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In This Issue
>   2008 Commercial Mortgage Banking Forecast
>   Apartment Investment
Secondary Markets Show Upside for Investors
>   Q&A with Raymond Torto of CBRE Torto Wheaton Research
Briefs
>   Investment Notes
>   Foreign Exchange
>   Did You Know?
 


 


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Greenberg Traurig's Real Estate M&A and REIT Transactions 2008
January 17, 2008
New York City
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Chicago Commercial Real Estate Conference & Expo
January 22, 2008
Hyatt Regency Chicago
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Abu Dhabi Real Estate and Investment Show 2008
Abu Dhabi, UAE
January 30 to February 2, 2008
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Philadelphia Property Opportunities
January 31, 2008
Sheraton Philadelphia City Center
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2008 Commercial Mortgage Banking Forecast

The commercial mortgage banking industry kicked off 2008 the same way a lot of people did - resolved to make some changes and hopeful of better times to come. Today, the whole industry is still wading through the mess created by the subprime mortgage meltdown, and throughout the first quarter of 2008, the commercial real estate industry will have to deal with liquidity issues. Read Article...

Apartment Investment
Secondary Markets Show Upside for Investors

For several years, primary markets like Chicago, Boston, New York and Los Angeles have been the focus of multifamily investors. But, competition in these major markets is fierce, pushing pricing up and returns down. That's why many investors are seeking multifamily opportunities in so-called secondary markets - those with smaller populations and fewer real estate investors chasing the same apartment deals. Read Article ...

Q&A with Raymond Torto of CBRE Torto Wheaton Research

The Global Real Estate Monitor sat down with Raymond Torto, Ph.D., principal & chief strategist at global research and consulting firm CBRE Torto Wheaton Research, to review the hottest commercial property sectors in 2007 and to give us an idea of what to expect this year. Read Article ...
Briefs

Investment Notes

Despite an ongoing debate as to whether green buildings should be viewed as a distinct investment product, the amount of money invested in this sector is expected to mushroom, according to a report by RREEF, the real estate investment arm of Deutsche Bank.

Although the investor share of green building ownership, excluding net-leased buildings and similar arrangements, amounts to under 20 percent, the rising prevalence of green real estate funds suggests that a specialized market does indeed exist - close to $2 billion in announced plans already. More...

Foreign Exchange

Hotel development near UK sports venues is expected to triple next eight years, according to a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

By 2016, sporting clubs and venues plan to add at least 28 hotels with approximately 3,500 rooms - an increase of 15 percent per year for both hotels and rooms. These new hotels will be developed near a wide variety of sporting venues including at racecourses, cricket clubs, and rugby grounds, as well as football (soccer) stadiums. More ...

Did You Know?

The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) has been extended for another seven years. President Bush signed the extension just before the end of 2007, only days after the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of the extension. (The U.S. Senate had approved the extension earlier in the year.) More ...

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