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It's Time to Take Off the Old Blinders
Oct 1, 2007
In June 2001, I wrote a column arguing that the commercial real estate industry was in denial about the weak state of the economy and its potential debilitating...
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Goldilocks Economy for Real Estate Gives Way to More Volatile Climate
Jul 1, 2007
Much like a powerful HBO special, the commercial real estate industry produced plenty of drama in the first half of 2007 — even without Tony Soprano. The first nail-biter ended in early February when shareholders of Equity Office Properties approved a $39 billion takeover offer by The Blackstone Group following a fierce bidding war with investors led by Vornado Realty Trust....
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Defining Sustainability Takes Energy
Jun 1, 2007
Ask any 10 real estate professionals to define one of the biggest buzzwords of the 21st century, and almost assuredly you'll get 10 different answers, ranging from renewable energy sources to environmental management to eco-efficiency....
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Could the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown Become Contagious?
Apr 1, 2007
The news continued to go from bad to worse on the residential mortgage front in late March. A Federal Reserve official testified before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, D.C. that borrowers of subprime mortgage loans will experience more delinquencies and foreclosures over the next one to two years....
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Hotel Growth Spurt Coming to India
Feb 1, 2007
With a population of 1.1 billion, a GDP that's projected to grow about 8% annually until 2020, and a burgeoning middle class, India is on the radar screen of several hotel companies....
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Long-term Bond Yield Defies Expectations
Oct 1, 2006
As we head into the late innings of '06, economists are now expressing a collective surprise at the rather steep drop in the long-term bond yield in recent months...
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Will Developers Spoil the Hotel Party?
Sep 1, 2006
The great news for hotel investors, not necessarily developers, is that there doesn't appear to be a building boom on the horizon anytime soon because construction costs are soaring and existing assets are still priced below replacement cost...
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Will the Fed spark a recession?
May 1, 2006
Because real estate is such a highly capital-intensive business, the future direction of interest rates is always top of mind with lenders and developers....
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Flood Damage Haunts Reporter
Mar 1, 2006
Six months after Hurricane Katrina's storm surge caused the levees separating Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans to breach and flood 80% of the city,...
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