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REITs Ring the Globe

The Battle of Two Oil Boom Towns: Dubai and Abu Dhabi

When it comes to showing off the riches of this decade’s oil boom, Dubai has certainly stolen the spotlight. A fishing village 50 years ago, Dubai has been transformed into a combination regional financial center, luxury-living enclave and tourist destination. Its daring architecture in office and residential towers has been featured in such publications as Vanity Fair. The level of building activity is so feverish that an estimated 24 percent of the world’s large construction cranes have been deployed there. Read Article ...
REITs Ring the Globe

A Golden Age for Senior Housing

Perhaps the only force in real estate that trumps location is demographics. That's why investors around the world are paying attention to the aging of populations in the United States, Europe and Asia. In the U.S., the percent of the population over the age of 65 will soon hit 13%. For developed countries, the average is about 15%, and in Japan, it's already 28%. Read Article ...
REITs Ring the Globe

Global Entry Vehicles

As global real estate investing has exploded-- trans-border deal volume (excluding multifamily investment property) rose by 33 percent in 2006, to a record $645 billion, according to Cushman & Wakefield Inc.—so have the challenges. It takes more than due diligence on local conditions and regional economies to decide which overseas markets have the most potential. Investors must also think about what property type makes the most sense. Read Article ...
Briefs

Investment Notes

It's a mixed report card for the REITs that specialize in student housing. American Campus Communities, became the first public  REIT to focus on this specialty when it floated its IPO in 2004. More ...

Foreign Exchange

WAfter years of legal wrangling, the United Kingdom REIT market got off the ground on January 2-and has proceeded to go nowhere but down.  More ...

Did You Know?

…that the top lenders in commercial real estate are projecting another record year in 2007. The final numbers aren’t in for the fourths quarter, but according to the Mortgage Bankers Assn., lending in 2006 will easily surpass the $201 billion record set in 2005. More ...
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