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Events
Global Real Estate Institute European Summit 2007
September 10-11, 2007
Paris
ICSC Research Conference
September 16-18, 2007
Toronto
California
Mortgage Bankers Association 10th Annual
Conference
September 24-26, 2007
Las Vegas
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1,900
employees
45 offices,
28 countries
$59
billion in assets
$78 billion
served assets
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Self Storage Strategies: Development opportunities dwindle
The great era of self storage development in the United States is over, and investors
should focus on acquiring existing properties and squeezing
every bit of upside out of them. Self storage construction
activity is slowing down across the nation because it's
tougher and tougher to find good dirt to build on. Instead,
many investors are buying older facilities that are a little
worn. Read Article
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Arden’s
Game Plan:
Former REIT drafts new playbook
With more than $5 billion in deals closed over the past 15 months, Arden Realty
Inc. has become one of the most active buyers and
sellers of commercial real estate in the U.S., which is a big change
for the Los Angeles-based
company. Today, Arden has a capital recycling program
that is reshaping its portfolio to include growth-oriented real
estate that complements
its existing core properties. Read Article
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China
Logistics:
Industrial development moves inland
China's logistics activity has long been concentrated in the country's coastal
regions. But, the future is inland China, as evidenced by ProLogis's move into
five inland markets. While export activity supports existing coastal logistics
hubs, the emerging inland hubs are developing in response to the rapid expansion
of the domestic economy. Read Article
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Commercial loan originations were once again strong in the second quarter, according
to the Mortgage Bankers Association's
(MBA) Quarterly Survey. Second quarter originations were 40
percent higher than compared
to the same period last year.
The increase was seen across most property types and investor
groups.
Increases in total commercial/multifamily mortgage originations were led by increases
in commercial mortgage-backed
securities (CMBS) conduit loans.
The strong second quarter included
heavy volume driven by REIT
privatizations and continues a trend of second-quarter-over-second-quarter
increases going
back to the beginning of MBA's
survey in 2001. More...
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India, Russia and China are the best new markets for retailers, according to
A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development
Index™ (GRDI). Several other countries,
including the United Arab Emirates
and Vietnam, also are noted as emerging
retail markets.
Now in its sixth year, GRDI identifies exciting new markets where retailers can
make new investments. The
Index ranks the top 30 emerging
countries for
retail development using
25 macroeconomic and retail-specific
variables. More
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Asking rent for prime office space increased in 10 major global business centers
during the 12 months ending June 30, with
five cities posting increases in excess
of 20 percent, according to new research
from CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. Vacancy
rates declined virtually across the board
and remained in single digits in all 10
markets.
Of the 10 markets surveyed, the West End of London – the most expensive office
market in the world – experienced
the sharpest rent increase, rising 37 percent
to an average
of $243.73 per square foot.
Rent has not grown this rapidly in London’s
West End
in 19 years. At mid-year,
vacancies in London’s West End dropped to
2.5 percent – the lowest
since mid-year 2001. More
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