Maria Maruta is an Associate Editor with Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive. Maria completed a Bachelor's in Art History and a Master's in Film Studies at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Currently, she writes commercial real estate news, particularly on the office, retail, coworking and self storage sectors. You may reach her at maria.maruta@cpe-mhn.com

Pool-side shot of Lincoln Heights, a 292-unit community in Houston.

Hilltop Buys 292-Unit Houston Community

Pacific Coast Capital Partners issued an acquisition loan for this deal.

Interior shot of Compass at City Center, a 396-unit community in Newport News, Va.

DF Ventures Sells Virginia Community for $76M

The property previously traded in 2018 for 62 percent less.

Exterior shot of the 157,599-square-foot Public Storage facility in Berkeley Heights, N.J.

BlackRock Provides $102M Refi for Self Storage Portfolio

The seven assets are located across six different states.

The picture shows, from left to right: Tucker Isgrig, Cole Evans, Adrian Frank, Chad O’Connor, Chris Beabout, Jason Sherrill, Troy McWhinney, Chris Douglass, Cragon Sims, Jon Mosier, and Andrew Sherrill.

McWhinney JV Kicks Off $71M Project

The metro Denver luxury community is slated to receive residents in 2027.

Exterior shot of ArtHouse Apartments, a 139-unit community in Seattle.

TPG Sells Seattle Community for $48M

This property previously traded for $62 million four years ago.

Interior shot of a self storage facility.

Self Storage National Report – December 2025

Though the sector continues its seasonal decline, investment totals marked a significant rebound from the first post-pandemic years, the Yardi Matrix report shows.

Exterior shot of Storage Post East Village, a 1,959-unit facility in Manhattan.

Storage Post Lands $47M for Manhattan Facility

The property recently underwent a multimillion-dollar repositioning.

Exterior shot of Post Chicago, an 126-unit community in Chicago.

PeakMade Expands Footprint in 3 States

The firm picked up more than 700 units across five properties.

Pool-side shot of Luxe at 1820, a 300-unit community in Brandon, Fla.

StoneBridge Snaps Up Tampa Asset for $63M

Walker & Dunlop provided a five-year acquisition loan.

Exterior shot of one of the buildings at 403 West, a 384-unit community in Raleigh, N.C.

Blackfin Secures $55M Refi for Raleigh Community

The note will retire an existing acquisition loan from 2021.