Pain Management

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Matt Hudgins

Already suffering ill effects from a persistent credit crunch, the commercial real estate industry in 2009 faces the likelihood of weakening fundamentals...

Life-Saving Industry Takes a Bow

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Denise Kalette

From the shadow of Boston's celebrated biotech industry, a lesser known sibling is emerging the powerful medical device industry, which generates annual...

Devices inject $1 billion into economy

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Denise Kalette

More than 230 medical device manufacturers in Massachusetts generate a payroll exceeding $1 billion. The essential products include instruments used in...

Real Estate Community Reacts Unfavorably To Obama Victory, Exclusive Survey Shows

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Matt Valley, Editor-in-Chief

Billed as an agent of change, Barack Obama won his bid for the White House in convincing and dramatic fashion over John McCain on Nov. 4. But the Democratic...

NREI 50 Year Anniversary Tribute

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 AM

Casino Hotel Development Folds

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Gose

The capital markets meltdown and plunging economy have conspired to kill the most prolific casino hotel expansion ever. Struggling with liquidity concerns...

Medical Office Sector Bucks The Cycle

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Ben Johnson

While office building transactions have plummeted in recent months, one bright spot is the medical office market, where sales typically range from $10...

Is There Light for Dark Space?

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Morris Newman

With the number of national retail chains seeking bankruptcy protection growing this year, landlords are facing a very limited field of new tenants. Although...

Chicago Developer Boosts Profits With Public Program

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Jane Adler

As the government becomes the corporate lender of last resort, one company figured out long ago that state partnerships aren't always a bad deal. When...

Names in the News

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Peter DiCorpo has joined CB Richard Ellis Investors as chief operating officer. He will be responsible for the global execution of the company's business...

John Lyons: Savills Steps Into Distressed Real Estate Arena

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Poonkulali Thangavelu

Falling transaction volume, compounded by financial turmoil on Wall Street, is reducing demand for many services provided by investment banking firms,...

In Progress: The Palms at Town & Country

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM

DEVELOPER: Flagler Real Estate LOCATION: Miami SIZE: The 400,000 sq. ft. retail addition of The Palms at Town & Country will expand the project to 700,000...

Deals & Projects

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM

CAF Realty LLC has acquired a 320,000 sq. ft. office building in White Plains, N.Y., from URDANG, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management and Onyx Equities...

Why Contrarian Investors Should Consider Detroit

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Matt Valley

Although its economy is mired in a deep trough, Southeast Michigan is the best buy-side story in U.S. commercial real estate investing today, if you believe...

Selling to the Sheikhs

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Bennett Voyles

It's a common real estate fantasy, but a good one. After years of struggling to unload a sinking portfolio, you find an Arabian investor who swoops in...

Growing Fears Over Maturing Loans

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By W. Joseph Caton

Scavenger investors are circling like buzzards over property investors as they embark on negotiations with creditors on maturing loans. In a deleveraging...

Proper Remedy for Excessive Assessments

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Stephen Paul, Esq.

Construction of medical office buildings is burgeoning throughout the country due to the aging population and its healthcare needs. Because these facilities...

Note to Mr. Obama

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Anthony Downs

As president-elect Barack Obama contemplates coping with our financial crisis, he should realize that no matter what he does America's financial markets...

Litigation The New Real Estate Reality

Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Gary M. Tenzer

In the liquidity and deleveraging crisis we are facing today, economic distress will inexorably lead to more disputes, often resulting in litigation....