Last Word
Favoring Franchises
Cash-hungry franchisees create opportunities for net-lease investors...
Welcome Tax Relief for Debtors
If you are one of many real estate owners and developers negotiating with their lenders to modify existing debt on your properties...
Six Steps to Hold and Protect Your Assets
Lately, several fund managers have asked a logical question, What do I do if my investors, partners, or my banks urge me to liquidate my real estate portfolio?...
Fire Sale in Latin America
The suddenness with which the global financial crisis hit Mexico has caused distress at many projects such as coastal hotels, condos and office and industrial...
All-Cash TIC Advantage
Access to affordable capital has rapidly become a difference maker in the tenant-in-common industry. TIC sponsors able to utilize an all-cash development,...
Litigation The New Real Estate Reality
In the liquidity and deleveraging crisis we are facing today, economic distress will inexorably lead to more disputes, often resulting in litigation....
Are Real Estate Jobs Headed for the Beach?
Last fall Dan Gaylord moved his family 1,500 miles across the country from Southern California to Austin, Texas, for a change of lifestyle, and then secured...
Tainted Real Estate Transactions on the Rise
Picture this scenario: Despite the difficulties of the current market, an owner or investor manages to close a deal and is ready to reinvest the proceeds,...
Trouble Lurks Under the Surface
The waters of the commercial property markets appear calm, but is more trouble lurking beneath the surface? Whether you are a lender or a borrower, the...
Don't Delay CMBS Write-downs
Over the coming months, holders of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) may be faced with write-downs as the values of commercial property decline...
