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National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Kingsley Greenland |
Why Liquidity Should Help You Sleep Better There is no crystal ball that can predict the next lending squeeze, or if one will even occur. What is certain however, is that greater liquidity in the secondary market for commercial real estate loans is an important safety valve for the entire industry.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Matt Valley |
Cap-Rate Compression Puts the Squeeze on Investors With so much capital chasing deals and the 10-year Treasury yield hovering at a paltry 4%, the prospect of higher cap rates and lower prices doesn't appear imminent. Such pent-up demand for real estate will only enhance the deal heat.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 John B. Levy |
Buyers Get Leverage Jitters For a while there, it sure looked to the commercial real estate gang as if leverage had no natural limits. In early May, buyers decided that they had finally had enough, causing bankers and traders to sit up and take notice.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
Drowning in Data Legions of analysts and data gatherers now provide a steady flow of information about occupancies, asking rents, sales per square foot, and so on for all markets and classes of commercial real estate. If this is transparency, it is of a highly murky vintage.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Joe Gose |
Riding the TIC Wave Virtually non-existent only a few years ago, the tenant-in-common structure has become the hottest investment vehicle in real estate.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Nicholas Yulico |
Betting on a Rebound A surge in San Francisco leasing activity has propelled investors to pay record prices for trophy buildings in recent months. Skeptics wonder whether buyers are wise to bet on a recovery that may still be a ways off.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins |
Sounding the Alarm Bell on CMBS Lending The capital pouring into commercial real estate isn't limited to conduit loans, but the industry at large can't afford to ignore changes in CMBS standards because securitization has evolved to influence nearly all commercial real estate lending.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins |
Why the Checkout Line to Defease is Lengthening Skyrocketing property values are the biggest engine driving defeasance in 2005. The capital pouring into commercial real estate has outstripped supply, with the resulting competition to acquire properties exerting upward pressure on sale prices and property values in general.  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Shopping the Secondary Markets As prices continue to soar in top metros such as Chicago and New York, more and more buyers are pursuing higher returns in secondary markets. Cap rates in primary markets range between 4% and 6% compared to cap rates ranging from 5% to 8% in secondary cities.  |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Use a Realtor, But Don't Be One Times are tough for many real estate agents because of competition.  |
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