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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (ACRE)

Ares Commercial Real Estate sells North Carolina office property for $64 million

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 m&a Written later

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Ares Commercial Real Estate completed the sale of a multi-building North Carolina office property to an unaffiliated buyer on September 18, 2026, for a $64 million cash price. The company had taken legal title to the property through a deed in lieu of foreclosure in 2024 and had classified it as held for sale since the first quarter of 2026, so the sale removes a held-for-sale asset from the balance sheet. The pro forma figures are illustrative only and show the property contributed modestly to reported results.

Key points

  • Sale completed September 18, 2026, for a cash purchase price of $64 million to an unaffiliated buyer.
  • Estimated cash proceeds net of transaction costs were $61.9 million, per the pro forma balance sheet as of June 30, 2026.
  • Pro forma net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $8.2 million, versus $5.2 million historical.
  • Pro forma net loss for 2025 was $804,000, versus $902,000 historical.

The filing

CompanyAres Commercial Real Estate Corp (ACRE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 22, 2026, 4:32 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-063051

Items reported: 2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 22, 2026.

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