Commercial Real Estate Brokerage News
Going Greener: Major Real Estate Companies Align with the EPA
Cushman & Wakefield and SL Green have each signed memorandums of understanding with the Environmental Protection Agency in attempts to bolster their green activities....
May’s Green Sheet Roundup
Hidrock Realty's achievement of attaining the Energy Star label for its entire portfolio leads the month's roundup of Green news....
RKF Gains Foothold in Chicago
Retail brokerage firm RKF is gaining a Chicago office....
Viacom Expands to 1.6MSF in Renewal with SL Green
SL Green Realty Corp. announced that Viacom Inc. has renewed its commitment at 1515 Broadway....
Rufrano: International Expansion Driven by Retailers Saturating Home Markets
Glenn Rufrano, president & CEO of Cushman & Wakefield discusses how retailers go about deciding to expand internationally and what happens after they make that decision....
Rosemary Scanlon Leads NYU Schack Institute
The NYU Schack Institute's appointment of Rosemary Scanlon to the position of divisional dean leads this week's roundup of names in the news....
M. Block & Sons Leases 915,600 SF Outside Chicago
M. Block & Sons, has completed an industrial lease for 915,643 sq. ft. of space outside Chicago....
Michael Casolo Named Northwest Client Services Leader for Jones Lang LaSalle
Jones Lang LaSalle's naming of Michael Casolo to lead client services for the firm’s corporate solutions division in the Northwest leads the week's roundup of names in the news....
Made in the USA Again: What Onshoring Means for Commercial Real Estate
Manufacturers have brought some jobs back to the U.S. What does it means for commercial real estate?...
J. Adam Rothstein to Lead ICSC in Michigan
J. Adam Rothstein's appointment as state director for ICSC leads a roundup of personnel news and announcements....
Helped by Strong Job Growth, Manhattan’s Office Market Shines
Bolstered by a stronger-than-expected recovery in hiring, office fundamentals in New York City continue to rapidly recover....
Top 25 Brokerages 2012
CBRE once again sits atop NREI's top brokerages ranking. ...
CBRE Ranks First in 2012 Top 25 Brokerages List; Most Firms Post Big Gains in Deal Volume
CBRE Group again tops NREI's Top Brokerage ranking and reported that the global total volume of its investment sales and leasing transactions rose 24.1 percent to $159.0 billion in 2011. ...
CBRE Hires HFF Founders to Head its Debt and Equity Finance Services in Southwest
Harold E. Holliday, John T. Fenoglio, David M. Aaronson and James M. Richards Jr. joined the firm as executive vice presidents in its Houston office. ...
Brokerages Continue to Build Outsourcing Platforms
The trend of corporate outsourcing will have several implications for the real estate brokerage world, the most significant of which will be the addition of new business lines and further industry consolidation. ...
Retail Tenants Less Insistent on Concessions
Rent concessions are playing a smaller part in retail leasing negotiations....
One World Trade Center: How the Lease That Could Trigger Downtown's Revival Took Shape
It’s been almost a year since the long-in-the-making landmark 25-year, $2 billion lease to bring Condé Nast to One World Trade Center was signed. ...
Record-Breaking Lease Rumored on New York's Fifth Ave.
Word on the street is that Mac Cosmetics, a division of Estee Lauder, signed a lease at Vornado Realty Trust’s 691 Fifth Avenue building that breaks the record for the highest rent ever paid for a New York retail space....
CBRE Offers Solar Solutions
CBRE Solar Services offers financing and management services for solar installations....
Global Outsourcing Helped Raise CBRE’s Revenue in 2011
CBRE Group saw its annual revenue rise 15 percent in 2011 to $5.9 billion. ...
JLL Posts Record Revenue Growth for 2011, Capital Markets Segment Outperforms
Jones Lang LaSalle reported record revenue for 2011....
Borrower Trends 2012: Capital Markets Recovery Holds Steady
According to National Real Estate Investor’s annual Borrower Trends Survey, more than half of lenders (56 percent) and 44 percent of borrowers are predicting that credit will be more widely available in the coming year. ...
An Uncertain Year Lies Ahead for Washington, D.C.
For at least the coming year, Washington’s landlords and investors are likely to endure a period of flat activity as circumstances converge to create a paralyzing fog of uncertainty....
Deal for 55 W. Monroe Closes
Hearn Co. closed on its acquisition of a landmark Chicago tower....
CBRE Performs Juggling Act in Managing Oregon Center for Health & Healing
An eight-person team from CBRE handles management at a healthcare, research and academic facility in Oregon....
