March 1, 2003

Departments

Crown's Jewel

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM, Beth Mattson-Teig

Crown Realty & Development has established a track record of tackling complex projects. The privately held firm based in Irvine, Calif., is on the verge...

Aggressive Growth Strategy

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM, Steve Webb

Gregory Maloney took over the reins as president of the Jones Lang LaSalle retail group March 1, succeeding Robert F. Welanetz, who will remain with the...

Developments

Giant Logistics Project Thriving

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM, Ira Breskin

Although the tough leasing environment has many industrial owners operating in survival mode, the sprawling $4.3 billion AllianceTexas Airport project...

Desperate Times, Drastic Measures

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM, Steve Webb

Equity Office Properties has a simple solution to cope with its earnings slump cut overhead to the bone and lavish new rewards on brokers who fill up...

Columns

Questions Linger Over Merger

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM, Matt Valley Editor

What should we make of the announced merger between CB Richard Ellis and Insignia Financial Group? The widely publicized deal, valued at $415 million...

Loans in Demand

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM, By John B. Levy

It's a battle of the heavyweights technicals vs. fundamentals. And right now, technicals are the clear winner, according to the Barron's/John B. Levy...

Foreclosure Management Countdown

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM, By Bill Goeke

In the current real estate environment, foreclosures are not widespread but they are occurring. Delinquency rates at U.S. banks were at an eight-year...

Features

A MONTHLY METER OF INDUSTRY TRENDS

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM

THE RENEWAL BOMB In the go-go days of 2000, many high-flying dot-com firms signed three-year leases. Now, it's rollover time. Of the 37 office markets...

Capitalizing on Timeshares

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM, By Joe Gose

The timeshare business, once considered the low-rent district of the lodging industry, now looks like a lifesaver for major hotel chains. While U.S. hotel...

Help or Hindrance?

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM, By Jim Arbury

Most apartment owners cheered in 2001 when a new law was passed to gradually phase out the estate tax, but a closer examination shows that the law could...

Area Review

Garden Variety Slump

Mar 1, 2003 12:00 PM, By Parke Chapman

The northern New Jersey real estate market is limping through the murkiest economy in a decade. Occupancy rates across all property classes waned in 2002....