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

Exterior shot of Uplift Self Storage - Goodnight Ranch, a 102,000-square-foot facility, part of the 700-acre master-planned community Goodnight Ranch, in Austin, Texas.

Uplift Development Opens Austin Storage Facility

The property is part of a 700-acre mixed-use master-planned community.

Aerial shot of The Venue at Orange, a 328-unit community in Redlands, Calif.

Sentinel Buys Inland Empire Community for $148M

Developer LuxView Properties sold the asset.

Aerial shot of the three Journal Squared luxury residential towers in Jersey City, N.J., which rise 70, 53, respectively 60 stories high.

JV Lands $255M Refi for Jersey City Luxury Tower

The property came online in July 2024.

Exterior shot of Metropolis at Innsbrook, a 402-unit luxury multifamily community in Richmond, Va.

Foxfield Buys Richmond Luxury Community

Robinson Development Group previously owned the property.

Exterior shot of The Radler, a 324-unit community in Summerville, S.C.

Woodfield Lands $62M Refi for Charleston-Area Property

The property is part of a 5,000-acre master-planned community.

Exterior shot of Value Store It Self Storage, a 53,000-square-foot self storage facility in Pembroke Pines, Fla.

Perkins Realty Buys Metro Miami Storage

The sale included an 18,000-square-foot commercial space.

Exterior shot of a row of self storage units, out of which one is open.

Self Storage National Report – July 2025 

Nearly all the top 30 markets registered gains, according to the latest Yardi Matrix national report.

Pool-side shot of Allure Apartments, a 268-unit residential community in San Antonio, Texas.

Newly Formed Firm Buys San Antonio Community

The new owner will invest $4.7 million in capital improvements.

Pool-side shot of Perse Apartments, a 384-unit residential community in Orlando, Fla.

Atlas Buys Orlando Luxury Community

The asset previously traded in 2021 for $108 million.

Exterior shot of The Kenyon, a recently completed, 124-unit luxury community in Denver, Colo.

JV Lands Refi for Denver Luxury Community

JLL arranged the deal on behalf of the partnership.