Is E-Commerce the Shopping Center Industry’s Friend or Foe?
The introduction of the Internet, e-commerce and other online platforms has undeniably caused a revolution in the retail world. Consumers’ comfort and savvy with the Internet has increased dramatically over the last decade. ...
Seniors Housing Recovery Gains Traction, NIC Data Reveals
Seniors housing operators and investors will find some encouraging signs in the latest report on the state of the industry as the annual absorption rate of units hit its highest level since the beginning of 2007. ...
CoStar Group to Acquire LoopNet in Merger of Real Estate Information Titans
The two fiercest rivals in the commercial real estate information marketplace will become one powerhouse. ...
Tax Secrets: Strapped Companies Squeeze Cash from Balance Sheets
In today’s soft economy, real estate, investment, and construction firms need all the cash flow they can get. But with the national slowdown still draining income and resources, many firms have had to get creative to repair their damaged cash flow. ...
MBA: Loan Originations on Retail Properties Surged in Fourth Quarter
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Databook shows that the volume of retail loans rose significantly in the fourth quarter of 2010, making it the most active quarter since the third quarter of 2008. ...
Increasing Liquidity For Commercial Real Estate Loans Bodes Well for the Industry
The commercial real estate sector has had little to cheer about recently, but robust demand for loans is reason for cautious optimism among industry professionals. ...
Cash-Strapped Counties Increasingly Look to Sell Government-Owned Seniors Housing Facilities
Long-term care facilities owned by county governments have emerged lately as a small, but potentially profitable, investment niche....
U.S. Developers Eye Tempting Opportunities in China
It’s no wonder U.S. seniors housing companies are eager to do business in China, a market with potentially rich rewards and some high risks. ...
Mon Dieu! Prices Rise on the French Riviera
Feeling an urge to slip away to a chic little apartment in Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera, or to snap up a few units in Monaco as an investment in the casino paradise?...
Equity Residential Acquires Luxury Apartment Building in Los Angeles for $100 Million
In one of the largest multifamily deals in the history of downtown Los Angeles, Equity Residential, a Chicago-based multifamily real estate investment trust (REIT), has acquired the 322-unit Pegasus, a luxury apartment building, for $100 million, or approximately $310,000 per unit. ...
Regional Mall Owners Seize Power, Lifestyle Center Tenants , Lifestyle Center Tenants
As other retail formats struggle to keep vacancies in check, regional mall owners are aiming to take advantage of current market conditions to siphon off tenants. ...
Hawaiian Lodging Industry Could Take A Hit As Japanese Tourism Declines, Cautions S&P
As a major tourist destination for Japanese travelers, Hawaii will likely see a notable drop-off in visitation this summer following last month’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services....
Savanna Sews Up $550 Million Private Equity Fund as it Clinches Trophy Deals in New York
Savanna Investment Management LLC, a New York-based institutional real estate private equity and asset management firm, has taken New York by storm in recent months, snapping up such familiar properties as 386 Park Avenue South, a 20-story, 260,000 sq. ft. office tower in Midtown South and 5 Hanover Square, a 25-story office building in the Financial District....
Commentary: Nostalgic for the RTC?
It’s tough to date the beginning of the financial crisis. As a convenient starting point, I use April 7, 2007 — the day that New Century Financial filed bankruptcy....
HGI Acquires Apartment Complex in Raleigh for $16.2 Million
An affiliate of Harbor Group International (HGI) LLC has acquired the 200-unit Madison at Treybrooke Apartments in Morrisville, N.C., for $16.2 million....
General Growth Completes $1.7b Refinancing
General Growth Properties (GGP) has announced the refinancing of seven shopping malls representing $1.7 billion of new mortgages ($1.4 billion is GGP’s share)....
HFF arranges $30.75 Million Refinancing for Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, S.C.
Mortgage banking giant Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged a $30.75 million refinancing for the Wild Dunes Resort, a 1,600-acre luxury beach resort in Isle of Palms, S.C....
Science of Survival: Tiny Quakes Reveal Deadly Patterns
Scientists labor to find clues that could serve as early warnings to predict when earthquakes will occur and thereby reduce the loss of life. ...
New Houston Office Tower Breaks Cover
Who says there’s no new office building construction in the U.S.?...
Why Investors Like Warren Buffett Are Bullish on Mobile Home Parks
The key to understanding mobile home park investing is to look at the raw power of affordable housing and how it relates to today’s consumer. ...
HEI Hotels Fights Unionization Moves
Students at prominent Ivy League campuses and other universities have called on academic officials to pull HEI Hotels and Resorts investment from their endowment funds because of alleged unfair labor practices at HEI-managed hotels. The move has had mixed results....
George Smith Partners Arranges $38 Million In Financing for Medical Facility in Santa Monica
Commercial real estate investment banking firm George Smith Partners has arranged a $38 million medical facility in Santa Monica, Calif. ...
Japan Quake Serves as Sobering Reminder for U.S. Retail Center Owners
As Japan continues to struggle with the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, U.S. property owners may want to examine whether they are sufficiently prepared for disasters of that scale. ...
The Morphing Brokerage: Companies Reinvent Themselves as They Battle for Clients
When a distressed portfolio of 13 former Mervyns stores came to market in California and Arizona recently, several of the nation’s biggest brokerages competed for the deal, valued at more than $100 million. ...
Champion Purchase Illustrates Growing Appetite for Risk
A $20 million all-cash acquisition of a heavily vacant, partially redeveloped five-building, mixed-use complex in Hollywood, Calif. out of receivership shows just how much the commercial real estate market has progressed....
Will Commercial Real Estate Provide a Good Hedge Against Inflation?
It seems to be only a matter of time before higher inflation makes its way into official U.S. figures. ...
Rate of Bank Failures Slows, But Is It a Trend or a Blip?
There were 26 bank failures during the first quarter of 2011, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), the lowest count since the second quarter of 2009. ...
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