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September 1, 2006
Cover Story
HOTEL INVESTORS CELEBRATE
What happens when hotel investors mix great property fundamentals, double-digit returns and an abundance of capital in a cocktail shaker of limited supply?...
Features
Breaking the Color Barrier
Chicago investor Quintin Primo III realized a long time ago that being an African American in commercial real estate was an asset, not a liability....
Apartment Market Rediscovery
Equity Residential made quite a splash in 2004 when the behemoth apartment REIT chaired by billionaire investor Sam Zell made its first foray into Manhattan's rental market. ...
Affordable Housing Shortage
When a new apartment development recently opened at 15th and Magnolia streets in Detroit, residents of the inner city applauded....
Breaking Down Walls
When the corporate real estate department of Chicago-based insurance giant Aon Corp. wanted to centralize its facility expense management system to save big bucks, it anticipated resistance from business unit managers who might perceive the move as a loss of control....
A Much Rejuvenated Nursing Home Sector
The federal government's Balanced Budget Act of 1997 gutted the Medicare reimbursement formula and cut into skilled nursing revenues. At the same time, plaintiff attorneys took aim at the industry for failing to roll patients over in bed often enough and providing other shoddy treatment...
Mortgage Industry's Digital Divide
today's Web-based applications and other emerging technologies have cut the time needed to close a typical commercial mortgage loan by as much as 30%, say industry sources....
Changing Career Paths
Norman is one of a growing number of degreed professionals from other fields who are changing their career paths and heading back to the classroom to study commercial real estate...
Developments
Was the Pause In Rate Hikes Simply Too Late?
A decision by the Federal Reserve in early August to hold the overnight fed funds rate at 5.25% brought a sigh of relief from most commercial real estate professionals, who welcomed the news as a sign that brisk volume in investment sales will continue uninterrupted....
Q & A
Richard Boyle, president and CEO of LoopNet, is on a quest to draw more brokers, investors and tenants into the bustling commercial real estate marketplace known asloopnet.com....
CONDO CONVERTER PAYS TOP DOLLAR FOR BEACHFRONT HOTEL IN FLORIDA
A former hotel property in Naples, Fla. is being converted into a $71.67 million luxury residential condo building. ...
Developers Make Foray into Arizona Tribal Lands
Raw land for commercial development in the Phoenix-Scottsdale corridor has become scarce of late. Reservations were once considered formidable barriers to new construction. But lately, those boundaries have come tumbling down....
IHG's Strategy Pays Off
InterContinental Hotel Group is lightening its load. The London-based hotelier is aggressively disposing of assets and ramping up its franchise and management lines of business....
Filling an Ethnic Void
Tan International Group expects its newest grocery-anchored shopping center in Austin to tap a rapidly growing demographic sector in this capital city — Asian shoppers...
Will Hurricanes Cloud Investor Judgment?
An overreaction by shareholders to the risks that hurricanes pose to lodging stocks is likely to create stock-buying opportunities in the aftermath of catastrophic storms...
A Taxing Situation
Everyone loves to complain about high taxes — it's practically the national sport. But for Chicago office building owners, the complaints ring particularly true....
Names In The News
NAMES IN THE NEWS
David Montross has been promoted to CEO of Equis Corp., a real estate transaction advisory and portfolio management consulting firm...
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Bill Stanton has been promoted to executive vice president of purchasing for Tishman Construction Corp. He will oversee the bidding and negotiation of trade contracts...
Deals And Projects
In Progress: Santee Village
The redevelopment is the largest adaptive reuse development in L.A. The project includes an on-site market, café, food court, pharmacy and retail shops...
DEALS & PROJECTS
Sysco Corp., a food service distributor, has acquired a 169,960 sq. ft. warehouse distribution building and adjacent four-acre parcel in South Florida from IDI for $19.7 million. ...
DEALS & PROJECTS
The Koll Co., a real estate acquisition, development and management company located in Newport Beach, Calif., has purchased the East Sahara Commerce Center for $6.85 million...
Columns
Will Developers Spoil the Hotel Party?
The great news for hotel investors, not necessarily developers, is that there doesn't appear to be a building boom on the horizon anytime soon because construction costs are soaring and existing assets are still priced below replacement cost...
New York's Scribner Building Finds Life After Publishing
Nearly a century after the Scribner Building opened in the heart of the country's fanciest shopping district, the Beaux-Arts beauty on Fifth Avenue in New York has proven it can stand the test of time....
Aging Industrial Plants Worthy of a Tax Discount
Many automobile assembly plants have been closed and sold for a far different use than vehicle assembly. This phenomenon provides owners of all types of industrial property with lessons on how to protect themselves from unfair property taxation...
LEADERS IN REAL ESTATE
When Herman Bulls first entered the commercial real estate field in the early 1990s, he often went a month on the job without rubbing elbows with another African-American real estate professional...
Imported Knowledge
Foreign governments and universities are compelled to import U.S. real estate professionals to teach our commercial practices to students....
HUD Raises Hackles on the Hill
New rules slated to take effect on Oct. 1 will effectively reduce borrowers' leverage on most multifamily and health care loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration....
Private Capital, the Great Equalizer
Many seasoned players who share a track record for creating value find themselves in need of a capital infusion to grow their businesses...
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Photo Galleries
Hudson Yards Development
Check out images for Coach's new global headquarters, which will anchor the initial tower of the Eastern Rail Yards site within the 26-acre mixed-use Hudson Yards Development on Manhattan's far West Side.
Outstanding Women in Commercial Real Estate
From housing low-income families in Southern California to closing some of Manhattan's largest office leases, women leaders are using commercial real estate as a platform to reshape communities while they drive investor returns.
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Videos
2012 MBA CREF/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo Video Blogs
Check out the Vlogs from the 2012 MBA CREF/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo from JLL...
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