Michael Fickes

Two years ago, companies looking for comprehensive technology tailored for the real estate industry found themselves on the outside of the tech world looking in...

Are your property taxes too high? Silly question. All property owners think their taxes are too high. But what can an owner do? The property tax system in the United States is expensive, complicated and time-consuming...

Ideal retail deals come in all shapes and sizes. Within that universe, some deals fall into place as if they were destined to happen. Others take years of painstaking work and refinement. Either way, a perfect deal is...

Chris Nassetta was in a meeting in his office in Bethesda, Md., at 8:45 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001. Like many meetings that morning, this one ended abruptly when an assistant burst through the conference room door to...

About two years ago, Thomas J. Barrack Jr. acquired a gaming license. That might seem odd, considering Barrack's position as chairman and CEO of Colony Capital LLC, a Los Angeles-based real estate opportunity fund...

In July, Orlando, Fla.-based Commercial Net Lease Realty Inc. (CNLR) agreed to acquire Northbrook, Ill.-based Captec Net Lease Realty Inc. The deal set off speculation that the net-leasing industry might be moving...

Consolidation builds profits for grocers ...

CMBS is back. Following the debacle of 1998, the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) markets have not just re-stabilized, they are re-energized. According to Mark R. Jarrell, senior vice president of...