NAR Sees Gloomy 2010, Better News in 2011 

Feb 23, 2010, By Ben Johnson, a special to NREI from OKCREiew

According to new research from the National Association of Realtors, the U.S. commercial real estate recovery looks set to be on hold until at least early 2011....

Is There Hope for Hotels? 

Feb 22, 2010, By Ben Johnson, a special to NREI from OKCREiew

No other commercial real estate sector has been quite so maligned as hotels (ok, maybe retail, but that’s another story). Now there appear to be a few rays of light emanating from the dark shroud that has been drawn over the hospitality industry. ...

Behringer Harvard Makes Foray into Seniors Housing with Acquisition 

Feb 22, 2010, By Jane Adler

Behringer Harvard, which has interests in or manages more than $10 billion in commercial real estate assets, has made its first seniors housing purchase and is poised to buy more age-restricted properties. ...

CityCenter Raises the Stakes in Vegas 

Feb 19, 2010, By Eric Stoessel, a special to NREI from sister publication Lodging Hospitality

MGM Mirage CEO Jim Murren called CityCenter’s opening a “game changer.” So did Bill McBeath, the president and CEO of Aria and Vdara. Rick Fedrizzi, the founder and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council, called it “transformative.” ...

Expect Tight Credit Conditions To Persist As Commercial Mortgage Defaults Rise 

Feb 18, 2010, By Matt Valley, NREI editor-in-chief

With the default rate on commercial mortgages held by U.S. depository institutions projected to reach 5% this year and not peak until 2011, the extremely tight credit conditions imposed by banks on borrowers are not likely to loosen anytime soon. ...

GGP Merger Would Make Simon A Force to Reckon With For Tenants and Lenders 

Feb 17, 2010, By Elaine Misonzhnik, a special to NREI from sister publication Retail Traffic

As it’s becoming increasingly clear that Simon Property Group Inc. and General Growth Properties Inc. are engaging in the early stages of merger negotiations...

Tenants Appeal to Lease Auditors for Rent Relief 

Feb 16, 2010, By Denise Kalette, NREI senior associate editor

Cash-strapped commercial real estate tenants are increasingly turning to the services of lease auditors to pare expenses and free up capital for other uses....

Simon Offers $10B for General Growth 

Feb 16, 2010, By David Bodamer & Elaine Misonzhnik

Simon Property Group Inc. dropped a bombshell in announcing this morning that it has made a $10 billion offer to acquire General Growth Properties Inc....

Among Buyers, Who Will Step Up? 

Feb 15, 2010, By Ben Johnson, special to NREI from OKCREiew

No single buyer group is leading the charge for commercial property in 2010, but REITs look the best poised to make a significant impact, according to a new report from New York-based researcher Real Capital Analytics (RCA)....

Bad CRE Debt Threatens U.S. Economy, Congressional Panel Concludes 

Feb 12, 2010, By Sibley Fleming, NREI managing editor

Unless there is a strong and immediate improvement in the U.S. economy, it is likely to receive yet another sucker punch from the $1.4 trillion in commercial real estate loans coming due over the next three years. ...

Piedmont, Former Wells REIT, Goes Public 

Feb 11, 2010, By Ben Johnson, a special to NREI from OKCREiew

In a long-anticipated – and closely-watched – move, Atlanta-based Piedmont Office Realty Trust began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today....

Atlanta Is The Poster Child For What Ails U.S. Office Market 

Feb 10, 2010, By Sibley Fleming, NREI managing editor

The capital city of the South is notorious for its commercial real estate booms and busts. During the recent financial unpleasantness, Atlanta’s price per square foot for office space has fallen by 50% since the peak of the cycle in 2007. ...

The Carlton Group to Auction $564 Million in Distressed Loans, Assets 

Feb 9, 2010, By Sibley Fleming, NREI managing editor

As the number of distressed loans continues to mount, so do the opportunities to buy debt at a discount. Over the past week, the real estate investment banking firm Carlton Group received two major auction assignments totaling $564 million....

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