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National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Matt Valley	Forecast 2003 As 2002 limps across the finish line, the men and women who run the commercial real estate industry are looking to the Middle East for hints of what 2003 will bring. Industry execs agree that until the Iraq conflict is resolved the economic recovery won't gain any substantial momentum.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Jessica Miller	Industrial: In Search of Stability For real estate investors seeking stability, warehouse space looks like a safe bet. The stalwart of the industrial sector, warehouse space is viewed as a smart defensive play because of its stable returns and short development timeline.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Jessica Miller	Office Properties: The Worst Could Be Ahead After hotels, the office sector is the biggest victim of the soft economy. And unlike the retail, industrial and multifamily sectors, experts predict that office fundamentals will continue to crumble before improvement begins some time in 2004.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Michael D. Goodwin	Recapitalizing for the Long Haul This is the dilemma: the new investor requires the building to be transferred to a new venture, but the transfer to a new venture requires the developer to recognize taxable gain. Regulations finalized last year by the IRS have resolved this dilemma.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Matt Gove	Retail: Will Consumers Keep Spending? Retail real estate executives say that their business is set for a year of rising rents and stable occupancy rates, after rents fell by 1% and vacancies edged up a half-percentage point in 2002.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2002 Matt Valley	Zell: Still the Contrarian Frequently a contrarian and always irreverent, Sam Zell, the chairman of Equity Office Properties Trust (EOP) and Equity Residential Properties Trust (EQR) -- two bellwether real estate investment trusts -- talks about his business and how he sees the industry shaping up in 2003.
National Real Estate Investor December 17, 2002 Parke Chapman	Fitch: CMBS outlook not so grim U.S commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) upgrades will outpace downgrades in 2003, predicts Fitch Ratings. Still, Fitch projects that the performance of the four main property classes (hotel, office, retail and multifamily) will continue to decline.
Knowledge@Wharton	What Does the Future Hold For Real Estate? Some thoughts that emerged from a recent Wharton panel for the discussion on the future for real estate private equity funds
National Real Estate Investor November 15, 2002 Parke Chapman	Moody's lowers outlook ratings for Simon, Taubman Moody's has lowered its ratings of Simon Property Group following the Indianapolis, Ind.-based REIT's unsuccessful bid yesterday to buy Taubman Centers Inc. for $1.5 billion in cash.
National Real Estate Investor November 15, 2002 Brannon Boswell	Consolidation Watch: Pan Pacific to buy Center Trust Pan Pacific Retail Properties has announced that it plans to purchase rival Center Trust, which would make it the largest West Coast public neighborhood shopping center REIT.
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