Property & REIT's

Magazine articles on property, mortgages, and real estate investment trusts.

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Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003 Phillip Britt	Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley You need to go back to the 1930s to find laws that have had as much impact on the fundamental systems of REITs and other publicly traded companies.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003 James B. Wright	Governing REIT Compensation As recent well-publicized REIT proxy/management battles have demonstrated, REIT governance issues are no longer under the radar. In time, shareholder concerns (and any REIT vulnerabilities) relative to independent compensation decisions will also receive scrutiny.
National Real Estate Investor July 28, 2003 Parke Chapman	CMBS Loan Delinquencies Up in Second Quarter The balance of U.S delinquent loans jumped from $2.8 billion to almost $3.4 billion during the second quarter, reports Fitch Ratings. That brings the Fitch Loan Delinquency Index (LDI) up to 1.62%. At the close of the first quarter, it measured 1.39%.
National Real Estate Investor July 16, 2003	Moody's: Retail, Multifamily Sectors Now In Danger Zone The shopping center and apartment sectors softened enough during the first quarter to prompt Moody's to place them in the so-called "yellow zone," where the ratings agency considers market well being to be more fragile. Moody's has now placed all classes of U.S real estate in the danger zone.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2003 Chapman & Valley	Have We Hit Bottom? If, indeed, the U.S. is in the early stages of a long anticipated rebound, there were no signs of it in the commercial real estate industry in the first half. The most obvious trends were rising vacancies, falling rents and mounting loan delinquencies.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2003 Matthew Monroe	General Growth's Growth Spurt In the 10 years since General Growth Properties went public it has executed a consistent game plan: gain market share through acquisitions, and redevelop under-performing properties.
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Skittish Bond Market Won't Shake Housing -- for Now Rates must rise more than a point to hurt. But it's another story for refis.
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Anne Tergesen	Home Loans with Bells and Whistles Some new twists on mortgages offer more flexibility -- for a price.
National Real Estate Investor June 26, 2003	Two REITs Test Publicly Traded Waters Amid a protracted IPO drought, two real estate investment trusts (REITs) are testing publicly traded waters.
Entrepreneur June 2003 Todd D. Maddocks	Show Me the Money With a good location in sight, will new business owners Jack and Diane take the smart route to financing their land deal?
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