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A Double-Barreled Recovery
Apr 01, 2006
Remember that so-called disconnect between commercial property values and fundamentals? If 2005 was any indication, it may soon be forgotten. Sales transactions for commercial real estate buildings reached an eye...
Boston Properties: The Next REIT Privatization?
Mar 29, 2006
Through the first three months of this year, some $9 billion in takeover deals involving publicly traded REITs have been struck. Now, says one Manhattan-based real estate source backed by growing market chatter, the ...
Heritage Value Boosts Older Hotels
Feb 21, 2006
New, chic and tricked out with all the latest amenities — that’s the marketing message you get from most hotels these days. But a new study by Mineola, N.Y.-based hotel consulting firm HVS International suggests that...
Super Liquidity, Part 2
Feb 09, 2006
If you thought 2005 was a banner year for investment sales, brace yourself for the eleven-digit sequel. Atlanta-based real estate consulting firm Kingsley & Associates projects that U.S. pension funds will invest...
Capital Crunch
Feb 01, 2006
The move by Equity Office Properties (EOP) to chop its 2006 dividend by 34% generated little shock among REIT observers since the nation's largest office landlord has not covered its dividend through cash flow since...
Hotels-a-Poppin’
Feb 01, 2006
Just how hot is the hotel sector? According to Real Capital Analytics, the volume of hotel deals in the U.S. more than doubled in 2005 to $22.3 billion up from $10.1 billion in 2004. One month into 2006, buyers are...
$1.1 Billion Office Fund Closed
Jan 31, 2006
Institutional capital continues to inundate private real estate funds. Last week, for example, Manhattan-based Tishman Speyer closed its $1.1 billion office property investment fund. The fund — called Tishman Speyer...
From Starwood Founder To Starwood Rival
Jan 24, 2006
Prepare for another ultra-luxury hotel chain. Eight months after leaving the company he founded — Starwood Hotels & Resorts —Barry Sternlicht is launching a rival venture that will compete against several luxury...
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