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...
Longtime Shopping Center Convention-Goers Reflect on the Early Years
The annual shopping center convention in Las Vegas is to commercial real estate what the Masters is to golf: a major tour event rich with history and...
In Brokerage, There's No One-Size-Fits-All Model
It's fair to say that since the recession of 2001, the brokerage industry has been in a state of upheaval. The largest companies remain under extreme...
What the Ten To Watch Tells Us About Leadership
I realized a few months ago that we had piqued readers' interest in our March cover story when we were deluged with phone calls from communications managers...
Development Overseas Is Risky Business
I have been so engrossed in overseeing this month's cover story package on international development that the song It's a Small World keeps replaying...
