Hotel investment climate about as good as it gets
The cyclical nature of the commercial real estate industry never ceases to amaze me. It happens all the time: a property type that is out of favor for...
Some market conditions belie lenders' euphoria
SAN DIEGO The wind is no longer at their back in a rising interest-rate environment, but you'd never know it by the tenor of the speeches during last...
Borrower Trends Survey Yields Surprising Results
Twenty-years from now, when commercial real estate lenders reflect on today's financing climate, they will likely describe it as a golden era punctuated...
Is Sarbanes-Oxley worth the pain and suffering?
A year ago in this column, I predicted that the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance act (SOX) would be a big story for the REIT world and beyond in 2004....
Developer Raymond Watt Recalls Lean Years for Project Financing
In 1950, when developer Raymond Watt was just beginning to make his mark as a homebuilder in Southern California, he spent about 40% of his time chasing...
Investors Give Incumbent Bush a Vote of Confidence
No, we're not Gallup or Zogby. But given the widespread interest in this year's U.S. presidential race, the 2005 NREI/Marcus & Millichap Investor Outlook...
Apartment Buyers Show Irrational Exuberance
Howard Levine, president and CEO of multifamily lender ARCS Commercial Mortgage, scratches his head in disbelief at the nosebleed prices buyers are willing...
There Is No Silver Bullet When It Comes to Security
Whenever we publish an article on terrorism, we run the risk of being labeled as sensationalists trying to peddle magazines. Yet when New York City's...
The Late Albert Sussman Left an Indelible Mark on ICSC
The shopping center industry lost a legendary figure in June. Albert Sussman, the consummate entrepreneur and former executive vice president of the International...
Research Connects Dots Between Present and Future
Two research reports in this month's issue, one focusing on property management compensation and the other concerning the corporate real estate exec's...
