February 1, 2006

Developments

Drugstore Addiction

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Christine Perez

Drugstores are offering a healthy alternative for buyers of commercial real estate. Even as chains add new locations at a record pace, they're quietly...

RARE PROPERTY, TOUGH SALE

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM

The last undeveloped industrial site in Lombard, Ill. O'Hare DuPage Business Center was recently sold by ICE Realty Group for $3.2 million to Gallagher...

Capital Crunch

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Parke M. Chapman

The move by Equity Office Properties (EOP) to chop its 2006 dividend by 34% generated little shock among REIT observers since the nation's largest office...

NAMES IN THE NEWS

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM

Joseph Caridi has been appointed executive director of Newmark's offices in Rutherford and Woodbridge N.J. Caridi will be responsible for increasing the...

Columns

Two Exclusive Studies Yield Intriguing Results

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Matt Valley

Readers who enjoy poring over research have hit the jackpot. This issue features two exclusive studies: our second-annual borrower trends survey conducted...

A Broken Record for CMBS Market

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By John B. Levy

Trees may not grow to the sky, but it sure looked that way in commercial real estate last year. According to the Barron's/John B. Levy & Co. National...

Danger Signs Ahead

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Anthony Downs

The 2006 outlook contains both good news about the U.S. economy and disquieting danger signs in property markets. Economic growth will probably slow this...

Drama Over Due Diligence

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Benjamin J. M. Dutton

In June 2001, a major institutional investor purchased a full-service medical plaza in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to purchase, the investor retained...

Features

Divots to Dollars

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Bennett Voyles

In many of the best locations for new residential development places near existing jobs, schools and shopping there's a scarcity of available land. Often,...

EMINENT OUTRAGE

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Written By Sibley Fleming & Parke Chapman

When the Supreme Court ruled on Kelo v. New London last summer, it gave local governments carte blanche to take private property for economic development....

Area Review

Seattle's Day in the Sun

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Jeanne Lang Jones

Just outside developer Dan Ivanoff's office door last spring hung a mock license plate that read MR 462. The fake vanity plate, given to Ivanoff as a...

Articles

The Lure of Low Rates

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM

Despite more than a dozen hikes in the federal funds rate in the past 18 months and consensus among industry experts that the 10-year Treasury yield is...

Q & A

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Matt Valley

For corporations looking to locate or relocate facilities, business and tax incentives play a pivotal role in an often daunting site-selection process....

Lazy River of Funds

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Matt Hudgins

After accelerating each year since 2001, the flow of investment capital into REIT mutual funds slowed precipitously in 2005. Although positive, the $1.8...

DEALS & PROJECTS

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM

Argus Realty Investors has acquired Powers Ferry Landing East on Atlanta's I-285 perimeter for $65.3 million from The Realty Associates Fund V in a deal...

Advantage Institutions

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Stan Luxenberg

Throughout 2003 and 2004, private buyers held the upper hand, winning many trophy properties with record bids. But now institutions are pulling ahead....

New Land of Opportunity

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Jennifer Popovec

India, once celebrated for its spicy curry, mysterious Maharajas and bejeweled elephants, is transforming from an exotic locale to the next frontier for...

Encore Performance?

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Beth Mattson-Teig

Mortgage bankers are hoping that 2006 will be a repeat performance of 2005 a phenomenal year for commercial and multifamily mortgage originations. But...

Sale-Leaseback: The Next Frontier

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Dees Stribling

Sale-leasebacks have been a standard if underutilized tool in commercial real estate for years. Routinely, operators of hotels, office buildings, factories...

Why Quality Research Is Critical

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Jamie Woodwell

The commercial real estate/multifamily finance industry enjoyed a record year in 2005 on several fronts. It was a record-setting year for property sales...

How Landlord Reps Can Gain An Edge

Feb 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Bill Weghorst

As money continues to chase real estate and office towers trade at a dizzying rate, landlord representatives must be prepared for the possibility of losing...