NREI Current Issue
December Issue
Cover Story
Pain Management
Already suffering ill effects from a persistent credit crunch, the commercial real estate industry in 2009 faces the likelihood of weakening fundamentals...
Features
Life-Saving Industry Takes a Bow
From the shadow of Boston's celebrated biotech industry, a lesser known sibling is emerging the powerful medical device industry, which generates annual...
Devices inject $1 billion into economy
More than 230 medical device manufacturers in Massachusetts generate a payroll exceeding $1 billion. The essential products include instruments used in...
Real Estate Community Reacts Unfavorably To Obama Victory, Exclusive Survey Shows
Billed as an agent of change, Barack Obama won his bid for the White House in convincing and dramatic fashion over John McCain on Nov. 4. But the Democratic...
Special Section
Developments
Casino Hotel Development Folds
The capital markets meltdown and plunging economy have conspired to kill the most prolific casino hotel expansion ever. Struggling with liquidity concerns...
Medical Office Sector Bucks The Cycle
While office building transactions have plummeted in recent months, one bright spot is the medical office market, where sales typically range from $10...
Is There Light for Dark Space?
With the number of national retail chains seeking bankruptcy protection growing this year, landlords are facing a very limited field of new tenants. Although...
Chicago Developer Boosts Profits With Public Program
As the government becomes the corporate lender of last resort, one company figured out long ago that state partnerships aren't always a bad deal. When...
Names in the News
Names in the News
Peter DiCorpo has joined CB Richard Ellis Investors as chief operating officer. He will be responsible for the global execution of the company's business...
Q & A
John Lyons: Savills Steps Into Distressed Real Estate Arena
Falling transaction volume, compounded by financial turmoil on Wall Street, is reducing demand for many services provided by investment banking firms,...
Deals And Projects
In Progress: The Palms at Town & Country
DEVELOPER: Flagler Real Estate LOCATION: Miami SIZE: The 400,000 sq. ft. retail addition of The Palms at Town & Country will expand the project to 700,000...
Deals & Projects
CAF Realty LLC has acquired a 320,000 sq. ft. office building in White Plains, N.Y., from URDANG, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management and Onyx Equities...
Columns
Why Contrarian Investors Should Consider Detroit
Although its economy is mired in a deep trough, Southeast Michigan is the best buy-side story in U.S. commercial real estate investing today, if you believe...
Selling to the Sheikhs
It's a common real estate fantasy, but a good one. After years of struggling to unload a sinking portfolio, you find an Arabian investor who swoops in...
Growing Fears Over Maturing Loans
Scavenger investors are circling like buzzards over property investors as they embark on negotiations with creditors on maturing loans. In a deleveraging...
Proper Remedy for Excessive Assessments
Construction of medical office buildings is burgeoning throughout the country due to the aging population and its healthcare needs. Because these facilities...
Note to Mr. Obama
As president-elect Barack Obama contemplates coping with our financial crisis, he should realize that no matter what he does America's financial markets...
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....
