Matt Hudgins

A former General Electric motor factory under redevelopment in the Silicon Valley will re-open later this year as the largest retail power center in San Jose, Calif. Target Corp. is the latest retailer to commit to...

Commercial construction costs will increase on average by 6% to 8% in 2007 — two to four times faster than inflation — despite a slowing economy, according to Kenneth Simonson, chief economist for the Associated...

Troubled mall REIT Mills Corp. has a buyer at last. The Chevy Chase, Md.-based REIT (NYSE:MLS), which recently disclosed that it was in jeopardy of having to declare bankruptcy due to an approaching mortgage deadline...

It's difficult to overestimate the importance of accurate appraisals in the commercial real estate industry. Whether an investor is seeking an acquisition loan, refinancing or tax assessment, it pays to be aware of...

Real Capital Analytics Inc. will enter new territory in 2007, both figuratively and literally. On the service line side, the New York-based research firm is helping to launch a set of pioneering indexes to support...

With 10 business days to go, CMBS issuance is on track to top $200 billion in 2006, a new record. But Fitch Ratings warns a worrisome amount of the loans that were securitized this year are concentrated in volatile...

Oxford Commercial, a 20-broker commercial real estate firm in Austin, Texas, has severed its ties to Colliers International to ally itself with Cushman & Wakefield. Colliers International owned Oxford from 1997...

New federal guidelines on prudent concentrations of real estate loans represent a compromise with commercial real estate industry representatives who were concerned the new rule would expose lenders to unwarranted...