A Bipolar Year for Lenders
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Widely regarded as a tale of two halves for commercial real estate lending, 2007 started off on a manic high and ended on a depressed note. Sales of commercial...
17th Annual Top Lenders Survey:
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The following rankings are based on responses to NREI's 17th annual Top Lenders Survey and reflect total dollars financed or arranged in commercial real...
TOP 25 BROKERAGES
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM
This listing is based on responses to NREI's Top Brokerage survey, which was conducted via e-mail in February and March 2008. Brokers were asked to provide...
2008 Corporate Real Estate Survey
Feb 28, 2008 3:01 PM
National Real Estate Investor and Coldwell Banker Commercial Corporate Real Estate Survey...
Guarded Optimism
Dec 7, 2007 12:36 PM
Concerns about financing and a sluggish U.S. economy won’t deter commercial real estate investors. Despite a softening economy and turmoil in the capital markets, investors continue to have confidence in the U.S. commercial real estate industry...
Why Green Building Has Staying Power
Oct 31, 2007 5:15 PM
Exclusive research shows that corporations and developers
are rising to meet the new demand for energy efficiency....
Flight To Safety Sends 10-Year Treasury Yield Downward
Oct 10, 2007 4:56 PM
As the markets reprice risk, increased investor demand for U.S. Treasury bonds has driven down the benchmark 10-year yield almost weekly from a five-year high of 5.26% on June 12. Heightened demand for bonds reduces the government’s need to entice buyers with juicy yields.
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Reit Pricing Multiples Nose Downward
Oct 10, 2007 4:55 PM
With tightening financing and lending, pricing multiples for the last 12 months of FFO for REITs in the office, retail and multifamily sectors have dropped as much as 37% after peaking in January....
Growth In Apartment Pricing Soars
Oct 10, 2007 4:52 PM
Condo conversions had pushed overall apartment prices up dramatically through mid-2006. While that activity has abated, apartment prices have held up well due to improving occupancies and rents....
Job Losses In Financial Sector Approach Recession Levels
Oct 10, 2007 4:48 PM
Corporate America has announced 515,855 job cuts year-to-date through August, with the financial sector accounting for 20% of that total. Job cuts in the financial sector through August have totaled 102,758, on a pace to eclipse the annual record of 116,515 set in 2001, a recession year....
A MONTHLY METER OF INDUSTRY TRENDS
Jun 1, 2004 12:00 PM
INVESTORS STORE CAPITAL IN SELF-STORAGE SECTOR Strong population growth and positive economic conditions in the West have investors scouring the region...
A MONTHLY METER OF INDUSTRY TRENDS
Mar 1, 2004 12:00 PM
SIGNS OF RECOVERY IN THE OFFICE MARKET The economic recovery is finally making a dent in some office vacancy rates. For instance, in San Jose where vacancies...
A MONTHLY METER OF INDUSTRY TRENDS
Feb 1, 2004 12:00 PM
U.S. ECONOMY BUILDS MOMENTUM Wachovia Securities predicts that the yield on 10-year Treasuries will rise in the near term, pushing up fixed-rate borrowing...
A MONTHLY METER OF INDUSTRY TRENDS
Jan 1, 2004 12:00 PM
INDUSTRIAL VACANCIES HIT RECORD HIGHS There's more bad news for industrial investors and developers: vacancy rates in some markets are still growing....
A MONTHLY METER OF INDUSTRY TRENDS
Dec 1, 2003 12:00 PM
VACANT OFFICE SPACE STILL CLIMBING Over the past 12 months, vacant office space in several markets has continued to creep up and in some instances increased...
