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Greed Has Run Amok In Mortgage Industry
Jun 1, 2008
Financial firms are strongly resisting any attempts to impose greater regulation on their activities, according to various media accounts. By taking this...
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A Price Correction Is Unavoidable
Apr 1, 2008
Although loan defaults on commercial properties remain at low levels, the credit crunch in the real estate markets will still have some negative impact...
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Ducking the Housing Credit Mess
Feb 1, 2008
Many pessimists believe the current credit freeze in home markets will spread to commercial property, setting the stage for a full recession in 2008....
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Guarding Against a Development Boom
Oct 1, 2007
In the past 10 years, the American real estate market has been stimulated by massive inflows of financial capital from around the globe. That influx of...
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A More Precarious Investment Climate
Aug 1, 2007
The near collapse of two residential subprime lenders rescued by loans from owner Bear Stearns, plus bankruptcies of other subprime lenders, has apparently...
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Fallout From Stock Market's Swoon
Apr 1, 2007
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 416 points, or 3.3%, on Feb. 27. It was one of the largest one-day price drops since the 30% decline on Black Monday in October 1987...
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REIT Capital Inflows Show Paradigm Shift
Oct 1, 2006
When analysts contemplate the recent immense flows of financial capital into real estate, they usually think of the worldwide boom in housing prices. But an equally impressive flood of capital has been funneled into real estate investment trusts....
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Building Boom On Hold
Aug 1, 2006
U.S. commercial property markets are still swamped with financial capital seeking real properties. Yet, there doesn't seem to be much evidence that a new commercial development boom is starting....
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Niagara of Capital
Jun 1, 2006
The flood of investor capital that has been flowing into all types of real estate in the United States since 2000 has continued almost unabated through...
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Danger Signs Ahead
Feb 1, 2006
The 2006 outlook contains both good news about the U.S. economy and disquieting danger signs in property markets. Economic growth will probably slow this...
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Awash In Capital, But For How Long?
Dec 1, 2005
For many months, real estate has been flooded with funds. The resulting Niagara of capital has driven up prices of both housing and commercial properties...
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Dissecting the Housing Bubble Question
Oct 1, 2005
The most widely discussed real estate issue in the United States today boils down to a two-part question: Does a housing bubble in America exist? And...
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Higher Risks, Lower Returns
Aug 1, 2005
Continuing huge inflows of capital into the world's real estate markets are increasing the riskiness of almost all property lending in relation to its...
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A recipe sure to end the real estate boom
Jun 1, 2005
Since 2000, U.S. real estate markets have experienced a great rise in property prices. This first occurred in spite of high vacancy rates and low rents,...
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Why Selling Assets Now Makes Great Sense
Apr 1, 2005
No one can be sure exactly when the market peaks, but we are close enough now to make selling a great idea. When should you sell your properties? This...
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Where Are We Exactly in the Cycle?
Feb 1, 2005
As the current economic expansion moves ahead in 2005, the key issue for real estate is simply this: Will the normal relationships between overall economic...
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REIT Investors Get the Jitters
Jun 1, 2004
The irrational disconnect between the earnings performance of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and their share prices is occurring once again. As...
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REITs Evolve into Entrepreneurs
Feb 1, 2004
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were originally developed to overcome difficulties that small investors encountered when putting money into commercial...
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Investor Bias Favors Real Estate in 2004
Dec 1, 2003
Prices of well-occupied real properties and REIT shares have done well during the past two years, despite deteriorating space market conditions. One reason...
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Bracing For A Squeeze Play
Oct 1, 2003
As 2003 nears its end, the key issue for commercial real estate is a potential disparity in timing between increases in interest rates and lagging demand...
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The Problem of Low Interest Rates
Aug 1, 2003
With the U.S. Treasury 10-year bond interest rate around 4% and shorter-term rates even lower, most real estate practitioners are rejoicing. But low rates...
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