Global Real Estate Monitor

BGC to Complete Acquisition of Grubb & Ellis Company

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:20:00 EDT

Transwestern Forms Alliance With BNP Paribas

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:19:00 EDT

Global Real Estate Monitor

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:43:00 EDT

Did You Know…

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:17:00 EDT

… that one of the fastest growing categories for debt investors is collateralized debt obligations (CDOs)? In the first half of 2006, total issuance reached $177 billion, up from $108 billion in the first half of 2005—and $249 billion for the entire year, according to The Bond Market Association.

Retail Notes 07-11-06

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:14:00 EDT

The economy may be sending mixed signals about the outlook for consumer spending and retailing. But investors and developers who are active in the retail real estate sector show few signs of ambiguity—they are borrowing and building at historically high rates. Borrowing by U.S.-based developers and investors in retail is now on track to surpass last year’s record $60.3 billion in borrowing, despite rising rates and high asset prices. And the pipeline for new product is at its highest level in a decade.