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Baby Boom Nation
May 01, 2008
Retail is a living organism, continuously evolving to reflect changing consumer tastes and lifestyles. One decade wide ties are in, the next they're out. The biggest catalyst in the evolution of shopping centers over...
Regulators Turn Up Heat On Local Banks
May 01, 2008
Community and mid-size banks, which comprise the bulk of all commercial real estate lending in this country, are once again under the watchful eye of regulators. In March, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC)...
New Industry Accounting Rules Forge CBRE Practice
New Industry Accounting Rules Forge CBRE Practice
Apr 14, 2008
In response to a variety of new accounting standards and continued calls for increased reporting transparency, Los Angeles-based CB Richard Ellis has launched a Financial and Tax Reporting Services practice. Part of...
Office Pipeline Opens in Midwest
Mar 25, 2008
Several recent announcements of new office building starts in Texas and Oklahoma point to developers’ renewed faith in the growth of key leasing markets come 2010-2012. Earlier this month, Trammell Crow Co. and...
What Fire Sale?
Mar 25, 2008
While the nation’s credit markets and economy might appear to be in a freefall, sellers of office properties continue to toe the line on pricing, stubbornly refusing to give up record-high valuations gained over the...
Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies Maintain Historic Lows
Mar 13, 2008
Delinquency rates on commercial and multifamily loans ended 2007 at or near record lows for most major investor groups, according to new research by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Fourth quarter delinquency...
Seattle Passes New York in National Office Race
Mar 13, 2008
In a surprise move, Seattle’s office market has leapfrogged past New York to claim the top prize in Marcus & Millichap’s new 2008 National Office Property Index (NOPI). The index ranks 43 office markets based on a...
In a Dreary Climate, Discount Retailers Bear Good News
Mar 11, 2008
Amid the chorus of negative economic news from the past week – including a bleak jobs report and continued talk of recession – a few glimmers of hope shone through, particularly in some surprisingly strong retail...
Brisk Demand Powers Atlanta Industrial Activity
Mar 11, 2008
Growing demand for industrial space northeast of Atlanta has led locally-based IDI to start site work on its latest project, Jefferson Distribution Center, a master-planned business park in Jackson County, Ga. IDI, a...
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