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National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2005
Joe Gose
The Office Investment Gamble Several office markets battered by the tech wreck that jolted Wall Street and led to a recession four years ago are still plagued by double-digit vacancies. But that hasn't fazed investors, who are generally paying more for properties today than they were in 2001 when the buildings were filled with tenants. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2003
Parke Chapman
A Supply Glut In the Office Sector Over the past two years, as office markets softened, industry pundits predicted that things would not get as bad as they did in the last recession because this time the market was not overbuilt. It looks like they were wrong. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2002
Matt Valley Editor
New office supply is like rubbing salt into the wound Many real estate brokers, developers, and lenders say this is a demand-driven recession, that the industry didn't overbuild this time. The reality is it's also a supply problem in two of the historically biggest job-growth markets, Atlanta and Dallas. mark for My Articles similar articles
FDIC FYI
March 21, 2002
Weak Fundamentals for U.S. Office Markets The U.S. commercial office sector eclipsed a variety of records for speed of decline in 2001. Commercial real estate lenders may experience rising delinquencies in 2002, as office vacancy rates appear likely to increase further... mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2006
Beth Mattson-Teig
Twin Cities Harbor Hidden Office Buys On the surface, the Minneapolis-St. Paul office market appears to be plodding along at a steady, yet unremarkable clip. But a closer look reveals a market that is bubbling with activity. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2003
Hugh F. Kelly
Maintaining the Balance Commercial real estate markets hold steady while waiting for the economy to regain its footing. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
December 3, 2003
Parke Chapman
On the Cusp of an Office Recovery? The third quarter brought hope to the embattled national office market: Grubb & Ellis reports that the national office market vacancy rate has stabilized at about 18%, which could embolden landlords to cut back concessions in 2004. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
January 28, 2003
Parke Chapman
Fitch report predicts further deterioration for REITs According to Fitch Rating's 2003 REIT Scorecard, all four main REIT sectors -- retail, industrial, multifamily and office -- will likely see further deterioration through this year. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman
Tenuous Office Recovery Boston's metropolitan market continues to lag the national office recovery -- and observers question if the market's near-term leasing momentum is sustainable. They cite two stubborn trends: an active mergers and acquisitions market, and a soft local economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
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%. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2005
Matt Valley
Office Absorption Rises, But Concerns Persist While the office market has dug itself out of a deep hole, it isn't out of the woods just yet. Investors willing to gamble and buy vacancy in anticipation of a swift recovery are advised to proceed with caution. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2006
Morris Newman
San Francisco's Bipolar Office Market Riding a High Investors in the seemingly bipolar San Francisco office market appear ready to bounce back. After three years of slow recovery, downtown San Francisco is ready to relegate the tech fiasco to the past. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
April 9, 2003
Los Angeles office market stabilizing? For the first time in months, the office vacancy rate for Los Angeles County has shown improvement, according to first-quarter statistics from Cushman & Wakefield. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2014
John Salustri
Think Big A recessionary mindset is squeezing the office market. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2004
Matt Hudgins
Office Development Plans Resurface in Austin Why have two developers rekindled development plans for office buildings here? The answer involves nuances of the city's geography, political climate, and historic patterns of business development. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2002
Christine Perez
Pocket of Prosperity When Craig Hall began developing his first office building in Hall Office Park five years ago, there wasn't even a road that led to his 142-acre site in Frisco, a bedroom community about 25 miles north of Dallas -- now one of America's fastest-growing cities. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
May 27, 2003
Parke Chapman
Chicago's CBD Vacancies Decline, But Troubles Persist Chicago's CBD office vacancy declined by almost half a percentage point during the first quarter, according to a report from CB Richard Ellis. Within the next few months, several large tenants will vacate substantial chunks of space. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2005
Edward J. Finn
Steady Gains Despite economic uncertainty, the commercial real estate market continues its upward climb. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2006
H. Lee Murphy
A Taxing Situation Everyone loves to complain about high taxes -- it's practically the national sport. But for Chicago office building owners, the complaints ring particularly true. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Parke M. Chapman
Rebound in Beantown Boston's metro office market was particularly active in the fourth quarter of 2006. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2005
Parke M. Chapman
A Flipper's Paradise An insatiable demand for commercial real estate is prompting investors to put new acquisitions back on the selling block -- a practice known as flipping. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2005
Parke Chapman
Rental Rates Reflect Slow Office Recovery Despite falling vacancies and limited new construction, the national office market is experiencing only a modest uptick in rents. For the impasse to be broken, leasing demand must increase -- and the only means to that end is jobs. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
October 9, 2002
Tony Wilbert
Atlanta stalls as job growth dwindles If commercial real estate is to Atlanta what cars are to Detroit, then the engine is kaput, and AAA won't arrive for more than a year. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2003
Carol Tice
Listless in Seattle In March, state economists warned that Seattle won't see any sign of recovery before late 2004. But some developers are looking beyond the current miasma and are planning major new projects that they hope will open to a brighter scene in two years. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2004
Walter Woods
When Will Atlanta Rise Again? While Atlanta's fundamentals continue to lag, the city is adding more structures to its famous skyline. Some new inventory has already come on line in early 2004, including the first of many possible towers at the Atlantic Station. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2015
Kevin J. Thorpe
Better Than Average The seeds of a record U.S. expansion are blowing in the wind and the same is true for commercial real estate trends. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2003
Anthony Downs
Don't Expect a Turnaround In the Property Markets in 2003 2002 was by no means a true recession year. Nevertheless, most Americans -- and many commercial real estate professionals -- view the economy in a negative light. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2009
Regional Outlook National and regional statistics for hospitality, office, and markets to watch. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
January 28, 2004
Parke Chapman
CMBS Loan Delinquencies Climb in Fourth Quarter Office and multifamily commercial mortgage-backed security delinquencies continued to climb during the fourth quarter of 2003, reports Fitch Ratings. In fact, total delinquencies increased by $179 million over the third quarter of 2003. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2015
Beth Mattson --Teig
Stalled Out Office leasing could use a charge in smaller markets. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2005
Matt Hudgins
It's A Jungle Out There The stakes keep rising for buyers hunting office properties in a crowded commercial real estate market. An excess of capital and persistently low long-term interest rates have given sellers the upper hand. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2006
Anthony Downs
Building Boom On Hold U.S. commercial property markets are still swamped with financial capital seeking real properties. Yet, there doesn't seem to be much evidence that a new commercial development boom is starting. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2006
Jeanne Lang Jones
Seattle's Day in the Sun Because of the strengthening economy, vacancy rates and rents are improving in the Puget Sound's two largest office submarkets -- Seattle and Bellevue, a suburban city located on the east side of Lake Washington about a 30-minute drive from downtown Seattle. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2004
Twin Cities Turnover High-Profile Office Vacancies... Retail Remodeling... Mixed-Use: Dean Lakes... Industrial Recovering... Making Over Milwaukee... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
April 23, 2003
Parke Chapman
Fitch: Corporate debt took a hit in 2002 The corporate debt markets last year weathered the worst credit conditions in a decade, reports Fitch Ratings. A three-pronged storm was to blame as weak corporate profitability, heavy debt burdens and headline bankruptcies created an unprecedented amount of credit deterioration. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2004
Parke Chapman
Midtown Manhattan: A Pillar of Strength The real estate market in Manhattan is finally emerging from a three-year slump. Office leasing is on the rise, hotel vacancy rates are tightening and luxury retailers are flocking to Fifth Avenue's midtown shopping corridor. mark for My Articles similar articles
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2006
Brad Berton
Office Towers Investors scale secondary markets as prices in this sector reach new heights. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
April 2009
Marlene Y. Satter
The Outlook: Negative, but Sound In the second half of 2008, Fitch Ratings moved its ratings outlook for most insurance regions and sectors globally to negative. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2005
Christine Perez
A Tale of Two Office Submarkets It appears Dallas is on the verge of another economic rebound, with nearly all of the new office development occurring in two key submarkets -- Downtown/Uptown and Far North Dallas. But too much new construction could push buyers to other cities. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2004
Parke Chapman
Forecast 2005: Will Job Growth Finally Meet Expectations This Year? Economists and commercial real estate experts largely agree that U.S. job growth year-to-date can best be described as disappointing. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2004
Stan Luxenberg
Modest Improvement for Industrial Sector After three years of rising vacancy rates and plunging rents, industrial properties have begun showing modest signs of new life. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Bennett Voyles
Tokyo Economy Takes Flight After a decade when the game seemed permanently over, someone finally hit the reset button on the Japanese economy, and the Tokyo office market is once again heading up, up, and away. mark for My Articles similar articles
U.S. Banker
September 2008
John Adams
After Job Cuts, Banks Start To Dump Office Space With banks shedding tens of thousands of jobs, many markets are bracing for a flood of available commercial space as leases are not renewed and banks try to sublease and avoid paying rent on empty cubicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2006
Jennifer Dawson
Re-Energizing Houston Although the energy industry in Houston is enjoying a resurgence, the office sector continues to lag the broader economic recovery with a metro vacancy rate of nearly 18%. But increasingly the market appears poised for a major turnaround. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2006
Laura Ellis
The Nissan Effect Nashville's commercial real estate market is riding high on the automaker's announcement that it will relocate its North American headquarters from Gardena, California, to the Country Music Capital by the end of 2007. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
January 7, 2003
Parke Chapman
Report: CMBS servicers to consolidate this year The number of U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) servicers will continue to thin out this year, according to New York-based Fitch Ratings. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2005
Paula Widholm
Chicago is Back on the Upswing "Live, work, play" has been downtown Chicago's catchphrase since 2000. In recent years it's been amplified by a surge in new high-rise condo projects, office skyscrapers and a new nearly half-billion dollar lakefront park. mark for My Articles similar articles