Opportunity of a Lifetime

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Story by H. Lee Murphy

The hotel sector went nearly dark through much of 2009 in the face of falling revenues and mounting losses, but big deals are starting to make headlines...

Dishing Out $41 Million

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Matt Valley

When The Sun Products Corp. decided to combine nine distribution facilities scattered across the Bowling Green, Ky. area into one giant center, an affiliate...

Privatizing a Trophy in Los Angeles

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Denise Kalette

The Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Los Angeles has long housed crucial state offices, such as an appeals court, the highway patrol and the regional...

Hilton Reborn

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Ed Watkins

Chris Nassetta respects and revels in the 91-year history of Hilton Worldwide and its place as a global hotel brand icon. That said, the nearly three...

Investors Covet Affordable Housing

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Beth Mattson-Teig

After spending the past two years scrambling to find financing for affordable housing projects, developers are welcoming the return of investors for their...

2010 ASHA 50

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 AM

Signs of Cash in the Market

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Matt Hudgins

Increasing liquidity and low interest rates are enabling more borrowers with securitized debt to replace their loans at maturity, experts say. Some 49.9%...

Hotel Makeover in Michigan

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Eric Stoessel

Hi, do you want to buy a Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn, Michigan? When veteran hotel broker John Jameson posed that question to prospective buyers this spring...

Book Retailer in a Bind

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Elaine Misonzhnik

With Barnes & Noble announcing that it is considering a sale of the company and other strategies, retail property owners have to be wondering if they...

A Bellwether Deal in Seniors Housing

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Jane Adler

The recent blockbuster deal between Merrill Gardens and Health Care REIT underscores the growth potential in seniors housing, say industry experts. The...

REIT Employees Get a Raise, But Pay Still Lags 2007 Levels

Aug 25, 2010 10:39 AM, By Matt Hudgins, NREI Contributor

Real estate investment trust (REIT) employees saw their total compensation increase by as much as 15% in 2009, according to a study published this week by real estate adviser FTI Schonbraun McCann Group (SMG)....

Bob Peterson: This is an Ideal Time for Carter to Boost Its Market Share

Sep 3, 2010 8:30 AM, By Matt Valley, NREI Editor-in-Chief

It’s an understatement to say that Atlanta-based Carter wears many hats as a full-service real estate firm. ...

Muskegon, Mich. Makes an Offer That's Hard to Refuse: Free Land

Sep 1, 2010 9:07 AM, By Matt Valley, NREI Editor-in-Chief

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures in Muskegon County, Mich., where the unemployment rate rose from 13.9% in June to 14.9% in July. In a bold move to stimulate hiring, the city of Muskegon, the county and Dalton Township have joined forces to offer free land to companies that can guarantee 25 or more full-time jobs at one of two industrial parks. ...

Macroeconomic Distractions

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Joe Caton

Unfortunately, what should have been significant and encouraging news on the commercial real estate recovery front last month was hardly noticed on the...

Impact of Banks' Behavioral Shift

Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Anthony Downs

U.S. commercial banks are changing some aspects of the way they treat borrowers, especially real estate borrowers. These changes are aimed at improving...

Golf Course Owners Teed Off Over Taxes

Sep 10, 2010 11:01 AM, By Michael Martone, Esq. and By Michael P. Guerriero, Esq., NREI Contributing Columnists

A battle is raging in New York and across the country between assessors and taxpayers at odds over the market value of golf courses and their associated membership clubs. ...