, the slowest quarter since early 2020. The market faces upward vacancy pressure from 3.1 million square feet under construction with only 30.9% preleased, while employment grew 0.7% year-over-year with Orlando's unemployment rate rising to 4.1% as of Q4 2025.

Orlando's retail market in Q1 2026 showed strong performance with net absorption of approximately 540,000 square feet over the preceding 12 months, vacancy near historic lows at 3.9%, asking rents at $31.19 per square foot reflecting 5.4% year-over-year growth, and sales volume reaching $523 million. The market remained structurally undersupplied with only 1.17 million square feet under construction, mostly preleased, while leasing activity rose more than 15% year-over-year despite tenant expansion constraints from limited availability.

Orlando's multifamily market delivered 9,503 units in the past 12 months (expanding inventory by 4.4%), but construction activity declined 34.1% year-over-year to its lowest level since 2020, with stabilized occupancy falling 70 basis points to 92.0% and effective rents declining 2.1% to $1,804 per month. Net absorption totaled 1,866 units through 2026 year-to-date, down nearly 1,000 units annually, with I-Drive Orlando and Southwest Orlando submarkets leading the region in absorption despite high new supply levels.

Orlando's retail market in Q1 2026 experienced supply-side constraints with only 857,000 square feet of new space delivered over the past 12 months while overall vacancy remained under 4.0%, driving average asking rents to $31.29 per square foot, a 5.1% year-over-year increase that outpaced the national average. The investment sales market remained resilient with $1.5 billion in transaction volume over the last 12 months (a 4.8% year-over-year increase), though retail demand contracted with 155,000 square feet of net occupancy losses in Q1, with cap rates ranging between 5.0% and 7.0%, below the national average of 7.3%.

This is a Q1 2026 industrial sector data and figures report for Orlando published by CBRE in March 2026.

This is a first-quarter 2026 office market data and figures report for Orlando, Florida published by CBRE on March 31, 2026.