Nonstop to Rome: Starwood Pet Travel Reports Record Demand to Move Dogs and Cats to Italy
Why this matters
Commercial real estate continues to digest a multi-year reset in cost of capital. Transaction velocity is below the 2019-2021 trend but improving, cap rates have stabilized across most stabilized property types, and the bid-ask gap has narrowed materially in the past two quarters. Sponsors with permanent capital and operating platforms have an advantage in the current execution environment. The next twelve months will continue to reward underwriting discipline and operational sophistication over balance-sheet aggression.
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Italy pet relocation inquiries are up 34% year over year and have already passed the 2025 total, as nonstop flights to Rome make the move simpler for families with large dogs and multiple pets CAPE CORAL, Fla., Oct. 6…
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